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Shigeru Miyamoto’s Wii U game Project Guard will launch next month, only with a new name. Star Fox Guard is a co-operative security guard sim. One player controls a gun using the Wii U gamepad, while everyone else looks at the TV screen that shows multiple security camera screens. The …
Read More »New Paper Mario for Wii U and Kirby for 3DS
The NX may hopefully only be a few months away, but Nintendo hasn’t stopped announcing new titles for the Wii U. Paper Mario: Color Splash, due out later this year, is another turn-based RPG outing for Nintendo’s famous mascot. It has a hint of the Epic Mickey about it, with …
Read More »Next Zelda coming to NX rumour gains weight
The in-development Zelda title for Wii U will also be released on NX, according to rumours online. So what, you may think? It’s easy to post anything you like on the internet. However, this particular rumour suddenly has a lot more weight behind it. Earlier this week a Neogaf poster …
Read More »Nintendo cuts earnings guidance, lowers 3DS sales forecasts
Revenues for fiscal 2016 are expected to be 12.3 per cent lower than originally predicted, Nintendo has told investors. The company now believes it will achieve sales of 500bn for the period, which is down from the previous forecast of 570bn. That’s also less than 2015’s 549bn. Nintendo has also …
Read More »Splatoon sales have consistently tracked ahead of Mario Kart 8
Nintendo has revealed that, following their respective release, Wii U shooter Splatoon has consistently outsold Mario Kart 8. Although the racing game made a far bigger impact at release, from week two onwards the colourful shooting release has outsold it worldwide every single week, enjoying a particular boost in the …
Read More »Revenue and profit fall at Nintendo
Nintendo’s net profit for the nine months ending December 31st slumped 31.9 per cent year-on-year to 40.55bn. Net sales fell 3.9 per cent to 425.66bn. However, Nintendo has now already hit its full year net profit target of 35bn. Operating income for the period was up 34.4 per cent at …
Read More »Minecraft: Story Mode is launching on Wii U this week
The Wii U edition of Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode is being released this coming Thursday. The developer has announced that the first episode of the game – The Order of the Stone – will be coming out on Thursday, January 21st. This follows Mojang’s Minecraft finally launching on Nintendo’s home …
Read More »Wolf Link Amiibo will unlock new dungeon in Twilight Princess HD
The Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD will feature additional content not found in the original title. Nintendo Insider spotted a listing for the game on Amazon France that, among other things, notes an interesting function of the game’s associated Wolf Link Amiibo. Forking out …
Read More »Minecraft console edition’s ‘biggest update ever’ hits PlayStation, Xbox platforms
A major new update for Minecraft’s console release has begun rolling out, Mojang has announced. A post on thedeveloper’s blogdetails what the team is calling the console version’s biggest update ever.” We’re constantly improving Minecraft on all platforms but this is actually our biggest update ever, bringing the console versions …
Read More »Pokken Tournament dated; Hardware bundle gets special controller
Pokemon and Tekken crossover Pokken Tournament now has a release date in Japan. The Wii U brawler will arrive on March 18th. One can hopefully presume that a Western release will follow not too long after that. It is currently scheduled simply for ‘spring’. Also announced is a Wii U …
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