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The Wii U Basic model’s run at GameStop will reportedly come to an end later this month. According to Kotaku, the video game retailer has notified staff that existing Wii U Basic hardware units will be recalled” on Tuesday, June 18th. The 8GB white version of the console currently retails …
Read More »Wii U "could be relegated to a first party only platform"
The second half of 2013 will be crucial to deciding the ultimate fate of Nintendo’s Wii U, one analyst has stated. And while Nintendo itself is not hosting a press conference at next week’s E3, the LA convention is still of vital importance to the struggling console. We believe the …
Read More »Nintendo Japan unveils more powerful Wii U GamePad battery
A bigger battery pack for the Wii U GamePad is in the works, though only in Japan at the moment. Eurogamer reports Nintendo Japan recently announced the upgraded battery pack, alongside a few other new hardware accessories for the Wii U. The new 2,550mAh model will provide double the power …
Read More »Nintendo reveals Best Buy E3 demo locations
Nintendo has released the list of Best Buy stores set to demo its Wii U and 3DS E3 line-up next month. The demo stations will be open for business across over 100 US shops on Wednesday, June 12th from 4-8 pm, and again on Saturday, June 15th from 1-5 pm …
Read More »Wii U sales boost following Xbox One reveal
Sales of the Wii U have rocketed on Amazon.co.uk in the days following Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal. As spotted by Nintendo Life, last night the Wii U Premium machine had climbed from 243rd in the retailer’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ list to 50th, with sales increasing 386 per cent. At the …
Read More »EA still developing Wii U titles, says CFO
EA is still developing games for the Wii U, according to EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen – just not as many as they are for Xbox One and PS4. Polygon reports that Jorgensen stated as much during the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet Media and Communications Conference, which would seem …
Read More »EA makes Wii U-turn
CFO says company does have titles in development for Nintendo's new console
Read More »FIFA 13 was "commercially disappointing" on Wii U
FIFA 14 will not release on Wii U. Unsurprisingly. What’s more notable is EA’s honesty when asked exactly why that is. "Six months ago FIFA 13 was a launch title on Wii U," an EA spokesperson told Eurogamer. "Although the game featured FIFA’s award-winning HD gameplay and innovative new ways …
Read More »Wii U sold just 38,000 units in the US in April – rumour
It looks like April may have been another terrible month for Wii U in the US. A Twitter exchange between an unknown user and analyst Michael Pachter suggests that Wii U sold just 38,000 units throughout the period. Worse still, it was outsold by its predecessor the Wii which shifted …
Read More »Nintendo bringing E3 to Best Buy
Nintendo is handling E3 very differently this year. First, it revealed it would not be holding it’s traditional pre-show press conference. Then it promised more activity and new games at its show floor booth.And now it has promised to take its E3 demos directly to the public. Nintendo of America …
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