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Nintendo’s original Wii console significantly outperformed Wii U last month in terms of units sold, according to Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter. Pachter has released a report in which he estimates the Wii U sold 55k units at US retail in April, a 19 per cent decline from March. The original …
Read More »Ben 10 Omniverse 2 confirmed for multiple platforms
Namco Bandai’s D3P has announced Ben 10 Omniverse 2 for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Wii and 3DS. Due out this autumn, the game mirrors the Cartoon Network series of the same name which offers a more stylised, anime-like take on the Ben 10 universe. Kinect Star Wars, Conduit 2 …
Read More »Cuthbert: Nintendo needs a "new super IP" to revive Wii U
Software remains the key to saving Nintendo’s struggling home hardware, according to a leading indie dev. Q-Games Dylan Cuthbert, best known for his once PS3 exclusive PixelJunk series, clearly believes that Nintendo has what it takes to reverse Wii U’s market struggles. If they are going to win they are …
Read More »Wii U to miss out on EA’s Star Wars games
It has been confirmed that the new Star Wars games coming from EA studios DICE and Visceral won’t be available on Wii U. That’s because both are being built using EA’s Frostbite 3 engine – tech that has not been ported to Nintendo’s machine. "Frostbite 3 has never been running …
Read More »Nintendo eyes up smartphone devs for Wii U
Console giant continues push for third-party developers through web and mobile technologies
Read More »Nintendo reveals plans for press event on E3 show floor
Nintendo has revealed it will be holding a special event for press at its booth on the E3 exhibition floor. The company has sent out invites for its ‘Come Play With Us @ The Wii U Software Showcase.’ The event kicks off at 10:30 am Pacific on June 11th, and …
Read More »Déjà vu! Amazon follows Asda’s lead (again) by slashing Wii U to £149
A second retailer has cut the price of the Wii U to just 149. MCV reported yesterday that Asda had slashed a further 50 off the console’s price, making the 8GB Basic SKU available for just 149 and the 32GB Premium SKU for 199. That’s a 100 saving on their …
Read More »Game & Wario Europe retail release confirmed, arrives next month
Wii U micro-game collection Game & Wario has received an official European launch date. Nintendo of Europe took to Twitter to announce the title would launch in the territory on June 28th. It was revealed earlier this week Game & Wario, already out in Japan, would launch at retail in …
Read More »Iwata refutes "misconception" that Wii U lacks graphical oomph
The Wii U is not underpowered, the president of Nintendo has argued. That’s despite the fact that it about matches current gen machines Xbox 360 and PS3 but will trail far behind PS4 (and Xbox 720) upon their release later this year. "It is a fact that some software development …
Read More »EA touts "strong partnership with Nintendo" despite string of Wii U no-shows
Madden NFL 25 has become the latest EA game to skip a release on Wii U. Last year’s release was made available on both Wii and Wii U, although the last Madden to be released on a Nintendo handheld was in 2011 when Madden formed one of the 3DS’ launch …
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