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A new ESRB listing indicates a Virtual Console release of the original Super Mario Galaxy is on the way. VG247 reports the new listing provides the expected E rating, with Wii U listed as its platform. While Super Mario Galaxy 2 received a Virtual Console release on Wii U outside …
Read More »Record US sales for PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U in November – NPD
Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony all saw record revenue for their current-gen console hardware last month, NPD has reported. Hardware sales for November 2015 reached $1.12bn. That’s up 11 per cent compared to the same period last year, driven by a 14 per cent increase in console hardware revenue – which …
Read More »Minecraft finally coming to Wii U
At long last, Mojang’s Minecraft is set to launch on Nintendo’s Wii U. The title is launching on the hardware on December 17th – just in time for the Christmas holidays – and comes with multiple add-on packs. Minecraft: Wii U Edition features off-screen play so uses can play with …
Read More »Shovel Knight Amiibo hitting Europe a month before US
Developer Yacht Club Games has announced a December 11th release for the Shovel Knight figure in Europe. However, it won’t be hitting North America until January 8th. It will be priced at 10.99 and $12.99 respectively. It was an agonizing decision, as production difficulties forced us to choose between rushing …
Read More »NX is ‘something unique and different’ and ‘not the next Wii or Wii U’
Nintendo’s NX console will not follow the path laid out by either the Wii or the Wii U. I’ve said it’s different and obviously a new experience,” Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima told TIME. If you look back to the beginning of our conversation today, we talked about the transition from …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops III tops Black Friday in US – Infoscout
Infoscout has released its list of most popular Black Friday games in terms of revenue, with Call of Duty: Black Ops III coming out on top. Discounts on Walmart.com in particular gave the shooter a major boost, according to themarketing research firm. The news follows last month’sannouncement from Activisionthat retail …
Read More »PS4, Xbox One and Wii U prices slashed to under £230 in Black Friday showdown
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are going all-out in their approach to this year’s Black Friday. The three platform holders have cut prices across the board to under 230 for their flagship consoles and bundles. Tesco is offering a 500GB Xbox One with Rare Replay and Ori and the Blind Forest …
Read More »Nintendo now selling standalone Wii U Gamepads
Wii U owners are finally able to buy the Wii U Gamepad separately from the console. Kotaku reports that Nintendo Japan has confirmed that the Gamepad can be bought for 12,800 (70) from today in Japan, There’s no word yet of standalone availability in other regions. Prior to the Wii …
Read More »Pachter: Nintendo NX is ‘doomed’ without third-party backing
Games industry analyst Michael Pachter has said that third-party support is vital to the success of Nintendo’s next home console. Writing in a column published by SIFTD (and then reported by Nintendo Insider), the Wedbush analyst said that the NX would be ‘doomed’ from the off if it fails to …
Read More »Western Xenoblade Chronicles X does away with boob size adjustment slider
Details of further edits to the European and American versions of Wii U RPG Xenoblade Chronicles X have provoked yet more bizarre censorship allegations. Siliconera reports that in the Japanese version of the game the character creator allows users to control breast size with a slider, allowing the game’s 13-year-old …
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