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The Wii U is finally with us, and with it comes the first weekly Top 20 for the machine thanks to data from UKIE GfK Chart-Track. As was reported earlier, Nintendo’s first party duo of Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros U rule the roost in first and second …
Read More »Amazon offers Nintendo Land download codes after "supplier error"
Retailer Amazon has apologised to customers who found that their copies of Nintendo land were missing from their Premium Wii U bundles. Videogamer reports that Amazon has blamed supplier error” for the gaffe and that only a small number” of customers were affected. It won’t, however, be replacing the game …
Read More »Wii U sells 40k units in the UK in its opening weekend
Nintendo’s Wii U console sold around 40,000 units in its first 48 hours on sale in the UK, MCV understands. Retail sources suggest that effectively amounts to a complete sellout on the UK High Street. Stock is continuing to filter through to retail at a trickle but abundant supplies are …
Read More »Premium Wii U bundle claims 60 per cent of launch sales
Nintendo’s high-end Premium Wii U SKU was by far the most attractive to UK buyers over the console’s launch weekend. That’s according to data from GfK Chart-Track, which says that the 300 bundle won around a 60 per cent share of the console’s launch weekend sales. The ZombiU bundle accounted …
Read More »Indies praise lack of restrictions on Wii U eShop
'The eShop has restored our faith in the potential of downloadable console games', says Frozenbyte's Joel Kinnunen
Read More »Wii U: Developer reaction
We ask studios big and small what the console offers and how you can take advantage
Read More »OPINION: Will Nintendo’s reliable focus on quality translate into sales?
I bumped into an analyst friend on the train home the other day.Conversation about industry matters turned, as you expect, to the Wii U. We both confessed a little bemusement at Nintendo’s take on a next-gen machine – but neither of us were willing to condemn it. Never write Nintendo …
Read More »LAUNCH DAY ANALYSIS: What will U do?
Wii U will sell out today. The console’s limited launch day stock will guarantee that. But its long-term success is far from secure as it launches into an uncertain marketplace.And although retailers are already taking pre-orders for further shipments, Nintendo’s hard work is far from over. The platform holder needs …
Read More »The Wii U is just hours away – but it’s been a long wait for these four lads and their tent
Five days. In a tent. On the street. For a games console. Hurrah? They set up their tent outside HMV Oxford Street on Saturday November 24th and tonight four students will at last get their hands on the pot at the end of their rainbow – the Wii U. Izzy …
Read More »Nintendo details Wii U’s digital launch line-up
Trine 2, Nano Assault Neo, Little Inferno, Chasing Aurora and Puddle will front Nintendo’s eShop offerings when the Wii U launches in the UK at midnight. Also available to download is a demo for EA’s FIFA 13, as well as many of the launch titles that can also be purchased …
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