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Some may have been surprised at the Wii U’s relatively high launch price, but Nintendo will still be selling the hardware at a loss. In addition to the yen’s continuous appreciation, the Wii U hardware will have a negative impact on Nintendo’s profits early after the launch because rather than …
Read More »Nintendo says Foxconn violated its CSR guidelines
Underage child workers likely were involved in the production of the Wii U, Nintendo has confessed. The findings come as a result of Nintendo’s own investigation into Foxconn practices that it instigated after claims of child labour emerged last week. Nintendo was concerned to learn that underage individuals had been …
Read More »Origin compulsory for online EA Wii U games
Publishing giant to gain access to e-mail address, Nintendo Network ID and date of birth
Read More »A man called Triforce is already queuing for the Wii U
Pre-ordering online is not sufficient, then? There are two main facts to consider here. The first is that there’s a man whose actual name, according to Kotaku, is Isaiah-Triforce Johnson. We presume this gentleman changed his name himself and was not given it by his parents. Though that is not …
Read More »FIFA 13 on Wii U missing Ultimate Team, other gameplay features
EA has confirmed that the Wii U version of FIFA 13 will not include all of the features seen in the Xbox 360 and PS3 releases. Chief amongst the omitted features is the popular online mode FIFA Ultimate Team. "We don’t have Ultimate Team, purely and simply because Nintendo’s online …
Read More »UPDATED: Wii U voice chat not universal, requires licensed headset
Voice chat will not be an out-of-the-box feature for Wii U, Nintendo has confirmed. That’s despite the fact that the high-tech Wii U GamePad actually houses a microphone. However, this will not be used as a default option for voice chat, Kotaku reports. Instead, users who wish to use the …
Read More »Koch Media offers indie support for Wii U launch
Nindie.com has promised independent retailers they will get their ‘fair share’ of Wii U stock as the console’s launch approaches. Koch Media’s Nintendo supply portal says that Wii U can be delivered direct to consumers on behalf of the retailers. The cost to stores will be the normal trade price …
Read More »The Wii U is ‘surprisingly powerful’, says Rayman dev
Ubisoft able to push limits of console as it doesn't have to worry about cross-platform optimisation, claims Ancel
Read More »Read the Wii U Trade Guide in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to download – and it features eight pages on Nintendo’s Wii U. Also in this edition is an exclusive chat with Ubisoft’s Mark Slaughter, plus the full September sales charts. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our app now,which includes access to the …
Read More »Wii U TV campaign is go
The first mass market Wii U TV ad went live this week – as part of a campaign as big as the first Wii’s launch. The ads started appearing yesterday (October 17th) after the successful debut of the sampling tour last month, with a 60-second ad airing during Saturday’s X …
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