Tag Archives: wii u

Scaleform, Kynapse and HumanIK to be available for next-gen games

Ubisoft has at last lifted the lid on one of this year’s potentially biggest hits – Assassin’s Creed III. The game will be released on October 31st and will, as rumoured last week, be set amidst the American Revolution, spanning from the days of the wild frontier and hectic battlefields …

Develop compiles assurances made by Nintendo over the past seven months

Nintendo knows it must take a bold attempt” in establishing a robust online ecosystem for Wii U, and simplifying DLC shopping is key to that plan, the company’s president has said. Satoru Iwata believes Nintendo has struggled to establish its digital games business because online transactions are not simple enough” …

Wii U firm wants to end online conservatism; Bid to make DLC transactions easy as possible

Nintendo has confirmed the inclusion of Near Field Communication in the Wii U controller. The most well known example of NFC-like tech is London’s Oyster travel payment service, which is based upon the very similar RFID standard. The use of such technology opens up a range of possibilities for Nintendo, …

Nintendo has revealed the first details of Nintendo Network – the platform holder’s answer to Xbox Live and PSN. The online platform will replace the current Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service and will work across 3DS and Wii U. Foundations have already been laid – the phrase was first used in …

Objects, toys and even credit cards could be scanned by the tablet

Nintendo not in the business of selling half-finished product 'like social games'

Nintendo is pondering whether it will launch a digital download service on the day it launches its next home console, the Wii U. It’s a sad repeat of the 3DS alunch, which also arrived ahead of its dedicated digital service. Company president Satoru Iwata said Nintendo will prepare infrastructure to …