Tag Archives: Wii U

With the Wii U’s Virtual Console announced, many wondered whether save files from the Wii’s Virtual Console can be brought over. In a rather bold move, Nintendo says no.

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While it was recently revealed that Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, the lack of Wii U mention seemed to condemn Nintendo’s version to a non-release.

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Have Nintendo lost the plot? The company will be attending this year’s Sundance Film Festival with a number of events based around the Wii U.

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Wii U sales combined with strong Black Friday sales have helped shoot Nintendo’s hardware sales for November past 1.75 million units.
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The clock is ticking towards the Wii U’s UK launch on November 30. Nintendo has confirmed details of its main midnight launch event, which will be held at HMV’s flagship London store on Oxford Street.

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Scott Moffitt, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo America, is understandably quite excited by the Wii U’s launch. He believes gamers are ready to feel something new and different.

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Did you pre-order the basic 8GB Wii U just to download console exclusives? If so, you’re going to be disappointed. Nintendo has revealed the smaller models only have 3GB of space left once the system has finished downloading its mandatory installs.

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Pucker those luscious lips up: Spin the Bottle is set to be the focus for a Wii U party title. (Un)Fortunately, Danish developer KnapNok Games is aiming to provide a title full of collaborative challenges rather than endless germ swapping.

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Peter Molyneux may have just launched Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube? on smartphone and tablets this week, but he’s not convinced by the way tablet devices are being used by Wii U and via Xbox SmartGlass. He reckons it’s a case of tech guys running wild with ideas without thinking of the logistics.

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Nintendo has officially unveiled the list of specifications for the forthcoming Wii U’s internet browser. Get all the details below.

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is launching alongside the Wii U in just a couple weeks (in North America at least), and it’s bringing Dead or Alive’s Ayane along with it. Team Ninja has released a new trailer for the game today, with this one showing off the new purple-haired character and an overall ridiculous amount of blood. See it for yourself below.

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We’ve told you in the past that FIFA 13 for the Wii U may be scaled back compared to its PS3 and Xbox 360 counterparts, but today EA has announced the list of features that will be specific to Nintendo’s next-gen version of the footballer.

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The Wii U is coming to America in only a couple weeks, on November 18, but today Nintendo has released the first official advertisement for its next-gen console. Check out the colorful, bouncy, and dubstep-y vid below.

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Some reassurance for any future Wii U owner who plans on picking up Assassin’s Creed 3: Ubisoft has confirmed to CVG that all DLC released for the other versions of the game will be released for the Wii U one as well.

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Nintendo first talked about the Wii U’s “Deluxe Digital Promotion” back when the two SKUs were initially unveiled, but details about the initiative have since been scarce. Today, however, Nintendo has revealed what exactly purchasers of the 32GB, Deluxe version of the Wii U will be getting for their efforts.

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Nintendo continues to drip feed details about New Super Mario Bros. U as the platformer gets closer and closer to its launch next month. Today, the company detailed a new character and game mode called Nabbit.

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According to a GameStop advertisement in Ireland, Splinter Cell: Blacklist could be coming to Nintendo’s next-gen hardware.

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Nintendo pushed back a number of first-party Wii U games originally intended as launch titles in order to keep the system selling belong the initial excitement of the holiday season.

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Wii U manufacturer Foxconn is being investigated by Nintendo for using child workers in a Chinese factory.

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Wii U’s game interface has been snapped by a gamer who went hands on at a Nintendo open day in New York. The clip reveals the console’s game library interface and more. It’s all looking rather slick. Check it out below.

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