Wii U

Wii U headlines

• Lovely indie side-scroller Battle Princess Madelyn gets a release date and new trailer

  The lovely indie game Battle Princess Madelyn has a release date and really nice gameplay trailer accompanying the announcement.

• Wii will no longer support Netflix or other video streaming services come January 31

  If you are still using Wii for video streaming services you’re about to be cut off.

• What would Assassin's Creed 3's director change about the game?

  Assassin’s Creed 3 director Alex Hutchinson would make a few changes if he was doing it all over again.

• Shovel Knight gets a multiplayer mode with its final DLC

  The final DLC for Shovel Knight is the multiplayer expansion teased in the Kickstarter five years ago.

• Nintendo has sold over 700 million gaming systems since 1983

  The DS is still its best-selling system, but Nintendo certainly has many fan-favorite consoles under its belt.

• Nintendo job posting suggests new Legend of Zelda may be underway

  Nintendo is pushing ahead on new Legend of Zelda content. Is it for a Breath of the Wild sequel, or something else?

• The Nintendo Miiverse is closing, but there's one last community for everyone to say their goodbyes in

  Nintendo is closing the Miiverse on November 7, but before it goes down users have a chance to come together and eulogize Nintendo’s strange social network.

• Check out these design notes on Zelda: Breath of the Wild and marvel at how well constructed it is

  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo’s astonishing Switch launch title, was very carefully designed.

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild mod aims for local co-op

  Co-op is coming to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, albeit unofficially.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC includes Midna's Helmet

  The upcoming DLC for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild includes a familiar helmet from Twilight Princess.

• According to Reggie, we'll probably see more Wii U games on Switch - but they won't be straight ports

  Mario Kart 8, LEGO City Undercover and Breath of the Wild probably aren’t the only Wii U games we’ll see on Switch if these comments from Reggie Fils-Aime are any indication.

• The best hardware for PS4, PC and Xbox One - TVs, soundbars, controllers, and more

  Getting the best experience out of your gaming setup is a must. With that in mind, here’s our guide to the best hardware for PS4, PC, Xbox One and beyond.

• Open-world could become the standard for future Legend of Zelda games

  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild may not be the last game in the series to have an open-world nature.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild has the most perfect review scores in Metacritic's history

  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has critically out-performed some of the best games of all time.

• Why does The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild run more smoothly when the Switch is in portable mode?

  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is finally here, and the full retail Switch build has some surprising performance issues.

• Let's watch the first 90 minutes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild since I don't have a Switch yet

  Do you have a Switch? I don’t have a Switch. Let’s try to contain our tears as we watch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild together.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2D prototype shown at GDC 2017 looks a lot like a NES game

  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was designed in 2D first. How about that?

• Buying a Switch? Reserve your Nintendo Account ID now, before someone legs it with all the good names

  Switch owners-to-be should secure their desired usernames now, before somebody else does it.

• A new 2D Zelda game on Switch is "definitely a possibility"

  Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has talked about the possibility of the 3DS Zelda team creating a new 2D experience for Switch in a new interview.