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  • 20120913
    Nintendo of Japan announces the first WiiU bundle which features the WiiU premium console with 32GB of storage space and additional accessories, a WiiU Pro controller, and a copy of Monster Hunter 3 HD.

    Latest Nintendo News MH3G

    The bundle will be available at launch on December 8th, and will cost 38,850¥.

    Source: Click here
  • 20120913
    A new trailer has been posted on the official Tekken channel showcasing some of the exclusive content that awaits WiiU owners.

    Latest Nintendo News MarioandLuigiTekkenTag2

    The trailer shows fighters doubling in size and shrinking using the Super Mario mushroom power ups. The trailer shows a variety of mushrooms, so each mushroom may provide a different power up. Nintendo themed outfits are also available which include Mario, Luigi (both of which are shown above), Zero-Suit Samus, Star Fox, Link, and more.

    Be...
  • 20120913
    Tecmo Koei is showing support for the WiiU by bringing Warriors OROCHI 3 HYPER - Koei's Dynasty Warriors spin-off series - to the console this holiday season.

    Latest Nintendo News OHyper3

    Warriors OROCHI 3 originally launched back in December 2011 on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan, and March 2012 for North America. Players will be able to play cooperatively with one player on the TV and the other on the GamePad, similarly to features in WiiU version of Black Ops 2. Be sure to check out the trailer for Warriors OROCHI 3...
  • 20120913
    Loads of trailers went up on Nintendo's Youtube channel showcasing the vast number of titles due to release on the WiiU within the coming months.

    Latest Nintendo News Wii_u_nintendo_tvii

    Nintendo is continuously uploading new media so be sure to check it out for all the latest trailers and interviews: Click here
  • 20120913
    Warren Spector has confirmed a WiiU version of Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, but did not reveal the release date.

    Latest Nintendo News EpicMickey2_FeaturedImage

    "It’s exciting to bring Nintendo fans ‘Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two’ on Nintendo’s revolutionary new game system,” said Bill Roper, vice president and general manager of production, Disney Interactive. “The technological advances of the Wii U system have allowed us to enhance player direction and provide our fans with an immersive...
  • 20120913
    Monolith Soft is the dev studio behind the critically acclaimed Wii title, Xenoblade Chronicles. Monolith Soft is confirmed to be working on a brand new game for the WiiU during the Japanese Nintendo conference, but no details were provided.

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    Source: Click here
  • 20120913
    Nintendo will be publishing Bayonetta 2 which would explain why the sequel is WiiU exclusive.

    Latest Nintendo News Bayonetta2

    Be sure to check out the trailer: Click here
  • 20120913
    Looks like there's more to it then just extra storage space.

    Latest Nintendo News Wiiupremiumandbasicbundle

    - WiiU Basic: White WiiU console, 8GB of storage space, WiiU GamePad, WiiU adapter, WiiU GamePad AC adapter, HDMI cable.

    - WiiU Premium: Black WiiU console, 32GB of storage space, WiiU GamePad, WiiU adapter, WiiU GamePad AC adapter, HDMI cable PLUS Nintendo Network Premium, WiiU console stand, WiiU GamePad charging dock, WiiU GamePad stand.
  • 20120913
    The WiiU version of Black Ops 2 will make full use of some of the features of the console. One feature that has been implemented is the ability to play two player modes with one player playing through the TV screen and the other through the GamePad.

    Latest Nintendo News Blopswiiu

    Players can also use the GamePad screen for the game's mini map, to activate streaks or change loadouts. Black Ops 2 can also be played on the GamePad if TV is occupied.

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  • 20120913
    Nintendo announced two packages for the WiiU. The first is a basic 8GB storage console.

    Latest Nintendo News Smallwhte

    The second is a premium 32GB storage package.

    Latest Nintendo News Smallblck

    The basic package is available in white and the premium is available in black.
  • 20120913
    THQ has confirmed that Darksiders 2 will be available at WiiU's launch with additional content and pre-order bonuses.

    Latest Nintendo News Darksiders_2

    "The Wii U edition of Darksiders II will feature additional bonus-content not included with other formats. Included on the disc will be the first DLC expansion, Argul’s Tomb, as well as all pre-order bonuses from other editions, adding around five hours of playable content and new legendary weapons and armor."
  • 20120913
    Nintendo has announced a brand new service called "Nintendo TVii". Users can watch movies, television shows and sports on the WiiU.

    Latest Nintendo News Nintendo-tvii

    Nintendo TVii is currently due to release in the United States and Canada. The service will be available free of charge with no monthly fee's or contracts.

    Source: Click here
  • 20120913
    Nintendo has announced WiiU release dates and pricing for the two versions on offer.

    Latest Nintendo News Wii-U-Hardware-White-Small

    Release dates
    -North America: November 18th
    -Europe: November 30th
    -Japan: December 8th

    North America Pricing
    -Basic 8GB storage = $300
    -Premium 32GB storage = $350

    Japan Pricing
    -Basic 8GB storage = ¥26,250
    -Premium 32GB storage = ¥31,500

    Europe Pricing
  • 20120913
    Activision has confirmed 007 Legends will be making its way to the WiiU. No release date as yet, but it is expected to release on other platforms on 16th of October.

    Latest Nintendo News 007-Legends-Announce
  • 20120913
    Nintendo of America announced Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise will be making a return to Nintendo platforms with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. The game has been announced for both WiiU and 3DS.

    Latest Nintendo News MH3ABA

    Nintendo of America also announced the game will be available in Europe and North America March 2013 with cross-platform multiplayer.
  • 20120913
    Platinum Games' Project P100 has been renamed "The Wonderful 101". Nintendo has confirmed The Wonderful 101 will be available on launch day.

    Latest Nintendo News Projectp100

    Project P100 or The Wonderful 101. Which do you prefer?
  • 20120913
    Ubisoft has announced Rayman Legends will release on November 30th.

    Latest Nintendo News Rayman-legends-title-screen

    Rayman's next adventure will be exclusively available on the WiiU.
  • 20120913
    Nintendo has confirmed the list of titles which will be available on launch day of the WiiU.

    Latest Nintendo News Wii-U-Hardware-White-Small

    -Nintendo Land
    -New Super Mario Bros U
    -Fifa 13
    -Mass Effect 3
    -Trine 2
    -ZombiU
    -Rayman Legends
    -Toki Tori 2
    -Nano Assault Hero
  • 20120913
    Activision's next entry in the Call of Duty series has been confirmed for the WiiU. No details as to whether or not there will be any special editions for the WiiU version.

    Latest Nintendo News Black-ops-2-call-of-duty-activision-540x334

    I'll keep you folks posted as more information becomes available.
  • 20120913
    ZombiU has been confirmed to be available at WiiU's launch. Alongside this, Ubisoft has also revealed a limited premium black bundle.

    Latest Nintendo News ZombiU

    I'll keep you folks posted as more information becomes available.
  • 20120913
    Beyonetta 2 has been confirmed during the Nintendo of Europe WiiU press event. Bayonetta is a third-person action game by SEGA and Platinum Games. The same minds behinds MadWorld and Vanquish.

    Latest Nintendo News Bayonetta-2-Details

    Bayonetta 1 was very well received by critics with a Metacritic score of 86% for the PS3 and 90% for the Xbox 360. Definitely something to look forward to.
  • 20120913
    Several screenshots of the collaboration work between SEGA, Capcom and Namco Bandai Games have been posted on Famitsu's website. Be sure to hit up the link below!

    Latest Nintendo News Pic

    A Namco Bandai Games rep has stated on Facebook they will consider localizing Project X Zone is the game sells well over in Japan.

    "Waiting to see how PXZ sells in japan first before they start getting the license again from Sega and Capcom.W

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  • 20120911
    Nintendo of Europe has reconfirmed that the WiiU will release this holiday season in Europe.

    Latest Nintendo News Wii-U-Hardware-White-Small

    "The Wii U console launches this holiday season and introduces the Wii U GamePad, a controller with a 6.2 inch touch screen that redefines how people interact with their games, their entertainment and one another."

    Source: Click...
  • 20120911
    Not sure what to make of this, but do not treat it as confirmed specs but rather a rumor. Nintendo will (or is expected to) reveal all during their WiiU Preview Event this week.

    Latest Nintendo News Wii-U-Hardware-White-Small

    "CPU:
    “Espresso” CPU on the Wii U has three enhanced Broadway cores

    GPU:
    “GPU7” AMD Radeon™-based High Definition GPU. Unique API = GX2, which supports Shader Model 4.0 (DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3 equivalent functionality)

    Memory:
    Mem1 = 32MB Mem2 = 1GB (that...
  • 20120911
    Most developers and publishers claim new IP's tend to underperform in sales, especially with the state of the economy. However, Julien Roby - executive producer of Arkane Studios - says gamers are starving for something new.

    Latest Nintendo News Dishonored-preview-thumb-large

    "You look at the line-up for Christmas this year and it’s like something number six, something number five, something number seven. I really think people are starving for something new. Something new in terms of universe. Something new in...
  • 20120911
    TwoTribe devs are asked whether or not they are considering a third Toki Tori game. Here is what they had to say.

    Latest Nintendo News Toki_Tori_2%5B1%5D

    Question: At this time, are you considering a Toki Tori 3, or will that depend on Toki Tori 2's performance?

    Answer: We truly have not thought about that yet. Anything's possible, and having great sales always helps when determining what to work on next.


    Looks like Toki Tori 2's performance will influence...
  • 20120911
    Rodney Greenblat is the man behind the visual style for PaRappa the Rapper, UmJammer Lammy, and Major Minor's Majestic March. In an interview with notenoughshaders, Rodney praises Nintendo's commitment to opening up gaming to a wider audience.

    Latest Nintendo News Mmmm_gallery

    "I think developers would like to make a wide range of interesting games, but they are difficult to sell, so they don’t get made. So it is a problem of economics. The question really becomes how to open up video gaming to a wider audience....
  • 20120911
    Thursday is the big day for Nintendo as the company reveals more information about its upcoming console during a WiiU Preview event in New York City. Nintendo has confirmed that the console will be there in its final form.

    Latest Nintendo News Wii-U-Hardware-White-Small

    Console price and release date is also expected to be announced at some point during the event.

    Source: Click...
  • 20120911
    Trine 2 developers have been working tirelessly trying to perfect their side-scrolling platformer for the WiiU. What's even better is that it took them just two days to get the game up and running on the console.

    Latest Nintendo News Directorscutdragonpromojpg-9d8dc1

    The Director's Cut will feature expanded versions of the newly released Goblin Menace expansion pack, alongside previously released DLC's. Frozenbyte has promised that Trine 2: Director's Cut will be available at system's launch which will be announced very...
  • 20120911
    Movie to game conversions are just as bad as game to movie conversions. Now that Resident Evil: Retribution is complete the man behind it all would like to bring Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise to the big screens.

    Latest Nintendo News 0119-evil-landscape-thumb-550x410-37334

    Paul W.S. Anderson told CinemaToday that a film conversion is "currently in planning". It is not clear if he is actively working on a project with Capcom.

    "Recently, I've been loving Monster Hunter! A film conversion is currently...
  • 20120911
    Three variations of Yoshi will be available for players, each with its own set of unique powers. Players will also go through pre-selected packs of levels in Boost Rush Mode with limited amount of lives.

    Latest Nintendo News 331630

    Yoshi variation details: Pink Yoshi can take Mario higher than the flying suit, but doesn't help with horizontal movement. Gold Yoshi lights up the area and stuns nearby enemies. Blue Yoshi can eat bricks. For more details,
  • 20120911
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    Nintendo Land related info has surfaced from the latest issue of Game Informer. Donkey Kong and Balloon Fight modes feature single player and also support off-TV play.

    Latest Nintendo News Pax-prime-2012-nintendo-land-interview

    Source: Click here
  • 20120909
    Creative director and co-founder of Irrational Games, Ken Levine, has made it clear that there is currently no WiiU version of Bioshock Infinite in the works.

    Latest Nintendo News Wii-Most-Wanted-Bioshock-Infinite

    "RT @TronKnotts: ports to the Wii U will hurt the consoles rep and 3rd parties sales @IGLevine http://bit.ly/P0v38D --No wiiu vers announced."

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  • 20120909
    For now, that is. Capcom's corporate officer/senior vice president said they have no plans on localizing E.X. Troopers at this time, but did not rule out the possibilities of localization sometime in the future.

    Latest Nintendo News Ex-troopers

    Case: So recently Svensson said that, he thinks, Mega Man problem is that there are to many sub series, dose that mean he thinks that Lost Planet and Devil May Cry are going to have the same problem seeing as they just splintered both with EX Troopers and DmC?
  • 20120909
    A few days ago we reported that Mutant Mudds 3DS will receive 20 extra levels for free. Renegade Kid's Jools Watsham has posted updates on the progress of their upcoming content.

    Latest Nintendo News Mudds

    All 60 Mutant Mudds levels tested/completed. Looks like this game is nearly ready for eShop prime-time!

    Nearly = 4 to 6 weeks btw. Mudds needs to go through Nintendo testing and then...
  • 20120908
    Latest issue of Game Informer contains new details on the upcoming Nintendo Land, which is said to be available at launch with the WiiU.

    Latest Nintendo News Pax-prime-2012-nintendo-land-interview

    Two new mini-games were detailed: Metroid Blast & Balloon Trip Breeze.

    "Metroid Blast: Up to 5 players. Wii Game Pad is Samus ship (might feature other types of machines), and 4 players can play in free-for-all or team deathmatch. Pointer and analog controls supported. Several maps! Classic Metroid music....
  • 20120908
    TwoTribes is keeping fans up-to-date on the development front for the WiiU version of Toki Tori 2. Currently they are working on the loading time.

    Latest Nintendo News Toki_Tori_2%5B1%5D

    "We're looking into our loading times on Wii U at the moment. What would you prefer? Instant level transitions or shorter boot time?

    That's 100% vote for instant level translations Wink How long would you be willing...
  • 20120908
    A member named Daniel asked a simple question, and Capcom's associate online/community specialist Yuri replied with a simple answer. Monster Hunter will be localized!

    Latest Nintendo News MH3ABA

    Daniel: Honestly I don't want to know when, what system or anything like that I just want an absolute yes or no if we will be getting an MH game localized this year.

    Yuri: Yes, I understand the frustration. But your request is simple enough: Yes, it's been confirmed that we are getting a game. "What it is" and...
  • 20120908
    This e-mail was sent to GameStop managers showing planned announcements beginning Sunday 9th of September.

    Latest Nintendo News Untitled-1

    The Nintendo announcement is said to be on the 13th of September, which is next week Thursday. Nintendo of America will be hosting a Nintendo WiiU preview event where they are expected to announce the possible release date and pricing. I'll keep you folks posted.

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  • 20120907
    The producers of the upcoming Devil May Cry game discuss the differences in the development process between eastern and western developers.

    Latest Nintendo News Welcome-Back

    "One thing that I've noticed, is that it seems like, with a lot of Western developers, it seems more egalitarian, so to speak, in that you have people with knowledge of multiple fields on the teams. Someone could be, for example, a designer, but they might have a degree of programming chops as well, so they can speak...
  • 20120907
    Endgame Studios developer, Grant Davies emphasizes their interest in expanding the Fractured Soul universe and hopes to support the Nintendo 3DS eShop in the future, if Fractured Soul sells well enough.

    Latest Nintendo News Fractured_soul_logo

    "I think download is great—a way to connect directly with gamers and a way to provide a really good value offering to gamers too. Download is definitely where we want to be. I'd like to think we'll be across more platforms than only Nintendo in the future. I do hope that...
  • 20120907
    Looks like Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land may be joining New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the Nintendo 3DS eShop if this rumor is indeed true.

    Latest Nintendo News Mario_Kart_7

    "Well I was running my weekly scan of Nintendo's CDN (the server where Nintendo hosts eShop Titles), and the EUR version of Mario Kart 7's title ID was added, sometime between now and last thursday.

    You might call me wrong, but if you look at the TMD, it says the title has a manual and DLP Child, just like Mario Kart 7. And the...
  • 20120907
    Funny. I posted an article earlier today with no word on the release date, and now we have release info. Mass Effect 3 will be accompanying the WiiU on launch day (whenever that may be). I guess the game is all set to go!

    Latest Nintendo News Me3

    "It's going to be a launch title, but of course we don't know quite yet when the hardware will launch. We intend to be there that same day."

    Straight Right also expressed that they do not want to mess this up.

    "We're very conscious...
  • 20120907
    Square Enix just grabbed four trademarks: Wizardlings, Ultima Box, Agent 47 and Circle of Mana.

    Latest Nintendo News Hom2

    Although not much is known about Wizardlings, the other three could point towards certain Square Enix franchises. "Ultima Box" could be Final Fantasy related as the 25th anniversary approaches. "Agent 47" is the name of the main character in Hitman. Finally, "Circle of Mana" could hint towards the long-running Mana RPG series, Heroes of Mana, which was released on the Nintendo DS back in 2007.
  • 20120907
    Jools Watsham would like for the majority of their future titles to end up on the 3DS and WiiU eShop. Definitely pleasing news!

    Latest Nintendo News Renegade-Kid-500x250

    As we’re being perfectly – and frankly – honest here; I would like to put the majority of our future development efforts into the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop titles.

    Source: Click here
  • 20120907
    Straight Right is the company behind the WiiU version of Mass Effect 3, and just like the WiiU, there is no release date. According to Straight Right, Mass Effect 3 is only the beginning as they have other WiiU projects in the works.

    Latest Nintendo News Me3

    "We've made a few bets on Wii U actually so we're certainly hoping it does well. In addition to ME3 we have an original Wii U title in development, and we've started on another big game in a well known franchise that will be released in 2013. But you can never...
  • 20120907
    High Voltage Software has been quiet ever since Conduit 2's release, but that's about to change as HVSBob tells fans of the Conduit franchise to expect news before the year is out.

    Latest Nintendo News Conduit2-sc6

    Question: What about some original HVS games I've heard about, like The Grinder, Animales de la Muerte, and of course the Conduit series?
    Answer: As usual, there are things we're not ready to talk about. The games I just mentioned in the last answer, for instance, are public knowledge for those who know...
  • 20120907
    Bethesda Game Studios is one of the biggest fishes in the gaming industry with triple A titles such as Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout. Bethesda's PR and marketing vice president Pete Hines has revealed that WiiU development is to be determined.

    Latest Nintendo News Dishonored2

    "So far the Wii hasn't fitted into that. Whether Wii U does down the road is TBD."

    Hines believes the transition to next-gen consoles could prove problematic.

    "For me the problems with new consoles...
  • 20120907
    According to Ubisoft designer Michael Ancel, the WiiU has enormous memory and perfect for 2D games - such as Rayman Legends - as they take up a lot of memory for textures, drawings, etc... There is almost no limitations on the memory front.

    Latest Nintendo News Rayman_origins_sc-1

    Michael Ancel also adds that Rayman Legends can display full HD visuals while streaming a different image at 800x480 on the GamePad, while maintaining 60 frames per second. However, he believes Nintendo has a tough job ahead in explaining the...
  • 20120907
    Nintendo confirmed that software sales for the 3DS has increased by more than 68% while hardware has increased by more than 36%. Additionally, New Super Mario Bros. 2 sold more than 240,000 units while Kingdom Hearts 3D sold more than 180,000 units.

    Latest Nintendo News Hardware_3dsxl

    -Nintendo 3DS software sales increased by more than 68 percent over sales in July.
    -Nintendo 3DS hardware sales increased by more than 36 percent over sales in July.
    -The No. 1 and No. 2 top-selling software SKUs for the...
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