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But The Service Will Continue!



There is a rumor spreading around Twitter and other gaming websites that claims that Netflix will remove its Wii Shop app in June due to low viewership and a less than satisfactory amount of downloads. Don't be too alarmed, however as the rumor also claims that even though the app won't be available to download, those who already have the app will still...

The Hunting Season Is Over For The Wii!



As new consoles are released, it's almost a given that most games with online components will have their support taken away. Unfortunately that time is near for Monster Hunter Tri, with the servers for the online co-op in the Wii title being taken down on 30th April.

Being described as "transitioning off" by Capcom man Yuri (Dubindoh),...

If you're disappointed about the month of January. Think of it as Nintendo doing you a favor. Below are the confirm release dates on retail, as well as exclusive, Wii U and 3DS titles during the next 3 months of 2013 in North America.

February

2/4 Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)

2/10 Brain Age: Concentration Training (3DS)

2/12 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (3DS)

2/21...

More Bad News!



As you might already know, the Wii U eShop can be linked up to your Club Nintendo account, Which means that when you purchase a game it is automatically registered and you become eligible for surveys, which allow you to earn some coins.

Unfortunately it appears Wii Shop games downloaded on the Wii U's Wii Mode are not eligible for surveys and coins, even though...

The image above was a tease last night from XSEED Games Twitter page about their next project. For those on twitter who love to import games knew exactly what that game is, Pandora's Tower.

The third and final Operation Rainfall title is finally coming to North America. Since The Last Story was a huge success for them, XSEED Games will be publishing Pandora's Tower as well.

Are you excited about...

The NES Lives On!



Nintendo just released the Wii U in November, but that doesn't mean that the company's first home console the NES has been completely forgotten. Believe it or not software is still being produced for the 8 bit console.

Battle Kid 2: Mountain of Torment, Assimilate and Nomolos: Storming the Catsle are three games which you can buy right now and come with...

I just received the latest Newsletter from Nintendo for this month revealing that Fire Emblem: Awakening demo will be release next week (January 17) on the 3DS eShop.

The full game will be available in North America, retail and digital download, on February 4 while Europe is schedule in April.

Sometimes News About Vampires Sucks.



Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate is going to be released on the 3DS early this year, giving fans of the franchise a fresh new reason to pick up their vampire killing whip and destroy hordes of undead minions! This game is part of the new Lords of Shadow sub series of Castlevania, which started back in 2010 with the Xbox 360 and PS3 reboots...

Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition (or Mighty Switch Force HD for short) is an extension of the 3DS download version that is currently on sale at the Wii U eShop. Despite that the Wii U eShop is not promoting it on their front page, the sale went down from $9.99 to $6.99 (almost the same price as the 3DS download version) and no indication of when the sale will end.

If you're a Wii U owner and haven't experience Mighty Switch Force, then be sure to read my review...

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y for the Nintendo 3DS has announced on the first Nintendo Direct of 2013. they're the the first Pokémon titles to be in completely in 3D, no more sprite designs. This will also be the first to be simultaneous release for all major regional release in October.

Could this worldwide release be a continue trend for Nintendo? Choose your starter Pokémon below.

Nintendo of America has tweeted that the first Nintendo Direct on 2013 will be streaming tomorrow featuring Iwata with a new Pokemon announcement at 6:00am EST / 3:00am PST.

With that time schedule, it's more likely that it's not referring to North America's Nintendo Direct, instead it's referring to Europe's (image...

Co-founder of Renegade Kid Jools Watsham has revealed the upcoming content for Mutant Mudds will be exclusively available on the WiiU.



Directly from Jools Watsham's Twitter
"The current plan is to make the Wii U content exclusive to the Wii U."

Source: Click here

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is a upcoming 3DS retail title that was suppose to be release in late 2012.

Nintendo finally confirms via NOA website that the long awaited ghostbusting sequel will release in spring, 2013. Expect Dark Moon to be release sometime after March 24, the release date of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity for the Nintendo 3DS.

The Japanese division of Electronic Arts has revealed the WiiU version of EA's upcoming Need for Speed: Most Wanted title will be supporting off-TV play.



The game is due to release in Japan on March 14th. Worldwide release dates are yet to be announced.

Source: Click here

Swords & Soldiers was originally developed and released for WiiWare back in 2009, but has since seen releases on other platforms including PSN, PC, Apple store and Android market. The time has come for a 3DS version!



The 3DS version may also receive free DLC as well as a demo on the eShop.

“We reached out to Ronimo a few months ago. They’re very nice and they’re happy to do a 3DS version of Swords & Soldiers. Circle always wants to take on new...

Better late than never? Retro City Rampage will finally be arriving on the WiiShop channel sometime in January 2013 according to the official RCR website.



The game has already been released on PSN and Steam with Wii and Xbox dates nailed down to January 2013. Unfortunately, the Wii version will lack leaderboards, but will be supporting pretty much every controller that is compatible with the Wii.

"Supports Wii Remote, Classic Controller and GameCube Controller....

Creativity Could Reach New Heights!



In an interview with GamesTM magazine, the director of New Super Mario Bros. U Masataka Takemoto was asked if there was any possibility of level editing finding its way onto future Mario titles:
"I think the Coin Edit feature in Coin Battle is a step closer to that. There is a possibility of this happening in the future, but there’s no use just...

Burn more for less

There are no new releases on the Wii U eShop this week in North America.

Fortunately, three indie titles are having a sale just in time for Christmas.

Little Inferno
now $9.99 until January 3, 2013

Chasing Aurora
now $7.99 until January 4, 2013

Trine 2: Director's Cut
now $15.99...

Nintendo announced that Nintendo TVii will be available to all Wii U owners in North America for free on December 20, which is tomorrow. Getting the service from the Nintendo eShop or from a system update is yet to be determine.

Expect cable and satellite provider support on their respective United States and Canada regions, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Instant Video to be...

Call of Duty Named Prime Suspect!



Two UK newspapers The Sun and The Daily Express have placed the blame for last week's tragic school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut entirely on the shoulders of violent video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Dynasty Warriors.

20 children and 6 adults were gunned down by a 20 year old, who had previously shot and killed his own...

Going Digital!



Natsume Inc. an international developer and publisher of family friendly video games, announced last week that the digital launch of their 3DS exclusive Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, would be available now on the Nintendo eShop. This is the very first Natsume title to appear on the eShop, and more are planned in the future. The game is available for $39.99.

Unchained Blades is finally coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop on January 3, 2013, with the price tag of $29.99

Don't expect like any other downloadable titles available on the Nintendo 3DS. Unchained Blades is promise up to 60 hours of dungeon crawling and turn-base battling. XSEED, the same publisher from The Last Story, details the “Unchain” system that involves...

Fire Emblem: Awakening is set to be release in North America, in retail and Nintendo eShop, on February 4. Nintendo site reveals the official boxart (same cover as Japan's) and other info such as Downloadable content.

There will be content to purchase for additional single player missions, new playable characters, and rare items....

Vektor Is Back!



escapeVektor: Chapter 1 is one of the highest scoring WiiWare games here at WiiWareWave, sadly its sequels for the service were cancelled. Nnooo decided, after the first part released in 2011, that it'd be better to release all four planned parts as one title despite Chapter 1 being an amazing game.

And on December 20th this amazing title will be released...

Another Delay.



Indie developer Two Tribes has confirmed that it hass delayed the release of Toki Tori 2 on the Wii U eShop, so it won't be arriving on 20th December. The developer says that they want to make the Wii U version of the game unique and enjoyable. The release dat is now set for March 2013.


Does this news upset you or are you glad that Two Tribes is taking their...

Base on the latest post and screenshots from the Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge community on Miiverse, Momiji is now playable.

The Wii U owners of the game can unlock Momiji by downloading the new latest software update. From what I read in Miiverse so far, this update only provides free DLC (no patching involve).

Ubisoft announced that Rayman Legends, a Wii U exclusive platformer, will be release in North America on February 26 and in the UK on March 1.

A demo version (hopefully not the demo currently in stores) will be available from the Nintendo eShop on December 13, both in North America and Europe.

Source: joystiq

Happy Birthday Iwata-san!



Today is Satoru Iwata's 53rd birthday, for those who don't know Satoru Iwata is the president of Nintendo of Japan and one of the most influential people in the entire video game industry. He has helped shape the industry and will likely do so for years to come, so Happy Birthday!

Leave your comments below.

A Wonderful Melody!



It was revealed in yesterday's Nintendo Direct presentations, that Rhythm Hunter: HarmoKnight will be released in North America and Europe next year. Game Freak released the rhythm platformer on the 3DS eShop in Japan several months ago, and the game will now be released in North America and Europe in early 2013.

Game Freak decided make a unique game and...

Angry Adult Gamers!


Have you received this error message?

We have now learned that this troubling issue on the European Wii U eshop is caused by a restriction to accessing PEGI 18 rated content before a specific time.
Using the eshop after 11pm UK time allows you to open the download page for ZombiU without any issues, which means that Nintendo is restricting...

Europe Will Receive An Updated Version Of The Game!



The popular download title Retro City Rampage has been available on many platforms for quite a while now in North America, but the game has been updated to give players a better experience in the European version of the game.

For those who don't already know, Retro City Rampage is an open-world action game that parodies...

North America


- Coming soon, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge patch will include 2 new playable characters for free

- Zen Pinball 2 this December on the Wii U eShop for free in both North America and Europe, trail versions for all current and future table releases

- Fire Emblem: Awakening will be available on February 4 in North America

Europe

Just in time for Nintendo Direct

While I was playing Nintendo Land, I notice an X replacing the arrow from the Download Management icon on the Home GamePad screen. On top of the GamePad screen it mention that the download process stop. I wasn't expecting a firmware update, so I decided to ignore it and continue playing Nintendo Land (Balloon Trip Breeze is so addicting).

Then I press the Home button again and notice the arrow has return that seems to be scanning something. I then take...

Nintendo tweeted this morning that a new Nintendo Direct will be available tomorrow in North America, 9:00am PT, about upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. Europe will also have their own Nintendo Direct, 5:00pm UK time, on the same day. No word yet for Japan, which they'll finally have Wii U in their stores on December 8.

Currently all digital shops in North America...

Gold Returns To Club Nintendo!



Back in August Nintendo released a Gold Nunchuk at Club Nintendo in North America, for those who wanted to have a matching Nunchuk for their special Golden Wii Remote they received by pre-ordering The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword last year. It really was an amazing reward and a must have item for those with the limited edition Skyward Sword Gold Wii...

Finally, Parent Control is put to good use.

If you read my Nintendo Land review, I mention that in my experience that the game freezes my Wii U system twice. Interestingly, I have no problems with Nintendo Land whenever I play a different user Mii that doesn't set up it's Nintendo Network ID yet. Nintendo Network gains access to Miiverse and other online service such as the Nintendo eShop and Netflix. This means that the Miiverse,...

Hey Canadians, do you want a Wii system that doesn't have backwards compatibility and doesn't have online functionality such as the Wii Shop Channel? Then I have good news for you, eh. The Wii Mini will be exclusive to Canada on December 7 for only $99.99. The Wii Mini is only featured in the Nintendo of Canada website. According to the site, The Wii Mini is compatible with over 1300 Wii disc games.

There are some worried Nintendo fans that think this is an ill-fated...

Tomorrow, starting from 10:00am to about 2:00pm PT, all Nintendo's digital stores, as well as both Wii and DS series Network Service, will be undergoing maintenance.

Wii U, in particular, is been describe as an "emergency" maintenance.

Nintendo has some explaining to do, hopefully as a surprise Nintendo Direct.

Source: GoNintendo

Finally Pikmin with Wii graphics

The first thing on my to do list on the second day is to transfer my Wii to Wii U. I started by going to Wii mode on the Wii U home screen and notice more activity on Miiverse than yesterday. I know the official name is WaraWara Plaza, however, the Wii U didn't get the memo. Wii Mote is the exact replica of the Wii home screen, featuring the Wii Shop Channel. This is by far the most disappointing about Wii U is that the Wii Shop Channel is the only digital shop with...

U stands for "Unfunctional" Wait that's not a word, never mind.

There as been reports that when the Day 1 system update halts the process due to power outage, internet disconnection, or impatiently unplug the system might brick the Wii U. These reports are from Wii U owners who found out the hard way.

Bricked Wii U means that the system is inoperable, disc games are no longer playable. What's ironic is that this has nothing to do with the...

Nintendo Land has voice acting. Already a must buy title.

There is a funny story when receiving my non-preorder Wii U Deluxe Set. I went to Target and the store has 3 stories and near it is a parking structure with two stories. I waited outside for 30 minutes before the store opens along with very small group of people. Once I enter and suddenly I'm in a back of a huge line. didn't occur to me that the actual Wii U line is on the second floor with a bridge between the store and the parking. Fortunately,...

Now available from the Wii Shop Channel, you can download the Wii U transfer tool channel. To transfer tour Wii downloadable games and your Wii Shop account to the Wii U system, you must first own the Wii U system and an SD card for that system.

Another important note that was reveal before downloading the tool is that the content on the Wii SD card will not transfer to the Wii U SD card. Fortunately, redownloading all of your previous purchases from the Wii Shop Channel is still possible on Wii U.

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Just one day before the WiiU launch, European gamers are hit with some sad news. The Donkey Kong country titles (1, 2, and 3) will be removed from the Wii shop on November 25th. As of now no reason has been given by Nintendo as to why this is happening. As it stands now, this news only applies to Europe, but do not be surprised if the same thing happens here in North America. Keep your fingers crossed that...

I guess this means that Retro City Rampage doesn't support the Wii U GamePad.

The official Retro City Rampage Twitter page release an image of the Wii's Classic Controller, indicating that the WiiWare release is still coming very soon.

Their Tweets also confirmed that the GameCube controller and the Wiimote is supported. However, they strongly recommend playing...

For those who think that 6 cards aren't enough

If you're a Club Nintendo member in North America who is convince that a retail copy of Kid Icarus: Uprising is under your Christmas tree, then you have a chance to enter a sweepstakes and the winner will receive a Kid Icarus Core AR Card Set. The Card Set includes over 400 AR Cards that are only acceptable for the Kid Icarus: Uprising on the Nintendo 3DS, and only 10 will win.

Looking Good!


Wii U Tablet Wii U eshop title screen!

If you've wanted to know what the Wii U eshop is going to look like we have some awesome pictures to share with you! This pictures were obtained from Nintendo's website and other reliable sources so chances are these pictures are real!

The above video is today's "Nintendo Direct" featuring detials of Miiverse, officially known as the WaraWara Plaza, and the use of Wii U Chat.

Other announcement that was announced during the Japan Nintendo Direct, which is Nintendo Network ID. The Nintendo Network ID is required after starting up your Wii U console for the first time. Your Nintendo Network ID is your Wii U Friend...

The sequel to Shantae Risky's Revenge has been announced exclusively for the 3DS eShop !

GoNintendo has informed that the latest issue of Nintendo Power revealed another game for the returning Shantae franchise, in which said sequel will contain elements that makes it sound very different from the other game, most notably is that in this game Shantae must team up with the archenemy of the first game, Risky.

GoNintendo also included some more details of the game as it follows:

Digital Rumors!


this could finally change

I just heard a rumor that this is what could be added on Tuesday's digital shops updates, but it sounds too good to be true!

Wii Shop:

Download file-size limit increased to 125MB.

Better Virtual Console Arcade software so more arcade games could be released on the service.
SEGA CD and SEGA Saturn consoles on the service.