Wii U review update: Nintendo finally has a decent online experience
There are some rough edges, but it's still a huge step into the present.
There are some rough edges, but it's still a huge step into the present.
And why the console maker wants $60 to help me free my purchases.
Private investment will push ambitious space sim's budget over $10 million.
Multiple WLAN chips make for smooth talking between console and GamePad.
Interrupting the roughly 5GB download can render the console useless.
Playing video games every day may lead to better, modern surgery skills.
Nintendo ushers in the next generation of console gaming.
The Wii U releases tomorrow and Ars readers are buzzing about it.
$150 for low-end Xbox 360, $200 for PS3 and Vita bundles.
The Wii U's pack-in minigame collection ranges from sublime to pointless.
Free services will be added in the weeks after launch.
Don't get too excited: Game Freak's informational app probably isn't a harbinger.
Newell joins peers like Miyamoto and Molyneux in AIAS Hall of Fame.
Game operator: "Pay me $1500 and you will never hear from me again."
Inventive, challenging levels and GamePad Boost Mode make for an instant classic.
Formatting, system software eat up at least 5GB of built-in storage.
Michael Arndt, who also wrote Toy Story 3, has been giving Star Wars talks.
When you talk Apple's tiniest tablet with the OpenForum, things can get heated.
Sold to the public as the ideal Windows 8 device, the tablet isn't quite that.
Japan's electronics sector is reeling, gov't minister says no bailout is coming.
Our initial out-of-the-box inspection yielded a few unexpected twists.
Razer asks users to activate gaming mice online, uproar follows.
Or: How to get hundreds of people to keep a major gameplay secret for two years.
"Dad's favorite pastime shouldn't treat girls like second-class citizens."
Serial comics titles now offered across iTunes, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble stores.
Perhaps the biggest surprise? It makes a useful, miniature all-in-one.
Installation bugs, kinks in new features like Web apps hamper promising release.
Pricey but lovable bulbs leave us incapable of going back to normal lighting.
Nintendo ushers in the next generation of console gaming.