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2:30 PM on 05.03.2013

Wii U gets another price drop in the UK

The Wii U has been reduced in price in the UK for the second time in less than two months. Yesterday, supermarket giant ASDA started selling the Wii U 8GB Basic bundle for £149.99, a reduction of £50. Other online...

Alasdair Duncan

12:30 PM on 05.03.2013

Rumor: Nintendo delaying Wii U titles due to summer patch

A source told CVG that Wii U releases are slim this spring due to an initiative at Nintendo to stop most first-party releases until the summer patch is out, which will further improve the system. This follows April's patch wh...

Allistair Pinsof

8:30 AM on 05.03.2013

This Fire Emblem scene was too hot for North America

Nintendo has done a fantastic job supporting Fire Emblem: Awakening so far, with new DLC dropping so frequently it's hard to make time for it all. However it was yesterday's map release that caught the eye of NeoGAF board mem...

Vito Gesualdi

6:30 AM on 05.03.2013

PSA: Tank! Tank! Tank! nets you free Club Nintendo coins

I downloaded Tank! Tank! Tank! yesterday for free on the Wii U eShop, and I have to say, despite the fact that it may not be worth a full retail asking price, it's a great time-wasting free download. But it seems as if that's...

Chris Carter

6:30 PM on 05.02.2013

Game & Wario comes to Wii U on June 23 for $39.99

Game & Wario arrives in North America on June 23 and then Europe on June 28. It comes with a budget price of $39.99. I'll bite my tongue and hold back any Wii U gaming drought comments, because Game & Wario is finally...

Allistair Pinsof

4:30 PM on 05.02.2013

Mario invades the world of Metal Slug, chaos ensues

With the growing trend of videogame crossovers by fans, it was only a matter of time before Super Mario World mashed with Metal Slug. Restylzed in Metal Slug's Neo-Geo asthetic, Mario roams the recognizable levels of the arc...

Allistair Pinsof

4:15 PM on 05.02.2013

Famicom was red because Nintendo prez owned a red scarf

Of the myriad facets of game hardware design, the big honking truth behind a console's color scheme may not necessarily rank among the most fascinating of details. It's something that we don't give too much thought about, esp...

Tony Ponce

12:00 PM on 05.02.2013

Whatever happened to the Wii Vitality Sensor?

I remember seeing the presentation for the Wii Vitality Sensor live at E3 2009. I remember the muddled "huh?" and "um, what?" exclamations in the audience, followed by a "I guess it could be cool for Silent Hill" response by ...

Chris Carter

10:45 AM on 05.02.2013

Nintendo Download: Tank! Tank! Tank! for free

Today is a pretty lively day on the Wii U and 3DS eShop storefronts, even if pretty much everything is a re-release. In a strange turn of events, Tank! Tank! Tank! will be free on the Wii U eShop, with paid DLC in tow. Kung F...

Chris Carter

4:00 AM on 05.02.2013

Link to the Past sequel will feature light & dark world

The Link to the Past sequel, which has no real official name in North America still, will indeed feature a light and dark world like the original game on Super Nintendo. That's according to CNET who interviewed Zelda series ...

Hamza CTZ Aziz

2:45 PM on 05.01.2013

Satoru Iwata excited about Nintendo's digital business

Following Nintendo's fiscal year 2013 briefing, during which president Satoru Iwata announced a significant change to the company's E3 presence, a Q&A session was held to address investors' concerns and inquiries. It was ...

Tony Ponce

10:30 AM on 05.01.2013

Nintendo urges Wii owners to discover Wii U

Nintendo has sent out a mass-message to Wii owners to inform them of the Wii U's release, Kotaku reports. The message was sent in an effort to inform the mass audience that the Wii U is "an all-new home console from Nintendo,...

Keith Swiader

10:00 PM on 04.30.2013

Want a used console? Buy directly from the manufacturer

The biggest argument against pre-owned game and hardware sales is that the publisher or manufacturer doesn't see a single cent of that revenue. One solution is for the original companies to start selling used goods themselves...

Tony Ponce

3:30 PM on 04.30.2013

Retro Studios reveal should come in not-so-distant future

What's Metroid Prime and Donkey Kong Country Returns developer Retro Studios up to these days? That's the burning question. Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime knows, but won't tell. More recently, Nintendo supervisor...

Jordan Devore

7:30 AM on 04.30.2013

A rundown of everything on the Wii U Virtual Console

Nintendo UK just announced some new Wii U Virtual Console games, set to hit the system soon with all of the usual GamePad upgrades in tow. In the near future, UK gamers will be getting Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Mario Bro...

Chris Carter

9:30 PM on 04.29.2013

The Wonderful 101 director hints that the game is short

We still have no idea when The Wonderful 101 will launch; I think it's safe to say that any other significant Wii U release this Spring is completely out of the question. The issue with protracted game developments is that pl...

Tony Ponce