VGW: Read Beyond the Headline
With the hurricane frenzy of announcements and one-upmanship that were the Sony and Microsoft press conferences, you could easily forget that Nintendo also had some cards to play at the E3 2013 table. While the grandiose announcements were largely reserved for the likes of the Xbox One and Playstation 4, Nintendo came in quietly with a slew [...]
Fans and critics of the Wii U have been more than a little worried about how this year would pan out for the system, especially with titles that were supposed to make launch window releases such as Pikmin 3 getting pushed back to the first half of 2013. Luckily, Nintendo has made a comeback with its [...]
Nintendo used their Nintendo Direct conference today to give fans and skeptics a glimpse of the future for their two platforms, the 3DS and Wii U. Smash Bros., Mario Kart, and The Legend of Zelda were the dominant IPs announced for Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U agenda, along with other features and updates. Another announcement shook things up slightly, which combines [...]
Nintendo has a tendency to be somewhat vague about their release schedule, so more concrete dates are always welcome. Today, they finally announced concrete dates for a number of highly-anticipated titles, along with a number of unfortunate delays of what were supposed to be Wii U launch window titles. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, a game [...]
Though Wii U owners have been able to play their Wii content by uploading it to their Wii Us—to include their Virtual Console games—so far they have not been able to strictly play them on the GamePad. Based on a statement from Nintendo, that will hopefully change. This claim came about while Kotaku editor Jason [...]
Last year, Crytek teased fans of the Crysis series by saying that Crysis 3 could be a possibility for Wii U owners. In July, Crytek producer Mike Reed made an off-the-cuff remark saying that Crytek was working with Nintendo to investigate the potential for Crysis 3 on the new console. On Monday, Crytek CEO and founder, Cevat Yerli, confirmed the game [...]
Nintendo’s decision to tie Nintendo Network IDs very closely to WiiU consoles may be reaping unintended benefits for gamers who bought used WiiUs, who discovered they could freely download games bought by the console’s previous owners. A user at the NeoGAF forums claims they downloaded several free games on a used WiiU they purchased, even [...]
Following the app’s slight delay, Nintendo’s TVii app for the Wii U has officially launched. The best part of the deal is that players who own a Wii U with the most recent software will not be required to download any additional software updates. To access the TVii app, simply turn on the Wii U [...]
[Update] Pure Nintendo has since taken down the original article, and Ubisoft released this official statement on the matter: “Ubisoft confirms that Rayman Legends is scheduled for release in early 2013. The team is working hard to finalize the game and is looking forward to sharing more details with fans very soon!” With this in [...]
The appeal of the iconic Super Mario games is a difficult concept to grasp. Despite being so hokey, childish, simple, and now aged, fans flock to these games time and time again. And for the first time in over 20 years, Nintendo is launching a home console with a Super Mario Bros game, and the [...]
Greetings everyone, and welcome to this week’s Sunday Sidebar. In between gorging on myriad Thanksgiving delights, this week I caught up with Collin van Ginkel of Two Tribes in The Netherlands. They’re an indie company that have been collectively working on games since 1999. Their most recent project is avian-protagonist puzzler Toki Tori 2, which [...]
The Gamepad turned out to be the most exciting aspect of my Wii U launch experience. I was skeptical of the thing, and wasn’t really excited for it or convinced of its inherent innovation. I actually thought it all seemed a bit silly. This all changed when I placed it in my hands. More “Wii [...]
Following my family of four’s initial impressions of the Wii U, I’ve come to the conclusion that Nintendo’s new console has an unintentional form of parental control due to the GamePad’s battery life; though it may be the parent who’s being controlled in this case and not the child. I came home from work Monday [...]