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Nintendo Wii U GamePad delay only 1/60 of a second

, Oct 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Because of the high-definition graphics of the Wii U and the 854×480 resolution of the Wii U GamePad's screen, a lot of people have been guessing that the lag time would be incredibly high. However, Ubisoft's Rayman Legends developer Michel Ancel has confirmed that the GamePad's screen only has a delay of 1/60 of a second. Read The Full Story

ZombiU story detailed in new development diary

, Oct 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

The Wii U has a pretty impressive launch line-up, to be sure, but it seems that one of the best launch titles for the console will be Ubisoft's ZombiU. We've already seen and heard some great things about ZombiU, and today we're finding out more about the game's story and characters thanks to a new development diary Ubisoft has shared with IGN. Needless to say, it's going to be a bloody and scary experience, but it seems that Ubisoft has made an effort to connect the events in the game with real-world people. Read The Full Story

Wii U pre-orders fetching up to $750 on eBay

, Oct 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

While hype for the Nintendo Wii U may not be as substantial compared to other consoles, pre-orders for the Wii U went quickly and eventually sold out. Now, console scalpers are looking to make bank on their pre-ordered Wii U consoles by selling them on eBay for almost a quarter as much as they originally paid for the console. Read The Full Story

X-Arcade offers Wii U controller adapter

, Oct 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

X-Arcade makes some of the coolest arcade controllers out there that will take you right back to the arcade of your youth. The company makes large controllers with big joysticks and big buttons that appear to have come right off the Pac-Man game from 1980. The cool part is that the company also makes a number of adapters allowing you to use that controller with just about every game console available. Read The Full Story

Nintendo to release 23 games on Wii U launch day

, Sep 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nintendo announced a lineup of 23 games today that will launch simultaneously with the Wii U on November 18. Nintendo plans on releasing more than 50 titles total for the Wii U between November 18, 2012 and March 31, 2013. However, we now know that nearly half of those games will be available right on launch day. Read The Full Story

Wii U’s slow CPU “a challenge” for one launch developer

, Sep 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

These days, we have a better idea of what the Wii U is packing under the hood. While there are some aspects of the Wii U that are clearly better than the Xbox 360 or PS3, the CPU isn't one of them. We don't know everything about the Wii U's CPU just yet (clock speed, for instance, is still a mystery), but we do know that it comes from IBM and features three Power PC cores. Read The Full Story

Wii U replacement GamePads will be offered at launch

, Sep 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

We already know that Nintendo isn't planning to offer standalone Wii U GamePads at launch here in the US, because the company isn't expecting to have games that support multiple GamePads available until sometime next year. That's fair enough, but that raises a pretty significant question for some gamers: what happens if the GamePad that comes packed with your Wii U gets damaged? Will you just be out of luck until Nintendo decides to start offering standalone GamePads? Thankfully, the answer to that question is "no," as Nintendo will be offering replacement GamePads for the more clumsy gamers out there. Read The Full Story

Wii U pre-orders going fast at most online retailers

, Sep 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nintendo's incoming Wii U has only been up for pre-order for a few days, but already it seems that some retailers are having issues keeping the console in stock. This is immediately reminiscent of the original Wii, which was a rare find for quite some time after release. Could the Wii U be headed for the same post-launch stock issues? That's hard to say for sure, but it certainly seems that way. Read The Full Story

Darksiders II for the Nintendo Wii U to feature special content

, Sep 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

THQ confirmed this week that its action-adventure title Darksiders II will be released for the Wii U game console. That fact came as no surprise since Nintendo had already confirmed, back in June, that the game would be a launch title for the console. However, what we didn't know at the time was that THQ would be packing the Wii U version with tons of extra content. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii U will feature expandable memory

, Sep 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today, as many of you already know, the Wii U finally received pricing information and a release date. Along with those rather important details, we were also treated to a list of specs for the console. Everything seems to be solid, but there's one thing leaving consumers scratching their heads: storage, or lack thereof. Read The Full Story

Black Ops II Wii U details unleashed

, Sep 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

As expected, Nintendo confirmed today that Call of Duty: Black Ops II will be coming to Wii U. Gameplay obviously won't be too much different from its Xbox 360, PS3, and PC counterparts, but there are some features exclusive to the Wii U that helps this particular version standout from the crowd. Activision's Eric Hirshberg ran through these features during Nintendo's event today, with one of the most notable being that the game can be played on the Wii U GamePad's screen. Read The Full Story

Bayonetta 2 to be a Wii U exclusive

, Sep 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nintendo made a lot of big announcements during its Wii U event earlier today, but perhaps one of the biggest reveals was that Bayonetta 2 is coming to the console. Not only that, but Sega has opted to make it a Wii U exclusive, something that will likely come as a shock to fans. There wasn't any talk of Bayonetta 2 being a timed exclusive, and since Nintendo is publishing the game, the chances of it coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 seem pretty slim. Read The Full Story
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