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Nintendo Wii U comment sheds skepticism on Mario Bros launch title

, Jul 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

At E3 last month, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime made it clear that gamers wanted Mario as a launch title on the Wii U, and seemed to say that New Super Mario Bros Wii U would be a launch title for the new console. But then again, there was a lot of the phrase "launch window" being tossed around, and new comments from Nintendo are even less confident. Read The Full Story

Pachter: Activision forced Nintendo to create Wii U Pro Controller

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Right before E3 2012 kicked off, Nintendo revealed the Pro Controller for the Wii U, something which a lot of gamers (including myself) were happy to see. According to Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, the Wii U's Pro Controller might might not exist today were it not for the insistence of Activision, which said it would not be putting Call of Duty games on the Wii U if Nintendo didn't give developers a more traditional controller to work with. Thus, the Wii U Pro Controller was born, or at least that's the way the story goes when Michael Pachter tells it. Read The Full Story

Wii U more powerful than 360 and PS3, claims 5th Cell

, Jul 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

With Nintendo still keeping most of the details about the Wii U under wraps, there has been plenty of speculation and debate as to whether or not it's actually more powerful than the Xbox 360 and PS3. According to Jeremiah Slaczka, CEO of Scribblenauts developer 5th Cell, it is, and he's getting a bit sick of hearing all of the rumors that claim it isn't. It sounds like the Wii U just found one of its biggest fans in Slaczka. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii U will not be more than $400

, Jul 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

The idea of saying that a Nintendo console could potentially cost upwards of $500 or even $600 would have seemed absurd just a year or so ago, but as more and more rumors pop up about the Wii U's launch day price point being that high, a new credible story has come out that the system will almost certainly be priced at less than $400, with something in the $350 price range seeming like a distinct possibility. Read The Full Story

Nintendo to finally implement data recovery for stolen consoles

, Jul 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Having your console or handheld stolen is never a fun thing to deal with, but at least with Sony and Microsoft, recovering all of your downloaded apps and games once you get a new console is relatively easy. With Nintendo, data recovery is nearly impossible, as there isn't much of an account system to be found on the Wii, DS, or 3DS. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS, Wii U to have unified accounts

, Jul 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you purchase a $20 eShop gift card for your 3DS, but then realize there's a downloadable product on the Wii U that you just have to have, there may be good news for you. According to Nintendo representative David Marshall, the company will have a unified account system for the 3DS and the Wii U, meaning users will be able to create one online account and use it for both systems. Read The Full Story

Third-Party Developers Will Make or Break the Wii U

, Jul 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

In the gaming world created and crafted by Nintendo, games make or break the company. When solid titles like Super Mario or the Legend of Zelda make their way to the market, consumers care. And in the process, they buy an awful lot of consoles.

When the Wii U launches later this year, Nintendo will need to rely on games in order to sell more consoles. However, in the past, the company has relied nearly entirely on first-party titles. In fact, the Wii’s third-party lineup was so sub-par that many folks (including myself) made it a last-resort gaming opportunity in the living room. Soon after the allure of motion gaming wore off and the first-party titles dried up, there was little else to enjoy.

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Super Smash Bros may have reached its character limit

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

There were 36 playable characters in Super Smash Bros Brawl. Is that enough, or would it really be that much better if Nintendo managed to squeak a few more in? As it is, you had characters like Ness and Lucas, Diddy and Donkey Kong, and Marth and Ike that pretty much played identically. So for the next entry, Nintendo isn't focusing on quantity. Read The Full Story

Nintendo’s latest hire is Disney video game exec

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nintendo has added a new member to its team, a man who held a leading position at Disney's video game department. Are you asking, "So what?" right now. You should be. Companies hire new people all the time, but what's interesting about this situation is what Duncan Orrell-Jones is expected to bring to the table. He will be heading up the "development and evolution" of Nintendo's digital strategy. Read The Full Story

Nintendo $100 Wii U game pre-orders denounced

, Jun 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nintendo is saying that no one should pay attention to any sort of pre-order prices that online or brick-and-mortar retailers attach to anything related to the Wii U. The company has not given any indication about the price of games or hardware - something that has made a lot of analysts worried since the device is launching later this year - but it is doing its best to quash any floating rumors. Read The Full Story

Super Smash Bros head to deliver coveted keynote

, Jun 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

In what could be a move for Nintendo to drum up last-minute excitement for the Wii U, the man at the head of the Super Smash Bros franchise will give a rare public keynote address at a game developer conference later this summer. Masahiro Sakurai gained Internet fame in the months leading up to Super Smash Bros Brawl because of his constantly-updated blog that became the source for all Brawl-related news. Read The Full Story

Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime blames you for being unimpressed at E3

, Jun 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you didn't think Nintendo hit it out of the park at E3, that isn't Nintendo's fault. It's yours. Such was the message in a recent Kotaku interview with the man at the top of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime, who called gamers "insatiable." He feels that no matter what, they won't be pleased. He was responding to the criticism the company faced at the big trade show earlier this month. Read The Full Story
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