Wii U

More than a few people were confused by the unveiling of Wii U. ‘What’s it, really?’ was the question many asked, not knowing if the big, fat controller was also the console. Turned out it was not, but the controller, however, is Nintendo’s selling point. You follow? Good, because Nintendo believes the average person will, saying Wii U wont’ be ... Read More »

While Sony and Microsoft already have online services that are well established, Nintendo’s hoping to bring some flexibility to the mix, saying they’ve acknowledged that they need to do more online,. Read More »

“You probably remember that when we introduced the GameCube, we showed a somewhat realistic Zelda demo. And what we actually created was the cel-shaded Wind Waker. So when we show a graphic demo, people think, ‘Oh, this is what the next Zelda will look like,’ but that’s not necessarily the case.” – The Legends of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma ... Read More »

Every Gamesthirst user’s heard of Wii, but I’m sure most of them don’t own one, even if they’re in a house with the aging console. Why? Because Nintendo’s bestselling system, although it’s sold more than any other platform this generation, hasn’t been able to connect with the hardcore crowd because, well, it’s not hardcore enough. The firm’s President Satoru Iwata ... Read More »

“But for me personally, I’d love to do just that. It’s a very, very interesting piece of hardware. Whenever I see new game machines and their new possibilities get into my head, the ideas just start flowing. I’d absolutely love to make a Resident Evil on it. I really love the idea of being able to play the game even ... Read More »

Creator of both God of War and Twisted Metal, David Jaffe, struck a bad note in a song that’s been wavy at best concerning Nintendo’s Wii U console, saying the new hardware will only garner half the popularity its older sibling, Wii had. Read More »

Wii wasn’t Valve’s thing, but Wii U “fits better” into the firm’s “scalability model”, therefore the developer’s interest in Nintendo’s new console is high. Read More »

Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that there’s a new Zelda title under development for Wii U at Nintendo as we speak. Read More »

Give GameInformer a visit to see a behind the scenes video Darksiders II in development over at Vigil Games. You’ll see a few things of interest in there, including character models and a quick bit of gameplay. The game will release next year for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii U. Yes Wii U. Quench it here. Read More »

Contrary to some developers claiming Wii U will be twice as powerful as PS3 according to their testing, Nintendo godfather Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed the console won’t “dramatically outperform” neither PS3 nor Xbox 360, because Nintendo’s trying to keep cost down despite “reckless” new controller. Read More »

All this week on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon was Video Games Week, and “what’s video games week without Nintendo?” was Host Jimmy Fallon’s question. A very fitting question I should add. Watch the thrill below the break. Read More »

Sega’s said that following the unveiling of Wii U at E3 last week, Nintendo’s getting ready to send out new dev kits to developers and publishers, hopefully with upgraded specs. Read More »

Iwata’s confirmed that Nintendo’s latest console, Wii U, can’t run DVDs, and so if the thing can’t run DVDs, you shouldn’t even think of Blu-Ray, as he also confirmed that the latter’s a no-no. Read More »

Developers and publishers far and wide have been announcing their plans to support Wii U, yet we’ve heard nothing solid from Activision….Until now. Read More »

Although most of the media was more/less pleased with the announcement of Wii U, Wedbush Morgan Securities sees the new console as outdated and coming two years late. Read More »