Articles Tagged ‘Nintendo Wii U’
‘The Last Story’ Lead Designer Says Wii U Works Best For JRPG Titles
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 4, 2012 AT 06:30am
Posted on August 4, 2012 AT 06:30am
Speculation from The Last Story lead designer Takuya Matsumoto says that the Nintendo Wii U's GamePad is best suited for JRPGs and similarly-focused games. READ MORE
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GameStop Leaks Every Wii U Launch Title, 30 Games Release This Holiday
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on August 3, 2012 AT 10:28am
Posted on August 3, 2012 AT 10:28am
An entire list of the Wii U's launch titles and "launch window" titles has been leaked by an inside source at GameStop. READ MORE
Former EA Chief Says Nintendo Will End Up ‘A Software Company’ Like Sega
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on July 23, 2012 AT 01:52pm
Posted on July 23, 2012 AT 01:52pm
Do you believe that Nintendo is on the way to becoming a "software-only" company thanks to competition from the likes of Apple's App Store and Android devices like the Google Nexus 7 tablet? READ MORE
RUMOR: Leaked GameStop List Says Wii U Launching This November
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on July 23, 2012 AT 10:42am
Posted on July 23, 2012 AT 10:42am
Nintendo still won't break their code of silence regarding the Wii U's official release date, so it's up to alleged leaks and industry gossip to try pinning down a launch window (and a price). READ MORE
Nintendo Offers Incentives For Digital Version Of New Super Mario Bros. 2
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on July 20, 2012 AT 02:08pm
Posted on July 20, 2012 AT 02:08pm
Nintendo of Japan is sweeting the pot for 3DS owners who want to go "green" with upcoming titles, offering a collection of extra gifts for those who buy the digital version of certain games as opposed to the full retail package. READ MORE
Mass Effect 3 For Wii U Has ‘Extended Cut’ Packed In For Your Convenience
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on July 17, 2012 AT 12:12pm
Posted on July 17, 2012 AT 12:12pm
Even though Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U may be showing up more than a year late to the party, anyone playing it on Nintendo's upcoming console won't have to deal with the non-choice of the original three endings. READ MORE
Scribblenauts CEO: Wii U Definitely More Powerful Than PS3, Xbox 360
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on July 13, 2012 AT 06:30pm
Posted on July 13, 2012 AT 06:30pm
It seems not many people can agree on whether the Nintendo Wii U is more powerful than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. So, which video game developer is telling us the truth about the system's processing and graphical power? READ MORE
Tekken Producer: Wii U Processor Slow, Not As Good As PS3 Or Xbox 360
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on July 11, 2012 AT 05:04pm
Posted on July 11, 2012 AT 05:04pm
Most video game developers used to dealing with relatively high-powered PCs and standard console kits might be facing tricky issues with the Nintendo Wii U, which purportedly has a "low" clock speed compared to the competition. READ MORE
Publisher Insider Says Wii U Will Launch For Way Less Than £250
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 30, 2012 AT 03:35pm
Posted on June 30, 2012 AT 03:35pm
Yet another inside source within the gaming industry is cryptically claiming that the Wii U's launch price is going to be far, far less than we're all expecting. READ MORE
RUMOR: Nintendo Releasing Multiple Wii U Bundles At Launch
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 28, 2012 AT 02:58pm
Posted on June 28, 2012 AT 02:58pm
Nintendo's Wii U may be heavily focused on the new touch-screen tablet controller, but as noted in some of our previews, certain games will require a substantial amount of controllers for that full five-player party atmosphere. READ MORE
Nintendo Won’t Charge You A Dime For The Wii U’s Miiverse
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 28, 2012 AT 01:24pm
Posted on June 28, 2012 AT 01:24pm
For all the questionable calls that Nintendo has made in the last few years regarding their approach to online gaming, the Big N still recognizes that a free online gaming network is the best path for the Wii U's Miiverse.
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EGM Preview: Pikmin 3
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 22, 2012 AT 11:00am
Posted on June 22, 2012 AT 11:00am
Another round with Pikmin 3's first boss battle has McKinley convinced that the long overdue sequel is exactly what Nintendo needs to show off the Wii U's visual chops. READ MORE
EGM Preview: Game & Wario
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 22, 2012 AT 10:30am
Posted on June 22, 2012 AT 10:30am
McKinley explains how Game & Wario tries to achieve a solid multiplayer experience on the WiiU, despite the fact that games only use one controller, rather than five. READ MORE
EGM Preview: Nintendo Land
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 22, 2012 AT 09:30am
Posted on June 22, 2012 AT 09:30am
After playing quite a few rounds of Nintendo Land this week, it's easy to see why Nintendo is hoping that this collection of games will be the next Wii Sports. READ MORE
Wii U Miiverse Won’t Use Twitter Or Facebook, Sounds Like A Good Call
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 21, 2012 AT 01:20pm
Posted on June 21, 2012 AT 01:20pm
Nintendo's extremely cautious steps into social networking for the Wii U won't include Twitter or Facebook, and considering the steps they're taking to censor offensive content, that actually sounds like the right call to make. READ MORE
Nintendo Direct Presentations Going Down Tonight For Japan, US, Europe
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 21, 2012 AT 10:39am
Posted on June 21, 2012 AT 10:39am
Nintendo is taking to the web again to hype their Wii U and Nintendo 3DS libraries, hosting three "Nintendo Direct" presentations headlined by three Nintendo presidents. READ MORE
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ZombiU
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 20, 2012 AT 06:45pm
Posted on June 20, 2012 AT 06:45pm
McKinley sits down with ZombiU and explains how wrestling with the game's complicated Wii U controls could actually make it a more frightening survival horror experience than Dead Space and Resident Evil. READ MORE
Wii U GamePad Can Render GamePlay Faster Than Your HDTV
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 17, 2012 AT 10:48am
Posted on June 17, 2012 AT 10:48am
Nintendo's Wii U may be more current-generation than "next-generation," but the GamePad is still advanced enough to stream HD gameplay faster than your thousand-dollar HD television. READ MORE
Take-Two CEO “Skeptical” Of Wii U, Not Ready To Commit Core Franchises
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 16, 2012 AT 10:30am
Posted on June 16, 2012 AT 10:30am
Whether you'll see BioShock, Red Dead Redemption, or Borderlands on the Wii U is up in air, as Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick admits that he isn't quite sold on Nintendo's dual-screen console. READ MORE
Jimmy Fallon Freaks Out Over Wii U, Nintendo Land With Reggie Fils-Aime
By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 16, 2012 AT 09:00am
Posted on June 16, 2012 AT 09:00am
It's the end of video game week on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and the Wii U took the last spot on the show's lineup with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime dropping in for a visit. READ MORE
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