Tag: Wii U
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E3 2016: The Legend of Zelda – Breath of the Wild Announced and it’s Actually Breath-taking
After four years since first announcing it, Nintendo has finally treated us a good look at its long-teased new Legend of Zelda game for Wii U – as well as the yet to be launched NX – and it’s absolutely breath-taking. Whisking us back to Hyrule Kingdom in a massive scale adventure, the debut trailer […]
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E3 2016: [Update] New Legend of Zelda – Link Gender Option Debunked?
Nintendo will start its E3 announcements this coming Tuesday in the first of its Treehouse livestreams outlining its software releases, and potentially its hardware intentions, for the next year. One of the company’s major stories will of course be the long-awaited new Legend of Zelda game for Wii U– but as early attendees to the […]
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Nintendo Confirms it Will Still Make Wii U Throughout 2016
While preparing to report the sad rumour that Nintendo intends to cease production on the Wii U before the end of the year, official comments have just come in to suggest this might not be altogether true. Woo-hooo! The Super Mario maker has spoken out about a report from Japanese newspaper Nikkei which stated that […]
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Nintendo Miitomo Pre-Registering Begins
Nintendo has launched a website inviting gamers to pre-register for its new Miitomo mobile app. Miitomo.com is now live and offers free registration and some more information and images of the new ‘social go-between’ app which uses a player’s Mii avatar and an automated questions and answers system as a means of learning more about […]
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Nintendo Account Goes Live in Japan as Club Nintendo Replacement
Nintendo of Japan has begun a test run of its successor to the beloved and recently ended Club Nintendo – a loyalty scheme called Nintendo Account. The games maker’s Japanese website has announced the new Nintendo Account scheme which (from what we can translate) will be set up through an existing Nintendo ID or quickly […]
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Nintendo Selling Wii U GamePads – But Only in Japan
Nintendo has been very back and forth regarding the possibility of using two GamePads with its Wii U console. But now, three years after it first went on sale, the company has finally launched the unique touch-screen controller as a stand-alone product in its native Japan. Back when the final consumer ready Wii U was […]
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Nintendo Direct Returns – Surprises with New Female Link
Nintendo Direct made its long awaited return yesterday, hosted by the company’s charismatic President of America Reggie Fils-Aime who updated us on all the happenings in the world of Wii U and 3DS – including an interesting spin on legendary character Link. The Nintendo Direct for 12.11.15 saw the announcement that popular Final Fantasy VII […]
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Nintendo Direct Web Shows Will Continue
Days after announcing a new Worldwide President Nintendo has revealed that its popular web-presentation Nintendo Direct will continue. Former Nintendo of America President and General Affairs Manager Tatsumi Kimishima begins his promotion today, taking on Nintendo’s highest ranking position after a recent corporate restructure. He succeeds the inimitable Satoru Iwata who was President from 2002 […]
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Nintendo Announces Iwata Successor – Tatsumi Kimishima Becomes Worldwide President
Nintendo has announced its new Worldwide President after the recent passing of the beloved Satoru Iwata at age 55. As part of a company-wide corporate restructure Tatsumi Kimishima has been named as the man responsible for taking Nintendo’s global business forward and will begin his new promotion on September 16th. Kimishima, 65, becomes the company’s […]
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Latest Wii U Update Finally Brings an End to TVii
Having recently pulled the plug on its TVii service for Wii U, Nintendo has finally removed the HOME screen icon for it in the latest system update. The last trace of TVii will disappear when Wii U software version 5.5.0 is installed bringing closure to the once promising television platform – a concept which was […]
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ZombiU Spreads to Xbox One & PS4 as “Zombi”
Rumours emerged in June that the ZombiU outbreak could soon reach next gen consoles and PC as Ubisoft was planning an adaptation beyond its original Wii U platform. Now those rumours have been confirmed as true and the game will be released as soon as August the 18th bearing the title Zombi. Dropping the U […]
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Nintendo’s NX Kept Secret to Stop Competitors Stealing Ideas
It seems Nintendo is keeping details about its next console very close to its chest, choosing not to reveal even the tiniest bit of gossip to the attendees at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles – the biggest event in the gaming calendar and a frenzy of new hardware and software announcements. […]