Nintendo Wii U and 3DS news at Wii's World

Mario Kart can reduce stress?

New study shows that a little gaming might go a long way

A study published in Computers in Human Behavior has shown that a group of 48 subjects decreased their levels of stress after playing Mario Kart, having first performing a Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) in order to stress the applicants out. Operating on the theory of self determination,... read more

August 19th, 2014
Jeremy Freeman
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Wii Party U review

Wii U party with me? I hate being by Miiself

Following on from its 2010 predecessor Wii Party; Wii Party U is the newest installment in what many considered to be a great party game. First impressions of the cover alone make it appear as just another bland party game title (hell, that's exactly what I was thinking before even picking up the... read more

August 18th, 2014
Captain_Toog
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Travel the World With Hello Kitty for Half Price

Travel Adventures Now 50% Off In Nintendo's eShop

International travel just got a lot cuter, thanks to the 3DS title Travel Adventures with Hello Kitty, now available for half price in the Nintendo eShop. From France to Brazil, you can follow the adventures of Hello Kitty and her friends as they explore the world and play games in order to collect items.... read more

August 18th, 2014
Leslie Love
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My Top Five Mario Games

My favourite outings from the Italian plumber

Is there a bigger more well-known gaming mascot than Mario? The guy is the face of an entire generation of gaming. He has been in hundreds of video games and this got me thinking. What are my top five favourite Mario games? Well, here they are. One rule, I will only include games where Mario is the main... read more

August 18th, 2014
Zak Murkin
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Kirby's Nightmare Wizard, the Newest Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros.

Nightmare Wizard--the evil villain who brought nightmares to Kirby's Dream Land--will now be able to use his powers to help players defeat opponents as an assist trophy in the new Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. On Monday morning, Masahiro Sakurai, the game's director, took to the Nintendo Miiverse to announce the addition of the terrifying Kirby boss and to elaborate on his ability to plunge the entire... read more

August 18th, 2014
Leslie Love
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Gothic Masquerade new screenshots

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August 14th, 2014
Rob Jones
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The Walking Dead tables coming to Zen Pinball 2

Pinball gizzard

It could be said that Zen Studios has neglected the Wii U version of Zen Pinball 2 of late, deciding to release certain DLC tables only on other consoles instead. Today we have some good news though, The Walking Dead pack will be available on Wii U, starting August 28th. Featuring locations like... read more

August 13th, 2014
Rob Jones
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SteamWorld Dig new screenshots

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August 13th, 2014
Rob Jones
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Miis in Super Smash Bros can dress up like Nintendo characters

Metroid and Meta Knight shown

Masahiro Sakurai has revealed via a tweet that you will be able to dress up your Miis as Nintendo characters in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game for Wii U and possibly 3DS. The screenshot shows off the Metroid and Meta Knight suits. This may be good news for Meta Knight fans as he is still yet to be... read more

August 12th, 2014
Zak Murkin
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Spikey Walls new screenshots

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August 11th, 2014
Rob Jones
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RCMADIAX bringing Flappy Bird style game to Wii U

Shiny flappy people

Many people are familiar with Flappy Bird by this point, the addictive game on mobile phones that proved a runaway success for its creator Dong Nguyen. If you're late to the game, though, or you simply can't get enough of Flappy's simple charm - publisher RCMADIAX is bringing its own spin-off called... read more

August 11th, 2014
Rob Jones
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Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D review

It's a high score galore!

One thing I miss about being young with saved up pocket money is spending it on arcade games. It's a magical experience as a child, going to the arcades and blasting coins out on games like Time Crisis. Sadly I have missed those times, I respect having money too much to spend it on a whim and arcade machines... read more

August 11th, 2014
Matt Clewley
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Fish plays Pokemon Red

Finally, animals can enjoy gaming

The animal kingdom has a lot to offer when it comes to amazing our minds with their surprising intelligence and their way of life. Unfortunately, fish have a reputation for forgetting everything after a few seconds and also eating their own poop. However, on streaming website Twitch there has been an... read more

August 11th, 2014
Matt Clewley
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Steel Empire review

Still a classic

Steel Empire is an old side-scrolling, steampunk shoot 'em up that was released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis way back in the distant, archaic year of 1992. It was a great game back then, it was a great game when it got ported to the Game Boy Advance, but is it still a great game now that it's been brought... read more

August 8th, 2014
Garrett Thomas
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Mega Altaria/Lopunny and more confirmed for Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Because everyone was clamoring for more Lopunny

In a recent publication of Japanese gaming magazine CoroCoro, Mega Evolutions for Altaria, Salamence, and the rabbit-esque abomination that is Lopunny have all been confirmed for the upcoming remake of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. Mega Altaria will be a Dragon/Fairy type, have increased attack, a greater... read more

August 8th, 2014
Griffin Cost
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Jett Tailfin new screenshots

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August 7th, 2014
Rob Jones
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Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest review

A fantastic evolution of the original adventure

RPGs are a certain breed of game. Not only are they different from the typical platformer of the NES days in mechanics, it's a different experience entirely and one that we weren't incredibly familiar, nor comfortable with. RPGs really started to take off much later, perhaps even generations later, but... read more

August 7th, 2014
Jonathan Ashley Moore
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Mario Kart 8 update brings three new cars

Das Beste oder Nichts

August 27th will bring with it a new update to Mario Kart 8. The download is set to include a number of new features and three Mercedes cars to choose from: Mercedes-Benz GLA 300 SL Roadster (1950s era) Silver Arrow (1930s era) To go along with this, Nintendo are also organizing a global... read more

August 6th, 2014
Rob Jones
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WWE WrestleMania X8 review

Retro review!

Wrestling. More importantly, wrestling video games. I grew up watching wrestling as a kid, and being a fan of wrestling and video games meant I played a bunch of WWE/F video games. One of these games was WWE WrestleMania X8 for the Nintendo GameCube. In fact, nine year old me received it on Christmas morning... read more

August 6th, 2014
Zak Murkin
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will be more than a "fleshed out minigame"

So... Better than NES Remix?

Anyone else find it weird that a Mario character who can't jump to save his life has more fan-driven momentum than freaking Dolph Ziggler? Yes, Captain Toad, the ground-bound protagonist of a surprisingly fun and challenging mini-game in Super Mario 3D World is, according to Nintendo Canada's Matt Ryan,... read more