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

Bayonetta 2 is a Wii U exclusive

Needs more bullets

You heard right, it's an exclwiiusive! Yea.. that word is never gonna catch on. Bayonetta 2 was announced by Reggie Fils-Aime earlier today at the Wii U 'show and tell'. It's being developed by Platinum Games, which is a Japanese studio with some pedigree - they're the guys behind games like Vanquish,... read more

September 13th, 2012
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Wii U games roundup

Games comin' out the wazoo

It's been a news-heavy day as far as Wii U goes, with the presentations earlier today announcing a number of new games and updating us on several others. You'll notice our Wii U section now has many more box arts available and screenshots on show for a number of games. Including these two... read more

September 13th, 2012
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Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two new screenshots

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two screenshot

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September 13th, 2012
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Transformers Prime new screenshots

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September 13th, 2012
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LEGO City Undercover new screenshots

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September 13th, 2012
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Wii U prices and release dates

Knowledge is king, get yourself a scientist

After a good, but thoroughly laggy, presentation by Reggie Fils-Aime and friends, we finally know a lot more about the details of the Wii U launch. The console will be available in two different bundles, a basic white one, and a more expensive black one. You can find the release dates and pricing for each... read more

September 13th, 2012
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Nintendo Download - Sep 13th (US)

Guns and more guns

It's all about the 3DS for today's Nintendo Download across North America. Fractured Soul is a game that's been eight years in the making due to a variety of issues, it's an action platformer where you use both screens to get through the levels - see below for a trailer. Fractured Soul Heavy Fire:... read more

September 13th, 2012
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Fractured Soul new screenshots

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September 12th, 2012
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Nintendo - Why Miis are in NSMB U

It's Toads or Miis

It's probably fair to say most of us are looking forward to New Super Mario Bros U on our new console-to-be. One thing which could be considered a snag, is that in multiplayer games Mario and Luigi are joined by two generic Toad characters. This will continue to be the case, unless you choose to play as a... read more

September 12th, 2012
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Skylanders Giants new screenshots

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September 12th, 2012
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Big Wii U news tomorrow video update

Nintendo Direct Wii U preview

Big N has announced that tomorrow (Thursday, September 13th), on the official regional websites there will be a new Nintendo Direct presentation. Each video is expected to include release dates and prices for the Wii U and probably other exciting stuff too. It kicks off in Japan first, then other parts of... read more

September 12th, 2012
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GBA games coming to eShop

Things just got advanced

Unless it's a horrible mistake, Nintendo of Australia's website indicates that Game Boy Advance titles will soon be coming to the 3DS eShop for download. This shouldn't come as any real surprise as it is the next logical step, but it's nice to see all the same. The initial listing only has one... read more

September 12th, 2012
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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge new screenshots

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September 12th, 2012
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Full Wii U specs leaked?

All the technicalities

This should be treated as a complete rumor at the time of writing, but from a website called VGLeaks comes this full list of specifications for the Wii U. CPU: "Espresso" CPU on the Wii U has three enhanced Broadway cores. GPU: "GPU7" AMD Radeon-based High Definition GPU. Unique API = GX2, which... read more

September 12th, 2012
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Lalaloopsy: Carnival of Friends new screenshots

Lalaloopsy: Carnival of Friends screenshot

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September 12th, 2012
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Lalaloopsy for 3DS and DS

Reap what you sew

Activision has announced a game called Lalaloopsy: Carnival of Friends for Nintendo 3DS and DS. I don't exactly know what this is, whether it's based on a TV show or not, but it's safe to say it's aimed at younger gamers. Sewing / needlework seems to play an integral part. "Awesome news! Activision's... read more

September 12th, 2012
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New Super Mario Bros. U new screenshots

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September 11th, 2012
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Moto Racing coming to 3DS

Zordix keeping busy

The Moto Racing games are widely popular on mobile phones, having sold more than 1.5 million copies. Now an announcement from developers Zordix says two of its titles: Aqua Moto Racing 3D and Snow Moto Racing 3D are being spruced up for release on the 3DS eShop. "The successful Moto Racing-brand with 13... read more

September 11th, 2012
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More Conduit news coming soon

Danger, High Voltage

In a little Q&A session with fans, High Voltage Software revealed a few bits of information, including the future of their Conduit FPS series and other games that were announced but have yet to see the light of day. We haven't forgotten about Conduit over here... I would expect some new Conduit-related... read more

September 11th, 2012
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iD Software has no time for Wii U

Time is money

Speaking in some kind of interview, iD Software's John Carmack talked about development on other platforms, including the Wii U, and unfortunate time constraints that makes things difficult: "I wish that we could deploy this (Doom 3 BFG Edition) on a bunch of other code bases. I love platforms. I love... read more