Nintendo CEO: company blames itself for poor Wii U sales, used games aren’t a problem

Nintendo CEO: company blames itself for poor Wii U sales, used games aren’t a problem

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Wii U On: 19 Jun

Nintendo didn’t have a big E3 press conference this year, but that didn’t stop the company’s CEO, Satoru Iwata, from giving some candid interviews with the press at this year’s expo. Speaking to Polygon and IGN, Iwata gave his thoughts on why the Wii U has been selling so poorly, why Nintendo has never tried [...]

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Nintendo adds new, paid minigames to 3DS StreetPass, save data back-up utility

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 18 Jun

A fresh 3DS firmware update went live tonight, and it added a number of previously unannounced new features to Nintendo’s latest handheld (which has apparently been quite popular recently.) In addition to a handy new feature that allows you to back up the save data from any of your digitally downloaded games, Nintendo has added [...]

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E3 2013: Final thoughts, a long rant, and some (blurry) pics from the showfloor

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, PSP / Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One On: 17 Jun

The best week on the gaming calendar has come and gone. There was no shortage of great games at this year’s show, and when all is said and done, I think we’ll look back on E3 2013 in a few years and remember it fondly as one of the best years in the expo’s history.

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E3 Wrap-Up: Grading “The Big Three”

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Playstation 4, Wii U, Xbox One On: 14 Jun

E3 is coming to a close, and what an amazing week it’s been. We finally got a look at the two major next-gen console powerhouses; Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4, and a sneak peek at dozens of great games in development for the next full year. As per tradition in the gaming community, [...]

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E3 2013: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD hands on

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Wii U On: 13 Jun

If you played the Ocarina of Time remake on the 3DS, you already know what to expect from Nintendo’s latest Zelda remake.

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Today’s Mini-Nintendo Direct Focuses Entirely On Super Smash Bros.

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On: 12 Jun

As I reported earlier, the internet is abuzz clamoring for more information about the latest installment in the mega-popular Super Smash Bros. series. While previous news to come out of E3 has focused on the addition of new characters, this afternoon brought us some clarity about the specifics and design choices going into Nintendo’s next [...]

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E3 2013: Call of Duty: Ghosts Confirmed For Wii U

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Wii U On:

It looks like every dog does has his day after all. Activision has been tight-lipped about third-party support for the Wii U, and most folks generally assumed there wasn’t a snow-dogs chance in hell (no, those jokes aren’t stopping anytime soon. #dealwithit) that Call of Duty: Ghosts would make it console-side for Nintendo’s underpowered next-gen [...]

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New Smash Bros. Trailer Introduces Wii Fit Trainer to the Fight

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On:

The internet gave a collective “Woooo” in their best Ric Flair voice yesterday as Nintendo finally lifted the lid on the Namco Bandai co-developed Smash Bros. title set to release next year. They further cheered at the inclusion of the Blue Bomber himself, Mega Man, as the latest third-party character to be introduced into the [...]

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E3 2013: Bayonetta 2 hands on

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii U On:

Bayonetta is back on a new system with a new outfit and a new haircut, and fans of the first game will be happy to know that her latest adventure is just as ridiculously violent, perverse, and over the top as the original.

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E3 2013 First Impressions- Sonic Lost World

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On: 11 Jun

As you may or may not know, depending how many entries of my TL;DR series you’ve read, I’m sort of a Sega baby. (The Dreamcast 2 WILL happen!) I was born with a Genesis controller in my mouth. I certainly wasn’t anti-Nintendo or anything like that, I love games of all platforms and genres; but [...]

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Pokemon X and Y to add 18th type, 3 new Pokemon revealed

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On:

Pokemon’s core, rock-paper-scissors like mechanic of differing Pokemon “types” hasn’t changed much in the last thirteen years, but that may all change with Pokemon X and Y, as Nintendo announced today that the latest Pokemon will add a brand new, 18th type to shake up the game’s established balance.

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Watch the Entire E3 2013 Nintendo Direct Right Here

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On:

Nintendo wrapped their special E3 edition of Nintendo Direct just a short while ago, and a lot was announced. Unfortunately, the stream quality was extremely poor, with both audio and video cutting out at many points as well as constant buffering. Fortunately, however, Nintendo has now uploaded the presentation in it’s entirety to YouTube, complete [...]

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