Nintendo Messages Wii Owners Encouraging Them to Adopt Wii U

Nintendo Messages Wii Owners Encouraging Them to Adopt Wii U

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Wii, Wii U On: 01 May

It’s not exactly breaking news that the Wii U hasn’t been doing so hot ever since release. Last week, Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata finally gave a frank and candid response to the company’s lackluster console unit sales; citing, among other things, a lack of mainstream education about what the Wii U actually is. Now, [...]

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Nintendo hints that official rechargeable batteries for Wii-mote are on the way

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii, Wii U On: 14 Apr

For the last six years, Wii users have had to rely on disposable AA batteries or third-party battery packs to keep their Wii Remotes powered. That may change soon, as a recent online survey posted by Nintendo hints that the company may finally offer an official, rechargeable battery add-on soon.

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Nintendo to discontinue some Wii online services this summer

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Wii On: 12 Apr

Nintendo announced today that they will discontinue service for some of the original Wii’s online features this summer.

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Dragon Quest X Releases on Wii U to Abysmal Sales

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 04 Apr

The Dragon Quest series has a dedicated fanbase of millions worldwide. Countless players have spent endless hours adventuring across the franchise’s expansive world on a multitude of platforms, but primarily on the PS2 and DS. Still, when a developer decides to make the switch from an RPG to the MMO space, it can be a [...]

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Latchkey Games: Sin and Punishment Star Successor

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 13 Mar

Latchkey Games is a weekly column that takes a look at games that perhaps didn’t quite get the amount of love they deserved: whether it was a game that was panned on its initial release only to become a cult classic, one that stirred the ire of series fans, or simply a game that fell through [...]

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THQ plans to auction off remaining franchises

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 27 Feb

THQ’s most popular franchises, like Saints Row and Metro 2033, have already found new homes following the publisher’s bankruptcy. While other third parties were quick to snatch up some of THQ’s IPs, some of their other series’, such as Vigil Games’ Darksiders, have yet to be sold. THQ (or what’s left of it) announced today [...]

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Grasshopper Manufacture bought out by GungHo Online

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 On: 30 Jan

Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind divisive cult favorites like Killer7, No More Heroes, Shadows of the Damned, and the upcoming Killer Is Dead, has been acquired by publisher GungHo Online entertainment, the company announced today.

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Warren Spector’s Junction Point Studio shut down

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Playstation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 29 Jan

Today Disney confirmed that Junction Point Studio, the development team that created the Epic Mickey series, has been shuttered. The studio was run by legendary game designer Warren Spector, best known for his work on the Deus Ex series.

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Pandora’s Tower finally coming to America courtesy of XSeed

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii, Wii U On: 16 Jan

Don’t trade in that Wii just yet: XSeed announced today that the last of the “Operation Rainfall trilogy,” Pandora’s Tower, will finally be released on North American shores this Spring.

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Earthbound creator hints at new developments for the series

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii On: 21 Dec

The Earthbound/Mother series is (at least among a certain hardcore contingent) one of Nintendo’s most beloved franchises, but new releases in the series have been few and far between. Thankfully, we may be seeing more of the series soon, as Earthbound’s creator and popular Japanese author Shigesato Itoi dropped a few hints on his Twitter [...]

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Latchkey Games: Sonic Colors

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 08 Dec

Latchkey Games is a weekly column that takes a look at games that perhaps didn’t quite get the amount of love they deserved: whether it was a game that was panned on its initial release only to become a cult classic, one that stirred the ire of series fans, or simply a game that fell [...]

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[Update] “Wii Mini” redesigned console leaked by Best Buy, hits stores next week

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii On: 27 Nov

Best Buy’s latest weekly ad has revealed the existence of the Wii Mini, a new, substantially smaller redesign of the original (already tiny) Wii, which will apparently hit store shelves next week on Friday, December 7th.

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