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Wii #2869 – The Ultimate Battle of the Sexes – Quiz and Play! (Europe) |
15 Mar |
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NEWS: Hulu Plus Still Coming to Wii, 3DS |
2 Feb |
The service was originally promised for the end of 2011.
Hulu Plus is still unavailable for 3DS and Wii owners, but Nintendo has re-confirmed the release of the application in a recent video.
Although no details have surfaced about the application since its announcement, it was featured alongside Netflix during a video posted by Nintendo regarding the benefits of connecting to the eShop. Under the Hulu Plus logo, the words “coming soon” are visible.
When the service was announced in October, the original promise was to have it released as an application by the end of 2011. However, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime also updated the release date to “coming soon” during the October 21 edition of Nintendo Direct.
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NEWS: Wii Virtual Console February 2012 Japan Releases Announced |
31 Jan |
Like January, three titles will be revived, two for Neo Geo.
February’s Japanese Wii Virtual Console releases have been announced, and next month looks a lot like this month. Wii gamers in Japan can expect two more Neo Geo fighters and a Kunio-kun dodge ball game.
D4 seems intent in making their entire SNK line-up available on Virtual Console. Just this month, they published Real Bout Fatal Fury on Wii, and next month, they have Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (Real Bout Garou Densetsu) slated. The fighter, which originally debuted in 1997, is the followup to Real Bout Fatal Fury and features new characters and graphics. Like most Neo Geo games, it will cost 900 Wii Points.
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NEWS: Iwata Hints at the Future of Micro-Transactions for Wii U, 3DS |
31 Jan |
He plans to find a balance between flexibility and security.
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata explained how Nintendo will use micro-transactions during a recent Q&A with investors at the recent financial briefing.
Iwata stated that Nintendo plans to keep an appropriate level of flexibility in its handling of micro-payments (transactions involving a very small sum of money for things like downloadable content or game enhancements, which are already seen in many social games), but also remarks that Nintendo must keep a similar level of strictness to account for its younger audience.
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NEWS: Wii U Controller ‘Revolves Around the Original Concept of the Wii Remote’ |
30 Jan |
Nintendo’s developers are also “taking into consideration [the system's] network-related capabilities.”
The Wii U controller’s realization of the original concept of the Wii Remote is one of the main ways the system is unique, according to Nintendo’s Genyo Takeda, senior managing director and general manager of the IRD division, who said as much during the Q&A portion of Nintendo’s recent Financial Reports Briefing.
Takeda, who worked on the design of the Wii and also directed Nintendo classics such as Punch-Out and StarTropics, followed up the point by saying: “We now have the new controller which revolves around the original concept of the Wii Remote, and the developers can take advantage of multiple screens, which enable them to leverage upon the unique combination of a big TV screen and a smaller screen in player’s hands.”
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RUMOR: Rocksteady Studios Working on TMNT Wii U Game? |
28 Jan |
The developer of the hit Batman Arkham games could be behind a TMNT title for Wii U.
Rumors state that Rocksteady Studios, the developers behind the critically acclaimed Batman Arkham games, are working on a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for the Wii U.
According to the source, the title of the game will be TMNT: Manhattan Crisis. The title is set to have all four turtles as playable characters, and will include several classic TMNT characters like Rocksteady and Bebop, Doctor Baxter Stockman, Shredder and Krang. In flashback stages, players will take on the role of Master Splinter.
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Wii U near-field communication more a money grab than gameplay enhancement? |
27 Jan |
Nintendo this week announced near-field communication support for Wii U (or whatever it ends up being called). While the addition may help developers introduce new gameplay ideas, 1up makes a strong argument that the technology will likely be used to “milk money” out of enthusiast gamers. Iwata only gave one explicit example of how the [...]
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NEWS: Yoshinori Ono Claims Wii U ‘Will Offer Never Before Seen, Exciting Features for Gamers’ |
27 Jan |
The man behind modern Street Fighter states that the image of the Wii U at E3 2011 “is not a reflection of what the system has to offer.”
Yoshinori Ono, producer of recent Street Fighter games, made some statements about the Wii U’s real power and what it will offer to gamers.
While visiting Madrid, Spain promoting Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken, he was asked about upcoming video game releases, which included the Wii U and PS Vita. When he was asked about Nintendo’s new system, Ono mentioned that the system “offers so many big and unique possibilities that it is going to be hard to sell them on the box it will be sold on.”
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NEWS: Wii U Controller to Feature NFC Functions |
27 Jan |
The advanced connectivity feature will be available right out of the box.
The Wii U tablet controller will have Near Field Communication functions, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced at today’s Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing.
In addition to some of the confirmed features of the controller, Nintendo decided to add NFC functionality. This allows the Wii U controller to establish radio communication with enabled objects that are in close proximity. Iwata explained that “by installing this functionality, it will become possible to create cards and figurines that can electronically read and write data via noncontact NFC and to expand the new play format in the video game world.” NFC was introduced into gaming last year through Skylanders’ Portal of Power where figurines with embedded RFID chips allow players to import characters into the game.
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Rumor: Wii U name could be scrapped in favor of something, anything, better |
27 Jan |
Just imagine what must be happening at Nintendo headquarters right about now. After thwarting Miyamoto’s lastest attempt to escape his cell and fighting to turn a profit even among the recent sales success of 3DS, Nintendo is once again facing criticism over something else. The name Wii U. I mean, I have never really much [...]
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RUMOR: Nintendo Considering Wii U Rebrand? |
27 Jan |
Nintendo’s upcoming console may be receiving a new name.
Nintendo is reconsidering the name “Wii U” for their next home console, and may change the name of it before the next E3 comes around, according to CVG sources ”close to the platform holder.”
According to the website, discussions are taking place at the highest corporate level, and that this may be part of an effort to avoid public confusion Nintendo originally experienced with the 3DS. The sources say that a name change is a real possibility, and that Nintendo is putting forth an effort not to make similar mistakes with their next console.
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NEWS: Wii U to Hit Shelves By Christmas |
26 Jan |
Nintendo’s next console will be available by the end of the year.
Nintendo plans to release the Wii U for the holiday season this year in North America and other key markets, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told reporters today.
Release regions mentioned in the announcement include Japan, USA, Europe, and Australia.More details are expected to emerge in the near future, most likely at E3 2012 in June.
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NEWS: Wii U to Hit Shelves in Time for Holidays |
26 Jan |
Nintendo’s next console will be available by the end of the year.
Nintendo plans to release the Wii U for the holiday season this year in North America and other key markets, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told reporters today.
Release regions mentioned in the announcement include Japan, USA, Europe, and Australia.More details are expected to emerge in the near future, most likely at E3 2012 in June.
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RUMOR: The Next Xbox Is Only 20% More Powerful Than Wii U |
25 Jan |
Nintendo won’t be technologically behind this upcoming generation.
The Wii U will almost be as powerful as the next generation of Xbox, according to an IGN source.
The source claims that the next generation of Xbox will utilize a graphics processor that will provide 6 times the processing power of that of the Xbox 360. Compared to the Wii U, however, the new Xbox will only be 20% more powerful. This seems to point out that Nintendo is again going to provide us a system that isn’t far off from its competition, much like the GameCube was in the previous generation. The gap between Nintendo’s current system, The Wii, and other systems was quite large.
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How does Wii U compare to the rumored Xbox? |
25 Jan |
While not exactly Nintendo news, IGN today has revealed that the next Xbox (how bout we DON’T call it the 720, shall we?) will be based on the AMD 6000 series of GPU architecture which was introduced last year. While we don’t know exactly what will ship inside the next Xbox, IGN cites that the [...]
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NEWS: Third Parties Have Final Wii U Development Kits |
24 Jan |
Hoping to gain more third party support, Nintendo confirms third parties have begun working on Wii U games.
Third party developers have received final Wii U development kits, Nintendo confirmed to Industry Gamers at CES.
Since the system was first unveiled at E3 2011, Nintendo has promised that the Wii U will receive more third party support thanks to its controller and approach towards gaming. Some of the confirmed developers as of now include Team Ninja, Electronic Arts, Namco Bandai, Sega, Ubisoft, THQ, Codemasters and many more.
While Nintendo has repeatedly stated that the hardware could change after last E3, it has resisted confirming any specific changes or improvements. The system will be re-unveiled at E3 2012.
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RUMOR: Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Sequel in the Works for 3DS, Wii U? |
24 Jan |
The tribute to Sega kart racer may end up on Nintendo’s newest systems.
The sequel to 2010’s Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing could be coming to the 3DS and Wii U, an anonymous source told Sonic Stadium recently.
The source told Sonic Stadium that he talked to one of the high ranking staff members at Sumo Digital (the original developers of the first game) regarding any new projects in the works. The response was as follows:
“Now working on another title for Sega on 3DS, VITA and WiiU. [The] title we are working on is top secret but the last game we did for them was Sonic And Sega All-Star Racing, so the logical conclusion would be…”
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NEWS: Project CARS Confirmed for Wii U |
23 Jan |
The community-driven racing sim now appears bound for Nintendo’s next console.
Slightly Mad Studios’ Project CARS racing game is headed to Wii U according to an update on the game’s website. Previously, the title was slated for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Slightly Mad’s previous games include Need for Speed: Shift and Shift 2.
The project, currently in development, invokes the participation of its community as part of its ongoing construction (CARS stands for “community assisted racing simulation”), with participants able to invest in the project and access regular beta builds of the game.
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Not sure I’d pay $150 for this obscure Wii game |
23 Jan |
Infendo reader JJ writes: I compiled a list of the 15 rarest and most expensive Wii games and what makes them so hard to find. Many of them have been discontinued or the publishers have closed. The most expensive game, One Piece Unlimited Adventure, sells for $150 brand new. Like I said before, Metroid Prime Trilogy is a [...]
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Get your hands-on demo of Wii U right here |
17 Jan |
Looks pretty cool, right? More video here
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