Tag Archives: wii u

Console players are always keen on enhancing their gaming experience with the latest controller or the newest headset – and then brag about it on Reddit in an attempt to win the never-ending console war. Therefore, merchandise revolving around PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (and Wii U to a lesser …

Popular Nintendo UK marketing boss James Honeywell has left Nintendo after more than two decades at the platform holder. He joined the company around the launch of Donkey Kong Country in the company’s customer service department, but his knowledge and love for Nintendo games caught the attention of higher ups, …

Necrosoft Games' Brandon Sheffield slams Nintendo for cutting ties with product marketing specialist Alison Rapp 'because GamerGate didn't like her'

Necrosoft Games has cancelled a planned Wii U title after Nintendo fired marketing employee Alison Rapp. Rapp has been the victim of online abuse and a smear campaign from certain online hate groups. She has been held accountable by these groups for Nintendo’s recent decisions to better localise its games …

Pokmon Tekken fighting game crossover title Pokkn Tournament has shot straight to No.1 in Japan according to data from Famitsu. The Wii U-exclusive sold 72,502 units in its first week and resulted in a 151 per cent hardware increase for Nintendo’s Wii U. Last week, the console sold 3,836; that …

Nintendo has played down rumours suggesting it is ceasing production of the Wii U. Japanese news publication Nikkei revealed yesterday that the company would stop producing the Wii U before the end of the year. In a statement provided to Japanese website IT Media by Nintendo, the firm clarified: "The …

Developer Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that upcoming Wii U shooter Star Fox Zero will include the option for players to pilot an invincible Arwing. The idea, Miyamoto explained, is to give less experienced, and typically younger players, an easier in-road into the game. The traditional play modes will remain for …

Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U title Star Fox Zero will work hard to ensure that it is accessible to as wide an audience as possible. Development boss Shigeru Miyamoto told Time that the game will allow players to be invincible, the idea being that this will increase its appeal to kids. …

The Wii U actually had a No.1 game in the UK. Every week on this very website, we publish the ‘All-Formats Charts’. This week, Far Cry Primal was No.1. That included physical sales of the game on PS4 and Xbox One. However, if you only count individual consoles, Zelda: Twilight …

Nintendo’s in-development console Zelda title will reinvent the series in much the same way Ocarina of Time did. That’s according to series producer Eiji Aonuma, who has told Famitsu – as reported by Kotaku – that development is ticking along nicely. The game has really taken shape, and things have …