Nintendo’s Direct E3 Conference Now Dated and Timed

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Nintendo has just confirmed a day and time for their Nintendo Direct for E3. Mark your calendars for June 11th at 7am PST/10am EST to get the latest news on upcoming Wii U titles. Expect to see the new 3D Mario, Mario Kart U, Super Smash Bros, and possibly Retro Studios’ new unannounced title, as [...]

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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages Coming to 3DS VC this Month

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Zelda fans, rejoice! The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages are officially coming to the 3DS VC service on May 30th. For the first three weeks of the games’ launch, they will be on sale for $4.99 each. However, after the promotional period, they will go to their standard price of [...]

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Best Buy and Nintendo Collaborate to Bring Wii U E3 Demos at a Retailer Near You

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Don’t you wish you could go to E3 to test out the latest new Wii U games coming out? Well, Nintendo and Best Buy are working together to make that a dream come true for those who don’t have the funds to get out to L.A. this June. During E3 week, participating Best Buy stores [...]

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Nintendo and Sega Seal the Deal for Exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog Titles

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The old rivalry of Nintendo and Sega’s mascots has been a thing of the past since the GameCube but today, they’ve agreed for exclusivity. Sega will be releasing exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog titles for the Wii U, starting with “Sonic: Lost World”. Not much is known about the game yet, but seeing Sonic’s success the [...]

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“The Wonderful 101″ Gets an Official Release Date and Box Art

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Any fan of Platinum Games and Hideki Kamiya’s work (Resident Evil 2, Bayonetta, Devil May Cry) are sure to recognize his latest upcoming Wii U exclusive, The Wonderful 101. If you haven’t, be sure to check out my hands-on for the game, as it stands as one of my most anticipated titles for the system. [...]

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“New Super Luigi U” Coming Digitally and Physically this Summer; Prices and Dates Announced

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During Nintendo’s latest direct this morning, a few announcements were made that need to be mentioned. One of these announcements was the official release date for New Super Luigi U. Originally a DLC for New Super Mario Bros U, Luigi’s DLC will be available on June 20th from the Nintendo eShop for $19.99. Interestingly, Nintendo [...]

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Nintendo To Hone In On Smartphone Developers For The Wii U

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The news is out that Nintendo is looking to beef up its third party support via smartphone game developers. Nintendo is apparently trying to bring smartphone developers to the Wii U console. Leaks within Nintendo stated that Nintendo is offering “professional-use conversion software”. This is going to help create a simplistic process for bringing cell [...]

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Nintendo Has Big Plans for the Wii U in October

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Many were shocked at Nintendo’s decision to pass on holding a conference at this year’s E3 event, citing recent sales projections falling short of Nintendo’s expectations being a reason. However, as Computer and Video Games reports, Nintendo has a few tricks up their sleeve. An inside source claims the reason for the Wii U’s relatively-hushed [...]

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EA Takes a Step Back from Nintendo for the Moment?

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Electronic Arts has announced that it won’t be bringing this year’s Madden NFL  title to Nintendo’s Wii U. This is the first time in 22 years that the football series will not release on a Nintendo home console. “We will not be releasing a Wii U version of Madden NFL in 2013,” EA said in a [...]

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Nintendo’s Spring Firmware Update is Now Officially Live

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Wii U owners, get to your consoles and get that new update. The highly anticipated Spring Update is now live and makes your console run significantly faster, as well many other enhancements. Here are the full details from Nintendo: New Features: A standby function to download and install software while the system is powered off [...]

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