Category: Wii U
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New Video Game Releases (May 19th – 25th, 2014)
Things are picking up this week as we have a major new release in the form of Wolfenstein: The New Order. The game is a reboot by MachineGames of the classic FPS series that is set in an alternate historical reality where Nazis won World War II. Scroll down to see a complete list of…
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PlayStation 4 Outsells Xbox One In U.S. During April, 2014
The PlayStation 4 continues to be the king of the console race, as for a 4th month in a row it has been the highest-selling video game console. This news comes as the result of the NPD Group’s report today. As has been the trend, the current-generation consoles continue to outsell their predecessors in their…
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Nintendo's Iwata Claims 3.6 Million Units Won't Be Peak Of Wii U's Lifecycle
The Wii U is currently the one system on the market that isn’t getting the love that some hoped it would, garnering sales that are well below what Nintendo is known for. However, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is very optimistic about the system’s future, claiming that one game can change it all and has before.…
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'Mario Kart 8' Gets A Boomerang Flower Test Video
Mario Kart 8 will dropping on gamers’ heads at the end of this month, and if you’re not hyped enough already then Nintendo is doing everything they can to change that. They have just released a new video that shows off one of the new items in the game: the Boomerang Flower. In the live-action…
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'Watch Dogs' 101 Trailer Gives You The Complete Scoop
Watch Dogs has been one of the most highly-advertised and highly-anticipated games of the year, with several different snippets and trailers being released in the run-up to its May 27th release date. If you’re a newcomer to everything Watch Dogs, than this new trailer is for you. In the 101 trailer, developer Ubisoft is showing…
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Nintendo Denies New Hardware Coming At E3 2014
Rumors had been swirling around due to a report on VideoGamer that claimed that Nintendo would be revealing some new hardware at this year’s E3. However, Nintendo has cleared the air and confirmed that they will not be revealing any kind of new hardware at E3. Nintendo said the following in an official statement: “I…
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'Stealth Inc. 2' Coming Exclusively To Wii U This Year
Curve Studios has announced that their fast-paced stealth platformer, Stealth Inc., will be getting an exclusive sequel on the Wii U called Stealth Inc. 2. The original game was on PC and PlayStation 3 as both an original version and deluxe version, and also garnered more than 1 million downloads across both platforms. Developer Curve…
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New Fatal Frame Game To Be A Wii U Exclusive
The Fatal Frame series is set to make a comeback thanks to an upcoming collaboration between Tecmo Koei and Nintendo. The partnership between the two companies is resulting in this new game being a Wii U exclusive. It doesn’t look like the game will be coming anytime soon, as a release date or name of…
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Super Smash Bros. Wii U / 3DS Complete Character Roster Revealed?
The next iteration of the Super Smash Bros. series is being released in two different version on the 3DS and Wii U, though they aren’t expected to release until the Summer and Fall, respectively. However, a leaked screenshot supposedly shows the complete characters roster for the games. While many of these characters have appeared in…
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Unity On 3DS?
It was recently announced that Unity would be bringing 50 games to the Wii U in the future, which is something that the Wii U could definitely benefit from. However, it has now been revealed that the 3DS may also be getting Unity. Nintendo America’s Marketing Manager Damon Baker spoke with Siliconera and said the…
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Reserved Judgment – The Mighty No. 9 GDC Video
A new video showing off the work-in-progress game Mighty No. 9 was presented at GDC and it shows off all of the game’s characters and some of the gameplay that players can look forward to engaging in. The Mighty No. 9 is in development for 10 different platforms and they are the following: PC, Mac,…
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News Judgment – How To Train Your Dragon 2 Game Incoming?
The highly-anticipated sequel to 2010’s box-office smash How To Train Your Dragon will be getting its own video game adaptation, DreamWorks has announced. The game will be coming to the 3DS, Playstation 3, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360 and will be developed by Torus Games. DreamWorks’ Chris Hewish said the following in an announcement:…
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News Judgment – Watch Dogs' Story Mode Lasts 35-40 Hours
Watch Dogs releases in just a few flippin’ months, and now the game’s creative director Jonathan Morin took to twitter and revealed just how long gamers will be sinking their teeth into the game. Morin tweeted the following: “I would say the average player which does free roam a bit tend to reach the end…
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Deal Judgment – Wii Sports Club Free Trial
Nintendo is giving you the chance to try out their pay-to-play sports game Wii Sports Club for free. Next weekend you will be able to download and play the game for free on the Wii U. To clarify, that is from March 21st to March 23rd. Once the trial has come to a conclusion, the…
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News Judgment – Shovel Knight Delayed
Shovel Knight was all set to be released on 3DS, PC and Wii U on March 31st, but developer Yacht Club Games has announced on their Kickstarter page that the game is not quite ready for prime time. Yacht Club Games posted the following message on their Kickstarter page: “This update is to let everyone…