A closer look at Nintendo Direct’s zombie “game”
One of GoNintendo’s readers took some decent-looking screenshots of the zombie-themed “game” that was shown during the GamePad trailer in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation. Glimpses of the TV screen were interspersed very briefly between shots of the living room, and you can check the shots out for yourself after the break.
Chasing Aurora is launching first on the Wii U eShop
Indie studio Broken Rules (the minds behind 2009’s And Yet It Moves) announced today that their newest game, Chasing Aurora, is launching on the Wii U eShop first. Due for release in late 2012, Chasing Aurora is described as “an aerial action game that is set in the thin air of the Alps.” The open-world gameplay features […]
First Look: The Wii U GamePad Cradle
Some eagle-eyed fans have spotted a cradle for the Wii U GamePad in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation and Ubisoft’s press conference today. Hit the break for a couple more pictures of it.
[Video] Watch Ubisoft’s E3 2012 Press Conference
Ubisoft dropped quite a few Wii U announcements in their E3 2012 press conference today. In case you missed it, they have released a recording of the entire thing, which you can watch after the break.
A (fake) screenshot of Metroid Prime 4 on Wii U?
We’re a mere 15 hours away from Nintendo’s press conference, and the above, purportedly leaked image of Metroid Prime 4 running on the Wii U has popped up on NeoGAF. Fake or not? I’m leaning towards fake, personally – it looks like a slightly modified version of the Metroid Prime Trilogy start screen, and the […]
[Video] Watch Iwata’s Pre-E3 Nintendo Direct Presentation
Did you miss Satoru Iwata’s Nintendo Direct presentation? Or do you just want to watch it again? The recording has been made available and I embedded it after the break. Enjoy!
First look at Miiverse, the Wii U’s messaging system
Iwata talked quite a bit about the Wii U’s messaging system today, which is called Miiverse. It is a core feature of the operating system, which allows it to be accessed at any time in any software title, even if the game doesn’t offer any online functionality of its own. There’s a ton of information […]
First look at the Wii U’s operating system
The above screen, dubbed “Mii Wara Wara,” is the screen you see when you boot up to the Wii U. It is filed with your Mii, the Miis of other accounts on your Wii U, your friends’ Miis, and other Miis from your region enjoying the same games as you.
The Wii U controller comes in black!
A black Wii U controller was shown on Nintendo Direct today. Normally, I would say that Nintendo haven’t announced any such details yet, but we know that the Wii U is being shown in its final retail form this year, so I think it’s safe to say that this black controller is an actual retail […]
The Wii U GamePad doubles as a TV remote [updated]
It turns out that the Wii U GamePad has the ability to function as a beautiful, touchscreen remote control for your television set. There is a button on the front of the controller that enables this functionality. Update: Picture added!