Dead or Alive 5 to come to the Wii U?
Yosuke Hayashi, the head of Team Ninja, dropped a comment in a recent interview suggesting that Dead or Alive 5 might come to the Wii U. We’re thinking about all sorts of things. Right now, our Wii U development is focused just on Ninja Gaiden, but we’re definitely keeping other platforms in mind for DOA5. Dead […]
Team Ninja talk Wii U development
Team Ninja have been getting a lot of attention here with all the Ninja Gaiden 3 screenshots they’ve released, and some of the studio’s higher-ups recently commented on the Wii U development process. For one, working with Nintendo as a platform supplier is apparently quite a good experience: It’s very easy to develop for. We’re finding […]
Graphics will be important for Zelda Wii U
At Nintendo’s last investor relations meeting, Miyamoto pointed out that the Wii U isn’t “just about better graphics,” which should hopefully be quite clear considering the console’s true strength lies in its versatile controller. But that doesn’t mean graphics don’t carry any weight for him – in fact, Miyamoto expressed that visuals will be very […]
13 Ninja Gaiden 3 multiplayer screenshots
These just keep coming! Tecmo Koei released yet another beautiful set of Ninja Gaiden 3 screenshots, all of which I’ve uploaded after the break. This particular set comes from the game’s multiplayer mode, which we’ve heard some neat details about before.
The Chinese ripoff of the Wii U
January 27th, 2012 in News
The Wii U is still a long ways off from release, but that didn’t stop Chinese manufacturer JXD from “borrowing” a few elements of its controller. The JXD S7100 (pictured above) is an Android device billed as a “game console” on JXD’s website. The S7100 features a 7-inch 800×480-pixel capacitive touchscreen, motion sensors (described as […]
[Video] Aliens: Colonial Marines Trailer
Gearbox Software released a fittingly creepy new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines, which you can watch after the break.
The Wii U will be “at its best” at launch
We’ve heard this a few times before, but at yesterday’s investor relations meeting, Iwata took the time to reassure us that his company “learned a bitter lesson from the launch of the Nintendo 3DS” and will do everything they can to make the Wii U fantastic right at launch. For the launch of new hardware, […]
Gamers are ready for the next generation of consoles, says Iwata
Iwata thinks that gamers are ready for the next generation of home consoles to start. He sees the declining sales of all three current systems as a sign that the market is ready for something new. However, not just the Wii, but the overall performance of home consoles in December was lower than the previous […]
Nintendo Network to feature competitions and user communication
Iwata revealed that they’re going to focus on establishing Nintendo Network not only as a service for playing online, but also for communicating with other users and holding competitions. Unlike Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which has been focused upon specific functionalities and concepts, we are aiming to establish a platform where various services available through the […]
Nintendo Network will feature personal accounts on the Wii U
One of the great many criticisms that have been levied against the Wii, DS, and 3DS is the complete lack of online user accounts. This meant that all of a game’s records and multiplayer data (not to mention digital purchases) were tied to the console – family members sharing one system would be forced to […]
