‘Legend of Paper Zelda’ for Wii U listed by a Swedish retailer
The Swedish retailer Cdon has put up a listing for a Wii U game by the name of ‘Legend of Paper Zelda’. This is actually the second time we’ve had a Swedish retailer list something odd – the first was when Webhallen started taking pre-orders for the Wii U back when we still referred to […]
Confirmed: The Wii U will not run Wii games in HD
This is quite an old story, but I somehow missed it completely when it first ran, and I know that I’m not the only one that did – there was some discussion on the forums about it earlier this week. It’s right up there in the title – the Wii U will be fully backwards-compatible […]
Nintendo: Family friendly content is here to stay, but mature content is welcome, too
The Nintendo Wii isn’t exactly known for having a overflowing library of mature games. One of the major criticisms of Nintendo consoles as a whole is that their are too many ‘family friendly’ titles and not enough mature ones. At a shareholders meeting Satoru Iwata reiterated that Nintendo would carry on making games that everyone […]
EA job listing points to a new ‘Dead Space’ game
EA have recently posted job listings on their website in search of a senior art director and audio director to work on the ‘Dead Space’ franchise. The listing goes as follows. “This is a major opportunity to greatly contribute to an exciting unique franchise. The ideal candidate will have a passion for video games, with […]
T3 readers want the PS4 and Xbox 720 more than Wii U
While researching some Wii U news I found this interesting but puzzling article on the gadget website T3. They polled their users by asking them ‘Which console they wanted the most?’ The choices being either the PS4, the Xbox 720 and the Wii U. Playstation 4 received 50% of the vote, Xbox 720 received 41% […]
Gearbox: Wii U is a ‘stop-gap’ between this gen and the next
In an interview with IGN, Gearbox Software’s, Brian Martel, shared his views on Nintendo’s next home console. “Right now we’re still finding out what kind of final tech specs the Wii U is going to have,” said Martel. “But we like the system a lot; we think it’s going to be a really cool stop-gap in between […]
Vigil Games discusses Darksiders 2 on the Wii U
Darksiders 2 is one of the upcoming third party games coming to the Nintendo Wii U. In a recent interview, Vigil Games discussed the development of Darksiders 2 for the Wii U and a few titbits on how Darksiders 2 will interact with the controller. They mentioned that it took them a week to get the […]
EA CEO shares why the Wii U is so impressive
One of the Wii U’s biggest supporters are EA who were actually up on stage with Nintendo during their E3 2011 press conference. In an interview with Industry Gamers John Riccitiello shared why he was so taken with the Wii U. “It’s a high definition platform and I love the controller. I just think it’s cool. […]
Xseed: The Wii U “demonstration was very impressive”
Recently I have wiling away the hours on my DS playing Solatorobo: Red the Hunter. What has that got to do with anything, you ask? Well, Xseed, the company responsible for publishing said game when it hits North American shelves this fall, have shared their views on the Wii U. Xseed, for those who don’t […]
Kawata would love to put Resident Evil on the Wii U
While speaking to CVG, Masachika Kawata, mentioned that he would “love” to make a Resident Evil game for the Wii U. However, no decision has been made yet but he was excited about the new opportunities that the console gives. While stressing that no actual decision has been made he did have this to say. “I’d love […]