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ZombiU demo to hit Wii U eShop before December 15

A Ubisoft developer has confirmed that ZombiU will be getting a demo available prior to December 15th. The full game is already out in the US, and launches on the November 30 in Europe and Australia.

Wii U can still be profitable

Earlier it was said that Wii U would be selling at a loss. However, Reggie Fils-Aime, President of Nintendo, stated that: The business model doesn’t change dramatically, in that as soon as we get the consumer to buy one piece of software, then that entire transaction becomes profit positive. In the end, the business model […]

Nano Assault Neo confirmed to be available at launch

Nano Assault Neo, the twin stick shooter from Shin’en Multimedia for the Wii U, is confirmed to be available on the launch day of the Wii U via their Facebook page.

Nintendo and Old Navy Power-Up Black Friday Promotion

On November 23, 2012, Black Friday, Nintendo and Old Navy are teaming up for a special promotion for the Wii U. Visitors that line up early and purchase $40 worth of merchandise will be given a chance to receive a free copy of New Super Mario Bros. U. Consumers may also receive a special game card in-store […]

Lost Planet 3 may be coming to Wii U

A scan from the upcoming issue of GameInformer shows Lost Planet 3 set for Wii U release on a game preview. Capcom have yet to comment on this.

Nintendo World Store will be celebrating Wii U launch

There will be a midnight launch event at Nintendo World Store in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza, starting at 6:00 PM on Saturday November 17th and going on all the way up to the Wii U’s launch at midnight. Reggie Fils-Aime will be there to welcome customers and present the first customer with a Wii U.

First look at the Wii U’s eShop

Nintendo’s Japanese website revealed the image above, which is a small look at the new eShop layout! Looks pretty great, doesn’t it?

Entire New Super Mario Bros. U world map revealed

As previously stated, New Super Mario Bros. U will contain a continuous world. A picture of the instruction manual for the game from 1up.com has revealed the world in its entirety, which you can see after the break.

Friend codes are banished, plus other Wii U online details!

From the Japanese Nintendo Direct, and North American video shortly after it, we received new details on the online functionality of the Wii U and its requirements: For functionality such as Miiverse, Wii U Video Chat, being able to play Wii games, and the eShop; you will have to download the day 1 update for […]

Tomb Raider is not in development for Wii U at the moment

  The community & communication manager at Crystal Dynamics, Meagan Marie, said that: Tomb Raider is in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. No Wii U at this time! This means we can pretty much rule out this game as the Square Enix title to be ported to the Wii U, but […]