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Nintendo reveals official Wii U release date and price

This morning, Nintendo held a preview event in New York dedicated to the Wii U, during which the long-awaited price and release date of the system were finally revealed, in addition to a slew of information on games coming to it.

Biker Bash in development for Wii U?

According to a PDF that was posted on NeoGaf, Slightly Mad Studios (Project Cars) are developing the game Biker Bash for the Wii U as well as other consoles. The PDF document describes the game as a: bike racing game that combines classic gameplay from titles like Road Rash/MotorStorm with modern fighting mechanics from Street […]

Nintendo to reveal price in September, says Analyst

An EEDAR analyst, Jesse Divnich, has told NowGamer that he expects Nintendo to release the details of the Wii U price in September. I would expect Nintendo to make some form of an official announcement in September, likely around (but not at) the Tokyo Game Show. Nintendo have been very silent about the price of […]

Crytek are working with Nintendo

A few months ago Crytek’s director of creative development, Rasmus Hoejengaard, commented that he thought it was unlikely that Crysis 3 would be coming to the Wii U despite Crytek’s initial positive reactions to the console. However, in a recent interview producer Mike Read re-established hopes that the first person shooter could make its way to […]

“Something big” is coming from Two Tribes

We know that Two Tribes will be bringing the puzzle platformer, Toki Tori 2,  to the Wii U (hopefully) by launch but it seem like they might have something else up their sleeve too. In a conversation on Twitter, Two Tribes wrote that they had “something big” Nintendo related that they aimed to show in […]

Wii U games from third party developers at Gamescom

Although Nintendo won’t be attending Gamescom, multiple third party developers will be showing off various Wii U games at the event. It’s unknown what will be shown, but no doubt Ubisoft, with their massive Wii U support, will be in attendance.

Mighty Switch Force HD is coming to the Wii U

In an interview with the magazine Nintendo power, creative director of WayForward Matt Bozon, announced that Mighty Switch Force HD will be making its way to the Wii U’s download service. The side-scrolling platformer will feature all new graphics and will use the Wii U’s GamePad screen as a map while showing the main action […]

News from Nintendo’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

Two days ago, Nintendo’s annual shareholder meeting took place, and one of the things announced was – an announcement yet to be made. According to Satoru Iwata, the Japanese Wii U plans will be unveiled this fall. Furthermore, Iwata stated that while he doesn’t reject paid online services, the Wii U will have free services. […]

[Video] Rayman Legends gameplay

Rayman Legends, which has already been leaked last month, was properly revealed at Ubisoft’s E3 conference. Legends will feature a new character controlled by the Wii U GamePad’s touchscreen, Murphy, and will support up to 5 players simultaneously. Furthermore, it will be released exclusively for Wii U. Check out a gameplay video below; for those […]

Project P-100 video from E3

We have some footage relating to P-100 straight from E3. You can watch it after the break.