Wii U rumored to cost around $300
With the Wii U’s development cost being rumored at approximately $180 per unit, including controller components, an anonymous source indicates that it may come to retail at no less than $300, a higher mark on the price chart than Nintendo are known for. Nintendo’s new controller for the console is valued at roughly $50, making up […]
Assassin’s Creed 3 to be released on October 31st?
A new rumor is floating around, coming from a Dutch press release said to have come from Ubisoft themselves, saying, “Assassin’s Creed III is available as from October 31 on Xbox 360 ®, PlayStation ® 3, Wii U™ and PC.” However, this differs from the press release in North America which offers no release date for Assassin’s Creed III. This news comes from […]
Two Tribes Games says Steam Cloud support was only a follower suggestion
A few days ago, Two Tribes Games had tweeted, “Cross platform PC/Wii U saves! Wouldn’t that be nice.” but now they’ve made a statement on Twitter to clarify their previous tweet. “‘@Emi1yRogers: Is that really going to happen? Steam support on Wii U? Oh my god.’ It’s a suggestion from a follower, nothing more, sorry!” […]
Toki Tori 2 may have Steam Cloud support
Two Tribes, who are responsible for the development of Toki Tori 2, recently made a tweet hinting that the game may have Wii U and Steam cross support. Simply tweeting, “Cross platform PC/Wii U saves! Wouldn’t that be nice ;)” one could assume this as fact, but it may still be too early to say. […]
First trailer & gameplay footage of Epic Mickey 2 to be revealed next week?
GameTrailers have booked some exclusive time with Junction Point and Warren Spector, and there’s a good chance that Epic Mickey 2 will be a major focus of their next episode, which airs on March 22. GTTV will have the world exclusive reveal trailer and first gameplay anywhere of Warren Spector’s next yet-to-be-announced game. It’s going to […]
The Xbox 720 will not be shown or released this year
There have been a lot of rumours and rumblings about the Xbox 360’s successor. We haven’t reported on most of them since this is a Wii U blog, after all, but this particular one is worth pointing out because it’s great news for the Wii U. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft plan to launch the Xbox […]
Is Grand Theft Auto V coming to the Wii U?
We’ve heard the Grand Theft Auto V spiel several times already, and the rumour returns once again. This time, the analyst firm Sterne Agee expects the game to launch in the first quarter, and cites a Wii U version of it as one potential cause for the delay. Now, this is a prediction from an analyst […]
70 Wii U games in development and other E3 2012 rumours
Forget The Box, from whom we’ve heard that the Wii U might feature eReader-like capabilities and that Nintendo are working on at least three new franchises for the console, have another batch of Wii U rumours for us, this time regarding what we can expect to see of the console at E3 2012. According to their […]
Rumour: Nintendo working on three new franchises for the Wii U?
A rumour sprung up that Nintendo have at least three brand-new franchises in development for the Wii U, by a number of different studios. As great as Nintendo’s tried-and-true properties like Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Kirby are, they do receive quite a bit of flack for constantly “rehashing” their games from year to year. […]
Nintendo beefed up the Wii U to run Unreal Engine 4?
Today’s most interesting Wii U rumour is that Nintendo have tweaked the console’s specs to make it capable of running Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4, which will likely see increasing use by developers in the coming years. The rumour originates from NeoGAF user BlackNMild2k1, who claims that the information comes from a friend of a […]
