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FarSight Studios, a developer specializing in accurate pinball simulations, revealed on their Facebook page that they have a Wii U dev kit on hand and fully intend to have a game ready for the launch of the Wii U’s digital distribution platform. The relevant quip: Quick Nintendo update: We have dev equipment for the Wii-U […]

Reggie spoke on how Nintendo plans to approach the development of Wii U projects now that his company has a powerful HD platform to work with. In a nutshell, he wants to really drive the controller’s touchscreen and connectivity features home as the console’s defining features, and thinks the Wii U has a chance of […]

We received a tip from an EA intern with some very interesting information pertaining to the Wii U’s online system. Our source, who wishes to remain anonymous, claims that her information comes from a network engineer whom she is friends with. As with all news from anonymous sources, it’s difficult to determine its authenticity. But […]

Anyone who’s been following this blog for a few weeks has probably heard Peter Moore of EA praising the Wii U. Today, we’ve got more – but it’s very interesting to note that he made a point to rave about the console’s online capabilities, which are apparently “really extensive”. It’s a very exciting machine and […]

Indie studio Ronimo (best known for their WiiWare hit Swords & Soldiers) have expressed an interest in developing for the Wii U, but aren’t ready to make any decisions just yet. The console’s online system was, however, cited as a possible point of concern. We’d have to see what it brings to the table in […]

Nintendo have acquired a new patent for a “massively single-player online game” experience. The patent document’s description is rather vague, but the basic premise of the concept is that it allows many people to play online and affect each other’s experiences without directly interacting with each other, as is the case in a massively multiplayer […]

We still have no clear details on the Wii U’s online system, but if Reggie’s words from a recent interview with Forbes are anything to go by, it’ll be anything but a unified, consistent experience. Forbes: Your online services are very different than what your competitors offer. Isn’t something missing, that you can’t offer the […]

Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision, seems to be pretty confident in the Wii U’s online capabilities, even though he admits he doesn’t quite know their full potential yet. Well, without telling you our title plans, it’s now more possible to do deep rich multiplayer games – we need more clarity from Nintendo on the […]

Series producer, Katsuhiro Harada was unable to confirm whether the Tekken game coming to the Wii U would be new or a port of a previous game but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t thought of what some online features of the game could be. In an interview, Harada suggested that the Wii U controller could […]

This news is hardly surprising seeing as the Wii had Netflix and the Nintendo 3DS will have Netflix soon but it’s still good to hear. While being quizzed on the Wii U Iwata let slip that the console would have the service. This was his response to a question on what kind of gender ration […]