We Sing might come to the Wii U
Kevin Leathers, producer of We Sing Rock, was interviewed by Train2Game, an online college. The interview focused primarily on the latest Wii game in the series, but it came with a short Wii U tease, too. Asked if he thinks the Wii U will solve the Wii’s issue of technical limitations, Leathers had the following […]
Ronimo “like” the Wii U
October 24th, 2011 in Interviews, News
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 […]
Wii can’t handle Bit.Trip Runner 2, could head to the Wii U
Bit.Trip Runner 2 was recently announced for Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. In an email to Nintendo World Report, Alex Neuse, developer at Gaijin Games, explained that the reason the game isn’t coming to WiiWare is because the game is getting an HD overhaul and “the Wii cannot handle the game.” He stated that […]
Battlefield 3 designer thinks Wii U “will prove sceptics wrong”
Patrick Liu, the lead designer of Battlefield 3, believes that the Wii U will prove sceptics wrong, much like the Wii did. He admitted to having a low opinion of the Wii when it first launched, but was surprised at how that turned out. Nintendo has surprised us so many times before. I was one […]
Dragon Quest X is coming to the Wii U, save data will be transferable
Square Enix just held a press conference dedicated to Dragon Quest, and it was announced there that Dragon Quest X, which we only knew was coming to the Wii, would also make an appearance on the Wii U, confirming previous speculation we had heard about such a port. The games will be functionally identical, but […]
Pre-order the Zelda: Skyward Sword CD + Gold Wii Remote bundle on Amazon!
September 1st, 2011 in News
UPDATE: It appears that the golden Wii Remotes have run out, as the Wii Remote bundle’s order page is now 404’ing. However, you can pre-order the non-bundle version of Zelda: Skyward Sword from here – and it still includes the limited edition Zelda Symphony CD. Amazon have started taking pre-orders for the bundled version of The Legend of Zelda: […]
Four more Wii games are dropping to $20 on August 28th
Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario, Mario Strikers Charged, and Punch-Out!! are being inducted into the Nintendo Selects collection on August 28th.
Wii U controller has its own flash memory, magnetic sensor, and other components we didn’t know about
A recently filed patent for the Wii U’s controller reveals a few hardware elements we didn’t know about. Most notably, the controller – which is said to be completely dependent on the Wii U console – appears to have built-in flash memory. The amount of this memory is unknown, which means it could be for […]
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 on Wii U game demos: “Possibly”
In Nintendo’s latest investor relations meeting, Iwata gave us several insights into Nintendo’s future strategies for the Wii U and the 3DS, including his reassurance that the Wii U won’t suffer from the same lack of software that the Wii did. Next up, we’ve got his word on free game demos – one of the […]
