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4641The Wonderful 101 on Wii U focuses on fun over length
Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya is no stranger to controversy. The developer known for letting his thoughts be known via Twitter, has once again stirred the pot with comments about The Wonderful 101, a highly-anticipated upcoming title for the Wii U. In a strange marketing move, ...
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4843Rayman Legends Challenges for Wii U this week
On April 25th Wii U owners will get a second batch of Rayman Legends demo content. Two demos for one game? Sure, it’s certainly unorthodox, but so was Ubisoft delaying a finished game for the better part of 2013. The new, free Rayman Legends challenges ...
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8095Miyamoto thinks the Wii U needs more time
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto believes that Nintendo needs more time to convince the gaming world about the usefulness of the Wii U. The legendary developer explained his view on the Wii U in a recent interview with CNN. “There was a period when we first released ...
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5511Amazon lists Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut for Wii U
Amazon has listed Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut for the Wii U, and have given it a release date of May 7th, 2013. Apparently Amazon has the skinny on this Wii U version of the game that arrived on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, ...
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2652Nintendo confirms massive April update for Wii U
Wii U users will notice that a new update has been pushed to the console with system update 2.1.3. Released today, this update makes “further improvements to overall system stability,” according to Nintendo’s announcement of the update. The update page doesn’t give specifics on what ...
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5918PS Vita outsells Wii U in Japan
Nintendo’s Wii U has fallen behind even the lowly PS Vita in Japan. The Wii U sold a meager 9633 units in Japan according to Media Create data, who also report that the PS Vita sold 11,456. While it may have been expected that the ...
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1450Nintendo kicks off the Year of Luigi
Nintendo announced this morning that they will be releasing Luigi themed DLC for New Super Mario Bros. U that provides alternate versions of the original game world. Even better news, this means you’ll have a good reason to dust-off NSMBU and head back into the ...
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1491Another Rayman Legends Demo to arrive for Wii U fans
Ubisoft has caught some flak recently concerning the delay of Rayman Legends, and deservedly so. The publisher delayed the game that was due to release later this month, and not only pushed it back seven months, but announced that it would no longer be exclusive ...
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1170Bayonetta 2 and The Wonderful 101 will stay exclusive to Wii U
Ubisoft’s surprise move to make Rayman Legends a multiplatform title sparked some debate as to whether we would see other Wii U exclusives turn to other consoles to boost sales. Two of the biggest impending releases on the Wii U look like they’ll be staying ...
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1551Scribblenauts Unlimited release date pushed back in Europe for Wii U and 3DS
Developed by 5th Cell Media, the imaginative puzzle solving adventure game “Scribblenauts Unlimited” is delayed in Europe for the WiiU and Nintendo 3DS. Unfortunately for those who wanted to play the beautiful game and perhaps use the WiiU GamePad to create some socially inept clown Cthulthus ...
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2182Nintendo confident in Wii U and the survival of dedicated gaming consoles
Despite naysayers coming out of the woodwork in recent weeks, Nintendo has a lot of confidence left in their Wii U console. Dedicated to support the hardware, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata recently addressed investors about the company’s future, and its place within the video game industry. ...
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2493Nintendo cuts outlook due to weak Wii U sales
Nintendo’s most recent earnings forecast is another dismal one for the company. Despite launching a brand new console alongside strong Nintendo 3DS sales, the Wii U managed to drag the company into the red. Nintendo had an operating loss of 5.8 billion Yen, which they ...
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1170Sakurai excited to show Smash Bros on Wii U at E3
Earlier this week Nintendo revealed that the development of Smash Bros. on the Wii U is coming along nicely, but we didn’t get any other information other than that. Satoru Iwata told us that we’re gonna have to wait until E3 to get the goods ...
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3253Yarn Yoshi coming to Wii U
The first Nintendo game to feature Yoshi since 1998 is making its way to the Wii U. Announced today at the Nintendo Direct live-stream, Satoru Iwata revealed that Yarn Yoshi would be heading to the console, from the developers of Kirby’s Epic Yarn. The team ...
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1990Super Mario Galaxy Team readying 3D title for Wii U
The Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development team responsible for the Super Mario Galaxy games on the Wii and Super Mario 3D Land for the Nintendo 3DS, are working on a new 3D Mario title for the Wii U. The announcement was made at today’s Nintendo Direct ...
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3583Two New Zelda Games coming to Wii U
Today’s Nintendo direct housed a couple of big announcements for The Legend of Zelda fans. The first was a bit of good news, with the announcement of an HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. Eiji Aonuma revealed the game during a streaming ...
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950Wii U system updates coming in Spring and Summer with broad enhancements
In today’s Nintendo Direct presentation Satoru Iwata announced that the Wii U will be getting system updates in the spring and summer to fix some of the launch complaints that Wii U owners have had. The Nintendo executive revealed that the company will be focused ...
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1361New Wii U games to be revealed in next Nintendo Direct, Resident Evil announced
New Wii U games will be revealed in the next Nintendo Direct conference from Satoru Iwata on January 23rd. The Nintendo Direct conference will be focused on the Wii U, and will be streamed live at 9 a.m. ET this Wednesday. You can find the ...
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2873Nintendo looking to the future for new innovation
Nintendo will soon merge its console and handheld divisions, according to reports out of Japan which claim that the company is looking to the future for new innovations. Reported by Nikkei, the company plans to streamline the development process on their new consoles and handhelds. ...
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4826Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 not coming to Wii U
Fans hoping for Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 to make its way to the Wii U can go ahead and throw in the towel. While producer David Cox had previously left the door open for the sequel to arrive on Nintendo’s new console, he’s recently ...
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2362Crysis 3 not coming to Wii U due to lack of profit
The Wii U has already seen some of the biggest multi-platform core games arrive on the console since its late-2012 launch, but not all publishers and developers are buying into the next-gen console. Crytek has confirmed that Crysis 3 will not arrive on the Wii ...
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164326Data suggests Wii U has sold over 2 million units since launch
Data compiled by VGChartz suggests that Nintendo’s Wii U has done well this holiday season, with the company selling over 2 million Wii U units since launch. Nintendo’s projections have indicated that they are hoping to sell 5.5 million units by April 2013, and it ...
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2713Capcom passing on Wii U ports, no plans for DMC or Lost Planet release
While many publishers jumped at the opportunity to port popular titles to the Wii U, Capcom is taking a different route with the new console from Nintendo. According to the Capcom’s Senior VP Christian Svensson, the publisher is looking forward with the new console, and ...
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1811Super Mario Bros. stage customization being looked at by Nintendo
Nintendo has made more Super Mario Bros. games than we care to count, and some despise the franchise for failing to evolve with other platformers. The problem is Nintendo hasn’t really needed to evolve the franchise, but according to a recent interview, the company is ...
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3343Aliens: Colonial Marines Story Video Preview
Aliens: Colonial Marines is a First-Person Shooter set in the Alien movie franchise universe in which the player takes on the role of a member of a squad of colonial marines sent to the planet LV-426. The game is designed as a true sequel to ...
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7073The Essential Video Games of 2012
If you’ve been following Attack of the Fanboy over the years, you know that we usually do a reader’s choice for our Game of the Year. This year, we’ve decided to do things somewhat differently. We’ve decided to lock ourselves in a room and conduct ...
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157813The False Wisdom of the Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4
I first encoutered FWAK (False wisdom and knowledge) pages when combing through Final Fantasy III (VI) FAQs on the early internet in a time before wikis. I even tested out some of their claims, such as trying to save General Leo to make him a ...
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0The Essential Video Games of 2012
If you’ve been following Attack of the Fanboy over the years, you know that we usually do a reader’s choice for our Game of the Year. This year, we’ve decided to do things somewhat differently. We’ve decided to lock ourselves in a room and conduct ...
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2984Nintendo Wii U TVii arriving on December 20th
Originally expected to arrive with the console launch in November, Nintendo’s Wii U TVii software for use with the second screen of the Wii U GamePad is set to launch on December 20th. According to Nintendo, the free integrated TV service will have you looking ...
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3104Nintendo promises to improve Wii U performance
One of the major complaints upon the arrival of the Nintendo Wii U was the slowness of the user interface. This is something that hasn’t been addressed in any of the firmware updates that have hit the console since launch, but Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata has ...
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2151Petition forms to bring Dark Souls 2 to the Wii U
Last week Dark Souls II was announced for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like From Software has any plans for a Wii U version of the game. Fans of the franchise have formed an online petition to bring Dark ...
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2933Wii U sales fail to top Wii in first week
It was awfully close to doing so, but the Wii U failed to surpass the first week sales of its predecessor. Nintendo’s first high definition offering sold 425,000 consoles in its first week, missing the mark by 50,000 consoles. Back in 2006, the Wii sold ...
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2783Nintendo Direct disappoints
Today’s Nintendo Direct video conference was a bit of a let down for those that were expecting big news out of the company following the release of the Wii U. Nintendo spoke mostly about known games, little about the future of the new console, and ...
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2011FIFA 13 Wii U Review
You may have heard how great FIFA 13 is on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The annual soccer franchise launched with a host of new features, enhanced graphics, and improved intelligence engine on those platforms. Unfortunately, EA’s first crack at FIFA Soccer on the ...
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4255Call of Duty: Black Ops II Wii U Review
Call of Duty fans that have turned to Nintendo for their shooter fix each year have grown accustomed to a low-res, underpowered version of the game, which by most accounts, pales in comparison to that which is the biggest entertainment launch of the year on ...
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2152First Wii U sales data is encouraging for new console
Nintendo has announced its first week sales for the Wii U, which sold 400,000 consoles in the US alone. These numbers come from Nintendo’s internal sales estimates, and indicate a significant decline from the first week sales of the Nintendo Wii. Nintendo of America president ...
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5436Black Ops II team offers fixes for lag and latency in multiplayer
If you’ve been playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer over the weekend, you may have noticed issues of lag and latency in the online shooter. Treyarch’s David Vonderhaar has offered some quick fixes for players who are seeing the problems consistently, and they ...
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136018Wii U Review
Nintendo basically sat out the high definition revolution in video games, instead the company focused on a casual motion controlled experience with their Nintendo Wii. The Wii went head to head with both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and came out victorious as far ...
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1140Analysts believe Wii U will be a hard find until March
Michael Pachter has been one of the most vocal doubters of Nintendo’s Wii U. The analyst began shooting down the console quickly following its reveal at E3 2011, and continues to doubt its long term potential. Though he does believe that this negativity isn’t going ...
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2432Nintendo hopeful of seeing GTA V on the Wii U
Nintendo is hopeful that Rockstar Games will see the value in bringing GTA V to the Wii U, said Reggie Fils-Aime in a recent interview. While the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game will arrive this spring, there are still questions looming ...
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5157Metro Developer calls Wii U horrible and slow
Metro: Last Light developer 4A Games has no intentions of bringing their upcoming shooter to Nintendo’s Wii U. It appears that the developers are unimpressed with the new console, calling it “horrible and slow”. In a recent interview with Now Gamer, 4A Games’ chief technical ...
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550Mass Effect 3 on Wii U will not include Omega DLC
Mass Effect 3 is scheduled to get the single player “Omega” expansion later this month on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Wii U owners will not be getting access to this single player expansion, as Bioware says it will not be made available ...
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4495Nintendo responds to alleged Wii U hacks
Upon release this weekend, the Wii U had reportedly been “accidentally” hacked when a user came across what appeared to be a loop hole in the new console’s security system. This user claimed to have been granted access to the system’s debug menu, which allowed ...
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890Nintendo Wii U more friendly for indie games
The Nintendo Wii U eShop offers a more friendly atmosphere for indie developers, according to the developer of Trine 2. The eShop works much like Steam or the Apple Appstore, giving developers freedom to set their own prices and release dates for new content. Mikael ...
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3443Rockstar considering GTA V for PC and Wii U
This spring Rockstar will release Grand Theft Auto V on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Rockstar has yet to reveal any GTA V plans for other platforms, saying that all efforts were focused on these two. As expected, the company is also looking at ...
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1180Massive Wii U eShop Update allows for digital delivery of nearly all games
Nintendo’s eShop was updated on launch day for the Wii U, and with it, gave new console owners the ability to purchase and download nearly all of the launch titles for the system. Digital pricing is identical to what you would pay for the game ...
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1881Nintendo Wii U launches, good luck finding one
Nintendo has officially launched the Wii U. The first console to lead off the next generation hit store shelves at midnight November 18th, to overwhelming demand. Nintendo was upfront about the limited availability of the Wii U at launch, with many retailers only getting a ...
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810Nintendo TVii will arrive on Wii U in December
Nintendo’s video service that will accompany the Wii U, will not be ready at launch for the new console. Nintendo announced that the new initiative won’t be ready to go live at launch, but will be patched into the console at some point in December. ...
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1140FIFA 13 on Nintendo Wii U
EA SPORTS delivers its best soccer game ever on a Nintendo console with award-winning gameplay and revolutionary new ways to play that bring players of all abilities together, making this the most accessible FIFA console game ever made. Innovations that utilize the Wii U GamePad ...
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1722Nintendo outlines Wii U online features
The Wii U is getting ready to launch this Sunday, and will give gamers a taste of the next generation of gaming hardware. The tablet based controller scheme will once again differentiate Nintendo’s console from the competition, but it’s also going to feature a new ...