Nintendo is stuck in a comedy of errors.
Celebrating Nintendo 2DS: weird games consoles from history
As Nintendo's 3D-less 2DS launches we take a look at five odd-yet-innovative consoles from the '80s, '90s and '00s. by CJ Wheeler Nintendo is having one of its patchy periods. It made some strange design choices when developing the company's newest flagship machine, the Wii U, which was released last year. Despite being the Japanese gaming … Continue reading Celebrating Nintendo 2DS: weird games consoles from history
Wii U GamePad gets improved battery in Japan
Nintendo offers improvements after hardware criticisms. by CJ Wheeler Wii U has been on the sharp end of gaming rants since it was launched at the end of 2012. In the midst of poor first-party support at launch, terrible sales figures and leading games publishers unable to make their mind up about supporting the system, complaints about … Continue reading Wii U GamePad gets improved battery in Japan
Sonic Lost World teaser trailer
The first gameplay footage from Nintendo's exclusive new Sonic game. Nintendo and Sega announced earlier this month that they were taking the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise exclusive to Wii U and 3DS for the speedy blue fuzzball's next three games, starting with Sonic: Lost World. Well here's the first trailer, exclusive over at IGN. Taking … Continue reading Sonic Lost World teaser trailer
EA engineer tweets Wii U is “crap”
Yet another games industry faux pas on Twitter. by CJ Wheeler A Senior Software Engineer for EA has tweeted his damning opinion about Nintendo's Wii U console. "The WiiU [sic] is crap." began Bob Summerwill, formerly of UK-based PlayStation developers Psygnosis. Summerwill tweeted several times to comment on EA's decision not to develop for Wii U, IGN UK … Continue reading EA engineer tweets Wii U is “crap”
Nintendo Direct teases Wii U summer releases
Pikmin 3 and The Wonderful 101 release dates confirmed - and Sega goes exclusive with Nintendo for Sonic: Lost World. by CJ Wheeler It's been a tough ride for Wii U so far but Nintendo is upping the ante with some much desired first-party titles and a coup to tempt Sega fans. After a lot of … Continue reading Nintendo Direct teases Wii U summer releases
Nintendo launches Wii Mini exclusive to Canada
Fancy a brand new Wii for $99, or £62? Better get to Canada then. Unless you're already Canadian, in which case stay right where you are! by CJ Wheeler After just a little more than 6 years since the Wii launched, Nintendo has confirmed the fading console's last hurrah in the form of Wii Mini. … Continue reading Nintendo launches Wii Mini exclusive to Canada
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