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The Wii U’s sales may not have quite matched those of its predecessor, but it’s winning in one significant area. Nintendo revealed today that the system has brought in $300 million in the U.S. with 890,000 units sold after 41 days on the market, whereas the original Wii had pulled …

The 2D New Super Mario Bros. games have always been crowd-pleasing throwbacks to Mario’s past, but even though every entry in the series has been a huge seller, none made the same lasting impression as Super Mario Bros 3 or Super Mario World. Fortunately, Wii U launch game New Super …

Nintendo has revealed Wii U’s line-up of launch and ‘launch window’ games in Europe. You probably want to know what it is. So here you go: Wii U launch line-up (Europe, 30 November): FIFA 13 Mass Effect 3: Special Edition Nano Assault Neo New Super Mario Bros U Nintendo Land …

Mario is back in paper form and is heading for a new adventure on the 3DS. This time around the action RPG revolves around stickers, which you use to bash enemies and solve environmental puzzles. This means you’ll have to scourer each level for stickers hidden inside Question Blocks and …

Nintendo has announced that RPG favourite Fire Emblem: Awakening for 3DS will be coming to the US at some as-yet-unspecified point in the future. There’s no other details, but it’s still great news. In fact, if we were Nintendo we would consider it to be the sort of news our …

Looking to bring a little order to your 3DS? Nintendo has delivered the latest firmware update for its three-dimensional handheld adding, among other things, the ability for players to sort up to 60 icons into individual folders. Aside from the organizational tweak, the 4.0.0-7U update also makes it possible for …

Rasmus Hoejengaard, creative development director at Crytek, says there’s “not a fat chance” of the game appearing on Wii U alongside more established platforms. Speaking to Destructoid (opens in new tab), Hoejengaard dismissed the idea of Crytek’s upcoming FPS running on Nintendo’s upcoming console: “I don’t think it’s possible. Right …

Winner: Mass Effect 3 Read the review (opens in new tab) From beginning to end, Mass Effect 3 is an action-packed adventure, with a stunning story and some of the best combat in recent memory. Fighting back the Reaper threat – one that has been teased for two full games …

Mario Party might be one of the most numerous franchises in gaming history, but it’s been nearly five years since Mario and his pals partied hard on a home console. Announced back at E3, the ninth Mario Party is out in a matter of days, though if you assume it’s …

“Snake? Snake?! Snaaaaaaaaaaaaake?” … is just one of the things you may be screaming into your 3DS this week, as Nintendo has confirmed a free demo for Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater will slither its way onto the Nintendo eShop sometime over the next few days. The free demo …