If you look at a list of the best Wii U games, it shows that there’s far more to this console than meets the eye. It’s undeniable that the Wii U was something of a commercial failure for Nintendo, nor was it able to slot into popular culture like the …
Read More »Wii U: UK launch line-up confirmed
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 …
Read More »Wii U will support free-to-play games says Iwata
Though many long-time Nintendo fans will likely recoil in horror, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said today that the Wii U’s architecture will support free-to-play gaming if developers are interested in leveraging that business model. With respect to the Wii U system, when we began working on it, one of our …
Read More »Wii U release date around November says Ubisoft developer (who is probably wishing he hadnt)
A Ubisoft Montpellier employee has all but confirmed our suspicions that Wii U will be launched this November, according to an interview at E3. David Martinez, engine architect on Rayman Legends, first confirms that the game will launch with the new machine, and then (after speaking to his colleague and …
Read More »Crysis 3 on Wii U? Fat chance, says Crytek
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 …
Read More »Darksiders II: Vigil Games confirms Wii U launch title will feature added abilities
Vigil Games has confirmed that the Wii U version of its upcoming supernatural epic, Darksiders II, will be a launch title when Nintendo’s new console arrives later this year. The developer also has a team assigned to managing the game’s Wii U-exclusive control enhancements, lead designer Hayden Dalton has told …
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