November2013
News Classic And Modern Skins Pack Now Available In Batman: Arkham Origins
Style your Batman
Protectors of the Wii U version of Gotham City will be able to continue their fight against crime with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today releasing the New Millennium Skins Pack for Batman: Arkham Origins. The pack can now be purchased from the eShop for US$3.99 — $1 less than on PS3 and Xbox 360 — and will be...
October2013
News Scribblenauts Unlimited Finally Hitting Europe On December 6th
Better late than never
Scribblenauts Unlimited was a Wii U launch title, but has been MIA in Europe for the majority of 2013. Thankfully, during today's Nintendo Direct it was confirmed that the game is finally seeing the light of day — more than a year after it appeared in North America. Euro players will be able to get their hands on 5th Cell's...
September2013
News Batman: Arkham Origins Will Be Cheaper on Wii U
Savings in lieu of online multiplayer
Although Batman: Arkham Origins for the Wii U will not be receiving the online multiplayer mode provided to its Xbox 360 and PS3 brethren, the omission does seem to be reflected in a lower price point. Kotaku reports that a $50 price for the Wii U version has been confirmed with a represent
News Scribblenauts Creator 5th Cell Hopes To Continue Working On Wii U And 3DS
"We’ve enjoyed developing for these platforms tremendously"
Scribblenauts studio 5th Cell has already given the Wii U and 3DS Scribblenauts Unlimited and is currently hard at work on Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure. Senior Producer Caleb Arseneaux has been speaking to Nintendo World Report about the company's future plans, and if...
August2013
News Hot Wheels: World's Best Driver Given European Release Date
Set to speed into stores next month
Over the weekend a couple of North American retailers outed Hot Wheels: World's Best Driver, a high-octane racing title heading to all major platforms including Wii U and 3DS. Warner Bros. Interactive has now confirmed the game will speed onto European shelves as well and has given an official release date of...
News Hot Wheels: World's Best Driver Hurtling Towards Wii U and 3DS
North American retailers jump the gun
Racing titles on Wii U are a little bit like buses - you wait ages for one and then two show up. First keen games announces TNT Racers: Nitro Machines Edition will be coming to the Wii U eShop next month, then a couple of North American retailers confirm Hot Wheels: World's Best Driver is on the way. The latter...
July2013
News Looks Like Batman: Arkham Origins Isn't Getting Online Play On Wii U
Update: Low Wii U multiplayer audience given as the reason for the omission
Since publishing this article Warner Bros. has been in touch with Eurogamer to explain its decision to omit multiplayer from the Wii U edition of Batman: Arkham Origins. The publisher explained that it only wants to develop the feature on the platforms with the largest...
News Female Version of Copperhead To Feature in Batman: Arkham Origins
She's a slippery one
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is in attendance at the San Diego Comic Con where it is showing off its upcoming title Batman: Arkham Origins. During the event, a new character was revealed in the form of Copperhead, who isn't typically a Batman antagonist but is a DC supervillain all the same. This rendition seems to be...
June2013
Video Asgard Looks Pretty Epic In Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Plastic blocks, assemble!
TT Games is currently hard at work on Lego Marvel Super Heroes, the latest in its wildly successful line of video games based on the popular Danish building block. Our good friends over at Family Gamer TV have visited the TT Games studio for some hands-on time with the new title, the results of which you can view below...
News It's Still Not Known If Batman: Arkham Origins DLC Is Coming To Wii U
DLC "not available on all platforms"
For some reason, DLC seems to be a dirty word as far as the Wii U is concerned. Mass Effect 3 players missed out, Sniper Elite V2 has recently launched with no downloadable content whatsoever and it's
May2013
News Sidekick Mode Returns For Scribblenauts Unmasked
Wii U players can have their family and friends help out
Scribblenauts Unmasked is the latest iteration in Warner Bros' imagination-focused Scribblenauts series and it's set to be made available later this year on Wii U and 3DS. Of course, frustrated Europeans are still waiting for Scribblenauts Unlimited to
News Dying Light Set To Skip Wii U
Newly announced survival horror title won't be coming to Wii U
Warner Bros. Interactive announced a new first-person survival horror game yesterday in the form of Dying Light. It's being developed by Polish developer Techland - the studio behind Dead Island - and was announced for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, as well as current-gen systems...
News LEGO Friends Coming to 3DS and DS
Explore Heartlake City this fall
OK, now. Deep breaths. Not all LEGO games are about undercover cops or action-packed film and comic licenses. Some of them can be about dancing and taking care of pets and scrapbooking and... and that’s perfectly fine. Warner Bros. Interactive has announced LEGO Friends, a game based on the popular toy line...
April2013
Rumour Batman: Arkham Origins to Include Multiplayer Mode
Play as your favourite villain
Kotaku has reported that Batman: Arkham Origins, which is coming to the Wii U later this year, will include a multiplayer mode. The unconfirmed report states that players will step into the shoes of classic Batman villains and try to take town Batman and Robin. If the rumour is to be believed, Origins would be the...
News Injustice: Gods Among Us Will Support Off-TV Play On Wii U
In-game quick move list also included
With Warner Bros. and NetherRealm's upcoming title Injustice: Gods Among Us set to release next week in North America on the 16th April — and in Europe three days later on the 19th April — new details have been emerging prior to its launch. What sets the Wii U version apart from other platforms' release is...
February2013
News New "Batman Arkham" Title Due in 2013
Holy financial briefing, Batman!
Time Warner recently revealed its latest financial results, and as a result has hosted the now-standard investor call to answer questions on the company's strategies and plans. Warner is one of the biggest contributors to the TV and film industries, or course, but is also a major player in video game publishing...
January2013
News Scribblenauts Is Doubling Up On Nintendo DS
New bundle includes the two DS instalments
Warner Bros. is bundling together the first two Scribblenauts games - Scribblenauts and Super Scribblenauts - for the Nintendo DS in Scribblenauts Collection. Amazon's US site has a release date of February 26th. It's not currentl
News LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Coming To Wii U And 3DS
Marvellous!
We’re big fans of LEGO games here at Nintendo Life. Recently we’ve seen the likes of Lord of the Rings, Batman and the DC Superheroes receive the LEGO treatment while original game LEGO City: Undercover is due out on Wii U soon. The DC Universe of characters won’t be the only ones to get their own LEGO game as it has now been...
News LEGO Laying More Bricks With Legends Of Chima This Year
Coming to 3DS and DS
Warner Bros. and TT Games have revealed the next installment in the increasingly popular LEGO series. The title isn't based on a popular TV series or movie - it's a completely new game, based on LEGO's new Legends of Chima line of figures which is set to launch in 2013. The game - LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey, to give...
November2012
News Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition Dogged By Performance Issues
More frame rate woes
Wii U has launched with more titles to choose from than ever before. Of course those with a keen eye will be quick to point out that this is largely because third party developers have simply ported some of their old games from other platforms over to Nintendo’s new console. One of those titles is Batman: Arkham City Armored...
News Link And Mario Have Gate-Crashed These Scribblenauts Unlimited Trailers
Crossover chaos
The amazing news that Scribblenauts Unlimited would feature famous Nintendo characters was met with a fair degree of excitement, and thanks to two new trailers released by Warner Bros. Interactive, we can now see this magical crossover in motion. The videos detail the kind of things you can do with the classic Legend of Zelda and...
October2012
Nintendo Download 11th October 2012 (North America)
Mario gets on the course, robots are rescued, the one true demo arrives and more
Last week was a bit of a bumper week for the Nintendo Download update in North America, and we have another packed list for you. Every platform is covered in some form, and there's a demo and some videos to fill your time too; let's get right into it. 3DS Downloads:...
News Here's That Batman Arkham City Video Walkthrough You Wanted
See what Wii can do for U
Warner Bros. Montreal is in charge of developing Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition, and they've released a video that shows off exactly how the Wii U GamePad will change the way you play. While the core gameplay hasn't been altered, the touch screen and gyroscopic functionalities of the GamePad allow you to wield The...
September2012
News Nintendo Australia Brings Wii U to EB Games Expo 2012
Nintendo, Ubisoft, THQ and SEGA join Warner Bros.
Following yesterday's reveal that Warner Bros. will be bringing the Wii U to the EB Expo in Sydney in just over a week, we have now learned that it's not the only publisher coming to the party. Nintendo of Australia has announced today that it will also introduce the Wii U to the Australian audience...
Interview 5th Cell - Scribblenauts Unlimited
Word up
If adorable lexical puzzle games are up your street, you're bound to have heard of Scribblenauts, the series that lets you generate any item into the world by simply entering its name. The series has been around for a while on Nintendo DS, plus iOS, but it'll be hitting a home console for the first time when Scribblenauts Unlimited is...
