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News: CoroCoro Confirms New Mewtwo Form

CoroCoro Confirms New Mewtwo Form

Also reveals more on Pokémon Rumble U

Last week, what looked like a new form of Mewtwo was announced for Pokémon X & Y by the Japanese TV show Pokémon Smash. However, it wasn't exactly clear if it was in fact Mewtwo or a completely different 'mon altogether and a massive debate ensued. Thankfully the latest edition of CoroCoro has emerged in...

Video: Check Out These Three Guild02 Games in Action

Check Out These Three Guild02 Games in Action

Some thoughtful games, and tanks shooting bugs

It was confirmed earlier this year that Level-5's Guild02 collection is coming to Japan as individual 3DS eShop downloads, following the structure that saw three of the four Guild01 games come to the West. This collection includes three games — Bugs vs. Tanks!, The Starship Damrey and The Friday When...

News: This Injustice: Gods Among Us Infographic Makes a Pitch for the Ultimate Superhero and Villain

This Injustice: Gods Among Us Infographic Makes a Pitch for the Ultimate Superhero and Villain

They'd sure have strange outfits

With Injustice: Gods Among Us arriving on Wii U next week, Warner Bros. has seen some of the infographic action going on to celebrate two years of the 3DS and decided to get in on the act. With the brawler concerning itself with heroes and villains from the DC Universe, these diagrams attempt to put together the...

News: Tales Producer Says The Series Could Eventually Make It To Wii U

Tales Producer Says The Series Could Eventually Make It To Wii U

If the system becomes more successful

Recently Hideo Baba, the producer behind the Tales franchise, praised the Wii U by calling it a "brilliant console". However, he confirmed he currently has no plans to develop any games for the system. That could all change though, as in an interview with Destructoid Baba said the series could appear on Wii U...

News: South African Retailer Slices Wii U Price in Half

South African Retailer Slices Wii U Price in Half

Toyzone offering a Wii U for as little as R1,500

In order to help boost Wii U sales, many UK retailers decided to cut the price of the system. Back in March Asda and Amazon sliced £50 off the price tag, while HMV knocked a staggering £140 off a Premium console and ZombiU bundle. It seems heavy price drops aren't exclusive to the UK though, as it...

Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Eleven

What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Eleven

Yikes, we're up to number 11?

So, OK, we've done some seasonal issues of this jolly series of features, so this isn't actually the 11th entry in the series. But the idea of shamelessly riffing off a Hollywood movie only came to us when typing out "Issue Eleven", so it is what it is. What we do have is another collection of weekend gaming plans from...

Hardware Review: 3DS Circle Pad Pro XL

3DS Circle Pad Pro XL

Two pads are better than one?

When Nintendo announced the 3DS XL, many were disappointed that the system lacked that all-important second slider pad. This omission was made all the more puzzling by the fact that Nintendo had already released the Circle Pad Pro for the original 3DS console, an admission that perhaps a twin-pad arrangement would...

News: Nintendo to Pull the Plug on Several Online Wii Channels

Nintendo to Pull the Plug on Several Online Wii Channels

Pour one out for News cat this summer

Better get those last rounds in with the Wii's Channels before Nintendo starts flickering the lights at closing time, as the company has announced that a chunk of the console's quirky online features are shuttering on 28th June. This will effect the Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Check Mii Out and Nintendo...

Rumour: Ni no Kuni Could Yet See A Western Release, According To Publisher Namco Bandai

Ni no Kuni Could Yet See A Western Release, According To Publisher Namco Bandai

DS role-player could find a new lease of life on the 3DS

You might be familar with Level-5 and Studio Ghibli collaboration Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch from its recent release on the PlayStation 3, but the origin of the series actually stretches back to a Nintendo DS game, released in Japan in 2010. Ni no Kuni: The Jet-black Mage shares...

News: Cliff Bleszinski Likens The Wii To A "Virus"

Cliff Bleszinski Likens The Wii To A "Virus"

Outspoken designer agrees with earlier comment by ex-Epic colleague

Back in 2008, Epic's Mike Capps described the Wii as a "virus" which infected gamers in the short-term but didn't leave any lasting impression. He said: It's a virus where you buy it and you play it with your friends and they're like, "Oh my God that's so cool, I'm gonna go buy...

Rumour: Criterion Is Rebooting Need For Speed: Underground

Criterion Is Rebooting Need For Speed: Underground

Updated: Criterion's creative director shoots down rumours

UPDATE: Criterion's Alex Ward has tweeted in response to these rumours: [tweet 322632944776802304] So that's that, then. ORIGINAL STORY: We've already reported on the fact that Criterion is working on a new project, and if a fresh rumour is to be believed, we could now have a name for...

News: Super Comboman Fuses Smash Bros. With Marvel Vs Capcom, And It Could Be Coming To Wii U

Super Comboman Fuses Smash Bros. With Marvel Vs Capcom, And It Could Be Coming To Wii U

Visually stunning platform title was built using Unity 3D

Kickstarter-funded title Super Comboman could be coming to the Wii U eShop, we can exclusively reveal. We've been speaking to Interabang Entertainment's Justin Woodward about the forthcoming platforming adventure, which raised $16,170 on Kickstarter last November — just a little over the...

News: Iwata Asks Delves Into Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Iwata Asks Delves Into Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Nintendo's President talks Mr Resetti, being mayor and panning for gold

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is edging closer and closer towards its Western release date and we think it's fair to say there are a lot of 3DS owners out there chomping at the bit to get hold of it. As if the hype needed building up any more Nintendo has kindly translated the...

News: Ubisoft To Publish Cloudberry Kingdom This Summer

Ubisoft To Publish Cloudberry Kingdom This Summer

No set date just yet

Cloudberry Kingdom was supposed to be released on the Wii U eShop in March but as many eagle-eyed gamers may have noticed, it didn't make it. Fortunately, the game hasn't disappeared from the face of the earth, it's just been pushed back and it now has a new publisher some people may have heard of. Yes, Ubisoft will be...

News: Zelda Symphony Returning To Los Angeles During E3 2013

Zelda Symphony Returning To Los Angeles During E3 2013

Da da da daaaaaaaaa

It's been almost two years since something beautiful and magical happened during Nintendo's E3 press conference in June 2011 - the company opened the presentation with a spectacular orchestra, displaying tunes from The Legend of Zelda's impressive musical catalogue. The Legend Of Zelda: Symphony Of The Goddesses - under Irish...

News: Ubisoft's E3 2013 Conference Dated

Ubisoft's E3 2013 Conference Dated

Mark 10th June on your calendars

E3 2013 is almost upon us. With a little over two months to go, you can almost smell the excitement in the air amongst gamers, developers and publishers alike. To kick off the major gaming event, Ubisoft will be holding its presentation on Monday 10th June - which is actually a day before E3 is scheduled to begin...