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News: Project CARS Will "Fill A Space" On Wii U

Project CARS Will "Fill A Space" On Wii U

Catering for a need for speed

The Wii U is short on racing simulations. In fact, aside from Need For Speed: Most Wanted and Fast And Furious: Showdown — neither of which could ever be described as hardcore racers — there's nothing to scratch that Gran Turismo / Forza itch on Nintendo's console. Which is precisely why Project CARS developer...

News: Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Finally Makes It To Australia And New Zealand

Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Finally Makes It To Australia And New Zealand

It's available to download from the eShop right now

This week WayForward Technologies announced Mighty Switch Force! 2 would be available in North America next week, and in Europe later in the month. However, Australia and New Zealand have been waiting on the Wii U eShop version of the original title for what feels like an age. Well, the wait is...

News: Tomodachi Collection: New Life Reinstated At Number One In Japanese Sales Charts

Tomodachi Collection: New Life Reinstated At Number One In Japanese Sales Charts

3DS continues to shine

Tomodachi Collection: New Life has been reinstated at the top of the sales charts in Japan after taking a week off to accommodate for several new releases. The Mii-based life-sim has been doing good business for Nintendo in Japan and shot up from 4th position to number one, knocking last week's new entry Shin Megami Tensei IV...

News: Ian Livingstone: Nintendo Should Have Their IP On Every Platform

Ian Livingstone: Nintendo Should Have Their IP On Every Platform

"Otherwise a whole generation of young people will miss out on their games"

Industry veteran and Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has once again aired his opinion that Nintendo should develop games for other systems. Speaking at the Bristol Games Hub — a non-profit organisation based in the South West of England — Livingstone warned that...

Feature: The Making Of Street Fighter Alpha 3: Upper

The Making Of Street Fighter Alpha 3: Upper

How the GBA’s best fighter doomed the company that made it

We’d be willing to bet that if you quizzed any games developer, they’d admit that pushing a system to its absolute limit is one of the most satisfying parts of the job. Taking a piece of hardware and making it do things it really shouldn't be capable of shows incredible talent and...

News: Nintendo World Store Set for Transformation to Celebrate the Launch of Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Nintendo World Store Set for Transformation to Celebrate the Launch of Animal Crossing: New Leaf

It all happens this Saturday

It seems like forever and an age since Nintendo announced the release date for Animal Crossing: New Leaf in both North America and Europe, and now the game is just around the corner with it launching in North America this Sunday 9th June, and in Europe a couple of days later on 14th June. To celebrate the occasion,...

Weirdness: Capcom Selling a Rush Tissue Pouch in Japan for Mega Man Anniversary

Capcom Selling a Rush Tissue Pouch in Japan for Mega Man Anniversary

Just what the fans want...

While this year has been a celebration of the Mega Man franchise's 25th Anniversary, Capcom's mainly been offering soundtracks, USB pen drives, laptop skins and other non-gaming products. We've also seen the release of the classic NES titles on the 3DS Virtual Console, with some doubling up on the Wii U Virtual Console for...

News: Harvest Moon: A New Beginning Sowing the Seeds for a Q3 Release in Europe

Harvest Moon: A New Beginning Sowing the Seeds for a Q3 Release in Europe

Courtesy of Marvelous AQL Europe and Zen United

Although a prolific franchise and one that appeared on 3DS initially with a DS dual release, Harvest Moon: A New Beginning represents the first departure for the series designed exclusively for the system. Its attempts to freshen up the series were a success, in our view, as we awarded it 8/10 in our...

News: You Can Now Use Your GameCube Pad On Your Wii U

You Can Now Use Your GameCube Pad On Your Wii U

Isn't modern technology just wonderful?

One of the hidden talents of the original Wii console was support for GameCube controllers, but sadly this functionality was removed from the Wii U — along with the ability to play GameCube discs. For those of you who simply can't let go of that beloved Wavebird, help is at hand. Mayflash — a company...

News: Alarm Raised After Tekken Producer Goes AWOL, Doesn't Turn Up For Work

Alarm Raised After Tekken Producer Goes AWOL, Doesn't Turn Up For Work

Something to worry about, or publicity stunt?

Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada has been working on the franchise for almost two decades, and is one of the most recognisable faces within the walls of Namco Bandai. However, it has been reported by his co-workers that Harada-san hasn't been turning up at work lately — prompting a rather worrying...

Rumour: Nintendo Is Recalling Wii U Basic Bundle

Nintendo Is Recalling Wii U Basic Bundle

Could we see a new bundle appear after E3?

A company-wide email is apparently being distributed by GameStop which indicates that the retailer is withdrawing the Wii U Basic bundle from sale. The email — which has since made its way into the hands of Kotaku — states: Nintendo Wii U Basic Recall – Two Week Preparation On Tuesday, 6/18, all...

News: Mighty Switch Force! 2 Blazing Into The North American 3DS eShop Next Week

Mighty Switch Force! 2 Blazing Into The North American 3DS eShop Next Week

Patricia Wagon brings the heat

Back in March WayForward Technologies announced a sequel to the enchanting puzzle-based platformer Mighty Switch Force! would be making its way to the 3DS eShop. The developer has now revealed Mighty Switch Force! 2 will be available to download in North America on 13th June and in Europe on 27th June. A new trailer...

News: PES 2014 Will Not Be Dispensed On Wii U

PES 2014 Will Not Be Dispensed On Wii U

Poor PES 2013 sales means there's no 3DS version either

EA created quite a stir last month when it confirmed FIFA 14, its next iteration in is popular football franchise, would be skipping the Wii U and would only be making it to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as well as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One - when they arrive. Of course that means...