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News Nintendo of America Reorganising its Operations
New York employees heading to Redmond
Nintendo is reorganising its operations in North America by moving some of its employees from the Park Avenue offices in New York to those in Redmond, Washington. A much smaller office will soon open up in New York, where a few staff will remain. For those of you who are worried, the Nintendo World Store isn't...
News Next Level Games on Working With Nintendo to Create Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Miyamoto demanded a multiplayer experience to rival Mario Kart
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is being released on the 3DS at the end of this month. It's been developed by the Canadian studio Next Level Games, the team behind a host of Nintendo games such as Punch-Out!!, Mario Smash Football and Mario Strikers Charged. There's no doubt that landing the...
News Saints Row 4 is Skipping Wii U
Will only be on "current-gen consoles" and PC
When THQ sold off its assets at auction earlier this year, Volition ended up in the hands of Koch Media, which has naturally now taken on the Saints Row franchise as a result. Koch Media denoted the series to Deep Silver, which has now confirmed the first game to be released post-THQ will be Saints Row...
News Ghostlight May Yet Bring Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 To Europe
Publisher is considering its options
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked will finally be released in Europe on 29th March. It's being published by Ghostlight, which took up the task due to Atlus only localising it for North America. Attention has now switched to the game's sequel Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
News Broken Rules Has A New Game In The Works
Will be set in the same world as Chasing Aurora
Chasing Aurora has been in the Wii U eShop since the system's launch, and plenty of people have been enjoying soaring through it; a demo for the game is now available to download free of charge for those wanting to fly before they buy. In a recent interview with 4CR, Broken Rules, the developer behind...
News GameStop: Wii U Will Need Great First Party Titles To Compete
Sales have been "slower than expected"
It's no secret that Wii U sales have been a bit on the sluggish side in 2013, but many retailers are hopeful they'll soon pick up once a few more games start being released. One games retailer that has been disappointed with the number of Wii U units flying off the shelves is GameStop. In an interview with...
News Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode is Double The Length of The PSP Version
Will feature over 160 digital monsters
Last month we reported that the 3DS would be getting an updated version of the PSP game Digimon World Re:Digitize in Japan. All we knew was that it will include a couple more story chapters and would have an extra word chucked on the end of it for good measure. Yes, Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode certainly...
News Apollo Justice Returns in Ace Attorney 5
Justice is blind
More news on Ace Attorney 5 has been promised by Capcom but as of yet we've had no major announcement. However, we have learnt — thanks to a picture in the latest Famitsu magazine — that Apollo Justice is making a return in the upcoming game. The picture shows the young attorney as we've never seen him before. He's still...
News Sakurai: Online Play Will Be Improved in Upcoming Smash Bros.
"We've learned a lot about net play since Brawl was released"
Super Smash Bros. Brawl was one of the few Wii games to venture online. By delving into the Nintendo WFC players from all four corners of the world could brawl with each other in what was a decent experience in some battles, and a more turbulent one in others. Unfortunately, as with most...
News Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Heading to Wii U eShop
It's what dreams are made of
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream is a platformer developed by Black Forest Games and has been out on PC since October last year. A console release is imminent with a PSN and Xbox Live Arcade version on the cards as of right now. However, the developer has confirmed on its Facebook page that Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream will...
News Pandora's Tower Will Be Invading North America in April
XSEED reveals first US trailer
Back in January, XSEED Games announced that it would be bringing the long awaited Japanese action-RPG Pandora's Tower to North America in Spring 2013. It's now been narrowed down a little bit more, as the publisher has announced it will be releasing it at some point in April. XSEED has a bit of a reputation for...
News Miyamoto Overseeing Series of Animated Shorts
Even in his spare time he's playing with Pikmin
Nintendo has a bit of a history in cartoon making, as anyone who ever had the pleasure of watching The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! will testify to. It seems as though the company is now contemplating venturing into the business once more, with a few animated shorts designed to be viewed using the...
News Minecraft is Just As Likely To Appear on Wii U as Any Other Platform
Hope for it yet... Maybe...
The massively popular indie title Minecraft has built itself quite a fanbase since its emergence in 2011. It all started on mobile devices and PC, but moved over to the console market when it appeared on the Xbox Live Arcade. Due to Microsoft's exclusivity deal with Mojang, the game's developer, it hasn't been made...
News Miyamoto: Mobile Competition Actually Helps Wii U
Says the console will be "very much improved" once updates are complete
The performance of the Wii U operating system has been a major talking point ever since its release. A few system updates have arrived since the console launched that have smoothed things out a bit, but the major updates are yet to be implemented. In an interview with TIME,...
News Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked Arriving A Week Early in Europe
Will now be available on 29th March
Not so long ago we reported that Ghostlight would be publishing Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked in Europe on 5th April. Yet it seems that the publisher is pretty eager to get the game out into the wild, and has now confirmed it will be released on 29th March - a whole week early. Considering it's a...
News Game Freak Reveals The Origins of Rhythm Hunter: HarmoKnight
A demo will be in the 3DS eShop soon
Rhythm-based platformer Rhythm Hunter: HarmoKnight is a new IP from Game Freak, the developer behind the Pokémon series. It was released in Japan last August and will be jiving on over to North America and Europe in March. As the release is almost upon us, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has put on his...
Rumour EA Looking into Taking on More Sports Franchises
It's most likely UFC, though
Publishing behemoth Electronic Arts certainly has a fair amount of sports franchises under its belt. It seems the company hasn't reached the last notch just yet though, as chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen has suggested it could take on a couple more franchises. During the recent Wedbush Technology Conference,...
News Two Tribes: Toki Tori 2 Development is Complete
It's been submitted to Nintendo
Two Tribes has been working hard on getting Toki Tori 2 ready for release. Recently it said it had approached Nintendo for more time and was told to take as long as it needed to get the game right before launching it into the Wii U eShop. Fortunately for us it didn't take much longer, as Two Tribes has announced that...
News Another Study Claims Playing Wii Can Benefit Surgeons
An hour a day keeps the doctor away
Way back in 2008, while most of the world was getting to grips with the wonder of the Nintendo Wii, a group of researchers was looking into how the system could help with important medical procedures. That's right, a US study discovered that surgeons performed their duties much more effectively and efficiently...
News TT Fusion: LEGO City: Undercover Will Be "The Best Game on the Wii U"
May be a bit biased...
Wii U owners haven't had a whole lot of new releases in recent weeks - the delay of Rayman Legends hasn't helped matters - but LEGO City: Undercover will be arriving in a few short weeks, which is definitely something to look forward to. Loz Doyle, the game's executive producer, recently spoke to NOW Gamer, where he revealed...
News Scribblenauts Collection Out Now in North America
Both DS instalments on one handy cartridge
North American gamers have been pleasantly enjoying Scribblenauts Unlimited on Wii U and 3DS for a while now, while Europe is still waiting to get its deprived mitts on it. It looks as though Europeans will have more reasons to be jealous now, as Warner Bros. has released Scribblenauts Collection on the DS...
News Ubisoft: Michel Ancel Not Currently Working on Beyond Good & Evil 2
He's "like 300 people", but all of them are focused on Rayman Legends
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is a Ubisoft project that we know is on the way - we just don't know any specifics yet. Ubisoft Montpellier is the studio behind the game, with Michel Ancel at the helm. However, Ancel has been reasonably busy as of late, what with the development of...
News Platinum Games: Ask Capcom if You Want Okami 2
Hideki Kamiya appears open to the idea
Okami, with its vibrant Japanese art style and immersive gameplay elements, is loved by many a gamer. Originally a PlayStation 2 title, it came to the Wii with motion controls and also recently had a HD version made for the PlayStation 3. Plenty of people out there would love to see a sequel made —...
News Ubisoft: Female Protagonists in Main Assassin's Creed Titles "Wouldn't Be Surprising"
Could Assassin's Creed V star a leading lady?
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag has been officially revealed - we now know it'll be hitting North American shores on 29th October before setting sail for Europe for a 1st November release. The next instalment in the series will have you take control of Edward Kenway, the father of Haytham Kenway from the...
