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News Sword 'N' Board Confirmed For Wii U
Kickstarter-funded adventure RPG is on the way
Just short of a month ago independent games developer Robert Busey opened up a Kickstarter page for his new game Sword 'N' Board. Essentially, it's a puzzle-based adventure RPG that sees you battling through imaginary monsters, cardboard forests and dark pillow fort dungeons all in an attempt to find...
Start your engines
TNT Racers: Nitro Machines Edition is a high octane battle racing game developed by German studio keen games. It draws on inspiration from classic titles like Micro Machines and features an isometric viewpoint with all drivers competing on the same screen. Previously released on WiiWare, this updated version on Wii U crams in...
News Mighty No. 9 Wii U Stretch Goal Has Been Reduced
It's now set at a cool $2,200,000
The Kickstarter campaign for Mighty No. 9 kicked off over the weekend and it has already smashed through its original $900,000 goal, meaning the game will definitely be coming to PC. When comcept USA revealed its new project it stated a home console version for Wii U, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 would be made should...
News Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Update Now Live in Europe
Fixes "a few bugs"
A new patch for Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition is now available to download from the Wii U eShop in Europe. Players won't need to do anything as the update will be applied automatically once you're connected to the internet. Matt Bozon, creative director at WayForward, made the announcement on his Twitter page, where he...
News Club Nintendo Rewards Updated for September
Take to the skies and march with the minis
It's that time of the month when Nintendo offers up some tasty rewards for North American Club Nintendo members to enjoy. This year really is flying by isn't it? Two Wii Shop and two 3DS eShop games will be available to download in exchange for your hard earned coins and of course Wii U owners can access...
News Image & Form Discuss How SteamWorld Dig Became Such A Success
Word of mouth built up a head of steam
Nintendo 3DS eShop title SteamWorld Dig has certainly been a success for Swedish developer Image & Form. Released in early August, it shot right to the top in the European and Australian eShop, while it has been riding high in the North American store as well. Its success is even more impressive when you...
News Disney Infinity Producer Outlines The Features Available To Wii U Players
Nintendo UK interviews John Day to find out more about the game
Disney Infinity is now available on a plethora of platforms including Wii U, 3DS and Wii and there are a range of toys and playsets you can buy to beam into it for some virtual fun. To help give players a feel for the game and how it plays, Nintendo UK has interviewed Disney Infinity...
Exclusive Exploring The Mysterious Cities of Gold With Fleur Marty
We chat about the title's new fundraising campaign and more
About a month ago Neko Entertainment and Ynnis Interactive announced they will be bringing Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths to Wii U and 3DS this October. It's based on the cult Japanese-French animated series of the same name, which aired in the early eighties and it has recently...
News Wii U Basic Supply Will Become "Limited" in The UK
The white model will soon be hard to find
Earlier today, Nintendo confirmed there will be a couple of Wii U bundles coming to Europe from 4th October, with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - which comes with a beautifully customised GamePad - and LEGO City: Undercover being the games of choice. Both of these bundle
News Nintendo 2DS is Actually Made With Just One Screen
An interesting innovation
Earlier today Nintendo formally announced the 2DS, which is essentially a 3DS that doesn't show images in 3D. Interestingly, it does not feature the typical clamshell design we're all used to and it turns out that would have been pretty tough to accomplish, as the 2DS is in fact made up of just one screen — the...
Video The Wii U Difference Campaign Explores Entertainment
Rufus Hound gets the popcorn
Earlier this month Nintendo UK employed the services of British comedian Rufus Hound to explain the "Wii U Difference" where he went through the various features of the GamePad, which was lovingly described as "the Wii U's wingman". A couple of weeks later Nintendo released the Hound once more. This time he informed the...
News 3D Gaming is Very Much A Part of Nintendo's Future Plans
"We don't want to walk away from that at all"
If you haven't heard, Nintendo has announced the latest addition to its handheld family, the 2DS. Many people are wondering what this means for the 3D feature incorporated into the 3DS and 3DS XL and Nintendo has been quick to point out it is still very much a part of its future plans. In an interview...
News Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams May Get A Patch To Solve GamePad Audio Problems
Black Forest Games is aware of the issue
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams was finally released into the Wii U eShop last week in Europe, while North America is still waiting. Unfortunately, some of the people who downloaded the game have reported sound issues with the GamePad when taking the gameplay off the TV. Fortunately, the developer Black...
News Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies Will Not Be Getting A Boxed Copy in The West
All hopes have officially been dashed
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies has been out in Japan for over a month and is not far from being released in the West. While Japan has a physical copy of the game, 3DS owners overseas will need to make do with a download-only version. Western gamers were given a beacon of hope when Christian...
News Renegade Kid Unearths More Information on Treasurenauts
Still on course for a 2013 release, could end up on Wii U
Earlier this year Renegade Kid announced it is working on a new 2D platformer called Treasurenauts and said it hopes to release it into the 3DS eShop towards the end of this year. Co-founder of Renegade Kid Jools Watsham has been answering a few questions about it on Twitter and more...
News New Assassin's Creed IV Trailer Shows Edward Kenway At His Stealthiest
He's a sneaky one
As you can imagine Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag was given a lot of attention at Gamescom and Ubisoft chose the occasion to reveal a new trailer showing off the stealth elements of the upcoming release. During the video we see our hero Edward Kenway target three nasty individuals who need to be eliminated and like all good...
News Armillo Set To Support Off-TV Play
Fuzzy Wuzzy Games could implement touchscreen support too
Fuzzy Wuzzy Games is currently developing Armillo, a 3D platformer with levels designed around a set of obstacle courses, and it's expected to roll into the Wii U eShop at some point this year. The developer has now revealed on Twitter it has integrated off-TV play to the current build of...
News Chibi-Robo! Let's Go, Photo! Rated In Australia
The photographic app may make it to PAL regions
A few months back Chibi-Robo Live Action! was released in Japan but there has been little word on a Western adaptation for the 3DS eShop application. However, the Australian Classification Board has now rated a title called Chibi-Robo! Let's Go, Photo!, indicating the game may come to PAL
News Club Nintendo Japan Gets A Trio of Awesome T-Shirts
Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101 and Wind Waker threads now available
Club Nintendo in North America and Europe has had a few neat little additions in recent weeks, with the Pikmin tote bag and keyrings, but Club Nintendo Japan may have just topped them all with the inclusion of three T-shirts based on some of the latest Wii
News Shadow of the Eternals Fails To Meet Funding Goal
Precursor goes back to the drawing board
Last month Precursor Games relaunched its crowdsourcing campaign to get its first ever game Shadow of the Eternals off the ground, but unfortunately it has failed to obtain the necessary funding. The campaign, which ran on Kickstarter, achieved $323,950, which is not even half of the $750,000 target...
News Iwata Asks Delves into The Wonderful 101, Reveals Hidden Characters
Kamiya unites with allies for part two of this wonderful interview
The Wonderful 101 is being released tomorrow in Europe (23rd August) and part two of Iwata Asks has now emerged. This time round the game’s director Hideki Kamiya has united with some familiar allies to assist him in his interview with Nintendo President Satoru Iwata: Atsushi...
News Boxed Copy of New Super Luigi U Available This Sunday in North America
The wait for a physical release is almost over
New Super Luigi U has been available in the Wii U eShop for a while now and Europeans have been able to grab boxed version from retailers for a good few weeks. North Americans have had to be patient, but the wait for a physical copy is nearly over. The packaged-disc version of New Super Luigi U will be...
News Sonic Lost World Deadly Six Bonus Edition Confirmed For North America and Europe
Sonic's having a NiGHTMARE
Yesterday we brought you the news of a special Wii U version of Sonic Lost World that contains content from the classic title NiGHTS into Dreams.... It was revealed in a UK trailer for the game but did not announce any other regions. Well, fear not, as SEGA has now confirmed the Sonic Lost World Deadly Six Bonus Edition...
News Game Designers Reveal How Super Mario Bros. 3 Would Work As A Free-To-Play Mobile Title
It's not for the faint hearted...
Free-to-play mobile games have proven popular with casual gamers over recent years and there is seemingly no end of developers looking to create another addictive bird chucking or candy crushing title to harvest money from people's e-wallets. Many people have wondered if this free-to-play model can work for much...
