February2018
News Legend Of Kay Anniversary Will Claw Its Way Onto Nintendo Switch in 2018
The rezzed up platformer hits another Nintendo platform
10 years after its initial release on PS2, THQ Nordic revived and rezzed up martial arts platformer Legend Of Kay Anniversary for Wii U. Now, a good three years later, the publisher is bringing the game back yet again with a Nintendo Switch slated for sometime in 2018. If you've never played...
November2016
News Darksiders: Warmastered Edition Now Coming to Wii U "At a Later Stage", Delaying eShop Release
Death by a thousand delays
THQ Nordic claimed headlines and some goodwill a few months ago when it confirmed Darksiders: Warmastered Edition for the Wii U, helping Nintendo gamers catch up after the previous release of Darksiders II on the system. Though it'll naturally be less flashy than on PS4 and Xbox One - for example 30fps instead of 60 - it's...
October2016
War, huh?
Not long ago retail listings suggested that Darksiders: Warmastered Edition had been delayed until 22nd November. A press release from publisher THQ Nordic has now confirmed that's the case, though the detail is a little different for Wii U owners. The 22nd November date is accurate for PS4, Xbox One and Wii U, but while the Sony and...
Rumour Darksiders: Warmastered Edition Has Been Delayed
Just by a month, though
Darksiders II was one of the first major third party games to be available on the Wii U, and it seemed to have been quite well received. Naturally, it stood to reason that its predecessor, Darksiders, would likely show up on the console someday, and it's now set to arrive as Darksiders: Warmastered Edition. The game was...
July2016
News Darksiders: Warmastered Edition Will Run At 30 FPS On Wii U
Half that of PS4 and Xbox One, unsurprisingly
We really liked Wii U launch title Darksiders II; while it pays homage to the Zelda series, it adds its own unique flavour as a grittier take on the action-RPG dungeon crawler. We recently reported that a remastered Darksiders would be coming to the Wii U, too, as Nordic Games have taken over the reigns...
News Darksiders is Coming to Wii U
Before Death, there is War
Last month, Nordic Games mentioned how they had a game coming that Action/Adventure fans would appreciate. Many made the guess that this would be a port of Darksiders, considering that Darksiders II already came to the console early on. It appears that this turned out to be true, as Nordic Games has confirmed that they are...
News Listing Points to Darksiders Heading to Wii U
Still a deathly silence from Nordic Games
Back before E3 Reinhard Pollice, Business & Product Development Director and Executive Producer at Nordic Games, did something a bit unfashionable - he said the publisher was working on another Wii U release. His precise words were "I think Action Adventure fans will enjoy this a lot..." In that article...
June2016
News Nordic Games is Actually Working on a Wii U Release
A return from the dark side?
Retail Wii U games not published by Nintendo are rare things nowadays, but this week Nordic Games did bring The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 to the system. It also seems that the publisher, surprisingly, isn't quite finished with Nintendo's home console. Reinhard Pollice, Business & Product Development Director and...
News The Book Of Unwritten Tales 2 Will Be Opening On Wii U Next Week
A new third-party Wii U game at retail! It's magic
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 might be taking its sweet time coming to Wii U, but according to Amazon, the game hits retail in both North America and Europe on June 7th. That might sound like pure fantasy but in the UK, specialist retailer Game also has the title down for release on the same day...
April2015
News Legend of Kay Anniversary Set for Budget Retail Release on Wii U This Summer
As little as $19.99 on some platforms
It's been known for quite some time that Legend of Kay Anniversary is coming to the Wii U and a host of platforms, and publisher Nordic Games has today confirmed a Summer arrival, though stopped short of giving exact dates. In addition to Wii U it'll be released on PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac; intriguingly...
March2015
News Fresh Legend of Kay Anniversary Screenshots Stalk Into View
HD textures and 60fps action on Wii U this May
According to Amazon, the remastered 2005 PlayStation 2 game Legend of Kay will be winging its way to Europe and North America May 29th - thrilling news for fans in Europe, as its release date was originally listed as
February2015
News Cult PlayStation 2 Title Legend Of Kay Is Getting Remastered On Wii U
Well, that was unexpected
Hands up if you saw this coming - 2005 PS2 title Legend of Kay is coming to the Wii U as a remastered retail release. Developed by Neon Games and originally published on Sony's console by JoWood Productions in Europe and Capcom in North America, this action title features talking animals fighting over the future of the...
February2014
News Darksiders 2 Slashing Its Way Back to the EU eShop
Nordic Games "watching the Wii U situation"
Last April, Nordic Games picked up several of THQ's IPs including the Darksiders series. After almost a year's absence, the Austrian publisher has returned Darksiders 2 to the European Wii U eShop; according to business and product developer Reinhard Pollice, it is still continuing to monitor what he...
April2013
News Nordic Games Picks Up The Darksiders Franchise
Red Faction, MX and Homeworld also find new homes
Yesterday we reported that THQ had sold off most of its remaining assets to other parties, however it was not clear which ones had been picked up and which had fallen by the wayside. New information has come through today and we're very happy to inform you that the Darksiders franchise was salvaged...
September2012
News We Sing 80s Hits The Nintendo Entertainment System
In the fictional world of video game promotion, at least
We Sing 80s is the latest in a long line of Wii-based music titles, so it's a given that the promotional campaign for the game needs to be something special for it to get noticed. Publisher Nordic Games has done just that by mocking up a video which shows what the game would have looked like...
