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Feature Our Top 10 Wii U eShop Games - Summer 2014

Download delights

The Wii U eShop has come a long way since launch, though the day one line-up did also have some rather enjoyable options on offer. The library was particularly slow to grow in its first year, but an influx of excellent titles has since flowed. The platform's support for Unity and various tools in the Nintendo Web Framework have...

• Sun 8th Jun 2014
• Wii U eShop
• Features
• Top 10

Rumour Wii Sports Club Japanese Retail Bundle Points to July Release for Boxing and Baseball

A knockout for Wii U?

The Wii Sports Club range on the Wii U eShop has offered some decent fun so far, bringing HD, Miiverse and MotionPlus upgrades to three events from the iconic Wii Sports. We're still awaiting Baseball and Boxing, of course, in order to complete the set; if a Japanese retail blog is to be believed, they're not far away. The...

• Fri 16th May 2014
• Wii Sports Club
• Wii U
• Wii U eShop

News Nintendo Joining the White House for its 2014 Easter Egg Roll

Yolks like fun

The Easter Egg Roll, taking place this year on Monday, 21st April, is a time-honoured tradition in which children use long-handled spoons to race their ovoids down the South Lawn of the White House. It should come as no surprise that Nintendo would want in on the fun this year, as the event practically begs for a tie-in with Yoshi's...

• Sat 19th Apr 2014
• Nintendo
• Events
• Wii Fit
• Wii Sports Club

News Wii Sports Club Free Trial Swings Into Play in Europe and Australia

Starting... now

Last week we reported that, in addition to a free worldwide content update that added the Wii Sports Resort Wuhu Island course to Wii Sports Club: Golf, North American gamers were also receiving another free trial weekend, which kicks off today. We enquired at the time whether there'd be an equivalent trial in Europe and Australia,...

• Fri 21st Mar 2014
• Wii U eShop
• Wii Sports Club
• Trial

Nintendo Download 20th March (North America)

Pokémon battles, chess, discounts, freebies and more

It's that time, North America, when Nintendo lets you know what download treats await you on the Wii U and 3DS this week. There are new download-only titles on both platforms, while there are also freebies on each through a trial and retail demo. Throw in discounts across the systems and there'll...

• Thu 20th Mar 2014
• Nintendo Download
• North America
• Wii U eShop
• Wii U Virtual Console
• 3DS eShop

News Wii Sports Club: Golf Adds Resort Course as a Free Extra

Additional free trial on the way

Nintendo's certainly been busy with its updates this week, conducting eShop maintenance and updating both Steel Diver: Sub Wars and Wii Fit U. We can now add Wii Sports Club to the mix, though the update is to give us additional content rather than fix or improve minor bugs. This new and free content is for

• Fri 14th Mar 2014
• Wii U eShop
• Wii Sports Club
• Update
• Trial

News Nintendo Releasing a Wii Sports Club Wii U Hardware Bundle in Japan

A reverse from Wii Sports not being bundled with Wii in the region

With Wii U hardware sales in Japan once again down to four-figure numbers in the weekly charts, Nintendo's preparing a fresh bundle to attract the region's consumers. This time around the offering, pictured above, will include the three Wii Sports Club eShop titles released so far,...

• Mon 24th Feb 2014
• Wii U
• Hardware
• Japan

Nintendo Download 26th December (North America)

Dr. Luigi, CastleStorm, Pokémon Bank, many discounts and more

Update: Perhaps unsurprisingly, Nintendo has now confirmed that the release of Pokémon Bank is delayed, contrary to the Download Update issued on Boxing Day. Original Article: Nintendo is yet to update its official press site, but the latest Download Update details have been...

• Thu 26th Dec 2013
• Nintendo Download
• North America
• Wii U eShop
• Wii U Virtual Console
• 3DS eShop

News System Maintenance Targeting Wii Sports Club Shortly After Nintendo Direct

What a coincidence

As many Nintendo enthusiasts likely already know, tomorrow will bring another Nintendo Direct broadcast to capture our attention. Coincidentally — or not, as the case may be — a short burst of system maintenance will affect Wii Sports Club online play and rankings shortly after that broadcast. Below are the compiled details...

• Tue 17th Dec 2013
• Wii U
• Wii U eShop
• System Maintenance
• Wii Sports Club

News Nintendo Launches New Wii U Christmas Advertising In Japan

'Tis the season to be jolly

Although Nintendo's advertising in various regions arguably took a while to ramp up, a fresh campaign in Japan appears to tick all the right boxes. It promotes the fun of Wii U with friends and family, as well as some of the exclusive first-party titles on offer this holiday season. The “Atsumareba” advertising...

• Sat 30th Nov 2013
• Wii U
• Japan
• Advertising