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News Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies DLC Confirmed For The West
The new case, quiz and costumes are making the trip
Yesterday we reported on the downloadable content that would be available for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies in Japan and Capcom has now confirmed it will all be coming to the West in due time. The company made the announcement on the
News SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge Confirmed For Wii U, Wii, 3DS And DS
Five player co-op will feature on the Wii U version
Activision and Nickelodeon have announced everyone's favourite water-absorbing sea creature will be starring in a new game later this year known as SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge. The game will be released on Wii U, Wii, 3DS and DS - as well as other platforms - and is being...
News Nintendo Finally Confirms Call of Duty: Ghosts Is Coming To Wii U
At last, we know the truth
It's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for Call of Duty: Ghosts in relation to the Wii U version. Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin confirmed the game will be making its way to the Wii U during a stage show with Gamespot during E3, with the game previously being leaked by certain retailers. Fiv
News Monster Hunter 4's Insect Staff Weapon Attributes Detailed
Buffs and evolving bugs to feature
Monster Hunter 4 is now less than two months away from release in Japan, with Capcom unsurprisingly ramping up the hype generator for the occasion. Its latest burst of fresh information, as translated from the official website by Siliconera, is focused on one of the two new weapons — the Insect Staff. While the...
News Plotting Murder in Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
Creators discuss what goes into writing cases
Phoenix Wright and crew have faced some pretty wild court cases in their time and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies is shaping up to appear no different. But how does one even begin to devise the crazy crimes that players are tasked with unraveling? Siliconera recently spoke with series...
News Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies Has Some DLC in Japan
Costumes, quizzes and a brand new case
Capcom has announced a batch of downloadable content for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies in Japan. The game becomes available in the Land of the Rising Sun tomorrow and the extra content will slowly filter out throughout August and possibly beyond. First up, players can download three new...
News Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party Confirmed For An August Release
It'll soon be spinning into the Wii U eShop
Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party, the title that doesn't use your TV, will be available to download from the Wii U eShop on 8th August It's is a collection of mini games that takes all your friends and has some of them work as a team in order to complete a set of physical challenges such as dancing and...
News Gamers in Europe Can Download Pikmin 3 Now By Picking Up A Code From GAME
Redeem the code for an early Pikmin fix
Pikmin 3 will be available to buy from stores or download from the Wii U eShop this Friday in Europe but eager players can get hold of it sooner as UK-based retailer GAME is selling and distributing eShop codes right now. Although GAME are based in the UK, anyone living in Europe can buy the code from them and...
Video Ubisoft Shows Off Splinter Cell Blacklist and Assassin's Creed IV
Gearing up for blockbuster season
As the busy season of game releases — on Wii U and all platforms — gets ever closer, publishers will give us more and more teasers and footage to tempt us into picking their games abover others. Ubisoft is no different, and as a publisher bringing a number of triple-A titles to the Wii U, it's got some games to...
News Star Wars Pinball Confirmed to be Bringing the Force to 3DS
Expect '3D' to tag onto the end of the title
Very recently we shared the news that a PEGI rating had been spotted for Star Wars Pinball on the 3DS, which was pleasing for fans that just can't get enough of the title. Happily, Zen Studios has confirmed to Nintendo Everything that the title is indeed coming to the 3DS, but said nothing else apart...
News Phineas And Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff Begins on 13th August
On Wii U, Wii, 3DS and DS
What do you do when you have a quirky, successful and relatively long-running cartoon on the Disney Channel? You release a video game, of course, with confirmation today that the Majesco-developed Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff will arrive on the Wii U, Wii, 3DS and DS in North America on 13th August. That's not...
News Ben 10: Omniverse 2 Coming Later This Year on Wii U, Wii And 3DS
A new trailer emerges at Comic-Con
Ben 10: Omniverse was a Wii U launch title and it appears to have done well enough as a sequel will be coming later this year, courtesy of D3Publsiher and Cartoon Network. The original was also on Wii and 3DS and both these platforms are being supported again. Appropriately titled Ben 10: Omniverse 2, this...
News Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Aiming For August Arrival on the Wii U eShop
Has been sent to Nintendo for approval
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream, from developer Black Forest Games, was confirmed for the Wii U eShop earlier this year, after a successful crowdfunding campaign brought the game to PC last year and to the Xbox 360 and PS3 in recent months. For those awaiting the Wii U arrival, the good news is that it's not far...
News LEGO Marvel Super Heroes To Feature Stan Lee as a Playable Character
And lots of others, naturally
In the coming months we're going to see an epic face-off, of sorts. Nope, we're not talking about the Wii U vs Xbox One vs PS4, or even 3DS vs anything with a small-ish screen, but a battle between superheroes for the public's affections. Yep, we have Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure coming to the Wii U and...
Video New Pokémon X & Y Footage Emerges, Proves How Exciting it Really Is
Off to the beach
While you may think you're getting hyped for Pokémon X & Y's arrival in October, you'll have to go some to show the level of excitement evident on Japanese TV show Pokémon Smash. Often the source — along with Coro Coro magazine — of early looks and exclusive reveals, the weekend's show brought more fresh footage of...
Video DC Comics Shows Off the Hero Creator in Scribblenauts Unmasked
We'd love a SuperBat, ourselves
In what's becoming an increasingly regular franchise, Warner Bros. is preparing to release 5th Cell's Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure in North America on 24th September; due to the ongoing absence of Scribblenauts Unlimited in Europe, it's hard to tell when it'll actually arrive on the other side of the...
News New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game Coming To Wii And 3DS
Turtle power!
A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game is coming to Wii, 3DS and Xbox 360 later this year, which will be based on the current animated series on Nickelodeon. It's going to be a sidescrolling brawler and will feature local multiplayer for the home console versions in which four people can drop in and out of the action...
News Female Version of Copperhead To Feature in Batman: Arkham Origins
She's a slippery one
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is in attendance at the San Diego Comic Con where it is showing off its upcoming title Batman: Arkham Origins. During the event, a new character was revealed in the form of Copperhead, who isn't typically a Batman antagonist but is a DC supervillain all the same. This rendition seems to be...
News Sonic Lost World Has a Casino Stage, And it Looks Kind of Fun
Addicted to the slots
Sonic Lost World is a title that's starting to shape up rather nicely, particularly with plenty of footage and images emerging for the Wii U version; while Sonic fans have every right to be cautious of the blue blur in a 3D game, early impressions have generally been positive. The title has been on show at Comic-Con in San...
News Retailer Listings and Comic-Con Reveal New Figures for Skylanders Swap Force
Prepare your bank accounts
Skylanders Swap Force, the latest entry in the hugely successful toy-based Activision series, is getting ever closer to its October release on Wii U, Wii, 3DS and other consoles. As it approaches we can look forward to details on what new figures will be available and in what waves, though it seems that a combination of...
Video Learn the Pikmin 3 Basics
You don't just charge, regardless of what U.S. trailers tell you
Nintendo UK has been producing a series of short videos to introduce gamers to Pikmin 3, which arrives in Europe on 26th July; it's worth bearing in mind that not all current and prospective Wii U owners will have experienced the GameCube originals or Wii re-releases. The latest video...
News Picross e2 Set For July Release in North America, e3 Arrives in September
That e3 release window is for both Europe and North America
Jupiter Corporation's Picross series is gradually becoming a staple series on the 3DS eShop, providing a crisp, polished set of games based on the popular puzzle style. It's also a series that's had a sketchy release schedule in different regions, something that the publisher seems keen to...
News Power Rangers Megaforce Starting a Brawl on 3DS
Go Go eh?
The current Comic-Con event in San Diego is always good for some surprise reveals, and this one certainly qualifies. Namco Bandai has confirmed that a brawler based on Power Rangers Megaforce is coming to the 3DS in North America and Europe this Fall. It's morphin' time. While we like to harp on about Nintendo franchises that have stood...
Video New Wonderful 101 Trailer Explains Techniques of Teamwork
Also shows a future of enormous, snaking school buses
Included within today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, a new trailer for The Wonderful 101 delves a bit more into the story behind the versatile team and their capabilities thanks to a secret agent-sounding voiceover. The combat agents of the Wonderful 100 (the extra 1, of course, is you) were...
News Classic Game Boy Mega Man Titles Coming To 3DS Virtual Console
Celebrating that 25th anniversary in style
Nintendo decided to casually drop EarthBound on the Wii U Virtual Console earlier today, ending the years upon years of waiting for North American and European gamers. Well, it seems the 3DS Virtual Console is also basking in the glow of some good news, as Capcom has revealed the Game Boy adaptations of...
News Inazuma Eleven 3 Kicks Off in Europe on 27th September
The 3DS remaster, rather than DS original
Earlier in the year it was announced, in a Nintendo Direct broadcast, that Inazuma Eleven 3 would come to Europe this summer on the 3DS. By confirming a 3DS release, Nintendo made clear that it'd be publishing the remastered version of Level-5's original DS title, which in itself is part of a 3DS trilogy...
Video Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Slips Into View
Sonic and Peach, Bowser and Doctor Eggman, cats and dogs
While the main event — that we know of — for Nintendo's three game SEGA partnership is undoubtedly Sonic Lost World on Wii U and 3DS, we also have the snappily-titled Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games to look forward to. We don't have a firm release date yet, but it...
News Angry Birds Star Wars Confirmed for Wii U, Wii and 3DS
That's impossible!
So, who wants to buy a smartphone game for a retail price? Well step on up, games fans, because Angry Birds Star Wars is coming to Wii U, Wii and 3DS; tough luck, DS owners. Once again Rovio's iOS and Android phenomenon is being brought to consoles by Activision, with a North American release date set for 29th October and a global...
Video New Splinter Cell Blacklist Trailer Gets Dramatic
Cue orchestra, explosions, shooting sounds, and ACTION!
Splinter Cell Blacklist is now just one month away from performing a stealth kill on the Wii U launch library, one of a decent number of Ubisoft multi-platform titles coming to the system. This one also promises to make use of the GamePad in interesting ways, which seems perfect for a sneaky...
News Michel Ancel: Working on Wii U Provided the "Main Excitement" for Rayman Legends
"Perhaps people are not as fast" to grasp Nintendo's innovation
Michel Ancel is a vital creative leader at Ubisoft, and enjoys a level of popularity with some fans not always reserved for his employers. He's also the project leader for Rayman Legends, the former Wii U exclusive that's endured delays in order to accommodate a multi-platform release;...
News Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! Confirmed For European Release
Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby In 8-Bit Land is coming too
A couple of months back D3Publisher and Cartoon Network revealed WayForward would be making two new titles in the form of Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! and Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby In 8-Bit Land. The former will be coming to Wii U and 3DS, while the...
News Pokémon Rumble U Gets Into a Dust-Up With the Wii U eShop on 15th August
29th August in North America, GameStop to sell NFC figurines
Update Two: Release details for North America have now emerged on pokemon.com. This title will arrive two weeks later than in Europe on 29th August, while GameStop will sell accompanying NFC (Near Field Communication) figurines, with equivalent details yet to be clarified for Europe...
Video Dakko Dakko Shows Off Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails
Looking to scratch an itch
There are a number of intriguing titles expected to land on the Wii U eShop later in 2013 and into next year, one of which is Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails, a game from the UK-based Dakko Dakko studio . This is a Wii U eShop exclusive and Nintendo UK has released a video interview from E3, with Dakko Dakko's Rhodri...
Video Sonic Busts Out Some Colours Moves in This New Lost World Trailer
Dashes into North America on 22nd October
Sonic Lost World is the biggest part — that we know of to date — of Nintendo's three game exclusivity deal with SEGA, and it looks rather promising. It won't be the first time that SEGA's mascot has been exclusive to Nintendo's systems, with Sonic Colours certainly accumulating fans for its Wii and DS...
Video Assassin's Creed IV Takes to the High Seas and Blows Stuff Up
Blast 'em, Cap'n!
While it's tempting to get carried away and focus almost exclusively on the titles that Nintendo's bringing to the Wii U in the second half of 2013, there are also some fairly tasty offerings from third-parties to look forward to. One of these is Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the latest entry in the flagship — geddit? —...
News Warner Bros. Announces The LEGO Movie Videogame For Wii U And 3DS
Get ready to build more blocks next year
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games have revealed The LEGO Movie Videogame, a brand new title set to launch on the Wii U and 3DS in 2014 alongside the release of the upcoming film, The LEGO Movie. You take control of the game's protagonist, Emmet, who is a less than average, normal guy going...
Video This New Pikmin 3 Trailer Goes For Realism, Sort Of
All you need is a whistle
The release of Pikmin 3 creeps ever closer, and considering just how long a new entry in the series has been in demand, we should surely be getting rather excited about it. It's also a brand-new Wii U game to sink our teeth into, and is a title about which Shigeru Miyamoto has been particularly enthusiastic; it's become...
News Etrian Odyssey IV Confirmed for European Release on 30th August
The countdown begins
It's been a year of landmark releases from Atlus for fans of some of its most loved franchises. Just recently we've seen Shin Megami Tensei IV arrive, while earlier in the year another major release came in the form of Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan. While Atlus is often on the ball bringing these games to North...
News Astrogun Confirmed as Wii U Developer, Project CIDER Coming to the System
"The kid in me is so thrilled"
A while ago we told you about Xander Davis, a developer that moved from being critical of the Wii U prior to its launch to being a believer in the system. Davis is also the man behind development studio Astrogun, stating his interest in that blog post in bringing his upcoming title Project CIDER to Nintendo's system...
News Pikmin 3 Will Support The Use Of The Regular Wii Remote
Plenty of control methods
There are quite a number of control options for the highly anticipated Pikmin 3; the Wii U GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk, and now it's been confirmed that you can use the standard Wii Remote and Nunchuk. In our first impressions of the game, we were only able to test it out with the Wii Remote...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Optimistic About The Future of Wii U
Pikmin 3 will be followed by more great titles
Nintendo has been having a bit of a rough time with the Wii U in all worldwide regions but the company hopes to improve this in the future with the release of some stellar first and third party titles. In an interview with Japanese gaming website 4Gamer, Shigeru Miyamoto admitted things hadn't gone...
Causing a bit of trouble in the camp
Earlier this year, Capcom revealed fantastic news at this year's PAX East - a mythical adventure would take place with Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara, a HD collection of two of Capcom's arcade hits, Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara. The game was set to be released in June for the Wii U eShop...
News The Pokémon Company International Confirms Western Details For New X & Y Additions
Wonder Trade feature and new trailer included
Just yesterday we reported on details of new characters and Pokémon to feature in X & Y, with CoroCoro magazine naturally having the scoop. Those were the names and details for Japan, so The Pokémon Company International has now sent out a press release with the Western equivalents; there are a few...
News Capcom Reveals More of Monster Hunter 4's Chico Village
Felyne good
While Monster Hunter 4 still represents a distant dream for many of us, its Japanese release on 14th September creeps ever closer. As a result Capcom is dishing up regular snippets of information for the Japanese market, while those of us elsewhere can look on as interested parties that can only hope. As translated by Siliconera, more...
News Wii U RPG Soul Saga Will Turn Your GamePad Into A Steampunk Phone
Can't take your call right now, fighting demons
Soul Saga: Episode I developer Mike Gale has been dropping some more details on the forthcoming J-RPG-style Wii U eShop title, and it sounds like he's got some cool ideas for the console's unique controller. Speaking to Cubed3, Gale discussed how the GamePad would be used: I am planning to put the...
News Forthcoming 3DS eShop Title Tappingo Promises Picross-Style Puzzle Action
Goodbye Galaxy Games announces its first 3DS download
Goodbye Galaxy Games — the studio responsible for DSiWare titles Color Commando, Flipper and Flipper 2: Flush the Goldfish — has announced its first 3DS eShop release. Tappingo is described by Goodbye Galaxy Games founder Hugo Smits as being "like
News Pikmin Hero Captain Olimar Joins The Smash Bros. Roster On Wii U And 3DS
Face plant
Captain Olimar and his gang of loyal Pikmin have joined the ranks of the new Smash Bros. title, which is currently in development for the Wii U and 3DS. Judging from the screens shown below — taken from the Wii U version — Olimar can hurl his plant-like soldiers at enemies, just like he does in the Pikmin game series.
News Ubisoft - Splinter Cell: Blacklist A "Great Fit" For Wii U
Sam Fisher will be sneaking in next month
Ubisoft Toronto is only a few years old and is close to releasing its first title Splinter Cell: Blacklist on a range of consoles including the Wii U. The game will feature a co-op mode, which will be available on all versions, while the GamePad will be ut
News CoroCoro Reveals Details on New and Existing Pokemon
"A wild magazine appears!"
It's that time of month again. Time for Pokemaniacs the world over to eagerly tear open their web browsers and find out what Japanese magazine CoroCoro has in store for the upcoming Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. This month fans get a peek at some brand new Pokemon, as well as some tidbits about Kalos legends Xerneas and...
News DuckTales: Remastered To Hit the Wii U eShop in Mid-August
13th August in North America, two days later in Europe
We suspect that there are plenty of retro gamers keen to download DuckTales: Remastered, the collaboration between WayForward and Capcom that re-imagines the classic title with shiny new HD graphics. The original DuckTales is one of those NES titles that we're all supposed to play, with music...
