Wii U News (Page 5)
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: Sha Warvo Shrine Solution
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
How many shrines must a man hunt down, before he can defeat an ancient evil composed of pure malice, returned from a ten-thousand year slumber with calamitous consequences? “It depends”, is one answer we imagine Bob Dylan could give to this question, if he wasn’t so quick to defer to the wind...
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: Keo Ruug Shrine Solution
Deep in the Lost Woods, the stars have all the answers
Keo Ruug shrine – subtitled ‘Fateful Stars’, is one of the most conveniently located shrines in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. However, the constellation-themed puzzle is as tricksy as the inhabitants of the Lost Woods in which it can be found, thanks to an oft overlooked hint...
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: Mirro Shaz Shrine Solution
Solving a fore sword adventure in the Woodland tower region
Mirro Shaz shrine sees Link step onto the Links for a spot of golf. However, the ‘Temper’ in the shrine’s subtitle – ‘Tempered Power’ – may well describe your own frustration more than it hints at the trick to solving it. Stick with this guide, and we’ll show you how to get...
Guide Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: Shee Vaneer And Shee Venath Shrine Answers and Solutions
How to locate and solve the twin shrines of the duelling peaks
Among the 134 post-DLC shrines of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, there are more than a few that stand out, showcasing unique ideas that delight and occasionally perplex players. Shee Vaneer and Shee Venath – both subtitled ‘Twin Memories’ – are a fantastic example of...
News Super Mario Maker 2 Debut UK Physical Sales Almost Double The Wii U Original
An impressive opening week
Just a couple of days ago, we shared the news that Super Mario Maker 2 had secured the lovely number one spot in the UK charts. The game saw the strongest opening sales for any Nintendo game in the region during 2019 so far. Things are only getting better for the creative plumber, though, as
News The Wii U Just Received Its First Firmware Update For 2019
Stability is all you need
It appears Nintendo hasn't completely forgotten the Wii U, as a new firmware update has just been rolled out for the system. This is the first one for 2019 and quite possibly the last, based on its recent history. If you can't already guess where this is going, Version 5.5.4 improves stability and makes various other minor...
Random HBO Uses Wii U Controller To Promote Streaming App Only On PS4 And Xbox
They're all the same, right?
The Wii U - in our eyes, at least - deserved so much better than to be forgotten in a dusty heap in the attic, and today it's been spotted in an advertisement for a major television network. We almost cheered for it, happy to see its grand return, before we realised that the whole thing was just a mistake. The poor thing...
News PlatinumGames Has Been Doing "A Lot Of Intel Gathering" For The Wonderful 101
And it's no secret they want it on Switch
The idea of porting The Wonderful 101 to Switch seems to be brought up surprisingly often. Indeed, it was only a couple of weeks ago when we last heard about it, as PlatinumGames executive director Atsushi Inaba said that he was "glad" he has spoken about it in the past and asked fans to be patient. This...
News Support For Minecraft: Story Mode Ends On 25th June
Download it while you still can
Update: In a statement provided to US Gamer, Mojang said it "no plans" to take over Minecraft: Story Mode from Telltale. A news update over on Minecraft.net has revealed support for Minecraft: Story Mode will end on 25th June 2019. Mojang, on behalf of the now-defunct publisher Telltale Games, explained how both...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, EarthBound And More With My Nintendo Rewards (North America)
And physical Super Mario Maker 2 stuff, too
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for North America has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices and some additional extras to celebrate Father's Day. Let's kick things off with the games, shall we? There are eight on offer in total - some...
News Mario Kart 8 Is Now Five Years Old
We're ready for a new entry
Sure, Mario Kart Tour is coming to mobile devices later this year, but right now, we're still technically playing the same Mario Kart game we were on the Wii U five years ago. Yep, on 30th May 2014, Mario Kart 8 was released in North America and Europe on a Nintendo system that was at the time struggling to appeal to the...
Random The Internet Predicted The Switch Back In 2005, Kinda
Fan-made mock-ups were on the money, it seems
Whenever a major games company teases a new hardware release, it's common to see fan-made mock-ups appear which, despite the lack of any real inside knowledge, give us a glimpse of what could be possible. This is a practice that goes all the way back to the early '90s when crude pencil sketches hinted...
News Mario Kart Wii Sold Five Times As Many Copies As Mario Kart 8 Over The Last Financial Year
Despite being 11 years old
If you need any further proof that Nintendo's evergreen classics are of incredible importance to the company, this little statistic should do very nicely indeed. Towards the end of last month, Nintendo shared its latest financial report. Thanks to this, we were able to share lists of the all-time best-selling games across...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Metroid And More With My Nintendo Rewards (North America)
Xenoblade! Pikmin! Fire Emblem!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for North America has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are nine games up for grabs this time around, all for the 3DS and Wii U as usual and all at 30% off. As always, you can take advantage of these...
News The Top 10 Best-Selling Games For Wii U, 3DS, Wii And Nintendo DS (As Of March 2019)
Spoiler: there's a lot of Mario Kart
So, we've seen Nintendo's latest sales totals for the best-selling Switch games, but what about the company's other most recent consoles? Naturally, sales for games on these systems are rapidly slowing down as new copies start to fade away from retail stores. In fact, the totals for Nintendo DS haven't changed...
Random Yoshi's Woolly World Composer Keeps Sharing Negative Tweets About Crafted World's Soundtrack
Accidentally, or entirely on purpose?
Yoshi's Crafted World has been around for just under a month now, and while the game is predictably adorable in most areas, one particular feature is a little less-than-perfect: the soundtrack. We, and many players who have been sharing their thoughts online, have felt rather let down by Crafted World's...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Reaches 13.81 Million Sales, Outsells Wii U's Lifetime Console Sales
Blimey
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now sold 13.81 million units worldwide, Nintendo has confirmed. The impressive figure takes it beyond the lifetime sales achieved by the Wii U console (13.56 million). The news comes from Nintendo's most recent financial release, which has lovingly landed in our laps today. The report highlights some of the...
News Criterion Games Founder Says Nintendo Never Asked The Studio To Make A New F-Zero
"Oh, here we go"
You might recall a story during the Wii U generation about how the British-based developer Criterion Games - best known for its work on the Burnout and Need for Speed series over the years - was supposedly asked to work on Nintendo's futuristic racing game
News Nintendo Hosts Huge Indie Sale In Europe With Up To 50% Off
Save on Darkest Dungeon, INSIDE, Night in the Woods, Minit etc.
After yesterday's Nindies Showcase celebrations, the love for all things indie is positively everywhere. Joining the fun is Nintendo itself, with an 'Indie Sale' taking place on the Nintendo eShop from now until 27th March. You can get discounts on games like Darkest Dungeon, INSIDE,...
News BadLand Breaks Its Silence Regarding Delayed Wii U Version Of Axiom Verge
"All this is part of a defamation campaign"
Who would have thought that a Wii U game could cause so much drama in 2019? We recently reported on the news that Limited Run Games is finally releasing the Wii U version of Axiom Verge after a costly legal tussle with the Spanish company BadLand Games. The two firms had signed a deal back in 2017 to...
News The Arcade Version Of Pokkén Tournament Is Terminating Its Online Services
Gone but not forgotten
Bandai Namco's Pokkén Tournament might be known as one of the more exciting games during the Wii U generation that got a new lease of life when it was re-released on the Switch, but it actually started out as an arcade exclusive in Japan. In sad, but inevitable news, it's now been announced via the official website, that the...
News Axiom Verge Is Finally Getting A Physical Wii U Release After Months Of Legal Struggle
$78,000 out of pocket
A couple of years ago, a physical Wii U release for Axiom Verge was announced for North America, shortly after it arrived on the console digitally. Since then, the game has appeared on Switch in both physical and digital formats, but the Wii U version never arrived. As it turns out, the game is finally going on sale at the end...
News Get Discounts On Xenoblade, Metroid And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Points make prizes
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are five games up for grabs this time around, including the likes of Xenoblade and Metroid. As always, you can take advantage of these discounts by simply using...
News Nintendo Celebrates Mario Day With Lots Of Mario Game Discounts (North America)
And printable goodies, too
Nintendo is gearing up for its Mario Day celebrations (10th March, or 'MAR 10') by offering discounts on a number of juicy titles featuring everyone's favourite moustachioed plumber. Unless you're a Luigi fan like us. There are eight games up for grabs in total, ranging from sports games to platformers and everything in...
News Bandai Namco Ending Online Service For Wii U Exclusive Lost Reavers On 30th May
It's time to move on
Remember the Wii U exclusive Lost Reavers? Perhaps you would rather not. Either way, the game’s publisher and developer Bandai Namco will finally be putting it out of its misery on 30th May, by terminating its online services. If you didn’t download this free-to-play co-op experience when it was originally released on the...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Metroid, Splatoon And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Some real greats included this time
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are a grand total of eleven games up for grabs this time around, split into two groups. Nintendo describes the second group as a collection of...
News Nintendo Shares Gorgeous Concept Artworks From Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Can we get these framed for the office?
Sitting firmly in the 'adorable' section of our Switch game library is Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, a puzzle title which was actually formed as an extension to mechanics first introduced in Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U. If you've played it for yourself, you likely don't need us to tell you that the...
News Get Zelda: Link's Awakening For Just £2.69 Before The Switch Remake Arrives (Europe)
And other great My Nintendo rewards
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, and this time Nintendo has been a little bit sneaky. Well, pretty clever actually. We're sure you already know this by now, but it was just revealed that a gorgeous looking remake of the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link's...
News Activision Is Offering Full Refunds To Guitar Hero Live Buyers In The US
After removing huge portion of the game
Activision has opened a refund program for US customers who purchased Guitar Hero Live on or after 1st December 2017 following the closure of the game's GHTV service. Originally launching back in 2015, Guitar Hero Live featured two main games modes: an offline mode which had you playing in front of a crowd of...
News Combined Sales Of SNES Mini And NES Mini Likely To Surpass Lifetime Wii U Sales
Retro power
If you need to be reminded just how miserable lifetime Wii U hardware sales were, Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad has shared a number of charts on Twitter, comparing Nintendo system sales as of 31st December 2018. Noticeably, the combined sales of the SNES Mini Classic and the NES Mini Classic are expected to surpass Wii U lifetime...
News Get Discounts On Mario Party Games, Physical Kirby Goodies And More In North America
Zelda! Dr. Luigi! Mario Pinball!
The latest North American My Nintendo rewards have gone live, offering a nice selection of titles at discounted prices across Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. We have several Mario titles up for grabs, including two Mario Party entries, as well as Animal Crossing, Dr. Luigi (possibly building the hype for the upcoming Dr...
EarthBound! Donkey Kong! Fire Emblem!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are eight games up for grabs this time around, including the fantastic Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, a spooky adventure featuring our...
News Switch Network Maintenance Could Impact Online Gaming This Week, 3DS And Wii U Also Affected
Here are the times just in case...
Nintendo has shared a newly-updated maintenance schedule for the Nintendo Network, revealing multiple sessions which could have an impact on online play across Switch, 3DS, and Wii U. There are three sessions taking place in total, each lasting for just a handful of hours. The information provided says that...
News Get Discounts On Kirby, Sushi Striker And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Excitebike 64, anyone?
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are eight games up for grabs this time around, including a couple of Kirby titles, a tasty slice of Professor Layton goodness, and even a relatively early...
News Wii U's Getting A New Game Tomorrow, And It's All About Bashing People On The Head With Chairs
El Silla - Arcade Edition
Put down your trusty Nintendo Switch for just a moment, folks; the Wii U's getting a new game tomorrow and it looks fittingly bonkers. Meet El Silla - Arcade Edition, an arcade game where your one and only task is to whack everyone in the head with a chair. It really is as simple as that; players need to help the titular...
News Looking For A Brand New Wii U? That'll Be $800 Please
How much?
We may well have just entered 2019, a whole two years since Nintendo's Wii U was officially discontinued, but the console's value has slowly been creeping up in price ever since, now reaching near unfathomable numbers. The story of the Wii U will be well known among the regular readers of Nintendo Life; what once looked like a promising...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Mario Kart And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Chibi-Robo makes an appearance, too
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are seven games up for grabs this time around, including a couple of Zelda greats, a nice dose of Mario Kart, and even some love for the...
Reminder Nintendo's Huge Festive Sale In Europe Ends Tomorrow, Last Chance To Grab A Bargain
Over 700 games discounted!
If you're hoping to grab one last festive bargain, now would definitely be the time to do it as Nintendo of Europe's mega Festive Offers sale is about to come to an end. There are some particularly juicy offerings available across Nintendo Switch, 3DS, and Wii U, such as FIFA 19 for £27.49, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle...
Feature The Final Wii U Games We'd Like To See On Switch In 2019
What’s left to loot from the wreckage of Wii U?
Ah, poor Wii U – you’ve got to feel for it. Through bungled messaging and almost total non-support of its unique asymmetric gameplay, Nintendo launched the ship without a compass into an ocean littered with pointy icebergs ready to pierce her glossy white hull. Despite releasing some excellent...
End of an era
Minecraft has just received its last ever update across last generation consoles (including Wii U) and things are starting to get a little emotional. The Nightmare Before Christmas Mash-Up pack, released this week, is the very last addition for the Xbox 360, PS3, Vita and Wii U versions of the game. The development team behind these...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Pokémon And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Seven games in total
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are seven games up for grabs this time around, including a classic Zelda remake, a quirky Pokémon title, and some virtual console treats. As always, you can...
Random New York Times Crossword Puzzle Forgets That The Wii U Was A Thing
Wii remember U
Before this slightly baffling era where twenty to thirty new games appear every single week on the ever-blooming Switch, Nintendo's home console operations revolved around none other than the Wii U. A console let down by a lack of third-party support and unclear marketing, and ultimately not generating nearly enough sales, the Wii U...
News Nintendo Network Maintenance Sessions Could Impact Online Gaming Over The Next Two Days
Full maintenance schedule released
Nintendo has shared an upcoming maintenance schedule for the Nintendo Network, revealing multiple sessions which could have an impact on online play across multiple systems. There are four sessions taking place over the next two days, each lasting for just a small handful of hours. The information provided says...
News Get Discounts On Lots Of Zelda Titles And Some Lovely Smash Ultimate Goodies In North America
Plus Metroid, Xenoblade and more!
The latest North American My Nintendo rewards have gone live, offering a large selection of games and some bonus Super Smash Bros. Ultimate goodies for eager fans. Let's kick things off with the games on offer, shall we? As you can see below, this new batch brings with it a lovely collection of great Legend of...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Animal Crossing And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Even Nintendo Land is up for grabs!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the chance to grab some great 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. This time around sees an interesting selection of 3DS titles, ranging from (semi) recent releases to virtual console classics, and an evergreen...
News Dev Behind Darksiders II For Wii U Worked On An E3 Demo Nintendo Never Showed
No harm done
Reflect on the troubled era of the Wii U generation and you might recall the 2012 launch title Darksiders II, developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. Being one of the few third-party releases during this time, it remained one of the standout games throughout the system's life - often drawing comparisons to The Legend of Zelda and...
News Get Discounts On Mario, Zelda, F-Zero And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Some classic titles on offer!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the chance to grab some great 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. We've got classic games from Nintendo's heavy-hitters this week, with a (mostly) retro theme running throughout proceedings, and even Star Fox and F-Zero...
Smash Bros. Eve?
Causal Bit Games and Hound Picked Games have shared a brand new trailer for Battle Princess Madelyn, revealing that the game will arrive on Switch on 6th December in the process. Heavily influenced by the likes of Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap, the game follows the story of a young knight
News Nintendo Is Closing The Official Wii U Facebook Page This Friday
Goodbye, old friend
As of next March, the Switch will have been on the market for two years. Even though this new hybrid device has been available for some time now, Nintendo's kept certain services operational on its existing platform the Wii U. This extends to support and social media pages for the system that originally started out life in 2012...
Seven games on offer
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts in Europe has now gone live, offering the usual selection of 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. This time we've got entries from the Mario and Zelda series, a double helping of Kid Icarus goodness, Kirby, and more. As always, you can take advantage of these discounts by...
