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Wii U TVii and New Super Mario Bros U DLC
One of the features of the Wii U that I am excited about trying is the Wii U TVii. I was a little disappointed when I heard it would not be available at launch, however Nintendo has revealed that it will be activated in December. Another announcement by Nintendo’s Takashi Tekuza has confirmed that New Super Mario Bros. Wii U will eventually gain DLC. Currently, they are working on addition...
Miyamoto Turns 60
It’s hard to believe that Shigeru Miyamoto is turning 60 tomorrow, or today, if you’re already past the 12AM mark somewhere in the world! Here’s to many more years of great games from Shiggsy!
Over 8 Million 3DS Sold In Japan
When the 3DS was first announced, I was skeptical. I had always seen 3D as a gimmick and wrote it off. Sure, I had to add the 3DS to my collection, and when I received it I was blown away! Since first turning the unit on, I was a raving fanatic, but still a lot of people I know wrote it off. I loved seeing my friends reluctantly picking in up…then not wanting to put it down! It seems as ...
A Little Wii Backstory
CVG have a great article about the story of the Wii. The whole thing is definitely worth reading, but I found this particularly interesting. Tom Quinn (above) is the man who invented the technology in your Wiimote today. He invented it for aeronautical reasons, as a method of auto-stabilising his aircraft, long before he pitched it as a gaming tool to Nintendo in 2001. Quinn actually aproac...
Nintendo Spotting
Last night I had the honor of attending an intimate acoustic set by the legendary Glen Matlock, Former Bassist and original member of the Sex Pistols. As I was enjoying a mesmerizing rendition of “God Save the Queen“, I noticed that the Eggplant Wizard was also in attendance! Have you found a Nintendo reference in an obscure location before?
Nintendo finally outlines the Wii U’s online set up
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu1kGo5j7NU[/youtube] With five days left until the Wii U’s North American launch, one question has still bugged many gamers: How will the Wii U’s online work? Finally, Nintendo has laid out the details of the Wii U’s online infrastructure and how it will affect certain games and devices. Bill Trinen leads the way in the video describing al...
Wii U Orders Are Shipping!
With a launch date of only 4 Days 14 Hours 36 minutes (at the time of writing this) away, we are already beginning to see items ship, and arrive early. In fact, as pictured above, the games will start arriving today! I do feel that we are being trolled a bit, by outlets such as Best Buy, since the games will arrive before the actual console., but I can’t be upset. Since the post office, and...
Listen to the the sounds of the Wii U
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAx8sBi2PPM[/youtube] Our friends over at Pure Nintendo have posted sound clips of the Wii U’s boot up music, alongside other dandy jingles that will accompany you when tinkering with the console’s Mii Maker and various menus. The sound clips were provided by the fine folks at ZeldaPower.com, and so far the sampled Wii U clips offer a cheerful, y...
No Trophies Or Achievements For Wii U
Unfortunately, according to Jeremiah Slaczka of 5th Cell, the Wii U will not include a universal trophy system like other consoles. However, individual games/developers can include their own versions of achievements in games. Slaczka had the following to say: “There are no Wii U accomplishments that are system wide. Scribblenauts Unlimited loosely has them in the form of ‘Global Starite Sha...
Wii U downloadable games tied to console, cant be saved to SD card.
Restrictions on what the Wii U can do with downloadable games was revealed onNintendo‘s Japanese website Saturday. While the Wii U only comes with 8 gigabytes or 32 gigabytes of internal storage depending on the version, Nintendo is allowing users to store downloaded games on external devices. However, those external devices are limited to USB flash drive and hard drives according to ...
A Nintendo Wii U system update is needed for Wii backwards compatibility.
With the Wii U launch just over a week away, new information about the system and its launch day patch are coming to light. On Friday afternoon, it was revealed that aside from bringing online services like eShop and Miiverse to the Nintendo Wii U, the launch day patch will also be bringing Wii backwards compatibility. According to a report by IGN, the Wii U will not run Wii software until you dow...
Skyward Sword Harp Replica
If you’re looking for some of the most dedicated fanbase, it’s hard to come by a more faithful following than fans of the Legend of Zelda franchise. And sometimes on the interwebs, you find one of those exceptionally well made replicas of items in game and that’s exactly what Etsy Shop Owner PerfectTommyAutomail has done with the Skyward Sword Harp! The harp itself looks amazing,...