Wii U

Introducing Lewis Pugh!

Hello Infendo readers, it’s an absolute pleasure to be writing for you. I’m the newest Staff Writer for Infendo, also founder and lead developer over at Leuvsion who make lots of cool mobile games, not surprisingly filled with Nintendo influences. I’m 25, live in the United Kingdom and of course passionate about all things Nintendo. My first Nintendo ‘console’ was a portable, the classic Nintendo ...

Lego City Undercover Might Just Be The Best Game On The Wii U, Says Developer

Lego City Undercover is little under a month away from releasing on the Wii U, and already members of the development team at TT Fusion believe that the title might be best game to hit the console. Speaking with Eurogamer, Lego City Undercover executive director Loz Doyle states that the game will be a surprise hit for the Wii U. “We’re obviously really pleased with the game. If it wasn’t very goo...

Did Nintendo benefit from releasing the Wii U before Microsoft and Sony?

Many people would already consider the Wii U a failure based on the January NPD numbers. Doom and gloom is the order of the day, very similar to the way annalists chronicled the demise of the 3DS early on in its lifecycle. Clearly Nintendo benefited by launching the 3DS before the Sony Playstation Vita, judging by the latest sales data, but can the same be said for the Wii U? What do you think? Di...

Watch Dogs Confirmed For Wii U

Earlier this week, it was reported that Ubisoft’s upcoming ‘next-gen’-esque action-adventure title, Watch Dogs, would be available for pre-order on the Wii U through GameStop and Best Buy. Ubisoft tonight confirmed that Watch Dogs would indeed be released for the Wii U this Fall, alongside for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the recently unveiled PlayStation 4. The confirmation ...

Rumor: Watch Dogs Coming To Wii U

GameStop and Best Buy have recently listed Ubisoft’s ambitious and hotly anticipated open world action-adventure title Watch Dogs on their websites for pre-order on the Wii U. This rumor has not been officially confirmed by any of the higher ups at Ubisoft; however, more clues point to a leaked Watch Dogs poster that suggests that the game will be coming to all platforms for Holiday 2013. Fi...

Rayman Legends Online Challenge Mode: Will It Redeem Ubisoft?

Ubisoft made the news recently when they decided to, not only, cancel Rayman Legend’s Wii U exclusivity but also delay the game until September.  Needless to say, many fans were a little upset about the news. In response to the negative publicity, Ubisoft is offering an apology to Nintendo fans in the form of  Rayman Legends Online Challenge Mode.  The Online Challenge mode will be available...

Pokemon Scramble U Site Now Open

Although it is unknown whether Pokemon Scramble U will be released in the United States, the game is expected to release in Japan (eShop) in the Spring of 2013.  If released in the US, it could assume the name of Pokemon Rumble U. The game will feature all 649 current Pokemon, and supports up to four players.  Unfortunately, there aren’t many more details as of yet.  You can check out the of...

Anonymous Rayman Legends Developer Sounds Off On Recent Delay

Yesterday, Ubisoft announced that the Wii U-exclusive Rayman Legends would now be released on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and, surprisingly, all versions of the game would be delayed til September. Well, according to a recent post on a Spanish forum, an anonymous developer from the Rayman Legends team was not pleased with Ubisoft’s decision to delay the Wii U version and decreed his ...

Rayman Legends Is No Longer A Wii U Exclusive

We’ve received some bad news and even worse news to report: Rayman Legends will no longer be a Wii U exclusive, and the game has been delayed until September 2013. This comes a day after Famitsu had originally reported that another Wii U exclusive, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, would be released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. IGN was the first to report on this news when they spok...

How would you change the Wii U?

Patches. Updates. Firmware. All of these words are usually met with disdain for gamers, as usually they go hand in hand with lengthy downloads and/or broken features that need fixing. With the latest Nintendo Direct, we learned that the Wii U would receive not just one, but two firmware updates in the next couple of months. Although the update will indeed take away from our precious game-time, let...

The Chase Is On! New LEGO City Undercover Trailer

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7SYYU83RJ0[/youtube] Nintendo UK has released a new trailer for the Wii U exclusive LEGO City Undercover. The new trailer shows off the various gameplay elements in this new sandbox-style LEGO world, where the game’s protagonist, Chase McCain, is tasked to take down a recently escaped criminal by the name of Rex Fury. Aside from the usual sandbox game...

Would You Play Your 3DS Games On Your Wii U?

What if you could play your 3DS games on your Wii U?  Would it appeal to you? David Delisle knew the possibility was out there.  The Game Pad would act as the bottom touch screen, and the TV would act as the top screen.  So, he developed a device that he calls the EDS.  Similar to the adapter that allowed Gameboy cartridges to be played on the Super Game Boy, this device would connect to the Wii U...