Category: Wii U

Amiibo Connectivity to Hyrule Warriors Detailed

Nintendo has gone into details on how the upcoming Amiibo figures will interact with Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U. The main function is naturally with the Link Amiibo. By scanning the Link Amiibo, you will be able to unlock the spinner weapon for use in the game. The spinner is an item that was ...

GameStop Black Friday Sales Leaked

GameStop Black Friday deals have been leaked following the retail giant sending its promotional ads out to marketing partners. Over 4,000 stores are going to be opening at midnight on 11/28. Those stores that do not open at midnight will be opening early at 5am that morning for shoppers eager to save money. with GameStop Black ...

Xenoblade Chronicles X director talks development on Twitter

The upcoming open-world action/adventure Wii U exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles X has recently received its own Twitter account, and the game’s Director has already hopped on. Executive Director at developer Monolith Soft Tetsuya Takahashi has recently started talking about Xenoblade Chronicles X’s development, in addition to mentioning he will regularly update fans “2 or 3 times a ...

Sales of Super Smash Bros 3DS Exceed 1 Million

Nintendo released a statement today sharing that the sales of Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS have exceeded 1 million units. These figures are impressive considering Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS has only been for sale since October 3 for North America. The number is a combination of both digital and retail sales from the ...

Nintendo eShop Update for November 13, 2014

Every Thursday Nintendo publishes the eShop update for both its Wii U and 3Ds. This update includes full digital titles, Virtual Console releases and smaller indie titles. It can be a lot and while you could read the full text on Nintendo’s press site, we thought you would prefer to get the gist of the update along with ...

Pre-Load Super Smash Bros Now

Nintendo has revealed that you can pre-load Super Smash Bros., the highly anticipated Wii U exclusive. Pre-loading was first available for PC gamers who were allowed to download game files in advance and access the full game upon a midnight release . This feature had made its way to current generation consoles like the PS4 and Xbox ...

Shulk Amiibo Toy Exclusive To Gamestop

Gamestop  have announced that one of the amiibo toys – in this case Shulk – will be an exclusive to Gamestop. This particular amiibo is based on the character of the same name from Xenoblade Chronicles, which will be released alongside Super Smash Bros. for the Wii-U. The announcement from Gamestop comes a week after ...

Super Smash Bros. Sets Wii-U Preorder Record

Super Smash Bros. has set a preorder record for the Wii-U, according to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime in an interview with Bloomberg. However, Mr Fils-Aime failed to provide a specific sales figure. So far, Super Smash Bros. has gone on to surpass the preorder figures for Mario Kart 8, which eventually managed to go ...

Legend of Zelda – inspired Animal Gods officially funded

Roughly a week ago, we informed you about a playable demo of independent developer Still Games’ Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds-inspired 2D top-down action/adventure role-playing game, Animal Gods. Now, the developer has send word Animal Gods has officially passed its first Kickstarter crowd-funding goal, meaning Wii U, PC, Mac, and Linux players will ...

Watch Dogs on the Wii U gets first screens, download size, price

Publisher Ubisoft’s Wii U version of Watch Dogs has recently gotten its first screenshots out in the wild, all thanks to the Nintendo eShop. Additionally, it has been revealed Wii U owners will need 17.7GB of free space for this latest intellectual property, and if you plan on getting it via the eShop, you should ...