Tag: Nintendo

Sega will release Sonic Boom on Wii U one week earlier in the US

Sega is preparing to release two new Sonic games this fall: Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric on Wii U and Sonic boom: Shattered Crystal on 3DS. The games are prequels to the upcoming “Sonic Boom” animated series. Who would have though back in the 90’s, when the console wars between Nintendo and Sega was at ...

Super Smash Bros 3DS sold over 1 million copies in two days

According to Nintendo, their cross-franchise fighting game, Super Smash Bros 3DS, sold over 1 million copies in Japan over the last weekend. That’s two days from its release in Nintendo’s home country. The company states this number sums up both digital and retail sales. Super Smash Bros 3DS is the fourth 3DS game to reach ...

Nintendo will release three special designs for 3DS XL

Nintendo and GameStop have teamed up to release three special editions of the 3DS XL in the United States. The Japanese company announced the new models at the GameStop Expo in California. One of these models is the red and blue Super Smash Bros edition, which is going to be released on September 19. Another ...

The release date for Watch Dogs on Wii U is confirmed

Ubisoft announced that Watch Dogs will be released on Wii U on November 18. The company promises that this version of the game will feature Off-TV Play, allowing users to play the game only on the GamePad. Also, the company states that its Bucharest studio, who worked on this Watch Dogs port, managed to implement ...

Hyrule Warriors: Limited Edition bundle will be available in the US

Nintendo announced that they will release a Limited Edition version of Hyrule Warriors for the US market. The bundle will only be available at the Nintendo World store in Manhattan, New York, on September 26. It’s available in a very limited quantity and the company doesn’t accept pre-orders because the current demand is already too ...

Hyrule Warriors initial plans revealed

Hyrule Warriors was initially sketched as a Zelda game, rather than what eventually became of it. Eiji Aonuma stated in the Nintendo Life interview that the initial idea was to make a game closer to Zelda – limited boss battles taking place in dungeons and certain character appearances in the game. But then, Shigeru Miyamoto ...

Bayonetta 2 gets a European release date, special editions, costumes & more

A few days ago, we informed you that Nintendo will be holding a special Bayonetta 2 Direct in the near future – yesterday, to be more precise – in which the game’s developer – Platinum Games – will be further detailing its latest over-the-top hack-and-slash title. Now, after months of waiting, European gamers have finally ...

Microsoft is confident in the Xbox One’s chances on the Japanese market

Microsoft is finally bringing the Xbox One to Japan after almost a year since the console was first launched in the US and EU. Since this a market traditionally dominated by Sony and Nintendo, most people believe that the Redmond-based company will have a hard time selling a decent amount of units over there. Even ...

Bayonetta 2 release date announced, retail version includes the original game

Back at E3 2014, Nintendo made an announcement that included both some good news and some bad one. The good news was that Bayonetta 2 will be released this October, the bad news is that it’s only coming out for the Wii U. Granted, if you happen to own a Wii U there’s actually no ...