Tag: Wii U

Nintendo Sells 2 Million Copies of Mario Kart 8 in First Month

Nintendo has reported at their 74th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that Mario Kart 8, the latest iteration of the widely beloved franchise, has already sold over two million copies worldwide since its release one month ago. Nintendo confirmed the news to IGN via an official announcement from Genyo Takeda. It’s not much of a ...

Nintendo shareholders vote to keep Iwata as president

Nintendo shareholders have voted to keep Satoru Iwata as company president at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. This shows that shareholders have kept faith in company executives even though they are currently going through a period of poor financial results. Also re-elected were gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto and head of internal development Shinya Takahashi. ...

Categories: 3DS, NEWS, Wii U

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Nintendo considering bringing Minecraft to their platforms

Nintendo have discussed bringing Minecraft to their platforms according to an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinya Takahashi. In it, the pair speak about how the Wii U and 3DS could be good fits for the immensely successful game thanks to their ability to utilise touch control. Miyamoto noted: “Our hardware is the only hardware ...

Categories: 3DS, NEWS, Wii U

Tags: 3DS, Minecraft, Nintendo, notch, Wii U

Wii Fit U update out today

Wii Fit U’s director, Hiroshi Matsunaga, has revealed that a new update for the title is being released today, bringing it to Ver. 1.3.0. Added as part of the free download are new Challenge courses, new gear for your Mii character and further support for sharing screenshots with others on Miiverse. Additional enhancements include fixes ...

Pac-Man has been added to the Super Smash Bros line-up

Super Smash Bros received a new addition to its already impressive rooster of video game legends. The latest character to join the line-up is none other than Pac-Man. With this new addition we now have four of gaming’s most popular icons in one place. The other famous characters I’m referring to are Sonic, Mario and Mega ...

Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 coming this October

Nintendo announced today during their E3 digital event that Bayonetta 2 will grace the Wii U this October. The sequel to Bayonetta will also include the original game so you’re basically getting two games for the price of one. Strangely enough, Bayonetta skipped the Wii U when it was released back in 2009 and only became ...

Xbox One vs PS4: Sony is still in the lead

The  Xbox One vs PS4 console wars sales didn’t reveal any big surprises for the month of May. Sony is still currently in the lead and Microsoft is doing a pretty poor job at catching up lately. VGChartz reports that a whooping 577.092 PS4 consoles were sold last month alone while the number of  Xbox One ...

Wii U GameCube Controller Adapter announced by Nintendo

Nintendo announced today a new accessory for the Wii U. The Wii U GameCube Controller Adaptar will allow you to use your old GameCube controllers on the Wii U with full compatibility. A surprising move on Nintendo’s part to offer such compatibility between its two distinct devices considering no other company’s did this before unless ...