Nintendo is scrambling to catch-up to the PS4 and Xbox One heading into E3, both in terms of raw unit sales and brand cachet. Miyamoto acolytes will say the company has a shred of momentum in declaring Mario Kart 8 sells 1.2 million in its debut weekend. Those statements aren’t inaccurate. But the momentum is […]
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Nintendo has apparently seen the glowing Pushmo reviews for 3DS and decided to “push” more Pushmo onto the gaming community. The company today announced a Pushmo World Wii U game is nearing the end of its development and will be available in the eShop June 19. It doesn’t sound like the Pushmo World Wii U
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The new Skylanders Kickoff Countdown figure announced just two weeks ago will soon have a date with a retailer near you. The Skylanders Kickoff Countdown toy has been available exclusively at Toys R Us since Sunday (May 18), but the SWAP Force toy will be released in all other retailers starting next week. Skylanders Kickoff
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The original Stealth Inc., also known as “Stealth Bastard” on PC, has been downloaded more than 1 million times. So hearing Stealth Inc. 2 for Wii U will ship in Q4 is intriguing. The action-adventure game’s sequel doesn’t classify as an “indie game,” exactly, but it’s certainly not the major-release that a Nintendo console would
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Activision struck first in the “toys to life” genre, creating with Skylanders game both a cottage industry and an innovative way for parents to spend quality time gaming with their kids. With news imminent about the next Disney Infinity, Activision once again drew first blood, unveiling today a totally new direction for the toys-to-life scene:
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It’s official: Nintnedo today confirmed that Mario Kart 8 getting Piranha Plant and Boomerang Flower is true. Mario Kart 8, a Wii U exclusive racing game, will hit retail and the Nintendo eShop on May 30, and those two weapons will be in the mix. You can get it delivered straight to your door if
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The Nintendo Wii U has a new game today, though it’s not really a “next-gen” one. Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition is available now for the Wii U, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Rather than finding the game at retail, you’ll have to go online. Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition is only available
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In the olden days of home videogames, fixing a Nintendo problem reading discs meant blowing into the cartridge and plugging it back into the NES. How times have changed. Now if you have a Wii U problem reading discs, that’s probably the least of your worries. That’s the finding of a new study by Fixya,
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The latest batch of Star Wars Pinball DLC is on the way, according to Zen Studios. Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within will include a total of four new themed pinball tables. Although Zen Studios hasn’t announced a specific release date, the fact that four more pinball tables are on the way is cool news. Star
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Sony has its PlayStation Plus program, which has a solid April lineup for PS4 and PS3, and Microsoft has its Games with Gold program, which still sits secretly for next month’s roster. And then there’s Nintendo, which has its Wii U Virtual Console games for April already in the hopper. And you know what? Nintendo
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