There are two sides to Nintendo’s Wii U, as I discovered after spending nearly an hour with the upcoming home gaming system at E3 last week. On one hand, it’s another platform for gimmicky, silly fun, just like the original Wii. On the other, it’s a practical hardware upgrade that wants to be more capable than its console …
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Sega Says ‘Wii U’ Out Between May and August 2012
Worried you may have to wait until holiday 2012 for Nintendo’s newfangled console-tablet contraption? Don’t fret: Sega says the Wii U should be out around this time (or a few months later) next year.
In fact Sega’s using verbs like “is”—not “might,” “should,” or “could”—when talking Wii U release timetables.
“The Wii U is …
Wii U Specs Disclosed, Including 25GB Optical Discs
Don’t call it Blu-ray, but Blu-ray-like will do. Sites like Blu-ray.com sure got it wrong mid-April when they reported Nintendo’s next console would include a Blu-ray optical drive, but the gist of that rumor turns out to be half-true: mass storage several times greater than DVD’s increasingly constrained gigabyte maximum, only in a …
E3 2011 Interview: Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Talks About ‘Wii U’
Nintendo’s chief executive took some time after Tuesday’s press conference to talk to me about the kind of thinking that led to the creation of his company’s upcoming “Wii U” console.
(More: E3 2011: Hands-On with Nintendo’s New ‘Wii U’)
In the interview that follows, Satoru Iwata talks about how the Wii U will end living room …
E3 2011: Nintendo Used PS3 and Xbox 360 Game Footage for ‘Wii U’ Launch
In an interview with GameTrailers.com, Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime admitted that his company used footage from games running on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation platforms during the unveiling of Nintendo’s new “Wii U” console yesterday.
GameTrailers.com‘s Geoff Kingsley asked, “Now you showed a sizzle reel of a lot of …
E3 2011: Hands-On with Nintendo’s New ‘Wii U’
Nintendo’s been a company built on paradigm shifts. They popularized gamepads when other consoles where still using joysticks, the Wii made motion control viable for gameplay input, and the 3DS aims to make 3D gaming a portable experience for anyone to enjoy.
The newest hardware from Nintendo harbors another paradigm shift, but one …
E3 2011: Nintendo Outs New ‘Wii U’ Console, 6-inch Touchscreen Controller
Nintendo has announced its new console, "Wii U."
The controller is the big draw here, with a built-in 6.2-inch touchscreen that you can use to either augment a game you’re playing on your TV or as the primary display for whatever you’re playing. So if someone wants to watch TV, for instance, you can keep playing your game on the
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Now Nintendo Admits It Was Hacked, Says No Customer Data Stolen
As this week’s E3 games conference and debut of Nintendo’s Wii successor looms, Nintendo’s admitting that Sony’s not the only victim of hacktivist ne’er-do-wells—yep, Nintendo was hacked, too.
Nintendo acknowledged a security breach in a statement yesterday, explaining that its U.S. servers came under cyber-fire a few weeks ago, but …
$150 at Last: Nintendo Wii Officially Cheapest Game Console on Planet
Say what you will about its tired low-res graphics, often imprecise motion controls, and Himalayan mountain range of shovel-ware software, the Wii’s already won the most important lap in the current console wars: it’s in over 86 million households worldwide—tens of millions more than either Microsoft or Sony. And as of yesterday, May …
New Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D Trailer Teases High-Def Link
I have a shameful confession to make: I’ve never finished The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The furthest I’ve been? The water temple. That’s the three-quarters mark, true, but it might as well be the start, in view of the raves lavished on this game (you know, like “best game ever made in the history of civilization and frankly time …
Nintendo Drops Wii Price to $150
You’ve been waiting patiently since 2006 for Nintendo to drop the price of the Wii to $150, right? Well your wait will soon be over.
Starting May 15, you’ll be able to scoop up the console, a MotionPlus controller, Nunchuck controller, Mario Kart game, and Wii Wheel accessory for a suggested retail price of $150.
Seeing that prices …
Nintendo Confirms Successor to Wii in 2012, More Powerful than Xbox 360 or PS3?
Early this morning, Nintendo released financial results for its just-ended 2010 financial year. They brag that the total combined sales of software for the DS handheld and Wii have surpassed 1.5 billion units, with 139 DS titles and 103 Wii titles breaking the 1 million mark.
But, tucked away alongside all the fiscal cheerleading was …