Here comes E3 2012, like Slim Pickens strapped to the world’s fattest ballistic missile, carrying a bottomless Santa Claus tote full of goodies. Don’t let the June 5-7 dates fool you: The show actually kicks off on Monday June 4, …
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Live Coverage of Nintendo’s Wii U Launch at E3
Jared Newman and I will be at LA’s Nokia Theater in person to liveblog Nintendo’s Wii U launch event as it happens. Our coverage starts Tuesday, June 5 at 12pm ET (9am PT) — hope to see you there.
Leaked Wii U Controller Image Reveals Redesigned Thumbsticks
The worst you could say about Nintendo’s Wii U controller before was twofold: It’s really big (for a console game controller), and the thumb-sticks are actually thumb-nubs, set flush against the controller’s surface, 3DS-style. A …
Watch: Leaked Rayman Legends Trailer Shows Wii U in Action
E3′s still over a month off and Nintendo’s ship already has leaks: A Wii U trailer for Rayman Legends is circulating, packed with footage of gamers playing the beautiful-looking platformer on Nintendo’s forthcoming Wii followup.
How Much for That Wii U in the Window?
Wii U Launch Date Leaked: Remember, Remember the 18 of November
If the world doesn’t end before the 2012 holiday shopping season rolls around, it sounds like there’s a decent chance we’ll actually see Nintendo’s Wii U on Sunday, Nov. 18. That’s the date plucked by WiiUDaily from an email it …
‘Xenoblade Chronicles’: Winning Friends, Shooting Hoops and Ducking Robots
There’s a long-awaited Wii roleplaying game out this Friday that you’ll want to start thinking about now, assuming you didn’t import the English-translation version when it hit Europe and Australia last fall. It’s called …
Move Over PSN and Xbox LIVE: Here Comes the Nintendo Network
Nintendo says it’s finally going to get with the program and release an honest-to-goodness online gaming service, dubbed “Nintendo Network,” that’ll cover both the Wii U and 3DS. Hooray, I think.
Say what you will about …
Best Buy’s Daily Deals Site Selling Pre-Owned Nintendo Wii for $70
Best Buy-owned CowBoom.com is discounting video game consoles today, with one of the better deals being Nintendo’s Wii for $70 (plus $5 for shipping). For comparison, popular used game reseller GameStop sells used Wiis starting …
Mario and Zelda Creator Shigeru Miyamoto Says He’ll Retire, Except Not Really
The creator of Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Star Fox and F-Zero is retiring early, only 59 years old–or wait, maybe he isn’t. Don’t believe everything you read.
It turns out Nintendo bigwig and game design luminary Shigeru …
Nintendo’s Wii U: Why It’s Time to Stop Fretting About System Specs
Heard the latest scuttlebutt about the Wii U’s system specs? No, I don’t mean the one about Nintendo’s next console being 50% more powerful than a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. That one dates back to June—ancient history in gaming …
Nintendo Forecasts First Year-End Loss in Three Decades
Mario and Luigi, you might want to start sharpening up those plumbing skills after all. For the first time in three decades, gaming giant Nintendo is forecasting an annual loss, with an expected dip into the red of 20 billion yen ($263 million) for financial year ending March 2012.
The forecast follows the company announcing a net …
