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Any article based on Wii U titles, or Wii U-based eShop games.

E3 2015: Star Fox Zero (Wii U) Trailer

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The headliner for Nintendo’s Wii U platform this year is a new Star Fox game that blends the staple flight combat with ground combat, similar to the GameCube’s Star Fox: Assault. The game’s controls make use of the Wii U GamePad’s gyroscopes. We have to say, though, that it is quite visually underwhelming, especially compared … Read more

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Leaked Clips Reveal New Characters & More

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Some short clips and video footage have surfaced this afternoon, leaking some new characters, a new stage, and other goodies coming soon to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. 

For the sake of spoilers, we will mention all the details after the break. 

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Nintendo Site Reveals Metallic Mario Amiibo Figures

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Nintendo’s future strategy for its “Amiibo” product line seems to be getting clearer by the day: the interactive and highly-collectible figurines are here to stay, and more Amiibos are on the way in 2015. After enjoying the astounding success of the first waves of Amiibo figures in late 2014, Nintendo seems quite dedicated to the idea, and with good … Read more

Gunman Clive 2 | Release Confirmed For January 29

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The developer of Gunman Clive 2 revealed via Twitter that the retro platformer will be available to download on January 29 via Nintendo eShop. Just like its predecessor, Gunman Clive 2 costs very little: $2.99. The game will be available for both Nintendo 3DS & Wii U through the eShop. The side-scrolling gameplay remains decidedly old-school, although Gunman Clive 2 looks … Read more

Citizens of Earth | Atlus’s Retro-Inspired RPG Now Available

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Atlus’s retro-inspired RPG, Citizens of Earth, launched today on various digital platforms – Steam (PC), Nintendo eShop (3DS & Wii U), and PlayStation Network (PS4 & PS Vita). This Earthbound-style game puts you in charge of a vice president coming home from a long and drawn out campaign run. He find the place has gone berserk, and must use his … Read more

Editorial | The Latest Nintendo Direct Was A Beast

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Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation was Nintendo’s first in 2015, and the publisher wasted little time rolling out its big plans for the first half of the year. It was not a “news bomb,” it was more like an air strike of announcements.

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Frankly, to re-cap yesterday’s Nintendo Direct is difficult, because so much was revealed: it almost felt like an E3 presser bundled into a brief presentation. By now you may have heard that the New Nintendo 3DS XL is finally coming to North America, or caught that release dates were confirmed for titles such as Majora’s Mask 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Xenoblade Chronicles 3DS, Splatoon, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and more. Maybe you even spotted the upcoming “Wave 4” Amiibos, or the new Super Mario Edition lineup.

Just in case you missed anything, I will quickly tackle and summarize it all; I’d like to give a special thanks to Vlad N. for his contribution to this re-cap:

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Nintendo Executive Discusses Wii U, Mario Maker & More

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In a recent interview with the Reno Gazette-Journal, Nintendo of America’s Bill Trinen opened up quite a bit regarding a variety of topics, including but not limited to the impending future of the Wii U console and some of its upcoming releases. While it wasn’t the first point mentioned in the interview, Trinen seemed decidedly optimistic about … Read more

Kirby And The Rainbow Curse Trailer Confirms New Details & Amiibo Support

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Nintendo released a new trailer yesterday for Kirby and the Rainbow Curse; as you may know, the upcoming Wii U game expands on the ideas of the original DS title Kirby and the Canvas Curse, and it’s coming sooner than you’d think – February 13, 2015. The video (Japanese only, sorry) shows footage of all kinds of stages, and even … Read more

Mario Maker Will Support Online Sharing

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In a recent YouTube interview, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the upcoming Mario Maker for Wii U will have a sharing feature for uploading and downloading custom-made stages. Miyamoto added that there will be a rating system for uploaded stages: You’ll be able to see what happens when other people play your course, or when you play other peoples courses… there’ll be … Read more

Miyamoto Hints About Amiibo Cards for Discontinued Figures

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Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto recently discussed some of the present and future plans for Nintendo with the Associated Press; including Wii U software, development of new hardware, and the company’s all-new line of interactive figures – Amiibo. As you may already know, the Amiibo toys have been in such high demand that some of them are nearly … Read more

Editorial | Cliff’s Favorite Games of 2014

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To reflect on the past year in video games, 2014 has been…to put it lightly, kind of a disappointment. As the first full year for the “new-gen” PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, I feel like both Sony and Microsoft could have come out a bit stronger. Nintendo’s hardware sales are still nothing to brag about … Read more

Rumor – New Wii U GamePad Spotted in Japanese Mario Kart 8 Ad (Update)

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Update: There is no official statement from Nintendo regarding the GamePad or any redesign; we apologize for any potential misleading and admit that this “rumor” was a bit of a long stretch. Until the publisher comes out with some kind of official statement, we are calling this one “dead.” You can still see the original article … Read more

Nintendo Confirms Four Early 2015 Releases

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Today Nintendo of America confirmed that four of its upcoming first-party games will be headed to the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in early 2015. According to an official press release, “More great games are coming for Nintendo systems in the first part of 2015, including Splatoon, Yoshi’s Wooly World and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse … Read more

Nintendo’s Amiibo Sales Match Super Smash Bros.

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The sales of Nintendo’s Amiibo figures are surprising, to say the least – according to Nintendo of America, there is roughly a 1:1 ratio and “attach rate” of Amiibo toys to copies of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.  To be more specific, that’s over 710,000 figures – and copies of Super Smash Bros.  There are 12 … Read more

Settle It In Smash On Wii U Today

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, arguably the biggest Nintendo release of 2014, is available in North America, as of midnight on November 21. Check out the launch trailer: Perhaps the only question left to ask: are you ready to “settle it in Smash“ with glorious HD graphics and all the new features in the Wii U … Read more