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The WiiU name is here to stay; despite the rumours of the last few months that a name change was coming. The WiiU logo is featured on both Nintendo’s Press site and their new new WiiU Facebook Page.

Look for more WiiU News at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (or E3) Next Week.

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There have been many rumours surrounding the WiiU the past couple of weeks; here’s one that’s been on the radar but not as popular as the others. According to many sources Eminem will be promoting a new WiiU game called Acid ghost. The video is supposedly being handled by a California-based marketing agency.




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But we're hungry now



The once 3DS retail game for North America release, now as a eShop download, Order Up! from SuperVillain Studios was originally going to release a free demo on the Nintendo eShop today. However, the demo is no where to be found and Rayman Origins is still define as a newly release demo.

I twitted to SuperVillain Studios about this and their response is this:

@skywardl Pushed...

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An interesting new patent for the WiiU has shown up, apparently the WiiU will utilise the wiimote for moving things from your TVs to the WiiU Controller or vise versa.

(Kinda like How Tony Stark does in the Ironman Movies)



The Patent filed describes the technology in the form...

Mark those calenders



Nintendo's E3 website just reveals the scheduling for the live stream event.

Starting on June 5 at 9 am PDT is the live coverage on the Nintendo E3 Presentation and the behind the scenes that takes after the Presentation that can be view exclusively at the website. Also, note that we the staff will be attending the WiiWareWave Chatbox during...

Yes to more manually switching platforms



A few months ago, VVVVVV was the first eShop download to receive an update to fix the once unplayable Flip Mode for the early North American owners of the game. Last week, Mario Kart 7 was the first retail game for the Nintendo 3DS to receive an update that removes all the illogical...

It's not going to be a 2D Castlevania adventure



The Twitter rumors are not slowing down yet as the remaining days is slowly reaching E3. The latest rumor reveals that David Cox, the produce of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow , and Enric Álvarez, the writer and director of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, will be working together on another Castlevania...

It might seem that Nintendo have listened to a certain group of people !

According to a rumor, a TellTale Games employee posted a twitter message in which it also was accompanied with a picture of the Wii U controller... however ! this controller looks a lot different than the one from last year's E3 !


Comparisons...

Is Slippy the alternative Metroid specimen?


More than a week ago, Brian posted a popular rumor that Retro Studios is developing a new Star Fox game for the Wii U.

Now, the latest popular...

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Back in 2007 my Wii Console froze up on me; I’m not sure what had happened to it and neither did the people at the Nintendo Repair Shop. A week later I get my console in the mail, unfortunately it’s not actually my console. It’s a grand spankin new one, complete with new number, new serial number and all my game saves and Address book contacts gone.

The world of HD gaming has gone cheaper, hopefully



Another rumor yet again from online retailers and this time is from North America.

This rumor hints that the Wii U suggestive retail price for disc games will be the same as the suggestive retail price for popular...

No More Cheating!


Nintendo has finally released the Mario Kart 7 update they promised during their last Nintendo Direct. You must update the game if you still want to play online. The patch fixes the glaring game breaking shortcuts in Maka Wuhu and Bowsers Castle 1. Checkout Nintendolife for details on how updates work if you don't already know.

We will let you know...

Mario's younger brother isn't satisfied with just one sequel



A few hours ago, I posted a rumor involving some Canadian online retailer giving pre-orders to a Wii game that isn't even announced yet. Now, a similar reveal is coming from a European online retailer (

Thanks to the Canadian retailers for the announcement



There have been 8 well bargain prices for best selling first-party Wii titles known as Nintendo Selects. Eventually Mario Power Tennis and Pikmin 2, both New Play Controls versions, will add up to a total of 10.

Unfortunately, and this...

Huge Bounty For The First Person To Vanquish This Tough Game!



If you thought games such as Super Meat Boy and La-Mulana were tough as nails 2D platformers then you should brace yourselves, because Pwnee Studios upcoming Wii U Shop game Cloudberry Kingdom is going to be so difficult to beat that Pwnee Studios claims they will give $1,000 to the first person to beat the game at the highest difficulty setting!

This is not a dream



For those who are experts in the Kingdom Hearts series mythology, check out the Famitsu Weekly interview with Tetsuya Nomura, the director of the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance for the Nintendo 3DS.

For everyone else, at the end of the interview Nomura announces they are in preparation to distribute...

A project embarked upon by Indie developer FifthIndependent. Megaman Revolution is a throwback title that pays homage to the great NES Megaman titles of the past. The stages could easily be mistaken as being taken from an actual NES Megaman title. I would consider some of the level designs to be as good, or even better than the original 8-bit NES stages. I would definitely download this game in a heartbeat, if I had my own personal computer. The game actually updates itself...

As Queen Zenobia sinks, a new threat rises.

Can't ignore a rumor that involves both the Nintendo 3DS and Resident Evil so here it is.



Resident Evil: Downfall is the latest game rumored to be having an E3 announcement. Downfall supposedly takes place between RE5 and RE6, similar to the previous...

Duck Hunt Anyone?




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A new patent published by Nintendo on May 3rd shows possible changes to the Wii U tablet. The patent shows the zapper attachment as well as...

Our very first Rumors article for Nintendo Ninja News is a big one with the possible chance that the leaked launched titled for the Wii U has appeared on a internal list at Blockbuster UK. Alleged photos have appeared at the web site of GoNintendo which shows lists of games for the Wii U.

http://nintendoninjanews.com/rumor-possible-wii-u-launch-titles-leaked-on-blockbuster-uk/

This is pretty big if...

Do A Barrel Roll!



E3 is only a month away and the rumors are now starting to flood the web. One rumor in particular has caught our eyes and that rumor is from the website Techroid, which has reported that Retro Studios is going to reveal a new Star Fox game for the Wii U at E3 next month!

Authors comment: I think this rumor may be true, but what about you? Is this rumor t...

Double The Fun!



SEGA just released Super Hang-On for the Wii Virtual Console and now according to an entry in SEGA's blog not one, but two Virtual Console games are headed to North America next Thursday, which is something that hasn't happened for a couple years on the service, at least in North America!

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Update: Activision has now removed the Wii section of the Black Ops 2 forum with the following official explanation:

Members of the Wii Community — When migrating our forums from Call of Duty: Black Ops to the new site, the “Wii” section migrated with it, which should not have been the case.

To date, we have only confirmed development for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. We apologize for any confusion that this may have caused....

Downloading Please Be Patient!



Recently Nintendo announced that they will start releasing retail 3DS and Wii U games in their respective download shops with New Super Mario Bros. 2 being the first retail game given the digital treatment! Satoru Iwata made an interesting public comment recently, stating...

"It is true that downloading software with 10GB of memory cannot be done in an instant today, even with broadband connections"

Iwata...

Here's some sad news for anyone looking forward to this particular Wiiware game...

Nicalis has updated their twitter mentioning that they have cancelled the publishing of the upcoming Wiiware title La-Mulana developed by NIGORO for both US and Europe. Now Tyrone Rodriguez from Nicalis has explained the reason why they have decided to cancel La-Mulana's release, stating:

"The decision to cancel publishing of La-Mulana was a tough call, but waiting two years...

Don't start creating a Steam account yet members



WiiWareWave modcop Cloud_Strife turned indie developer just informed us (the WiiWareWave staff) that Superstition Game's first 64 bit JRPG project, Star Guardian Bankai 64, has now received a PC developer kit.

They're still waiting for approval from Nintendo to receive a developer kit for WiiWare. In the meantime, they'll start development for the Steam version of Star Guardian Bankai 64.

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Its official, Slightly Mad Studious gorgeous looking game Project C.A.R.S., will be making an appearance on Nintendo’s new home console. Project C.A.R.S. (Community Assisted Racing Sim) is an indie title being developed by Slightly Mad Studios; it is funded primarily through Community Donations. Members can purchase “Tool Packs” to invest in the game. Those who purchase tool packs are then able to give input and Ideas to the dev team; these people also get...

A Step Towards The Digital Age!



Update: This has been clarified that Nintendo will be offer full games at retail as well as a downloadable version.

"The majority of Nintendo-published Nintendo 3DS games will have the same dual-distribution strategy. Likewise, the majority of Nintendo-published Wii U games will be available both as packaged products and as digital downloads starting on launch day."

The games that aren't available...

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In a recent interview with Nintendo World Report Paramount Pictures Senior Vice President Brian Miller stated that the new Star Trek game could also come to the Nintendo WiiU; “its early” he said “Good thing we have a lot of time to figure that out, and over the next few months we’ll be able to announce a few more things” He went on to say that “We are exploring right now all of our options to get on the platforms that make sense” At the initial announcement...

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There has been a rumour circling around the internet for a few days now; that the Midnight Purple 3DS seen at E3 2010 will be making its way to North America. The Rumour comes from GameFaqs member QuagsireQing He has said that he noticed it under a listing for the 3DS.

There's a leak trailer for Rayman Legends, a sequel to Rayman Origins, and demonstrates on what the Wii U Tablet controller can do.


(Skip to 0:56 to see the Wii U Footage)
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The release date for the upcoming MMORPG Wii game has been announced!

The Wii version of the game will be released on August 2nd of this year. Not only that, but it will also be available in a unique bundle! The bundle contains a USB Memory card (the game requires 16GB of memory space) that will cost ¥8,980 ($110 USD). The game only costs ¥6,980 ($86 USD).

On top of that, there's a monthly subscription cost. Both the standard and bundled versions...

http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/26/wii-u-rumors-metroid-ure3-vod-services-andorid-os/

While the rumor does seem false, I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo had something up its sleeve in regards of another Metroid.

If this was true and shown at E3 for Wii U, how would you react?

Good news for fans of a certain 3DSware game !

Enjoy Gaming, the developers of the 3DSware game Pyramids, have released a level editor on their Facebook profile just before releasing their next game, BlockFactory, hitting the eShop in the US and Europe !

The link for the download can be found here, however keep in mind that this only works for the PC for now:

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Some potentially upsetting News on the WiiU front; Crytek’s recently announced that Crysis 3 will not be making its way to The WiiU. This information comes from Crytek's Development Director Rasmus Højengaard; in an interview with Destructoid he said "I don't think it's possible. Right now the launch platforms are PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. I don't think it's on the cards to do a Wii U version," This comes as a surprise to many Nintendo fans as back...

Well... it's about time too !

The latest issue of Nintendo Power has confirmed that New Play Control: Pikmin 2 will finally be released in North America somewhere in June of this year, in which it's a title of the New Play Control series that only Japan, Europe and Australia had since 2009 !

Well... better late than never I guess, I am interested in picking up this one since I had the first one but I never had the chance of picking up it's sequel.

But what do you guys...

The developers might actually take advantage of what the 3DS could do !

In the latest issue of Nintendo Power, they have "supposedly" confirmed that the 3DS e-shop release Mighty Switch Force and 3DS game Cave story 3D will both have "updates" that will give 5 new free levels for Mighty Switch Force (basically DLC) and a "upgraded" 3DS version of Cave Story, but no details on what the upgraded version will look like.

This might be surprising, since...

It looks like there MIGHT be another chance for a game that certain people want it to be released already !

The "100,000 Strong for bringing back Megaman Legends 3" Facebook page have updated their page stating that the singer behind the Rockman DASH theme songs, Reika Morishita (the one pictured above), is going to release an album that contains songs from the Megaman Legend games and if it sell well enough, Capcom...

Mario Tennis Open
- A 3D trailer has been released in the eShop

Kid Icarus Uprising
- There will be a partnership between Panini and Nintendo of Europe to spread the Kid Icarus cards

Heroes of Ruin
- To be released for the Nintendo 3DS on June 15th
- Voice chat included
- Free, daily DLC missions for a whole year

Pokemon Black/White Version 2
- To be released this autumn

Pokemon...

Watch it ! It might surprise you !

During the Japanese Nintendo Direct Coverage, Nintendo has revealed new footage for this strange crossover from Capcom, Sega and Namco Bandai that's coming out for the Nintendo 3DS, in which it shows how the partner characters can execute a very powerful attack by combining their strengths together and also shows some powerful attacks from single characters....

The last announcement on the latest Nintendo Direct Japan is the reveal of New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS.

Tanooki suit is back and the only new difference I spot during the conference is that there's climbable webs.


Other announcements includes Kirby 20th Anniversary, Nintendo of America has confirmed...

It might become full circle if this is true !

As you may know, there is a Mario game coming out for the Wii U, but the question is, what kind of game is it going to be ?

According to a Nintendo rep, he mentioned that the new Super Mario Bros. Wii U game is actually going to be the one based on the E3 demo of last year ! he states:

"In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed...

This might not be surprising considering this is kind of traditional !

During an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto hosted by spanish newspaper El Mundo, Miyamoto has actually confirmed that Nintendo is going to present a Super Mario game for the Wii U at this year's E3 ! the interview states:

"Miyamoto, who smiled during all the interview - even when he wants to change the topic because 'it's not...

Nicalis announced another new game they're going to port for the 3DS... and possibly for the Wii U !

Originally and indie game for Xbox Live Arcade, 1,001 Spikes is a remake that includes in which it will be an enhaced version that features new art, new graphics, new music and sound, but not only that ! it will also have the same punishing difficulty mostly known in this game ! since there was a trailer that featured 20 different ways you can be killed ! This remake will also support a multiplayer...

WiiWare Goodness Being Made By A Longtime WiiWareWave Staff Member



WiiWareWave modcop Cloud_Strife turned indie developer recently as he and a small team have teamed up to develop games for Nintendo's WiiWare service! So what's their first project?

Star Guardian Bankai 64.

In this 64 bit action RPG you take on the forces of evil bent on conquering the galaxy utilizing both familiar and zany new JRPG style elements and a fun battle system to solve puzzles and...

Written by: KingreX32. April 12th 2012



Last year in October Wii Owners were heart broken to find out that Bit Trip “Runner 2” was not coming to the Wii console. The Reason for this was because "the Wii cannot handle the game," according to Gaijin Games Alex Neuse.

Fast Forward to April 2012 news is beginning to surface on the internet that Runner 2 might make an appearance on the Nintendo WiiU instead. For those of you who are not familiar with the series here is a brief history,...

UFO Interactive Games have already release two, arguably unwelcoming, exclusive eShop downloads. Now, hours before the routine Thursday morning checkup, Nintendo reveals a third game from UFO titled Johnny Kung Fu.

Remember that mysterious SEGA/Capcom/Bandai Namco 3ds game that they were teasing around in a site ? well it finally has been revealed !

Revealed on this week's pages of Famitsu magazine, the game is called Project X Zone, a strategy RPG featuring characters from the three companies in which are revealed as:

Capcom
- Ryu & Ken (Street Fighter 0)
- X and Zero (Mega Man)
- Demitri and Dante (Darkstalkers and Devil May Cry)

It looks like the Wiiware service is getting another game !

According to GoNintendo, Videogame developer Shanblue has announced Vampire's Crystals, a dual-shooter zombie game that features a story mode, 4-player co-op and 4-player multiplayer mode for WiiWare & eShop, there's no mention on when is this game going to be released.

Monkey Bomb Flinging!



We previously told our viewers about Renegade Kid's latest upcoming eshop game Bomb Monkey in an earlier article, but at the time there was virtually no information available, but now a video of Bomb Monkey was released at the recent PAX East convention.