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A Link Between Worlds!



Nintendo of America has confirmed that they will be releasing paid dlc for Mario Kart 8 that will feature characters, vehicles, and courses from other Nintendo Franchises such as TLoZ, F-Zero, Animal Crossing, and Excitebikes! Here's what Nintendo's PR had to say regarding the dlc:

Nintendo wrote:REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS...

Indio Galaxy 3!



Arcane Pixel Games' new project Tiny Galaxy for the Wii U will undoubtedly remind Nintendo fans of the Super Mario Galaxy games, but on a much smaller scale. The game looks quite intriguing, however it has had a very rough first day on Kickstarter with only $86.00 raised so far. If you have any interest in this fantastic looking indie title you should contribute to the campaign...

Cubetastic!



Cubemen 2 Nnooo Studios' first published title now has an official release date and pricing for North America, Europe, and Australia. The game will be released on September 4th for $7.99 / €7.99 / £6.99 and AUD$10.49. Developed by 3Sprockets and published by escapevektor developer Nnooo studios Cubemen 2 looks like it'll have unprecedented online gameplay for a non-retail...

A World For U!



NinjaBeeGames' simulation title A World of Keflings has been sent to Nintendo for approval and will likely be released sometime in the very near future according to a tweet from the developer on their Twitter account "shown above"! We will let you know more once new information becomes available, until then tell us what you think of this news in our comments below!

MMMMMmmmm....Stability.



Nintendo has released their version 5.1.2 U Wii U firmware today and it provides another dose of improved stability. This is from Nintendo of America's official press release:

Nintendo of America wrote:Version 5.1.2 U, available via an Internet connection, includes the following improvements:
Improvements to system stability...

On Both The 3DS And Wii U!



Citizens of Earth was originally set to release September 11th, but was quickly moved back to October, and now Atlus has confirmed that the game is going to release in November as the official "finalized release date" so it looks like the November release is unlikely to be pushed back further!

The game has been heavily influenced by the classic JRPG...

Walkers Will Arrive On The Wii U Soon!



Earlier this month Zen Studios announced that they had Zen Pinball news to share regarding the Wii U version of the game "very soon". Well now the studio has confirmed that their Walking Dead pinball table for Zen Pinball 2 will also be released on the Wii U version of the game and furthermore you won't have to wait long as the table releases on August...

That's right we now have our own newspaper resource!



We have started our own daily aggregate newspaper that takes headlines from our website and several other Nintendo centric websites and shows the title and a short description of the article while providing a direct link to the said article! In today's news Nintendo Life has reported that actor Robin Williams has passed away at the age...

Drive In Style!



Nintendo has confirmed on their Japanese website that a Mario Kart 8 patch will be released on August 27th and will address several key issues that players have with the game! The free Mercedes dlc vehicle parts will also be simultaneously added during the update! For those wondering the Mercedes vehicles will be in a new class of their own known as roadster which as its...

Scram Kitty And His Buddy On Steroids!



Two Tribes Games has announced that they are working on a new game for home consoles that is titled RIVE! The game is an on-the-rails shooter similar to Scram Kitty And His Buddy On Rails, but the game looks far more expansive and visually looks stunning! The game is set to release on home consoles, but Two Tribes Games has stated that they are keen on...

Famicom Samurai!



The Mysterious Murasame Castle was originally released on the Famicom console in Japan in 1986, but was never originally localized in the western hemisphere. The franchise made its first western appearance as a minigame in Nintendo Land in late 2012 and the Famicom title finally released in Europe back in May of this year as a 3DS VC import title! Now we have confirmation that...

Yacht Club Games Is Digging Up Another Update!



Yacht Club Games has confirmed that their version 1.1 update of Shovel Knight which recently went live on the PC platform will also be going live on Nintendo's platforms very soon with a few extra fixes exclusive to the Nintendo releases of the game! Here are the details regarding the upcoming update for Shovel Knight:

Yacht...

Rockman And Roll!



Capcom announced a bevy of new games for the Wii U Virtual Console service during E3 earlier this year and they have confirmed during an episode of Nintendo Minute that their first new game releasing on the service in North America is Megaman Battle Network, an RPG originally released on the Gameboy Advance! Are you excited about this news? Let us know in our comments belo...

Swim Lil' Fishies!



Earlier this year Funbox Media officially announced that the Wii U eshop racer Jett Tailfin would release in Europe this October! Now Hoplite Research Games has confirmed that the game will be released in North America this month! The exact day that the game releases hasn't been announced yet, but with less than two weeks left in July it means that we're less than...

Master Announcement!



Today Wales Interactive has announced via their Twitter page that their Wii U eshop title Master Reboot is scheduled to release on the service in North America on July 24th "next Thursday"! This is what they had to say on Twitter:

@WalesInter wrote:Master...

Going All-Digital!



It's been a very long wait for loyal Nintendo fans who have reached gold or platinum status at Club Nintendo this year, but luckily the wait is over as Nintendo has revealed their 2014 Club Nintendo Elite Rewards today! The interesting thing about the rewards this year is that they're all digital downloads with some of them being retail download rewards! Here is the...

Sunshine On Our Shoulders!



Dahku Creations has let us know via email that they have sent their latest Wii U eshop title Soon Shine to Nintendo for review and that they are hoping for a mid-August release in North America! Here is what Dahku Creations had to say in the email:

Two-man indie team Dahku is releasing its second title for the Wii U eShop! Soon Shine...

Attack of the nerds.



Developer FreakZone Games has announced that their game, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures will be released for the Wii U and 3DS "very soon". This announcement was made during their SGC 2014 event. Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures has already been released on steam and it playfully parodies popular...

Treasure Hunting And Roleplaying Will Have To Wait!



Pier Solar HD is a remake of a highly acclaimed SEGA Genesis jrpg released by Watermelon Games in 2010 and was scheduled to be released on multiple platforms including the Wii U earlier this year, but unfortunately Watermelon Games has hit a snag and has been forced to delay the game until they work things out.

According to...

Going Deluxe!



Last year Jools Watsham from Renegade Kid announced that the 3DS version of Mutant Mudds would receive a free update to add all of the Deluxe content to the game. It was supposed to release earlier this year, but was delayed. Luckily, however he has confirmed via his Twitter account that Mutant...

Oh The Profanity!



Sanuk Games the developer's of Spot The Differences Party! Have announced that their latest title, Bombing Bastards is going to release on the North American Wii U eshop next week on July 3rd via Twitter! The game is clearly inspired by the now defunct game developer Hudson Soft's Bomberman...

Less Yeahs And Embedding Added!



Nintendo is no stranger to updating their social media network Miiverse and today they've struck again! Now less Yeahs appear in your activity feed and you can even set Yeahs to not show up at all in your feed from the options! Another new feature for the web version of Miiverse which actually appears to work if you use the web version from your Wii U browser...

Not A Heavyweight!



Drinkbox Studios confirmed to us via Twitter that their upcoming Wii U eshop title Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition won't have a very large file size! The game will clock in at around 800 MB which will make it a perfect game for Deluxe Wii U owners who haven't purchased an external harddrive yet! The Twitter discussion can be viewed in the image above!...

Prices Have Plunged Far Below Their MSRP!



Ubisoft is having a massive sale for many of its Wii U and 3DS titles on their respective eshop's some of the games are up to half off their MSRP! here are the games that are on sale as well as their sale prices!

Wii U eshop:

 

Don't Lose Your Lunch!



One of our Twitter followers asked the developer of Roller Coaster Tycoon if they had any plans of releasing the game on the Wii U and their response "shown above" certainly hints that they could be working on bringing the franchise to the Wii U! There isn't any concrete information regarding this, but the developer certainly didn't say that there are no plans to release a title in the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise either. We'll let you know more details as they become...

Release and Temporary Discount Details Inside



Armillo is a promising eshop title that has been delayed on several occasions, but the time has come for the game's inevitable release. Fuzzy Wuzzy Games has confirmed that Armillo will be released on the Wii U eshop in Europe and North America on July 3rd and will be at the discounted price of $6.00 / €4.50 for three weeks after the game's...

Help name our new podcast!

You may have heard that I am now the video features guy, and the first video is here! It might not be the highest quality, but I hope to drastically improve the quality of the videos. In this video for some reason the gameplay footage looks awful and my webcam was wiggling too much. I want to make a better intro and add a closing bit for the show, but here's why I don't have one: We need you guys to help name the podcast! There are a few options below, if you don't like any of them go ahead and suggest a name in the comments!

Forgive...

Exploration of An Alien World!



As many of you might already know the action/platformer title Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition releases on the Wii U and 3DS eshops later this week and though our review won't go live until Thursday we have some screens of the Wii U eshop version of the game to share with you today! Be sure to checkout the screens below and tell us what you think...

1001 Cheers!



Tyrone Rodriguez the founder of Nicalis which is the company that published 1001 Spikes in the western hemisphere has announced via Miiverse that he will be adding Off-TV Play and new controller options in a free update that will be released soon for the Wii U version of the game much to the joy of many baffled gamers who thought that the lack of Off-TV Play was a strange...

A New Star Is Born!



Our popular reviewer Gamergy has been promoted to our head video features editor and senior reviewer. As head video features editor Gamergy will be our go to person to create and edit video features and podcasts for your enjoyment starting with his first video feature which will go live either today or tomorrow! Secondly as our first senior reviewer Gamergy will...

Yoshi's Epic Yarn!



During yesterday's Play-Nintendo Digital Event Yarn Yoshi was reconfirmed for release on the Wii U under its new title Yoshi's Woolly World! The game looks quite polished and looks to focus alot on exploration and finding secret areas in each level. The graphics are fully 3D, but the levels are side-scrolling giving the game the 2.5D gameplay that Nintendo is famous...

Kirby's Return of The Canvas Curse!



Nintendo revealed a new Kirby title during today's Play-Nintendo Digital Event titled Kirby And The Rainbow Curse which appears to be a sequel to Kirby Canvas Curse for the DS. You must draw tracks for Kirby to safely traverse levels and doesn't appear to have a copy system, but nonetheless it looks like a fantastic title. The game has no confirmed...

Captain Toad Becomes A Star!



Nintendo pulled a rabbit out of their hat today during their E3 Digital Event stream when they announced that the Super Mario 3D World mini-game Captain Toad's Adventures is becoming a game of its own for the Wii U titled Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker! The game looks to feature much larger levels than those seen in Super Mario 3D World and toad will be...

Mario Big Planet!



The rumors of Mario Maker have turned out to be true as Nintendo has announced the game during the Play-Nintendo Digital Event earlier today. The game allows users to create their own classic Super Mario Bros. game using sprites from the first title in the NES series. Players can also shift between Super Mario Bros. NES and New Super Mario Bros. U style graphics for their custom...

Smash, Xenoblade, And Newcomers!



Today's Play-Nintendo Digital Event showed off several new titles and new info for already announced titles such as Zelda U and Xenoblade X, but understandably many fans were disheartened by so much of the coverage covering Nintendo's figurine line and Super Smash Bros. 4. Regardless this year's presentation was certainly much better than last year's E3 Direct...

Virtual Console Love!



Capcom has announced on their website that they will be supporting Nintendo's Wii U and 3DS eshops in a big way over the next year! More than 15 classic Capcom titles will be released on the eshop in North America and Europe in that time-frame! Here is the full list of games that are headed to Nintendo's digital shops in the near future!

North...

Sir Shovelsalot:



Shovel Knight was originally dated for release on March 31st, but after many lengthy delays Yacht Club Games has finally confirmed a release date for all three versions of the game "3DS, Wii U, and Steam" in North America that is. The official release date in North America in June 26th while other regions will most likely have to wait a little longer for this fabulous...

Retro style JRPG coming to Wii U



This Nintendo Enthusiast article confirms that Natsume is bringing their iOS/Android game Alphadia Genesis to Wii U. Alphadia Genesis is a throwback to the PS1 era of Japanese RPGs, but with HD graphics. It has already been released on the Japanese Wii U eShop, but now...

Join The Club!

Nintendo has announced in a press release earlier today that Wii Sports Club will be going retail on July 25th in North America for just $39.99 and will include all 5 sports! A eshop version containing all 5 sports will be released on July 26th for the same discounted price of $39.99! Here is the full press release for those who are curious about all of the details!

Bouncy New Screens Emerge!



The tough as nails platformer Chubbins will be releasing on the Wii U eshop this Thursday and we will release a day one review for the title alongside our day one review of I've Got To Run! But for right now we must wait until the review embargos for Chubbins and I've Got To Run! are lifted. So we will be sharing some screenshots of these two games over the...

Written By KingreX32



Its that time of the year again folks a gamers Christmas as i call it. Its only comes once a year and the closer it gets the longer the days become. Some Skip school to take part in it, others work, fanboys run rampant and everyone else wonders what the big deal is. So what...

HD pictures



Ittle Dew an adventure title inspired by The Legend of Zelda and developed by Ludosity will be released on the Wii U eshop tomorrow for $9.99. Our review won't be finished for at least a few more days so here are some screenshots of the Wii U version of the game. All of these screenshots have been taken directly from the game using the Wii U browser.

Pushing blocks has never been so fun



Nintendo has announced that a sequel to the 3DS eshop title Pushmo/Crashmo will be released on June 19th exclusively on the Wii U eshop in North America, Japan, and Europe and Nintendo of America...

Crossover Puzzles!



The one man Wii U developer RCMADIAX has announced a joint collaboration with NAMITENTOU to bring crossover content to Blok Drop U and Ping 1.5+! The new Blok Drop U stages will be arriving later this year! Michael Aschenbrenner a.k.a. RCMADIAX hinted at this joint collaboration during our audio interview with him earlier this year which can be heard here!

Requires More Lives Than 101 Cats Possess!



Indie developer Nicalis inc. the masterminds responsible for the North American release of top tier indie titles such as Cave Story are releasing the truly challenging 8-bit retro title 1001 Spikes a platformer where you try to beat the game's super challenging dungeon with 1001 lives at your disposal! The Wii U eshop version will feature...

Yeah Everything!



Nintendo's ever changing social media network dedicated to Nintendo fans has just received another noteworthy major update that effects all versions of the software in one way or another! The user menu has now...

Tough Badgers



Gravity Badgers developed by the award winning game studio Wales Interactive is going to make its debut on the Wii U eshop in North America and Europe on May 29th. Gravity Badgers looks like a challenging puzzler...

Splashing Onto The Wii U eshop!



Alonso Martin's upcoming indie title Heart Forth Alicia has managed to reach its Wii U stretch goal today, meaning that the game will definitely release on the Wii U eshop! The 3DS eshop version's...

Looking Good For A Pre-Alpha!



TicToc Games has recently released pre-alpha footage of their potential upcoming Wii U eshop title Adventures of Pip and to be quite honest it looks amazing for a game that is still so early in its development! The Kickstarter campaign is doing fairly well with over $20,000 raised of its $90,000 goal with 24 days to go in the campaign!

Current...

World-first footage to air on popular Japanese program Pokémon Get☆TV



It has been reported that the popular Japanese television program Pokémon Get☆TV will be broadcasting world-first gameplay footage of upcoming Generation III remakes Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire tomorrow morning, Sunday 11th May, at 7:30 AM JST....