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Deck The Haunted Mansion With Many New Games!



It has been officially confirmed that the Super Nintendo frightfest platformer Super Castlevania IV will be released during next Thursday's eshop update for $7.99, but that's not all! Two Tribes will be releasing their classic WiiWare Toki Tori title with new Gamepad...

A Spooky Treat!



Resident Evil Revelations and Resident Evil Mercenaries are now half price on the North American eshops through Halloween! Resident Evil: Revelations is now $19.99 on the Wii U eshop and $9.99 on the 3DS eshop, while Resident Evil: Mercenaries is $9.99 on the 3DS eshop!

New Suits Revealed!



A new 6 minute long trailer of Super Mario 3D World has been released by Nintendo "shown above". The trailer showcases many new gameplay elements as well as new power-ups. The level of detail shown in the video also seems to suggest that the game looks even more polished than it did just a month ago.

Even Ghosts Are Afraid of The Dark!



Mobot Studios has announced that their Kickstarter game will be headed to the Wii U eshop if the game gets funded. The game is a Metroidvania style platformer with unique gameplay. At the time of writing the game only received $19,000 of its $35,000 goal with just 5 days to go....

Paper Cut-Outs Are Going To Invade The Wii U eshop!



Mobot Studios has announced that their papery platformer Paper Monsters previously released on mobile devices will be released on the Wii U eshop this Winter! While no specific release date has been confirmed we do know that this Recut version of Paper Monsters will feature new levels and enemies as well as improved graphics!

If You Haven't Already Now's The Time To Purchase One of These Legendary Wii Titles!



GameStop has listed both Xenoblade Chronicles and Metroid Prime: Trilogy for $39.99 each for their Black Friday sale which is roughly half of their...

You Knew This Was Coming!



GameStop has the gorgeous limited edition Zelda 3DS model is listed in a Black Friday ad in North America. The limited edition 3DS will come with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for the price of $219.99! A Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon bundle will also be on sale for $169.99 and will...

Just What The Doctor Ordered!



Zen Studios has done a marvelous job at offering excellent dlc for their Wii U eshop title Zen Pinball 2! With many varied tables and sets on offer for very reasonable prices.

Zen Studios has stated the following in their latest press release:

"The greatest powers of...

We Learn A Little More About The Most Anticipated Indie JRPG of 2014!



Disastercake has released some more artwork and details regarding Soul Saga Episode 1 on their blog...

New Characters Invade Hyrule!



Nintendo recently showcased new information regarding The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds during their presentation at New York's Comic Con and now they have shared some of that new information with their fans via a new trailer and tweeted details regarding the game!

Everyone Grab Your Flashlight Next April!



The new indie publisher Over The Moon has announced today that they will be releasing their recent Kickstarter project title The Fall on the Wii U eshop with April 2014 being their target for when the game will be released!

The game has a dark theme and is heavily influenced...

Time To Break Out Your Money Once Again!



Gorilla Press Games has announced that they will be starting a Kickstarter campaign for their current project Legend of the Lancer and that a Wii U stretch goal is planned! The game will show the adventures of Sam Drexel a young man who is on a quest to join a jousting tournament...

Everyone's New Favorite Spy!



Zeboyd Games has told us that there is a possibility that their new Kickstarter project could be released on the Wii U at some point as they are interested on the idea of releasing their current project Cosmic Star Heroine on the console! The game takes alot of cues from Chrono Trigger including battles that occur when you are spotted by on-screen monsters...

Could Drift Its Way Onto The Wii U!



Developer Heart Machine has been running a lengthy Kickstarter campaign over the past month which has been quite successful, raising over $453,000 at the time that this article was being...

A Delay Has Been Confirmed...



Shovel Knight developed by Yacht Club Games is an action platformer that takes cues from classic titles of the genre such as Mega Man, the game was initially going to be released on the Wii U eshop...

More Than Double Its Original Goal!



Get ready for some magic as Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has cast a fireball on Kickstarter and blasted its way past its initial $400,000 goal! The final campaign money raised was $811,962...

Toki Tori And More Coming Soon!



Two Tribes has been doing very well in-terms of sales on the Wii U with Toki Tori 2, especially after their recent Toki Tori 2+ update! And now Two Tribes has announced that Toki Tori HD "An HD reboot of the original Toki Tori title" will be headed to the Wii U eshop this month, followed...

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Super Mario 3D World
- Story and gameplay trailer shown
- New levels and free-roaming world map shown
- New powerup shown: cherries, allow you to duplicate your character
- To be released November 22 of this year

Mario themed and Luigi themed Wii remote plus
- To be released November 1 of this year

Wii Party U
-...

Iwata Will Share All His Wisdom With Us!



Nintendo has announced that they will be airing a Nintendo Direct tomorrow at 7AM PST ~ 10AM EST ~ 3PM UK time. The broadcast will focus on upcoming Wii U and 3DS games coming later this year! We will let you know more tomorrow morning once the broadcast starts!

What do you hope to hear during tomorrow's Nintendo Direct? Let us know...

Big News!



Nintendo announced this last night, all Wii U and 3DS online services will be down for 4 hours tomorrow. The maintenance will start at 12:00 PM PST 3:00 PM EST and will end at 4:00 PM PST and 7:00 PM EST. Do you think it could be for the big Summer update that Nintendo has been talking about?

Music of The Battles!



Aivi Tran musician has been working on the ost of Disaster Cake's upcoming Wii U RPG Soul Saga and the video above showcases the main battle theme of the game! We are quite impressed with the music and look forward to hearing the rest of the music when the game is released next year! But what do you think about this battle theme? Let us know in our...

New Ruins To Explore!



Indie developer Nigoro has revealed that a sequel to their hit WiiWare title is in the works and that the game will feature a new hero who happens to be the daughter of the protagonist of the first La-Mulana title! There is no information regarding the platforms the game will be released on at this moment, but...

His Legend Will Live On!



The former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi has passed away today at the age of 85. A man of great intellect and creativeness he became president of the company in 1949 and became interested in electronic entertainment in the 70's. He would later entrust his vision to the then young Shigeru Miyamoto...

A brand new Nintendo Direct came out of nowhere as it now showcased all of the information regarding the upcoming Wii U title Wii Fit U as well as many brand new announcements.

The Direct starts off with the introduction of the new look of the Wii Fit Trainer for the new upcoming game, which then later the Direct is hosted by Satoru Iwata.

Details about the game include Graphs...

The Price Receives A Karate Chop!



Neko Entertainment has announced in an email to WiiWareWave that their Wii U eshop title Kung Fu Rabbit will be half price from 9/19/13-10/3/13 in North America, meaning that their game will only be $2.49 during the sale!

Are you going to download the game while...

Has SEGA's Return As A Powerhouse In The Industry Begun?



SEGA's parent company SEGA SAMMY has just acquired game developer Atlus' parent company Index Corporation for ¥14,000,000,000 which is around $141,000,000. Control of...

An Epic Journey!



Lexis Numerique indie developer has announced that his sidescrolling adventure-platforming title Taxi Journey...

It's For The Birds!



Toki Tori 2 has been updated with tons of new features and content today in the latest eshop update and has even been renamed Toki Tori 2+! The update is massive so here's a list of the changes!

What's new in Toki Tori 2+:

1: A new song which...

Nice Changes Arrive!



There were a few changes made to the Miiverse app yesterday that have added to the social experience so here are the important changes!

First of all you can now post messages and comment on your activity feed , these messages can...

The Sisters Would Be Proud!



Adrian Goersch, the managing director of Black Forest Games has recently stated that Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is doing remarkably well on the Wii U eshop as sales are already rivaling those of the PSN and XBL versions which were released much sooner than the new Wii U eshop version of the game which...

Only $2.2 Million Needed To Fund The Console Version Now!



The Kickstarter for Mighty No. 9 has soared past the initial $900,000 needed for the base game and today Inafune reduced the stretch goal of the Wii U version of the game from $2,500,000 to $2,200,000! We'll let you know if the game reaches the Wii U stretch...

Yesterday, Nintendo announced that they will be posting a brand new Nintendo Direct on this day, but it will only focus on the upcoming Nintendo 3DS games Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, and today, Mr. Ishihara from the Pokemon Company, Mr. Masuda from Gamefreak and Satoru Iwata, the CEO of both Nintendo of Japan and North America, are hosting this new Pokemon Direct focused on new details for the upcoming...

Classic Shooting Action



Neo Geo's Development Team has always done an impressive job at bringing us high quality action games on both retro and modern consoles so it should come as no surprise that the team has started a Indiegogo...

Megaman Lives On!



Megaman creator Keiji Inafune has decided to continue the adventures of Megaman under the new name Mighty No. 9! He has created a Kicksatarter campaign for the game and the latest stretch goal is for a Wii U version of the title!

The gameplay features the same rock, paper, scissors approach and every...

New Game A Go-Go!



WayForward recently announced that Mighty Switch Force! 2 would be headed to the Wii U console, well now WayForward's Creative Director and Founding Member Matt Bozon has confirmed that the title will likely be released on the Wii U in October via a tweet from Twitter "shown below".

And now for some interesting news from the Nintendo Wii U side !

Alongside the reveal of the new 3DS model, Nintendo also announced two details regarding it's home console, first one being the confirmation of the rumored Limited Edition of the Wind Waker HD Wii U bundle, in which its bundle includes the Black Deluxe 32GB Wii U console but it will also...

It looks like there's a new member in the Nintendo 3DS's family...

Nintendo recently just announced a brand new model for the Nintendo 3DS, only this time it was made out to be another cheaper option for those looking for a 3DS handheld console, as this model changed some aspects that the other 3DS models included, such as the obvious change that this model does not include the 3DS capability...

New Take On A Classic!



SEGA has announced that they will be remaking their classic sidescrolling shooting title Steel Empire on the 3DS eshop! The game was originally released in 1992 on the SEGA Genesis in Europe and Japan. The game is a steampunk style shooter that received great praise for its visual style and tight gameplay.

New Features Showcased!



Gamespot has released some new footage of Sonic Lost World for the Wii U that showcases many unique features of the game including MiiVerse support and online gameplay....

Even More Discounts!



We reported yesterday that Atlus was having a $10 discount on several of their 3DS eshop titles until the end of the month well now Ubisoft is discounting...

Shoot Em' All!



EnjoyUp games has been a major contributor of Nintendo's download services with many quality titles they've published including La-Mulana for the WiiWare service! Aguraki will be a shmup that utilizes the Unity Graphics Engine and though very little is known about this title, two new video trailers of the game has...

Feel The Rhythm!



Developer THREAKS told Nintendo Life earlier this week in an interview that Nintendo will reveal that their game Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians will be announced for the Wii U eshop...

Big Discount!



Atlus has put into effect a $10 discount on their 3DS eshop titles, Code of Princess, Soul Hackers and Etrian Odyssey IV until the end of August in North America! Code of Princess will only be $19.99 with this discount and Soul Hackers and Etrian Odyssey IV will be $29.99 for a limited time!

In...

Classic Role Playing!



Indie publisher Nicalis has announced that Kemco's 16-bit mobile RPG Grinsia will be headed to the 3DS eshop! The game is crafted to be reminiscent of early 16-bit RPG's such as Phantasy Star IV and Final Fantasy II/IV.

Still Some Hope Remains!



Many Street Fighter titles have been released on Nintendo consoles throughout the years with the latest being Street Fighter IV: 3D for the 3DS console, however it looks like there will not be a Wii U release in the series, at least not in the immediate future, however Capcom has not completely ruled out...

There's no denying it: Skylanders has blossomed into the most popular video game-slash-toy franchise of this decade, with four console and three iOS titles available, as well as nearly 50 different Skylanders characters to date. With the hype surrounding Skylanders SWAP Force, the newest entry in the series, it couldn't possibly get more exciting...or could it?

Activision has unveiled the Skylanders SWAP Force Dark Edition Starter Pack, a special deluxe edition bundle exclusive to GameStop in the United States and EB Games in Australia. Available for Wii and Wii U, as well as PlayStation...

Ghosts And Specters Headed To The Wii U eshop?



Ghost Song is a traditional sidescrolling platformer that takes alot og ques from titles such as Metroid and Castlevania. The game's developer Matt White set up a Kickstarter Campaign just a few days ago and he has already raised over $21,400...

A Promising Wii U eshop Racing Title Ahoy!



This is a sequel to the multi-platform racing title TNT Racers that was released on the WiiWare service in early 2012, the game is similar to Micro Machines and the object of the game is to be the last car standing! If you fall too far behind you will go off-screen and be eliminated from...

As previously mentioned in a recent Nintendo Direct, A special Nintendo Direct for the Wii U exclusive The Wonderful 101 was released this morning, hosted by Platinum game's creative director, Hideki Kamiya, in which gives us a great amount of details regarding the upcoming Wii U game.

Wonderful Enough For Its Own Direct!



At the end of the Nintendo Direct yesterday it was revealed that there would be a Wonderful 101 Direct soon! Well it is confirmed that the new Nintendo Direct will be tomorrow August 9th at 10:00AM EST/7:00AM PST and will showcase new features and characters from the upcoming title!