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Super Heroic News!



Nintendo has announced the release date of the super action title The Wonderful 101 for North America and Europe and the wait won't be too long as the title will release in Europe on August 23rd,...

Goodbye Forever...?



EA has confirmed with Kotaku and other websites that they have no games under development on the Wii U or 3DS and that they have no current plans to release more games...

You Reap What You Sow!



Natsume has announced on their Twitter page that the Game Boy Color version of Harvest Moon will be released on the 3DS eshop tomorrow in North America! We'll try to review the title as soon as we can!

Are you looking...

Three Is The Charm!



We have already reported that Super Mario Bros. 2 is headed to the Wii U Virtual Console this week, but we now know that two other titles will also be released...

Going Digital!



Kotaku Has confirmed that the latest game in the Phoenix Wright franchise, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies for the 3DS is being localized for western audiences,...

The Future of All Life On Bionis!



We have heard some promising rumors from multiple sources including GoNintendo that Project X has been code named Xenoblade Infinity and will be released globally around holiday 2014 to early 2015! The game will feature several worlds with an almost unimaginable scale and very realistic...

Another Romp Through This Unique Mario Title!



It has been confirmed that Super Mario Bros. 2 for the NES will be released next week on the North American Wii U eshop for $4.99 or just $1 if you want to upgrade your Wii Virtual Console version of the game to...

Battle!



Takara has announce Beast Saga: The Strongest Clash in the Colosseum for Nintendo 3DS and will release in Japan on 25th July. The game is base on Japanese toy maker Takara’s Battle Beasts figure collection back from the 80s.

This action title will feature a big selection of playable...

The WiiWareWave Crew Wishes All You Mothers Out There A Wonderful Mothers Day!



We hope all you mothers out there have an amazing Mothers Day! What will you be doing this weekend? Will you be getting your mother a gift and hang out with her? Let us know in our comments!

Star Power!



We have uncovered some interesting information regarding a world that was removed from the final version of Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii! This information was collected from Mariowiki...

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While the WiiU is many times more powerful than Wii and can do more than its predecessor ever could, there are still a lot of developers not utilising all of the consoles features. Thankfully it's not just Ubisoft,...

Road Rash U Anyone?!



We reported late last month that Road Redemption "a Road Rash clone" was going to be headed to the Wii U if it reached its $160,000 goal. Well guess what? They did it and with 40 hours to spare! So you can look forward to a Wii U eshop...

Bad News For The Fans...



according to our source a poster at 4chan has stated that Rockstar will not be bringing their WWE games or Grand Theft...

Cool Artwork Unveiled!



The head of Superstition games and former WiiWareWave staff member Jason Spooner a.k.a. Cloud_Strife has released a few concept images of his upcoming WiiWare title, and while no gameplay of this RPG has been shown, at least we know that the game is still coming!

Pointing Fingers!



Video game publisher Activision has reported good financial results for the first quarter of 2013, but says that this will not last due to poor Wii U sales of Black Ops 2, and the loss of many World of Warcraft subscribers.

The company has no ill feelings towards Nintendo and has stated at Twitter...

Crash coming to Australia?



No I am not talking about the band from Scott Pilgrim, however I am talking about where they got their name from.

Crash 'N The Boys is part of the beloved Kunio series which in Japan was called Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku! Harukanaru Kin Medal. A few of the Kunio games were released here in...

Wait Did He Just Compliment Nintendo?!



Analyst Michael Pachter has once again talked about the Wii U on his show Pach-Attack Show this time, however he positively talked about the economic advantages of Nintendo's decision to not host a big E3 presentation.

This is what...

Get them while you can!!!



Another new month means a new batch of Club Nintendo games rewards for a few coins.

This month features are

Wii
Super Mario RPG for 200 Coins

Maboshi's Arcade for 150 Coins

3DS
3D Classics Excitebike for 150 coins

Going Bananas!



GAME is currently offering a Donkey Kong shopping bag and a banana keychain for those of you in the UK. who pre-order the upcoming title Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D which will be released on May 24th in both North America and Europe! The game will be a port of the Wii title Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Save Big!



Nintendo of America has announced that Marvel Pinball 3D for the 3DS will be 50% off this weekend in celebration of the theatrical release of Iron Man 3! The title is normally $7.99, but through Sunday night the game will be just $3.99.

Here is the description of the game from the eshop:

"Marvel...

Spookfest!



It appears as though Shadow of the Eternals which is said to be a successor to the Gamecube survival horror title Eternal Darkness could be headed to the Wii U if the game receives the $1.1 million it needs from its fans to finish development of the game.

We should hear more about this title sometime...

Guild 03 Games In The Works?



Level 5 has already released the Guild 01 series and will be bringing the Guild 02 series games to the west very soon, but we have learned of three new Level 5 games which have recently been trademarked and those games are: Rare Drop Adventurer Note, Wonderflick, and Earth...

Looking Fancy!



There's a feeling of nostalgia you get when you see a cartridge that you just can't get with a CD. They may be a thing of the past but there are tons of people out there who can still appreciate the beauty of retro games.

One person who has a feeling of nostalgia for NES cartridges is Etsy artist Jess...

The Heavy Hitters Might Be Coming Soon!



Nintendo \said in its Wii U Direct earlier this year, that the second half of 2013 will see many big first party Wii U releases! We know about quite a few known releases that are going to be released on the system in Fall, including Pikmin 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, and Mario...

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Looks like there is yet another game to add to the ever growing list of games that are not coming to the WiiU. Madden 25 (25 due to the fact that this year is the 25th anniversary of the series) will not be coming to the WiiU this year, this marks the first time...

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On May 1st 2013 Activision announced a released date for the newest Call of Duty title; November 5th 2013 is when PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 owners can get their hands on the game. Unfortunately a WiiU and even a PS4 version where not included in the initial Press...

Facepalm!



Scibblenauts a beloved series that is on the DS and its latest entry on the Wii U has apparently found itself in the midst of a copyright infringement lawsuit.

According to Eurogame.net and a few other sites both Charles Schmidt creator of the internet video Keyboard Cat and Christopher Orlando Torres, creator...

Free Roaming Will Now Be Included!



Shin’en’s Manfred Linzner has said to Nintendo Everything that Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai has been delayed until Q3 2013 in order to add free roaming 3D levels. The 3DS adventure was originally due out earlier this year.

This delay will allow Shin’en to add in free-roaming...

Checkout This Stylish Case!



Announced on Capcom Unity a Mega Man 3DS case will be coming soon the the Capcom Store in honor of the Blue Bomber's twenty fifth anniversary.

The case will be available in both regular 3DS size and XL size will just snap on over your 3DS. Right now the final details are being ironed out...

The End of An Era!



While many gamers can be found on the Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate online Wii U servers at all times we feel it necessary to mention Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii as today is the last day that the Wii title's servers will be open for online multiplayer. The servers will be shutdown sometime tonight, which will...

Another Potential eshop Title!



We have caught wind of yet another Kickstarter campaign for a title which might be coming to Nintendo's consoles!

Rex Rocket is a 2D platformer which needs $6,000 worth of funding to get made and it has already received over $2,500 of that total with 27 days still remaining on its Kickstarter campaign.

Developer Rob Maher has told

New Feature! Save Your Money or Wait For A Sale!



We have gotten the chance to try these Wii U visual apps and our first impressions are mixed, as these interactive panorama images are quite interesting, however they aren't really worth the $2 for each one, if they were say $0.50 they would be worth downloading, but they...

Finally Coming?



Combit Studios has announced that it is currently developing a sequel to the sidescrolling fighter River City Ransom, which was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989.

According to its website, the Canadian studio will be working with Million the developer responsible for the Game Boy Advance...

Ikaruga 2.0!



Hiroshi Iuchi the creator of the hellish Dreamcast and GameCube top down polarity shooter Ikaruga also developed a shooter for the 3DS called Kokuga with 'shmup' specialist G.Rev.

The game was released in Japan last September and hopes of a Western localization appeared to be slim. However there is now proof that Kokuga will make it overseas as it has been rated by Germany’s USK board where it says the text has been...

A Classic coin-op adventure headed to Wii U eshop.



A new video has released by Capcom Unity showing some gameplay from the upcoming game Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara. This one shows the fighter character!

Jumping Ship?



We reported a few weeks ago that Lufia And The Fortress Of Doom was going to be released on the Wii VC this month based on the ESRB release information, however the date is now TBD, and the game has now been rated for the...

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As promised back in 2013s first Nintendo Direct, The WiiU Spring System Update is finally here. In addition to reducing load times between applications and returning to the WiiU menu a few other functions have been added.


- You now can install games and applications...

3DS Not Included...



Miiverse, Nintendo's own social network service, which also works as a place to discover beautiful artwork created by other Wii U owners with their gamepad using only 2 colors and yet somehow they amaze us with their detail!

The browser version is virtually the same as what you'll find on...

Grand Theft Yoshi!



Smartphone clones of popular console titles are quite common, but Android game Era's Adventure took intellectual theft to a whole new level as its lead character, as admitted by the developers themselves, is Yoshi!

Not surprisingly, Nintendo's lawyers have been in touch with the developers, and according...

Happy Karting!



We already know that Nintendo is working on a new Mario Kart title for the Wii U and that it will be shown at this year's E3.

However, according to Nintendolife, Nintendo has...

Don't Worry Reggie Will Still Be President!



As a part of their financial results today, Nintendo has announced some changes of their managerial positions as quite a few bigwigs are planning to retire this summer. One interesting change to be made within Nintendo of America, will be Satoru Iwata taking over the role as CEO of Nintendo...

Keep The Support Coming!



George Paz from Psychoz Interactive announced on Twitter that the indie developer is now an officially authorized Wii U developer and will be bringing its upcoming survival horror title, Forgotten Memories to the eShop. Forgotten Memories, which is being developed using the Unity engine, is also in development...

Japan Is Getting A 3DS Unit That Has Alot Of "Eeveelutions!"



To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Pokémon Center retail outlets in Japan, Nintendo is bringing a brand new Pokémon-themed 3DS XL which will become available in the region sometime in the month of May.

Similar to the Charizard 3DS XL (pictured), you'll...

Wii U Support Is Improving



Nintendo is clearly doing things right when it comes to convincing indie developers to support their consoles, as Slick Entertainment founder Nick Waanders has posted on Twitter that he's keen on the idea to develop for Nintendo consoles.

The tweet was made after this year's Full Indie Summit,...

An Hour of Gaming A Day Keeps The Doctor Away!



In recent times, particularly with the controller and gameplay innovations of the DS and Wii era onwards, we've seen Nintendo consoles used for many medical studies and treatments, which is most definitely a good thing.

These studies often show an amazing level of...

You Can Catch Some of Em'!



Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity isn't going to be released in Europe until May 17th, but you can give the new Pokemon adventure a try with the free demo which will be available tomorrow in Europe!

Pokemon Mystery...

AC3 Receives a Power-up!



While The Redemption dlc launches for Xbox 360, PC and PS3 on April 24th, Wii U owners will have to wait a while longer to play this episode which takes a certain character to New York where he will discover the power of the bear, enabling...

First Update Is Finally Going To Hatch Soon!



Toki Tori 2 was supposed to be a launch day Wii U title, however it was quickly delayed to early April. This game has drastically changed the formula that gamers became accustomed to in the preceding Toki Tori releases and has done quite well in the Wii U eShop charts in...