Wii U Details And Launch Titles Emerge From Amazon

I love retail outlets. They always get information before the press when it comes to new console launches. One of the more mysterious consoles has been the Wii U with Nintendo remaining tight-lipped regarding their next console’s launch later this …

Nintendo defends Kid Icarus: Uprising controls

Offering full support for twin analogue stick controls in Kid Icarus: Uprising would have been "technically impossible", according to the game's creator Masahiro Sakurai. Though his 3DS game was generally well-received when it launched earlier this year, many critics and players complained that its touch screen controls were painful to use and an option for Circle Pad Pro control would have been ...

Club Nintendo's Games of May Revealed

The calendar page has flipped once again, and that means a fresh refresh of the games available for Coins from America's Club Nintendo. Here's what you can pick up during the month of May: Art Style: PiCTOBiTSOne of the greatest DSiWare games Nintendo's ever produced, Art Style: PiCTOBiTS is ...

Hand to hand combat: Nintendo 3DS vs PlayStation Vita

The battle for your hand-held gaming dollar is heating up big time with the recent release of the Sony PlayStation Vita . This latest entrant in the portable gaming hardware market has a clear-cut competitor in the form of the Nintendo 3DS , and while we've had a close look at both of these offerings individually, we've decided it's time for a showdown. So which machine should you buy ...

Nintendo Patents A Wii U Gun Peripheral

Two Nintendo patents granted yesterday reveal that Nintendo is already planning peripherals for its new system, the Wii U. The peripheral patented appears to be a light-gun-style device which incorporates a Wii Nunchaku-type design into the grip and holds the …

Nintendo defends Kid Icarus controls

The man at the helm of the ambitious and – for the most part – crticially acclaimed 3DS title Kid Icarus: Uprising says that if you are annoyed at the game’s control mechanic, then you’re playing it wrong. He didn’t quite use that level of derision (this isn’t Apple, after all), but he did provide Read The Full Story