Tag: Wii U

[E3 2013] Bayonetta comes to the Wii U

One of Nintendo’s WiiU’s early claims was that they were gonna get bigger in the action genre. Their boldest attempt will be tested when Bayonetta 2 hits shelves this December. The sexy and ultra-violent title was bought by Nintendo as a system exclusive, but the single level demo at E3 this year left a disappointing

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[E3 2013] Luigi’s got his own solo adventure for Wii U

A long a dark shadow was cast over E3 this year, cast by the failure of Xbox One and comparative success of PS4. It appeared as if a game wasn’t associated with either system wasn’t worth knowing. This let a lot of really fun upcoming games slip under the radar and go largely un-noticed at

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[E3-2013] Hands On Mario Kart 8 – Impressions

E3 2013 is sadly behind us, and my feet have finally returned to working order. One of the highlights of any E3 is checking out what the 3 bigs have to offer. (Well, that and Nintendo always has the most cushy of carpets.) Before even getting near the booth you could feel the energy and

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Nintendo Details Wii U Launch – November 18, 2012

We know what, where, and when, but did Nintendo really address the concerns and answer the questions they needed to?

Assuming you haven’t been living under a rock for the past 27 years (29 if you reside in the swanky, get-every-awesome-piece-of-electronics-first Asian market), you will be fully aware of the fact that an impending Nintendo console generation launch is a big nerdy deal.

Well, it’s big nerdy deal time again. Nintendo will be launching its questionably-named Wii U Console in North America on Sunday, November 18th. This news comes as a result of a well-publicized meet-and-greet thrown by NOA earlier this week in New York, and broadcast via Nintendo’s increasingly impressively effective website, www.nintendo.com

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Gaming
James McCaulley

Op-Ed: Say What You Mean, Nintendo!

This year’s E3 represented an opportunity for Nintendo to take back the hardcore with a new console. “Project Cafe” was supposed to be Nintendo’s answer to all of the critics who lambasted the company’s abandonment of the ‘core’. Nintendo took this opportunity and…well…kind of left us scratching our heads. So here we are again. Yet

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