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News about Nintendo Wii U for Wii U

Nov

7

2012

Nintendo Direct featuring WiiU Accounts and WiiU Chat

Wednesday, 07 Nov 2012

This morning at 11am GMT, Nintendo President, Iwata-san hosted a surprise Nintendo Direct in Japan going over details of the WiiU's account system, Nintendo ID and Video Chat. UPDATE: NoA release an English video with Bill Trinen to provide details on the Miiverse's WaraWara Plaza

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Posted by Franklin Ó hAodha 12 years ago

Oct

22

2012

First Wii U TV Advert in UK

Monday, 22 Oct 2012

If you missed UK Wii U TV advert that started airing last weekend and wondering how Nintendo are marketing the Wii U to the masses jump inside, we got the video.

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Posted by Franklin Ó hAodha 12 years ago

Oct

17

2012

Iwata Asks: Wii U GamePad

Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012

Find out about the Wii U GamePad: The design, latency issues and weight of the device.

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

Oct

11

2012

Iwata Asks about Wii U

Thursday, 11 Oct 2012

Iwata-san summons his hardware minions to dissect the process of creating an entirely new Nintendo console.

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 12 years ago

Sep

13

2012

Conference Day Wii U Game Trailer Blowout!

Thursday, 13 Sep 2012

Its been a busy day of announcements from Japan to Europe and the US. Inside we've got the full A to Z collection of game trailers shown today; everything from Aliens to ZombiU!

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Posted by Franklin Ó hAodha 12 years ago

Sep

13

2012

Wii U North America launch details

Thursday, 13 Sep 2012

Among all the commotion, the system was priced and dated for that other part of the world...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 12 years ago

Aug

21

2012

Nintendo of America hosting Wii U event on September 13th

Tuesday, 21 Aug 2012

Nintendo of America has announced that they'll be hosting a press event regarding the Wii U on September 13th, leading to speculating that the console's release date and price will be revealed.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 12 years ago

Jul

2

2012

Sakurai states the Wii U version of Smash Bros. will see a change of direction

Monday, 02 Jul 2012

Masahiro Sakurai, creator of the Smash Bros. series, has stated that the Wii U game is set to take the brawler in another direction. He also briefly touches upon the amount of characters we can expect in the upcoming title.

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

Jun

26

2012

Iwata promises a "reasonably" priced Wii U at launch

Tuesday, 26 Jun 2012

Nintendo still hasn't announced a price for their upcoming Wii U console but, according to a recent interview with Satoru Iwata, Nintendo has learnt their mistakes from the Nintendo 3DS pricing.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 12 years ago

Jun

14

2012

Amazon Wii U listing was put up "in error"

Thursday, 14 Jun 2012

The Amazon listing for Wii U has been swiftly removed from Amazon UK and all pre-orders have been cancelled.

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

Jun

14

2012

Shigeru Miyamoto is working on classic Nintendo franchises

Thursday, 14 Jun 2012

Satoru Iwata has stated that both him and Shigeru Miyamoto are currently 'directly involved' in the development of classic Nintendo franchises but can't reveal the titles yet in fear of being copied.

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

Jun

5

2012

John Romero describes Wii U as "not interesting enough to even pay attention to"

Tuesday, 05 Jun 2012

John Romero, one of the leading developers behind classic titles such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake, says he has no interest in the Wii U and it "doesn't look innovative".

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Posted by Ashley Jones 12 years ago

Jun

5

2012

Ubisoft prepared to port Wii U titles to tablets and smartphones to lower development costs

Tuesday, 05 Jun 2012

Ubisoft has shown strong support for the Wii U so far, with no less than 8 games scheduled for the launch period, but the company has plans to port these titles to tablets and smartphones if they aren't successful enough.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 12 years ago

May

19

2012

News: Wii U Pad With Analog Sticks Surfaces

Saturday, 19 May 2012

Could circle pads be out for the Wii U controller?

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 12 years ago

May

7

2012

Rumour: Wii U Launch Titles Leaked?

Monday, 07 May 2012

Blockbuster UK's internal database apparently shows off a list of Wii U launch titles including <em>Pikmin</em> and <em>Batman</em>.

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

May

4

2012

News: Patent Shows Off Wii U 'Zapper'

Friday, 04 May 2012

New patents show off more of potential Wii U peripherals...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 12 years ago

Apr

27

2012

News: Iwata Hints at Christmas Wii U Launch

Friday, 27 Apr 2012

Nintendo president increasingly talks of the "year-end sales season"...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 12 years ago

Mar

6

2012

News: Autodesk Licensed for Wii U

Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012

Autodesk has made a license agreement with Nintendo to allow developers to use their Gameware technology.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 12 years ago

Feb

21

2012

News: Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS Development Begins

Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012

As Pit spreads his wings, Sakurai is free to start work on his next big project - Smash Bros.

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

Feb

5

2012

News: High Voltage Making Wii U Game

Sunday, 05 Feb 2012

Conduit 3 anyone? ...<em>anyone?</em>

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

Jan

31

2012

News: Miyamoto Cannot Be Replaced

Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012

Satoru Iwata has stated that no one can ever replace Shigeru Miyamoto.

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

Jan

31

2012

News: Wii U Will Not Support DVD/BluRay

Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012

Nintendo have confirmed that the Wii U will not play DVDs, BluRays or GameCube discs but will support Wii games.

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

Jan

28

2012

News: Wii U Will Have Strong Launch

Saturday, 28 Jan 2012

Last month Scott Moffitt promised us a great launch, this month Iwata is the one filling us with hope.

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Posted by Joshua Phillips 12 years ago

Jan

27

2012

News: Wii U to Have Individual User Accounts

Friday, 27 Jan 2012

Personal online accounts will not be indivisibly tied to consoles...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 12 years ago

Jan

26

2012

Rumour: Wii U to Be Renamed?

Thursday, 26 Jan 2012

Nintendo is said to be considering a new name for its next generation console...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 12 years ago

Jan

15

2012

News: HD 'Not Enough' For Wii U

Sunday, 15 Jan 2012

Nintendo of America COO says the console needs to push more than the graphics...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 12 years ago

Dec

19

2011

News: Nintendo Bringing Wii U to CES 2012

Monday, 19 Dec 2011

Is Nintendo planning to start the re-unveiling of its next generation console from the start of the year? <strong>Update</strong>: Nintendo of American confirms the appearance will offer nothing new...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 12 years ago

Nov

9

2011

Rumour: Wii U to Support Two Tablet Controllers

Wednesday, 09 Nov 2011

A fresh bout of rumours suggests Nintendo is to finalise plans to support more than one Wii U controller for the new console...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Oct

28

2011

News: Wii U Tentative Date, Final Version at E3

Friday, 28 Oct 2011

According to an investor meeting attendee Nintendo shared details about when they are thinking of launching the Wii U and when we'll see the final version.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Oct

7

2011

News: EA's Peter Moore Says Wii U 'On Target'

Friday, 07 Oct 2011

EA Games' COO commits the publisher's "key" franchises to Nintendo's new system...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Aug

15

2011

News: Patent Unveils Info About Wii U Controller

Monday, 15 Aug 2011

The patent for the Nintendo Wii U controller gives a bit more insight into what it can do.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Aug

3

2011

News: Wii U Price, Date Coming Next Year

Wednesday, 03 Aug 2011

Satoru Iwata reveals that release and pricing details for Nintendo's next console will be kept under wraps until next year...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Jul

28

2011

News: Square Enix Calls for a Strong Wii U Launch

Thursday, 28 Jul 2011

<em>Final Fantasy</em> publisher says the fortunes of Wii U will be decided by its launch line-up...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Jul

28

2011

News: EA Says Wii U Can Do What PS3/360 Can

Thursday, 28 Jul 2011

EA get new development kits for the Wii U and claim it can do anything the PS3 and 360 can do.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jul

27

2011

News: EA Claims Wii U Will Help Reimagine Games

Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011

EA Play's Jeff Karp talks about the importance of Nintendo's newest console.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jul

27

2011

News: Epic "Very Interested" in Wii U

Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011

The studio behind <em>Gears of War</em> is "very interested" in working on the Wii U.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jul

15

2011

News: Naughty Dog Compares Wii U to PS3

Friday, 15 Jul 2011

Naughty Dog, the studio behind <em>Uncharted</em>, speaks about the Wii U.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jul

9

2011

News: EA Says Wii U "Transcends" Past Consoles

Saturday, 09 Jul 2011

EA's John Riccitiello says the Wii U "transcends" anything else he has worked on in the past.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jul

7

2011

News: Fear of Leaks Led to Early Wii U Reveal

Thursday, 07 Jul 2011

Satoru Iwata reveals that the heightened risk of information leaking means Nintendo are forced to unveil their consoles earlier...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Jul

7

2011

News: Iwata Talks Wii U Launch Software

Thursday, 07 Jul 2011

Nintendo is carefully considering the Wii U launch line-up.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jul

6

2011

News: 3D Possible on Wii U, But Not a Focus

Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011

Satoru Iwata says 3D games on Wii U are technically feasible, but it's not a path Nintendo will follow...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Jun

21

2011

News: Miyamoto on Power/Price Balance

Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011

Shigeru Miyamoto stresses the importance of an accessible price for new hardware and states the Wii U is not looking to "dramatically outperform" the power of current HD systems...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Jun

17

2011

News: Upgraded Wii U Dev Kits Due Soon

Friday, 17 Jun 2011

After days of speculation about where Wii U's hardware capabilities stand, a new generation of development kits are to be circulated soon...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Jun

17

2011

News: Underpowered Wii U Dev Kits Being Used

Friday, 17 Jun 2011

According to a Wii U white paper the dev kits being used for the Wii U prior to E3 were underpowered.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

16

2011

News: Wii U Will Connect With Social Networks

Thursday, 16 Jun 2011

Prepare to update your status and tweet all about the Wii U.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

15

2011

News: No DVD or Blu-Ray Playback With Wii U

Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011

The Wii U will not feature DVD or Blu-Ray playback functionality as Nintendo believe it to be unnecessary.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

15

2011

News: Some Wii U Tech Details Uncovered

Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011

Speculation about what lies under the Wii U's hood continues with reports about its custom Radeon GPU.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

15

2011

News: Wii U Controller Doesn't Have a Name

Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011

Nintendo has yet to come up with a name for their brand new controller.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

14

2011

News: Nintendo Hoping for Wii U Exclusives

Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011

Nintendo is having a serious rethink about their handling of third party developers and are hoping to build good relationships.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

14

2011

News: Michel Ancel Doesn't Think Wii U is Next-Gen

Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011

Asked if he thinks Wii U is next-gen Ubisoft's Michel Ancel responded with "not really".

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

12

2011

News: Reggie Talks Wii U

Sunday, 12 Jun 2011

Nintendo of America COO on the finality of Wii U's form factor, third party support and those E3 demos...

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Jun

11

2011

News: Sega Expects Wii U in Spring/Summer 2012

Saturday, 11 Jun 2011

A Sega executive has stated Wii U will be out in spring/summer of next year.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

10

2011

E3 2011: Iwata Hits Back at Second Hand Reports

Friday, 10 Jun 2011

Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata has hit back at reporters criticising Wii U before they've even played it.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

10

2011

E3 2011: Iwata Claims Wii and Wii U Will Co-Exist

Friday, 10 Jun 2011

Satoru Iwata insists that the Wii U and Wii can exist on the market at the same time.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

10

2011

E3 2011: Wii U Controller Resolution Cracked?

Friday, 10 Jun 2011

Nintendo's innovative Wii U controller is arguably the most important part of the new console, but just how good is the screen's resolution?

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Posted by Aaron Clegg 13 years ago

Jun

9

2011

E3 2011 Media: See the Wii U Console Up Close

Thursday, 09 Jun 2011

We've all been focused on the new controller, but now it is time to get a closer look at the actual console unit that will be running it all.

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Posted by guest 13 years ago

Jun

9

2011

News: Is The "Wii U" A Controller Or A Console?

Thursday, 09 Jun 2011

It seems some in the "mainstream media" are a little confused as to what the Wii U actually is.

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Posted by guest 13 years ago

Jun

8

2011

E3 2011: Wii U Has Been In Development for 3 Years

Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011

Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto confirm that development on the Nintendo Wii U began three years ago.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

8

2011

E3 2011: Wii U Controllers Only Come With Console

Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011

A Nintendo spokesperson states that the Wii U and its controller will only be sold together.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

8

2011

E3 2011 Media: Wii U Developer Interviews

Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011

Developers from various studios discuss Nintendo's new console.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

8

2011

News: Zavvi Takes a Stab at Wii U Price

Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011

UK retailer Zavvi has listed the Wii U console and priced the item at

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago

Jun

8

2011

E3 2011: Wii U Could See You

Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011

Satoru Iwata states that facial recognition could be possible with Wii U.

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Posted by Ashley Jones 13 years ago


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