Nintendo: Saying Next-Gen Is Only Sony Vs Microsoft Is So 2006

Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, is aware of all the Wii U scepticism. He’s certainly aware of mine and the fact that there’s a PlayStation 4 bearing down on his 32GB Wii U later this year. Plus an Xbox. What, him worry?


Fake Smash Bros Character Screens Flood The Internet

For me, probably the funniest thing during last week’s E3 was the reveal trailer of Smash Bros. for the Wii U and all the hilarity that followed. The internet picked up that poor villager character from Animal Crossing quickly, which was followed by crazy fictional character intro screens that have taken on a life of their own.


Animal Crossing’s Smash Bros. Crossover: Food For Thought

After the PS4 beatdown, the next-biggest thing amongst internet gif makers last week was the announcement of the Animal Crossing villager for the new Smash Bros. game.


The One Thing The Original Pokemon Games Do Better Than The Newer Ones

After sitting through the Nintendo developer roundtable at E3, which featured Tsunekazu Ishihara and Junichi Masuda of The Pokemon Company and Game Freak respectively, it struck me: much has changed since the Pokemon: Red and Blue days. I’m not just talking about how there’s a new fairy type now either.



Shigeru Miyamoto’s Next Great Game, As Far As He’s Concerned

I had heard that Shigeru Miyamoto was really proud of his new game, Pikmin 3. Like, really, really proud. Like, guy-who-made-Donkey-Kong-and-Super-Mario-and-Zelda-thinks-this-game-is-great proud. That good, huh?


Call Of Duty: Ghosts May Or May Not Come To Wii U (Maybe)

Does Call of Duty Dog feel threatened by Nintendogs? Weeks after the official announcement of Call of Duty: Ghosts, it’s still not very clear whether or not the game is coming to Wii U.


These Games Were Missing From E3

Now that we’ve had a weekend to recoup from the bright lights and pulsing music of the world’s most elaborate video game marketing circus, it’s time to take a quiet moment to reflect on the games we didn’t get to play at E3 2013. Jade, Samus, Drake — where were you guys?


108 Terrific Shots Of Super Smash Bros. On Wii U

You don’t even need to be a fan of Nintendo’s Smash Bros. series to enjoy the colourful mayhem of one of these games in action. Below, if you can take it, are 108 screenshots and art from 2014′s Wii U Super Smash Bros, with a healthy amount of images of the lady trainer from Wii Fit kicking a whole lot of arse.


What Will It Take To Get EA On The Wii U Again? ‘Sell More Boxes.’

The most glaring indictment of the Wii U’s poor performance to date is the fact that FIFA — one of the biggest-selling franchises worldwide, in any genre — is publishing for everything but Wii U. FIFA 14 will come out on the PSP. It will publish on the original Wii. There’ll be a version on the PS Vita, for heaven’s sake.


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