Tag: wii u

  • Nintendo Download – Jan. 31, 2013

    Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    Puddle – Winner at the Independent Games Festival 2010, Puddle is a game that finds players guiding a puddle of fluid through 49 challenging and diverse levels by tilting the environment left or right. Players must also take into account friction, gravity and temperature, and use various types of liquids to navigate the unique environments that include burning passageways, carnivorous plants and electric currents.

    The Cave – Demo Version – The Cave is a new adventure game fromMonkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, each with his or her own unique personality and story. Descend into mysterious depths to explore many different locations, including a subterranean amusement park and a medieval castle, not to mention a fully armed and ready-to-launch nuclear-tipped ICBM. The Cave awaits.

    Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    Fire Emblem Awakening – Lead an army of knights, mages, archers and other classes into battle to defend a fantasy world teetering on the brink of war. Your army, which grows as the game’s epic story progresses, is composed of a brave group of memorable characters with unique abilities. Just plan your attacks carefully – the lives of your soldiers and the future of the world depend on it. Fire Emblem Awakening launches exclusively on Nintendo 3DS on Feb. 4.

    Ikachan – You wake up in an underwater cave at the bottom of an enormous abyss, and there’s only one way out. Avoid dangerous obstacles and deadly earthquakes as you search for a way out before it’s too late. Use whatever tools you can find in the vast undersea kingdom to escape.

    New Downloadable Decoration Sets 
    Sparkle Snapshots 3D DLC – Personalize your photographs with two new decoration sets: the “Mario Core Set” and “Mario Kart 7 Set.” These new themed sets are now available for purchase in the Sparkle SnapShop, the in-game boutique. Sparkle Snapshots 3D is available in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.

    Also new this week:
    • 99Moves (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo DSi Shop on Nintendo DSi)
    • Witch’s Cat (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
    • Bloody Vampire (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
    • Ice Climber (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
    • METAL SLUG 4 (Virtual Console for Wii)

  • Nintendo Announces Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem Project

    Nintendo Announces Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem Project

    INDEX AND NINTENDO COLLABORATE ON A NEW GAME TITLE

    TOKYO, JAPAN — JANUARY 26, 2013 — Index Corporation (headquarters: Setagaya, Tokyo, CEO: Yoshimi Ogawa) has announced a collaboration with Nintendo Co., Ltd. on a new RPG for the recently launched game console, Wii U™. The collaboration was unveiled as part of the Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday. The title is a joint effort between the ATLUS brand and the Nintendo Fire Emblem series. (more…)

  • The Tyranny of King Washington Draws Near

    The Tyranny of King Washington Draws Near

    The First Episode of Assassin’s Creed® III – The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy to Release on February 19

    SAN FRANCISCO — January 24, 2012 — The time draws closer to fight for justice against a revolutionary tyrant in Assassin’s Creed III newest adventure, the Tyranny of King Washington. The Infamy, the first episode of a three-part tale, will be available on Microsoft’s Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC on February 19. (more…)

  • Nintendo Download – Jan. 24, 2013

    30 Year Anniversary. 30 Days Limited Discount. 30 Cents.
    To help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Famicom (which was known as the NES™ in the United States), Wii U™ owners can purchase one select Virtual Console title each month during the promotion at a 30-day special price of 30 cents. To kick off this celebration, Balloon Fight™ is now available for purchase in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.

    Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    The Cave  The Cave is a new adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychonauts andBrütal Legend. Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, each with his or her own unique personality and story. Descend into mysterious depths to explore many different locations, including a subterranean amusement park and a medieval castle, not to mention a fully armed and ready-to-launch nuclear-tipped ICBM.

    Funky Barn – It’s farming, but not as you know it. Grab your Wii U GamePad controller and create a beautiful farmland full of animals, crops and trees. After you create your land, develop it into the craziest, most offbeat farm imaginable, overflowing with the wackiest contraptions and goofiest gizmos you and your animals have ever seen. Funky Barn is available in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U and at retail stores.

    Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS™
    Brain Age™: Concentration Training Demo Version – Brain Age is back with new devilishly difficult brain-training exercises designed by world-famous brain researcher Dr. Ryuta Kawashima. Brain Age: Concentration Training introduces newly designed training exercises that challenge players with activities to help improve their concentration skills and the ability to access their short-term memory. Players only need to spend five minutes a day with the game to try and better their focus and attention skills. The full version of Brain Age: Concentration Training will be available in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS and at retail stores on Feb. 10.

    Also new this week:
    • Super C™ (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
    • Cocoto Alien Brick Breaker (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
    • Tom Clancy™’s Ghost Recon® Shadow Wars (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

  • Atlus And Nintendo Team Up To Bring A Shin Megami Tensei And Fire Emblem Crossover To Wii U

    Atlus And Nintendo Team Up To Bring A Shin Megami Tensei And Fire Emblem Crossover To Wii U

    One of the more surprising announcements from the Nintendo Direct broadcast from earlier today revealed that Nintendo and Atlus are collaborating on a new game for Wii U. That game is currently titled Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem. The game will be featuring characters from the SMT universe alongside characters from the Fire Emblem franchise. A brief trailer of the game was shown, but not much details were given. So no real confirmation on just what kind of game this will become.

  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Gets An HD Upgrade For Wii U

    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Gets An HD Upgrade For Wii U

    One of the big reveals at the Nintendo Direct broadcast this morning, was the announcement of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker getting an HD makeover for the Wii U. While Nintendo was unable to show anything new for the next installment in the Zelda franchise, the producer of Legend of Zelda, Eiji Aonuma, made an appearance to share some themes that they will be focusing on. A couple of those concepts were to remove the linear mechanics of Zelda, like when players were only able to tackle dungeons in a certain order. There was also hints of multiplayer possibly returning to Zelda, as playing by yourself might not be a central focus.

    Aonuma went on to further explain that after the team worked on the breif Zelda E3 demo for Wii U, they were curious to see how past Zelda titles will look with an HD makeover, in order to gain some ideas on what the graphical style for the next Zelda title could be. This lead to them creating The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker into HD. (more…)

  • Two Zelda Games, Mario, Mario Kart and Other Fan-Favorite Franchises Planned for Wii U

    Two Zelda Games, Mario, Mario Kart and Other Fan-Favorite Franchises Planned for Wii U

    Nintendo Outlines Its Vision for Wii U, Including Launching Virtual Console and How Miiverse and Second-Screen Gaming Features Will Continue to Evolve

    REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo President Satoru Iwata unleashed Wii U news in an installment of Nintendo Direct today as he outlined Nintendo’s future plans for the console. Iwata revealed how the Wii U launch lineup will be bolstered by a long list of top game franchises headed for the new console. These are games that longtime players and newcomers alike will love to play, and everyone will be experiencing them in new ways, thanks to the integrated second-screen experiences enabled by the Wii U GamePad controller. Iwata also detailed a number of enhancements designed to make the Wii U game experience more social, even if people are not playing in the same room. (more…)

  • Next Nintendo Direct Airing January 23, Focuses On Wii U

    Next Nintendo Direct Airing January 23, Focuses On Wii U

    There will be a new Nintendo Direct airing tomorrow on January 23 at 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET. The upcoming broadcast will be focused on upcoming Wii U titles, so you could probably look forward to footage and info being shown on the upcoming Wii U games that were recently given release dates in a press release last week. There is also the possibility of a new Wii U title being revealed or at least more info on games beyond Spring 2013. You can view the Nintendo Direct when it airs at http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.

    Europe and Japan will also be getting their own Wii U Nintendo Directs.

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    Below are the times the Wii U Nintendo Direct will air for each region and where they can be viewed.

    The America Nintendo Direct will air on Jan. 23rd at 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET and  can be viewed at http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct

    The Europe Nintendo Direct will air on Jan. 23rd at 2 pm GMT and can be viewed at http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Nintendo-Direct/Latest-Nintendo-Direct/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html

    The Japan Nintendo Direct will air on Jan. 23rd at 11 pm in Japan and can be viewed at http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/direct20130123/index.html