Batman DLC Not Coming To Wii U
Nintendo's Wii U suffers yet another blow as Warner Bros. have announced the cancellation of the planned Batman: Arkham Origins DLC, reports VG247. A Warner Bros. rep told the site that: “Based on demand for DLC content on the system, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to remove…
Iwata confirms that Nintendo is moving to an account-based system
In today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata spoke about the limitations of the current Nintendo system being device based. “We only had device-based relationships with consumers in the past. As we were connected with a single consumer differently on different devices, we had some natural problems.” While…
Nintendo DS Games Coming To Wii U
In a press briefing held earlier today, Nintendo have revealed that new titles will be coming to Wii U Virtual Console. To the surprise of many, the console that the games will be taken from this time is the Nintendo DS. Nintendo showed a version of their Brain Training series,…
Nintendo World Championships Game Sold For Almost $100,000
Anyone looking to fill their NES collections with the rarest possible games might want to start saving up, as the latest big-money buy for a NES game was for a Nintendo World Championships cartridge that set the buyer back almost $100,000. An eBay auction for the cartridge (which has seen…
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Sale
In light of the recent announcement of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Nintendo have put its predecessor, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, on sale on the eShop. Both the 3DS and Wii U version are going for $19.99 for those in the US, so if you've been holding out on the purchase,…
Justin ‘Jew Wario’ Carmical dies aged 42
It has been revealed today that internet celebrity and well known YouTube Justin 'Jew Wario' Carmical has died at the age of 42. The news came about earlier today via different Twitter posts but was disregarded as a hack or troll. However once Justin's fellow reviewers and friends, particularly those…
Nintendo’s Shares Recover After Slump
After a stock market scare last week, shares in Nintendo appear to have recovered, reports GaminRealm. A fluctuating stock market coupled with a damning report published by the company on their projections for the fiscal year caused an almost knee-jerk slump in share prices. Nintendo have been the subject of…
Level-5 has Trademarked Yo-kai Watch in the West
Yo-Kai Watch is an RPG featuring around Keta, a young boy who can see ghosts and by using his special watch, he can collect and use any ghosts he can find (like Pokémon), to fight off malevolent spirits. It's a super fun RPG for the 3DS but has stayed in Japan for…
Rumour: Has The Next Super Smash Bros. Character Been Leaked?
Images have surfaced via NeoGaf which suggest that Palutena from Kid Icarus: Uprising has been leaked as the next character in the next Super Smash Bros. game which is currently in development for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. These images show what appears to be an in-game model of Palutena…
Pokémon Bank is Back
Yes, you are reading that right, Pokémon Bank has been just re-added to the Japanese eShop as version 1.1. This new version is supposed to have added countermeasures to stop the servers from overloading again which is fantastic as we don't want another delay. The free trial for Asian countries has…
Nintendo President Will Not Resign
During a press conference today in Osaka, Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata apologized to shareholders for the company’s expected third straight annual operating loss, but has made the statement that he will not be resigning as a result. "There will be no major management shake-up in the short-term," Iwata told a…
Nintendo Reduces Its Forecasts Due To Poor Hardware Sales
Nintendo's perceived lack of success with the Wii U is starting to hit home a little more, as the Japanese gaming giant published damning results in a paper released today, reports Siliconera. Along with the paper is Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's summary of the issues covered. One of the most telling features…
Nintendo Could Be Developing a New Next-Generation Console
According to rumours on NeoGAF, Nintendo could have started working on a new platform: "Almost certainly off-topic, but I don't quite want to make a new thread, because it would go to **** quickly. Also, I'd need to post a source, and I don't really want to get people in…
Nintendo Has Released an Apology Regarding Nintendo TVii
Nintendo TVii is a feature for the Wii U which would allow users to view with TV shows and movies via the Wii U GamePad. This service was originally planned to launch in December 2013 for Europe, along with Japan and America, but it was delayed. Since then, Nintendo have updated the…
Mario Kart 8’s Release Date Leaked
According to the South African retailer Takealot, Mario Kart 8 will be released on March 31st, 2014. This is based on the listing for the game on their site which states that the title will be shipped "to ensure delivery on Monday, 31st of March 2014". This date is around…
Nintendo Working on Resolving Remaining Pokemon Bank Problems
Pokemon Bank is still missing in action both in Japan and in the West following unexpected downtime for Nintendo online, which has been on-going since last week. Via twitter, Nintendo confirmed that they are still working on resolving several issues found within the Pokemon Bank. Both what these issues are and when the…
Kirby Triple Deluxe Soundtrack is Now Available via Club Nintendo
Nintendo has just released the Official Kirby Triple Deluxe soundtrack which is now available on Club Nintendo Japan. This soundtrack is available for 250 points, as long as you bought the game and have registered it with Club Nintendo, otherwise then it will cost 400 points. This is a pretty nifty…
Nintendo Has Lowered its Sales Forecast for the Wii U
A recent tweet from David Gibson has revealed that Nintendo have made some changes for this years sales forecast: Nintendo initially expected to sell 6.8 million Wii U consoles by the end of its 2014 fiscal year and many agreed this may be a goal that Nintendo could not meet.…
Nintendo Achieve Record 3DS Sales in America
Nintendo has announced their 3DS sales figures in America have sailed to new heights in 2013, with more than 11.5 million consoles have been sold to date. It’s not just in America that the handheld system has been successful; it was also revealed the 3DS was the best selling gaming…
King Dedede Returns for the New Super Smash Bros
King Dedede, the main bad guy from the Kirby games, has just been confirmed to be coming back in the New Super Smash Bros. Dedede was an unusual character in Super Smash Bros Brawl and was considered good by some but terrible by others; nobody could decide where he ranked.…
The Devs Behind Luigi’s Mansion 2 Are Now Working Exclusively with Nintendo
In an interview with Gamasutra, Next Level games co-founder Jason Carr explained how the company may not have been purchased by Nintendo but they are now working exclusively with them: "We are doing only Nintendo products now. We're super happy with our relationship with Nintendo. There's no reason to look anywhere else.…