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Nintendo Boss Declares Wii U The Start of the Next Console Generation, Teases Looming Surprises

The Wii U is not the last of the first wave of high-def consoles that began with 2005’s Xbox 360 and 2006’s PlayStation 3, according to Reggie Fils-Aime. It’s the first of what comes next. “This is absolutely the beginning of a new generation,” Fils-Aime told me during a quick interview late Saturday night, just…

The Elaborate Pants Rules For Miis on Nintendo’s Wii U

One day, you might boot up a Wii U, see a bunch of Mii avatars gather in the system’s main menu/plaza, and you will wonder: Why are these Miis wearing different-colored pants? What to the colors of these pants mean? Good news. The Wii U’s digital instruction manual explains the fashion rules for Mii pantwear.…

Two Things You Should Know About Madden 13 For Wii U

I’ve been playing around with Madden 13 for Wii U, which is a Madden game for the Wii U. If you have played a Madden game, you probably know what you are getting (football). But! There are two big things you should know if you are considering playing this version of EA’s massive concussion-simulation series.…

Nintendo Burns Up Black Friday with a New 3DS Bundle

On the biggest shopping day of the year, Nintendo is launching a limited edition Flame Red 3DS bundle, the company announced today. Out November 23, the bundle is priced at US$169.99 and comes with Super Mario Land 3D pre-installed in the system.

Comparing Batman: Arkham City on Wii U, Xbox 360 & PS3

Seeing as many of the third-party launch games on Wii U are already out on the PS3 and/or 360, those games are going to have to do one of two things. Or maybe even both of them. Those games are going to need to make real good use of the Wii U controller, and they’re…

Why Didn’t You Buy a Wii U?

Did you get a Wii U over the weekend? Good for you! You go enjoy that. This question is for those, like me, who did not. I’m curious as to why you didn’t go line up and get one at launch. Are you waiting for more games? Better games? A price-drop? Different colours? Or have…

What The Wii U Looks Like Naked

PC Perspective, the same guys who tore a couple of Wii U consoles up on launch night, did so while taking some very nice pictures at the same time. So if you’re sick of all these glossy press shots showing the outside of the Wii U, here are some glossy shots (and video) showing what…

Don’t Lose/Break Your Wii U, Because Your Nintendo Network Account is Tied to it

In the past six years I’ve been through four Xbox 360 consoles and three PlayStation 3s. Which has been a pain, but each and every time I’ve been able to simply transfer my existing system account to the new console through the magic of the internet. You’d think that would be something Nintendo could manage…

Some Wii U Features Load Fast. Others Do Not.

The Wii U’s best trick is its lightning fast swap of the graphics on your TV and the graphics on the Wii U GamePad. The Wii U’s worst trick is the absurdly slow loading time users have to sit through when accessing the machine’s system menu or any of the applications in it. I shot…

Guy Reckons He’s Accessed Miiverse Debug Mode by Accident, Can See Other People’s Messages

NeoGAF user Trike claims, after messing around with the Wii U’s Miiverse, that his console suddenly allowed him to access the service’s debug/admin options. As you can see in the pictures posted above and below, he appears to have access to screens that let him monitor users, reset their passwords and even delete… something (whether…

If the Miiverse catches on, a new word will catch on with it: “Unyeah.”

Hey Wii U Owners, Share Your Nintendo Network ID Right Here

New Wii U owners unite! If you’ve got your hands on Nintendo’s new console and you want some new friends for your Miiverse, get in here and post your Nintendo Network ID below.

Under 18? You Need 50 Cents to Register on Nintendo Network

As said earlier, Nintendo is serious about making Miiverse into an elegant online service for a more civilized age. They want to keep it safe, too, and make sure some adult in the house is aware of what the kids are doing on it. The best way to accomplish that seems to be requiring a…

Nintendo’s Cool New MiiVerse Social Network Goes Down on Day One [UPDATE: Back up!]

The Wii U’s MiiVerse service is currently offline. Trying to access it spits out an error message like the one you see above. It’s too bad because Nintendo’s ambitious social network for its new console is pretty cool. I’ve been messing around with it for much of the day. It lets Wii U users post…

If Your Wii U Won’t Connect To Your WiFi Router, Here’s What To Do

Last night, after attending the midnight Wii U launch event in New York City (which was a lot of fun!), I went home to download the big day-one firmware patch. But. When I tried to connect the Internet, the Wii U told me it couldn’t find my WiFi router. I played around with all the…

What’s the Gray Market Like for the Wii U? Check Back After Black Friday

As of this writing there are at least 630 Wii Us listed on eBay for minimum bids or buy-it-now prices of $520 or more. Not a one of them has any takers. Even though it took less than a day for GameStop to sell out its preorder allotment, even though the retailer claims a waiting…

Wii U Owners Bummed Out By Huge Firmware Update

That’s a progress bar 1/8th full after 30 minutes—a four-hour process at this rate—for the Wii U’s infamous firmware update, said to be 5 gigabytes (according to Geoff Keighley of GameTrailers TV, and repeated by numerous others). Sony, you are officially off the hook with the PS3’s interminable, poorly timed and mandatory system updates. It’s…

Report: Wii U Cracked Open, System Memory and Speed Revealed

Nintendo, like many hardware manufacturers, was cagey about the final specs for the Wii U, choosing not to reveal the system’s overall memory prior to release. Now that the Wii U is out, though, it hasn’t taken long for someone to tear one apart and do the detective work themselves. The crew at PC Perspective…

Wii U: The Kotaku Review [UPDATE]

The Wii U is the first new video game console in six years and the sixth console Nintendo has ever made. It comes freighted with heavy expectations. It more or less starts the next generation of consoles, one that will see a new Xbox and PlayStation late next year, and therefore it needs to seem…

I’m Adding Friends To My Wii U, And I’m Not Even Using Friend Codes!

The Wii U firmware update that just went live and will be mandatory for any of the system’s online features has enabled me to start adding friends to my system. The system is pretty easy. You press the Home menu on the GamePad controller, tap the Friends List option, and then start typing in the…