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Nintendo’s President Gives Minimum Wii U Price [CORRECTION: Very Old]
Perhaps the biggest surprise of this year’s E3 was the lack of concrete information from Nintendo regarding the Wii U’s release date and price. Still, it looks like we’ve got something out of the week, as Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told Bloomberg that the console will “likely be priced at more than 20,000 yen”.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2012 -
Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime Joins The Ranks of the Undead
At yesterday’s Nintendo press conference, president of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aime revealed himself to be a rotting, stinking monstrosity. And then, he used the Wii’s augmented reality to make himself look like a zombie! [Rimshot] Above, you can see Reggie demonstrating the Wii U’s AR abilities tied to the Ubisoft Wii U exclusive ZombiU. (Which,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 6, 2012 -
Pikmin 3 Plays Well, But I’m Not Sure Which Controller is Best For It
I finally played a new Pikmin game yesterday, which I’ve been waiting to do for eight years. The game looks great, but the tiny sliver I played got me wondering what the best way to play the game will be. Pikmin 3, like the GameCube Pikmin games before it, is about playing as a tiny…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 6, 2012 -
Why the Wii U Literally Can’t Stand Up
Unlike a Wii, an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3, the Wii U console can’t stand up. You can’t prop the system up vertically without it falling over. Horizontal is the only option. The new Nintendo console must lie on its belly like a Nintendo Entertainment System or a really lazy house cat Why? “I…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 6, 2012 -
Experience the Magic of Childbirth with Wii Birth U
At launch, there are two fake games you are going to want to pick up: Watch Dogs on Wii U and Wii Birth U. Watch as dad experiences the magic of childbirth, all thanks to the Wii U and clever editing. E3 2012 – Nintendo Wii Birth U [YouTube Thanks, MtlAngelus!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2012 -
The New 3DS Castlevania Brings Back Metroidvania In Lovely 3D
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate is likely to be a better game for being on Nintendo’s 3DS. It is, for the most part, a game that gets two important things right. It’s mostly a side-scroller, which means it’s the rare 3DS game to use the system’s glasses-free 3D to add visual depth through…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 6, 2012 -
Nintendo Proves There’s Nothing as Bananas as Holding…Bananas
Today, Nintendo created an internet meme. No, scratch that. Nintendo created several. My favorite? Nintendo president Satoru Iwata…holding bananas. At Nintendo’s press conference, a prerecorded clip showed the company boss holding…bananas in an effort to drop Donkey Kong hints. The internet, of course, was delighted, and happily produced meme photos and GIFs to appeal to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2012 -
It’s Time for Pictures of People Looking Like Idiots Playing the Wii U
Lifestyle photography. The art of making models look like they’re actually using a product, and are either enjoying it or at least doing it properly. Some call it a lost art. I call it one impossible to master. But bless companies for trying, because were it not for that, then we wouldn’t have comic relief…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012 -
ZombiU Sprinkles Dead Island With A Liberal Dose of Dark Souls. In Other Words, It’s Rad
Well, color me surprised. When Ubisoft debuted ZombiU as a Wii U-exclusive (Update: maybe not exclusive forever) zombie game at their press conference yesterday, I wasn’t sold. The trailer was exceptionally slick, of course, but who can even tell when it comes to zombie games anymore, you know? As it turns out, ZombiU doesn’t just…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 5, 2012 -
We’re Live at Nintendo’s Wii U Hardware Conference
Nintendo is talking about Wii U and we are here to listen. Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo and I are sitting in the audience at Nintendo’s Hardware Showcase, where they’re about to announce… well, we don’t really know. Nintendo’s Katsuya Eguchi will be here, and that’s about everything we’ve heard so far. Keep refreshing this post…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012 -
Here’s All of Today’s Nintendo News in One Place
Just joining us? Have a paralysing fear of tracking down news individually? You’re in luck. Here’s all of today’s Nintendo news from the company’s E3 press conference in the one place. Handy. We’re Liveblogging Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference Right Here Pikmin 3 Confirmed as Wii U Title Nintendo’s Wii U Will Support Two GamePads Hallelujah!…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012 -
See Nintendo’s Hardcore Wii U Controller in White
Earlier this week, Nintendo showed off a new Pro Controller that’s designed to be used when playing titles that are ported from other systems, and not necessarily designed with the Wii U’s unique capabilities in mind. The first model shown was in black, but you know, since the console is also sold in white the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012 -
Two Controllers Slows Down Your Wii U Games
While Nintendo is making a big deal about the Wii U supporting two Wii U GamePads, don’t get excited just yet. Via Twitter, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said, “When you use two, the framerate halves to 30 frames per second.” So that means all those 60fps Wii U games Nintendo has been banging on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012 -
Oh Dear, the Wii U’s Controller Battery Only Lasts For 3-5 Hours
Here’s some E3 buzzkill for you: it seems the battery in Nintendo’s Wii U control pad only lasts for 3-5 hours. That’s…wow. That’s less than a lot of you would spend during a serious session with a game. This is going to be a problem given the nature of the controller; it’s one thing to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012 -
See Mario’s Creator Act Like a Goofball On Stage at E3
The highlight of today’s E3, for me at least, was seeing Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto take the stage at the company’s press conference and finally take the wraps off Pikmin 3 The reveal itself was welcome, but what I really liked about it was seeing the dude go crazy with it. For many people, his…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012 -
Oh, If Only This Majora’s Mask HD Trailer Had Been Real
Earlier today, pranksters tried to pass this video off as official. Something Nintendo would actually be showing at its E3 press conference. It didn’t, of course, because it’s fake, but just because it’s fake doesn’t mean it’s not terrific
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012 -
That Very Strange, Very Japanese Pokémon Game is Still Coming Over
Just in case you thought it was a bad (or good!) dream, here’s a trailer to remind you that, yes, Pokémon Conquest – otherwise known as Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition – is inexplicably seeing a Western release
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012 -
Of Course There’s a Rabbids Game for the Wii U
It wouldn’t be a Wii launch without a Rabbids game. And so here we have the trailer for Rabbids Land. Has the charm worn off these once-quirky Ubisoft mascots? I’d say the charm worn off long ago. Sorry, little guys.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012 -
Luigi’s Ghost Mansion Is Kind Of Like Pac-Man In Nintendo Land
Ghosts? Check. Four color-coded characters? Check. Chasing each other around a dark, hallway-ridden setting? Check. Watch Stephen play the ghost in Luigi’s Ghost Mansion in Nintendo Land, and get demolished by the Nintendo reps playing the ghost hunters in this video.
By Nick Vannucci Published June 5, 2012 -
Nintendo Didn’t Show This Wario Game, But Maybe it Should Have
The 3DS Excepted, new Nintendo hadware launches over the last decade or so have almost been defined by the Wario games released at or near their launch. Combining quirky mechanics with an almost requirement to play them socially, they do as good a job of any game of making the most of a system’s unique…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012