Tag: nintendo
Michael Pachter believes Wii U will place a 'distant third' in console wars
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has given his perspective on the console wars, declaring that Nintendo's home console will fall behind the PS4 and Xbox One in sales. "Nintendo's in trouble right now," said Pachter to ABC News. "Nintendo, I…
Xbox 360 overtakes Nintendo's Wii UK sales tally
We're on the cusp of the next generation of gaming consoles, but there's life in Microsoft's old dog yet – the Xbox 360 has overtaken the overall sales tally of rival Nintendo's Wii. Data collected by GFK Chart-Track shows that…
PREVIEW: Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
We've had bikes, we've had tag-team karts, we've even had hangliders. Inevitably, for Wii U's Mario Kart 8 the only way is up. And under. And over. And around. Mario Kart's manic racing action just got even crazier, as this…
PREVIEW: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo 3DS)
Nintendo have not one, but two Legend of Zelda games heading out to their consoles this year, but neither is entirely new. For Wii U owners, there's the HD remake of Gamecube classic The Wind Waker, while Nintendo 3DS…
PREVIEW: Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
Nothing sells a Nintendo games console like a new Mario title, and there's nothing Nintendo need more now than to sell more Wii U consoles. But rather than playing it safe and putting together a "Super Mario Galaxy 3" title,…
Smash Bros Wii U, Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario 3D World shown off in Nintendo Direct E3 sicknote
Not holding their own press conference at this year's E3, Nintendo used their now-familiar Nintendo Direct video showcase to tout their upcoming wares today instead. Among the the new Wii U titles revealed were Super Mario 3D World (a take…
BARGAIN: Super Metroid is just 30p on Wii U in the Nintendo eShop
If you're looking for a pocket-money slice of gaming greatness, then today's your lucky day. Your lucky day, that is, provided you're a Wii U owner. Yes, we know there aren't that many of you out there yet, but today's…
Asda slash Wii U price yet again, down to just £149/£199
Nintendo's Wii U woes continue to mount, with UK supermarket giant Asda revealing it will be lowering its prices for the new games console yet again. A Basic Wii U console at Asda will now cost just £149, while a…
Hackers claim to have cracked Wii U: Nintendo deny pirate games have hit the system
Pirated Wii U games may be Nintendo's latest headache, after a hacking group has claimed to have cracked the new console's security measures. WiiKey, the team behind a modification chip that allowed the original Wii to play pirated games, have…
Wii U update brings improved loading times, standby downloads to Nintendo console
Nintendo have begun rolling out their long-awaited Wii U system update, bringing significantly improved loading times to the console as well as laying "the groundwork for the imminent launch of the Wii U Virtual Console service," which will allow retro…
