Nintendo Wii U and 3DS news at Wii's World

Nintendo Power's final cover

Time to say goodbye

We've known for a while now that Nintendo Power magazine was closing its doors. All the same, it's sad to see this final cover which pays homage to the very first issue of NP with its clay Mario figure. The final issue will be released on December 11th and promises a thorough look back at 25 years of... read more

December 3rd, 2012
Rob Jones
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New Super Mario Bros. U review

More like "Good old Super Mario Bros."

There was an arcade quite a while back in the mall near my house. This was of course before they were put on the endangered species list. A 3-year-old blonde haired boy pulled up a crate to stand on just so he could reach the buttons to his favorite arcade game in the world. The 'bling' of the coins, the... read more

December 1st, 2012
Rob Jones
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Nintendo Download - Nov 30th (EU)

Wii U's download debut

So here we are, the first batch of downloads for the Wii U across Europe. There are plenty of good ones in the mix, and even promotional prices for the early adopters amongst us. Wii U eShop Trine 2: Director's Cut (£10.99 *promotional price until Dec 31st*) Puddle (£7.19 *promotional... read more

November 30th, 2012
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Wii U streams MP4 videos over LAN

What else can it do?

Some cool features of the Wii U are no doubt just waiting to be discovered. YouTube user WillyGunZ has found one of the first - in that Wii U is capable of streaming MP4 videos from your PC across a local network. To use this feature you must have a web server like IIS or Apache running on your computer.... read more

November 30th, 2012
Rob Jones
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How to take screenshots on Wii U

Get snappin'

Sometimes you're in the middle of a game and something cool or hilarious happens, you'd like to keep that moment for posterity. With Wii U you can, kind of, by taking a screenshot. There are some drawbacks to this system which we'll talk about, but here are the simple steps to take a screenshot: Wii... read more

November 29th, 2012
Rob Jones
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Skrillex Quest needs a hero

It's dangerous to go alone

Oh no! Dust has flown into the cartridge and turned our world into a glitchy mess. Assume the role of P1 in Skrillex Quest and save us from this plague. Skrillex Quest is one unusual game. Built in Flash, it takes a huge dollop of inspiration from the Zelda series, mixes it with dubstep music and adds... read more

November 29th, 2012
Rob Jones
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Nintendo says sorry for huge system update

Iwata - my bad

All new Wii U owners have a grueling 4.7GB system update ahead of them as soon as they open the box. If the power supply is interrupted during this, it can spell bad news. Nintendo's President Satoru Iwata has apologized to loyal customers, admitting this situation should have been handled... read more

November 29th, 2012
Rob Jones
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II review

Has the Call of Duty franchise finally gone stale?

I have to admit that I am not the world's biggest Call of Duty fan ever since its transition into the modern setting. The first Modern Warfare was great, and World at War was a fine, underrated entry, though it strayed from the modern era and went back to World War II. With Modern Warfare 2 however, the... read more

November 29th, 2012
Rob Jones
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Gold Nunchuk back in the new year

Made with solid plastic

Several times now, Club Nintendo has made a golden nunchuk (pictured) available to its North American members, but stocks have been too limited to meet the demand. If you've failed to get one of these yet and are interested, the good news is that everyone will have another chance in 2013 according to this... read more

November 29th, 2012
Rob Jones
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Mutant Mudds on Wii U dated

More or less...

I'm a little late to the party as far as this whole Mutant Mudds craze goes, I've only just got finished with the demo. It plays like a pretty basic action platformer, but with a fun twist. I'd recommend giving it a try, as long as you don't squirm when a game gets challenging. Anyway... news. Mutant... read more

November 29th, 2012
Rob Jones
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THQ Humble Bundle

Good guy everyone

Publishers THQ have been going through a rough time lately, so it seems they're thinking outside the box to come up with some cash. Enter the Humble THQ Bundle. The Humble Bundle is a great concept that allows you as a gamer to get your hands on a collection of games at a price which suits you (i.e. a... read more

November 29th, 2012
Rob Jones
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Injustice: Gods Among Us new screenshots

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November 29th, 2012
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Nintendo Download - Nov 29th (US)

Waka-waka!

Fans of old-school games should be happy today as Pac-Man eats his way onto the 3DS Virtual Console. Then there's Yoot Saito's airport strategy game Aero Porter on eShop (see the trailer and press release below). 3DS downloads Aero Porter ($4.99, Level 5) Renowned Japanese video game... read more

November 29th, 2012
Rob Jones
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Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs removed from WiiWare

HC says CU

I don't imagine this news will downhearten too many of you out there, but The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs has been removed from the WiiWare lineup - for reasons unexplained. The Wii Shop's message reads like this: Hello, We would like to let you know that the following title will become... read more

November 29th, 2012
Rob Jones
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Pier Solar HD has Wii U potential

16-bit RPG has hi-def dreams

If you're into the Sega Genesis homebrew scene (aren't we all?), you may be familiar with an RPG called Pier Solar which came out in 2010. After being well received, developers WaterMelon Co decided to set up a Kickstarter project to raise funds for releasing Pier Solar in HD - on Xbox 360, PC, Mac and... read more

November 28th, 2012
Rob Jones
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ZombiU UK launch trailer

Ammo is scarce

Wii U launches in Europe this Friday, with many people hoping to get their pre-order consoles delivered a day early (like me). A good time then, to show the creepy UK launch trailer for ZombiU. ... read more

November 28th, 2012
Rob Jones
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Free retail game for 3DS XL owners

In Europe that is

Nintendo sure are getting generous with the freebies lately, and this is likely to be the biggest of all. European gamers who register their 3DS XL handheld with Club Nintendo before January 15th, 2013 will get a free game to download. These games aren't duds either, check out the selection: 3DS... read more

November 28th, 2012
Rob Jones
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LOVEFiLM being readied for Wii U

Movie streaming day and night

The image below appeared on the NeoGAF forums, showing us that LOVEFiLM Instant will be available to use through the Wii U console. For anyone that's unacquainted (people outside of Europe) it's not something risque like the name suggests - LOVEFiLM is a DVD/game rental and movie streaming service similar... read more

November 28th, 2012
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Family Party 30 Great Games: Obstacle Arcade new screenshots

Family Party 30 Great Games: Obstacle Arcade screenshot

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November 28th, 2012
Rob Jones
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EnjoyUp gets its Wii U license

Watch this space

A press release from Julio, head of EnjoyUp Games confirms that the company has successfully obtained a Wii U developers license from Nintendo. EnjoyUp is known for creating the challenging Chronos Twins series (e.g. Chronos Twins DX) and for helping other small studios get their work published - most... read more