Nintendo of America has recently shared an image via its official Twitter, announcing a special Bayonetta 2 Direct coming this Thursday – meaning tomorrow. The presentation will kick-off at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT, and will – of course – focus on the upcoming sequel slated exclusively for the Wii U. Even if the first Bayonetta game was ...
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Mario Kart 8 sells 2.8 million units, Nintendo still posts loss
Nintendo has revealed that Mario Kart 8 has so far sold 2.8 million units in total. This brings the game closer to the current best-selling Wii U titles such as New Super Mario Bros. U, which stands at 4 million units sold. Last month we discussed how the game had sold 2 million copies, meaning that around 800,000 have been ...
Read More »Nintendo Sells 2 Million Copies of Mario Kart 8 in First Month
Nintendo has reported at their 74th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that Mario Kart 8, the latest iteration of the widely beloved franchise, has already sold over two million copies worldwide since its release one month ago. Nintendo confirmed the news to IGN via an official announcement from Genyo Takeda. It’s not much of a surprise that Mario Kart 8 ...
Read More »Nintendo shareholders vote to keep Iwata as president
Nintendo shareholders have voted to keep Satoru Iwata as company president at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. This shows that shareholders have kept faith in company executives even though they are currently going through a period of poor financial results. Also re-elected were gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto and head of internal development Shinya Takahashi. Nintendo has been facing poor ...
Read More »Nintendo considering bringing Minecraft to their platforms
Nintendo have discussed bringing Minecraft to their platforms according to an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinya Takahashi. In it, the pair speak about how the Wii U and 3DS could be good fits for the immensely successful game thanks to their ability to utilise touch control. Miyamoto noted: “Our hardware is the only hardware that you can do both ...
Read More »Zelda for Wii U may see multiplayer mode
The latest Legend of Zelda game that will release on the Wii U in 2015 may have some sort of multiplayer aspect. Speaking about the upcoming Hyrule Warriors, series producer Eiji Aonuma hinted that the multiplayer from that game may be something that could make its way into the next full Zelda title. “The two-player functionality of Hyrule Warriors is ...
Read More »Wii Fit U update out today
Wii Fit U’s director, Hiroshi Matsunaga, has revealed that a new update for the title is being released today, bringing it to Ver. 1.3.0. Added as part of the free download are new Challenge courses, new gear for your Mii character and further support for sharing screenshots with others on Miiverse. Additional enhancements include fixes for a number of bugs ...
Read More »Pac-Man has been added to the Super Smash Bros line-up
Super Smash Bros received a new addition to its already impressive rooster of video game legends. The latest character to join the line-up is none other than Pac-Man. With this new addition we now have four of gaming’s most popular icons in one place. The other famous characters I’m referring to are Sonic, Mario and Mega Man. These four are arguably ...
Read More »Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 coming this October
Nintendo announced today during their E3 digital event that Bayonetta 2 will grace the Wii U this October. The sequel to Bayonetta will also include the original game so you’re basically getting two games for the price of one. Strangely enough, Bayonetta skipped the Wii U when it was released back in 2009 and only became available for the PS3 and ...
Read More »Xbox One vs PS4: Sony is still in the lead
The Xbox One vs PS4 console wars sales didn’t reveal any big surprises for the month of May. Sony is still currently in the lead and Microsoft is doing a pretty poor job at catching up lately. VGChartz reports that a whooping 577.092 PS4 consoles were sold last month alone while the number of Xbox One units sold was just 178.481. ...
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