In today’s Wii U live stream Nintendo confirmed November 30th as the launch date for the next generation console in Europe. This seems to be before the December 8th launch date for Japan. The cost of the console will vary according to retailers. Nintendo Land will be one of the launch titles, along with Battle […]
Watch Nintendo UK’s Wii U live stream preview here
Live video from your Android device on Ustream The player above, from uStream, is for Nintendo UK’s preview of the Wii U. Airing at 3pm (UK) on September 13th this will be one of the world’s first chances to get a good look at Nintendo’s next generation console. The console comes out in December 8th […]
The Wii U will debut in Europe this week – September 13th
The Nintendo UK site has announced that Thursday, September 13th at 3pm for a Wii U preview presentation. It’s expected that September 19th will be date at which we’ll get price details, launch titles and the important release date. Some leaks suggest three models; $249, $299 and $349. So, is the UK getting a look […]
Wii U launches November 18 [rumour]
It feels like an age since Nintendo announced their next generation console. Their console, the Wii U, would step back into the console-power game albeit not in a crazy way and rather than a Wii-mote as the clever new feature made use of a controller that also had a screen. The jury is out as […]
E3: Assassin’s Creed III
Ubisoft have released a decent sized trailer for Assassin’s Creed III for E3. It features a new master assassin – Connor (birthname: Ratonhnhaké:ton, pronounced: Ra-doon-ha-kay-doon), a Native American, who fights with tomahawks, rope darts and firearms. It’s set during the American Revolution and expected out in October 2012.
Nintendo’s GamePad announced ahead of E3
Nintendo have held a significant press event ahead of E3. In it the company put the spotlight on the Wii U’s control pad. The control pad is a screen and a console in itself. Now it has a name; GamePad. The device has a gyroscope/accelerometer, a NFC reader/writer as well as a pressure-sensitive touchscreen, d-pad […]
Will social games save the Wii U?
I don’t have a blu-ray player; I have a PlayStation 3. I don’t yet have a tablet. I wonder if in a year’s time I’ll be able to say; “I don’t have a tablet. I have a Wii U”? So far the Wii U has generated a lot of blog chat but it’s not impressed […]
More pictures from Syfy’s new sci-fi TV show and MMO
The working title for this project still seems to be Defiance although I’m sure it was announced as One Earth at the start of the year. The TV Defiance series is being produced by Universal Cable Productions, written by Rockne O’Bannon – who’s worked previously on Farscape, Warehouse 13, Alien Nation and DSV. The MMO […]
E3: Nintendo announces the Wii U
Project Cafe, Nintendo’s next generation console, has a name – It’s the Wii U. My hopes are dashed. The controller will not be a portable console and it will not have location based gaming. However, the controller does have a 6.2 inch touch screen that uses a semi-AR system to map with the TV screen. […]
