Nintendo Announce End Of Wii-U Production

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Nintendo Announce End Of Wii-U Production

November 11, 2016 Eoin Farrell

Nintendo of Japan have updated their website with what is definitively the beginning of the end of the Wii-U. The remaining bundles on Nintendo’s site have been captioned with what translates to “Production is scheduled to end soon” below pictures of the system. The remaining white Wii-U 32GB bundles are now the only remaining retail SKUs […]

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Boss Rush

November 9, 2016 Ciaran Nolan

Hype for the Nintendo Switch has finally died down a little recently, and while I am still pretty skeptical of the device, I can at least agree that the thing will definitely do well at release. I can sum up the reason for this success in four words, new Zelda at release. While the Wii’s release wasn’t […]

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Three New LEGO Dimension Sets Announced

September 21, 2016 Brian Dooley

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today revealed details around three new LEGO Dimension sets. The LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack, Excalibur Batman Fun Pack and Knight Rider Fun Pack will be available on February 10th 2017. With the release of the upcoming film on which it’s based, The LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack, will provide a […]

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Yooka-Laylee Gamescom Trailer

August 20, 2016 Brian Dooley

A new Yooka-Laylee trailer has been released at Gamescom. The game, which was crowd funded via Kickstarter, is being developed by Playtonic Games and is a spiritual successor to the Rare classic, Banjo-Kazooie. The trailer shows some familiar mechanics of power-ups and item collection, in bright and colourful worlds. Yooka-Laylee is set to be released […]

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Lego Dimensions E3 Trailer Teases New Sets

June 10, 2016 Brian Dooley

LEGO games have gone from strength to strength with individual licences such as STAR WARS or Lord of the Rings. It wasn’t until LEGO Dimensions allowed a massive cross licensed product mash up of dreams. Currently Homer Simpson can team up with Gandalf and Batman to take on Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. With so many licences available, LEGO […]

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Yooka-Laylee E3 Trailer Released

June 8, 2016 Brian Dooley

Playtonic Games have released a new trailer for their game Yooka-Laylee. The game, mostly made by ex-Rare employees, showcases some new environments, gameplay, characters and mechanics. It has a lot of Banjo-Kazooie DNA in what was shown and it looks like it will be embracing the fun platforming of the N64 Banjo games. It ends with […]

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Axiom Verge To Release For Wii U And Xbox One

March 15, 2016 Ciaran Nolan

Developed by lone indie developer Tom Happ, Axiom Verge lit the indie scene on fire early last year. The game originally released for PC and PS4, but if you have neither of these systems then you’re in luck, as Happ has announced ports for both the Xbox One and Wii U. With the birthplace of […]

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Pokémon Direct Announced For Friday

February 25, 2016 David Savage

Nintendo revealed on Twitter that this Friday, February 26, at 3PM GMT there will be a Nintendo Direct entirely about Pokémon, in celebration of 20 years of the franchise. The Pokemon Direct broadcast will contain “the latest on Pokémon games”. We can probably expect to see some Pokken Tournament Wii U footage and a mention of Pokémon […]

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Nintendo Shows Off New Twilight Princess HD Comparison Video

February 23, 2016 David Savage

Before The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD releases next month on the Wii U, Nintendo UK have tweeted out one final video comparing how the game looks to the original GameCube game. See how Twilight Princess HD looks compared to the GameCube original. https://t.co/AJt0TBPg3z #Zelda pic.twitter.com/bEOcGdsyjS — Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) February 21, 2016 There […]

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Mother 3 May Be Releasing In The West After 10 Years

February 5, 2016 David Savage

Mother 3, part of the Mother/Earthbound role playing series (can get confusing, I’ll explain at the end), was only released in Japan when it came out ten years ago, However if a few separate but similar rumours turn out to be true, then we might finally see it’s release in the West. The game will supposedly […]

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