Nintendo Wii: Mario Party 9 For Wii Coming In March?
The GameStop listing that revealed Xenoblade Chronicles coming to the United States also lists the long-awaited Mario Party 9 for a March release. We already know the Xenoblade Chronicles listing was legitimate so hopefully this means we will all get our Mario Party fix this March.
Nintendo Wii U: These Wii U Specifications Are Extremely Similar To Xbox 360
Wii U publication Wii U Daily is reporting that the specifications behind Wii U are extremely similar to those found in the Xbox 360. The publication claims it obtained the information from a Japanese developer who is currently working on porting a PlayStation 3 game to the Wii U. Nintendo themselves have yet to confirm Wii U specifications.
- Quad Core, 3 GHz PowerPC-based 45nm CPU, very similar to the Xbox 360 chip.
- 768 MB of DRAM “embedded” with the CPU, and shared between CPU and GPU
- Unknown, 40nm ATI-based GPU
Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Of America Basically Confirm That Xenoblade Chronicles Is Coming To The US
Nintendo of America has posted a number of Xenoblade Chronicles images on its official Facebook page which basically confirms that the company is going to release the game in North America after all. To further back up this claim I posted a GameStop listing for Xenoblade Chronicles which is due for release April 3rd 2012. Great news for the US.
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Nintendo Wii U: Nintendo Says Expect ‘Big Things’ From Zelda On Wii U
Famed Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has told Nintendo Power that gamers should expect big things from the next iteration of the Zelda franchise which will be on Wii U. Aonuma obviously wouldn’t go into too much detail but he did say that the next Zelda will challenge the series conventions. What would you like to see featured in Zelda Wii U?
“Skyward Sword is a title where we took aim at all the conventions of the Zelda series. While that may have been difficult, I think that confronting those challenges resulted in something that has a great deal of value. When it comes to Wii U, we’ll obviously want to add new elements that take advantage of the capabilities of the platform. I think using that as a lens through which we once again challenge the conventions of Zelda is more important than just making another Zelda game. With that in mind, please expect big things from the Zelda series to come!”
Nintendo Wii U: Nintendo Doesn’t Want A Repeat Of The Nintendo 3DS Launch For Wii U
Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime has told Reuters that the company doesn’t want a repeat of the Nintendo 3DS launch fiasco when it launches the Wii U sometime after April 2012.
“The initial price on the 3DS was also too high, something that Nintendo will be careful about this time around.”
“We had to go back and reduce the price of 3DS and we certainly don’t want to go through that when we launch Wii U.”
Nintendo Wii: Rhythm Heaven For Wii Is Heading To North America In February
The latest edition of US gaming publication Nintendo Power reveals that the long-awaited Rhythm Heaven Fever is coming to North America sometime during February next year. The game is currently available in Japan and will be available in Europe early next year.
Nintendo Wii: The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword Is The Fastest Selling Zelda Game Ever
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has exclusively revealed that the recently released Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has sold over 535,000 copies since its U.S launch on November 20th making it the fastest-selling Legend of Zelda game ever.
