Nintendo's Stocks Drop after Nintendo Drops This Bombshell

Nintendo’s investors had a bombshell dropped on them Friday, as the company issued a notice that its revenues would not be majorly impacted by Pokémon Go.

Mario Maker May Launch Later Than Expected

Mario Maker, the Wii U game that will allow players to create their own Mario levels, may arrive later than we've expected.

LEGO Releasing Jurassic World And Marvel Avenger Games

Warner Bros., The LEGO Group, and TT Games on Thursday announced their 2015 video game lineup, which includes new games based on Jurassic World and The Avengers, among others.

Duck Hunt Coming To Wii U December 25th

An NES classic is coming to the Virtual Console on Wii U this month, with a plethora of eShop sales during the wait.

Starcraft for Wii U 'might' work - Blizzard

Starcraft II lead designer says Wii U's GamePad touch screen provides opportunity to bring RTS to consoles, but admits interface not there yet.

Real-time strategy games like Starcraft require players to manage multiple units simultaneously, and for this reason, among others, the genre has remained mostly tied to PCs, which offer keyboard and mouse controls. But could Blizzard's RTS find a home on the Wii U? Starcraft II lead designer Dustin Browder explained to Kotaku that it "might" work, but ultimately, players would find the PC experience to be optimal.

"If I can control a cursor on the television with my hand on the touchscreen, that might be able to work," he said. "[But] because of the hotkey scenario, it's not like players actually play StarCraft with the mouse only--they play with the mouse and keyboard…We obviously allow new users to play mouse-only and that's really fun, but when you get serious about the game you do move into the mouse and keyboard space."

Elsewhere in the interview, Browder confirmed that Blizzard does not have a team dedicated to exploring the possibility of a console version of Starcraft, but said the company is always looking at new technology for its games. Browder went on to reveal that Sony presented Blizzard a demo of Starcraft II being controlled by the PlayStation Move, but this endeavor was dead on arrival.

"I wanted to kill myself," Browder said of the demo. "I found it very difficult to make it work.
 I believe that if I had practiced as much as he had, I would've enjoyed it more…but for us it felt like it was gonna be a lot more effort to still make that work, to still make that really sing."

In 2000, Blizzard shipped Starcraft 64 for the Nintendo 64. It was met by a warm critical reception, but all future series entries have landed only on the PC.

The next installment in the Starcraft II trilogy--Heart of the Swarm--is 99 percent complete, according to Browder. It will follow 2010's Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty and precede the final entry, Legacy of the Void.

[gamespot.com]

Wii U in generation of its own - Sony

The Wii U is in a console generation of its own, according to Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida. Speaking to Eurogamer, the executive said he believes when Nintendo launched the Wii in 2006, it in turn created a parallel console cycle that will continue with the company's new console.

"I always thought PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are in the same generation, but Wii was not the same," he said. "To me, the industry was growing really fast when those three platforms came up because the focus is so different. The PS3 and the 360 were the closest in terms of high definition and networked services. But Wii carved out a large niche to itself. To me, it was like two generations going at the same time."

Yoshida added, "Wii U is the next generation of Wii. That I understand. To me, it's its own generation."
The Wii U is due out worldwide this holiday season and is Nintendo's first high-definition console. Its CPU will be powered by an IBM multicore processor and its GPU by an AMD Radeon card.

[gamespot.com]

Blockbuster's Wii U lineup leaked - Retail Radar

With the Wii U set to debut this year, retailers are starting to plan around the new system's software lineup. According to a Go Nintendo report, Blockbuster video rental stores in the United Kingdom have updated their internal database with listings for a wealth of Wii U titles.

In addition to previously announced titles like Darksiders II and Tekken, the list includes games that haven't been confirmed for the platform yet, like Splinter Cell 6, Sports Connection, Zombie, Marvel Super Heroes, Just Dance 4, and Dirt 3. On the first-party front, Blockbuster lists New Super Mario Bros. Mii, Pikmin, and the console itself in a white version. It also includes Shield Pose, originally introduced as a tech demo for the system at last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
As of press time, Blockbuster had not returned a request for comment. The full list of games from the report follows below:

Aliens: Colonial Marines
Assassin's Creed
Batman: Arkham City
Darksiders II
Dirt 3
Formula 1 All Stars
Game Party
Ghost Recon Online
Just Dance 4
Killer Freaks From Outer Space
Marvel Super Heroes
Metro: Last Light
Monsters Party
New Super Mario Bros. Mii
Ninja Gaiden 3
Pikmin
Rabbids Party Land
Raving Rabbids
Rayman Legends
Shield Pose
Splinter Cell 6
Sports Connection
Tekken
Your Shape 2013
Zombie

[gamespot.com]

Assassin's Creed III Confirmed for Wii U

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed III will come to Wii U.

In a press release today, Ubisoft noted that "Assassin's Creed III is set to release on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Windows PC and is also in development for Wii U from Nintendo."

The Debut Trailer for Assassin's Creed III

Previously, Ubisoft announced that an Assassin's Creed game would come to Wii U during E3, but until now hadn't confirmed that it would be Assassin's Creed III.

Assassin's Creed III is set to hit PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 30th, and Wii U is currently set to be released before the end of 2012. Will the game hit Wii U at the same time as other platforms? We've reached out to Ubisoft for comment and will update with any information that we receive

[source ign.com ]

Global Wii U Launch By End of 2012

Faced with intense scrutiny, investor pressure and the first fiscal year losses for his company in over 25 years, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata once again reiterated plans for the future. Notably that includes making sure Wii U is available globally by the 2012 holiday season.

Though we've heard many times Nintendo plans to release the new home console sometime this year, this is the first we've heard Nintendo outright state it plans to bring the system to all major territories (North America, Japan, Europe and Australia) by the holidays.

In remarks to reporters, Iwata also emphasized he plans to restore Nintendo to profitability next fiscal year.
[source ign.com]

Nintendo Announcements Set for New Web Broadcast

Nintendo's recent series of press conferences and web-based broadcasts continue. Today, via its "Nintendo Direct" UStream page, the gaming giant revealed plans to share new information about the Nintendo 3DS and Wii through another pre-recorded video.

The Web Broadcast will air at Noon in Japan on December 27. That converts to 7:00pm PST/10:00pm EST here in the United States on Monday, December 26.

Previously Nintendo has revealed details about system updates, upcoming games like Mario Kart 7, new eShop games and even trailers for highly anticipated titles like Monster Hunter 3G.

[source ign.com]

The Dawn of Wii U

Nintendo's success with Wii was bound to fuel speculation and interest in its next console. Whether wondering about a new controller or how Nintendo would embrace HD, the entire industry seemed fixated on the Wii's successor. As rumors and leaks emerged earlier this year, that fixation reached a fever pitch. Whatever Nintendo revealed at E3 2011 would have to be tremendous to live up to the hype.

Wii's lack of software helped create a spotlight on anything related to Wii U. With its current home console effectively out of the picture, the press started searching for clues to what was coming next. Those details