On Wednesday, Nintendo announced that it will shut down the Wii U and 3DS online stores next year. As of late March 2023, Wii U and 3DS owners will no longer be able to make digital purchases from the Nintendo eShop. Additionally, free content will no longer be available for download, including game demos and …
In just ten months, the Nintendo Switch has surpassed its predecessor’s lifetime sales. More Switch consoles have been sold than the Wii U managed to sell in five years on the market. While that undoubtedly speaks to the apathetic response to the Wii U, it’s also a sign that the Switch is exactly what Nintendo …
Nintendo is currently riding high on the success of its “Classic” retro console relaunches and the incredible demand for the portable hybrid Switch. Looking ahead, Nintendo would rather you just forget the Wii U ever existed, and it’s going to help bury that terrible memory by killing off the Miiverse social network which was born …
Despite the impressive showing from Nintendo at E3 2017, some fans were disappointed that there weren’t any other Wii U ports unveiled for the Switch at the event. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was a big success in April, which led some gamers to suspect that a port of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U would be …
As much as we make fun of the Wii U, it’s home to some of the best games Nintendo has ever released. Two of them — The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 — have already made their way over to the Nintendo Switch, but there are still plenty of …
For better or worse, Nintendo officially joined the modern era of gaming on Tuesday as the company announced that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will have an expansion pass available for purchase on the day the game launches. It will cost $19.99 and will contain two sets of DLC that will release …
Following the Nintendo Switch hands-on event in New York City last week, Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime told Polygon that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be the final first-party game released for the Wii U. In other words, after the game launches on March 3rd, the Wii U will be …
Nintendo hasn’t been shy about showing off footage from the early stages of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but last night during The Game Awards 2016, we got our first look at a random quest that seemed to be from later in the game.
Following the commencement of Black Friday sales on both the PlayStation and Xbox digital stores, Nintendo launched its own holiday sales event on Wednesday afternoon. From now until December 5th, Wii U and 3DS owners will be able to save up to 50% on select digital games on Nintendo’s eShop.
Four years after launching the console back in 2012, Nintendo will reportedly end Wii U production for good on Friday, November 4th. Earlier this year, rumors began to spread that the Wii U wouldn’t make it to 2017, but Nintendo dismissed the rumors and said it would continue to produce the console for months to come. Multiple …
