Nintendo have been dealt a blow, losing a court claim involving the World Intellectual Property Organisation, after an attempt to take control of the already registered domain name WiiU.com. The original owner registered the domain name way back in 2004, well before Nintendo’s original Wii console was even released upon the market. The site was also briefly listed for sale, but quickly removed onc...
While many gamers rejoiced when an R+ rating was introduced into the Australian Gaming market, there were also many who saw it for the facade that it was, realising that very little had actually changed. Those gamers who whole heartedly supported the decision were blinded by bloodlust, certain they would never miss out again on the sexual deviance and gratuitous violence that fellow gamers in many...
The celebrations continue for Luigi in his 30th Anniversary year, with the release of the highly anticipated New Super Luigi U, an exciting new add-on content pack for New Super Mario Bros U. The game will retain the same level structure as the original Wii U title, with the 80+ levels receiving a massive makeover to welcome Luigi and his friends. With Mario on a break, Luigi is firmly in the spot...
Two months ago at the Games Developers Conference, Nintendo announced the Nintendo Web Framework for the Wii U, supporting application development on the console through the use of HTML5, JavaScript and CSS. Alongside this announcement also came news that the Wii U will support Unity, an integrated development environment with a sole focus on games, used by over 1.2 million developers worldwide. T...
The Skylanders have made an appearance at E3 2013, with some important announcements regarding Skylanders Swap Force, the next highly anticipated installment in the Skylanders franchise. Earlier in the week, Activision confirmed a release date of October, and have followed up at E3 with some new screenshots and gameplay information. Skylanders Swap Force adds a new dimension of customization to th...
The Skylanders phenomena are set to continue, as Activision has announced a release date of October 13th for the latest installment in the series, Skylanders Swap Force. The Skylanders franchise has enjoyed massive success on all platforms, giving players the unique ability to bring their beloved collectible figurines to life within the game. Skylanders Swap Force will feature 32 new characters, w...
Some nightmarish news for Nintendo and the industry in general, as a team going by the name Gateway have announced successful hacking of the Nintendo 3DS. Gateway have produced a video showcasing their latest creation booting 3 bootleg ROMS, including Luigis mansion, claiming it to be the world’s first 3DS flashcart, with seemingly no other legitimate use than to download and play illegally obtain...
All gamers have been through the frustration of running out of battery power mid-game, generally occurring at the most important and hardest part of a level, furthest from any known save and checkpoints. Nintendo’s Wii U Controller Pad is no exception, being heavily criticized for its feeble average charge time of 4 hours. Luckily, Nintendo of Japan has announced a new battery pack, 2550mAh in pow...
With the announcement of the Xbox One, much news has been circulating regarding the new console, including much hype surrounding a patent Microsoft filed last November. The patent outlined an achievement system very much like that which already exists on the 360, except this time, incorporating various achievements for simply watching TV. Users could be rewarded for anything from watching a major ...
With so little in the way of new game announcements for the Nintendo Wii U, it is even more disappointing for owners and fans of the console to hear that EA has seemingly dropped support for the console with no games currently in development. While the company hasn’t ruled out developing titles in the future, for now this would spell the end of sports games as we know it on Nintendo home con...