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Sonic Lost Worlds - peep the trailer ahead of E3!
This year's E3 is shaping up to be the biggest yet and Spike is the official broadcaster! Coverage begins Monday, March 10th at Noon Eastern, 9am Pacific and continues throughout the day on Spike. Our live coast to coast coverage will be simulcast on Spike.com and GameTrailers.com.
Earlier this month, EA DICE's Johan Andersson dropped a major bomb: Frostbite 3 won't be ported to the Wii U. The news meant that the company's next-gen
...well then.
The Wii U continues to face an uphill battle in penetrating the market while the X-Box 360 continues to dominate.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 topped the sales chart for games.
Nintendo Global President Sotaru Iwata apologizes to fans in an interview with IGN. The Wii U release was marred by a sluggish download for the patch required to get the system online.
It's not just video games that are going to take advantage of the Wii U's second screen: Hulu's getting into the act as well.
(via VentureBeat)
Trailer for the Wii U's "Arkham City: Armored Edition."
and they are:
And an additional 29 games will be released starting in November through March 2013:
(via Destructoid)
NEW EPISODE!
Last night's episode is now online. Steve Lunny breaks down how to make your very own app, Katie unveils the latest details on the Wii U and we get a sneak peek at Grant Morrison's Batman, Incorporated #0. (5:00)
The fastest five minutes in tech, gaming, and comics is coming at ya! Tune in every Thursday at midnight/11c on Spike.
Also, iPad and iPhone users: be sure you check out Splat*R*Pult (available for FREE - WHAT?!), available for the iPad and iPhone, which features the voiceover talents of our very own Katie Linendoll.
In quick succession we got big announcements from Amazon, Apple, and Nintendo. Though they're releasing different products, all three are competing for headline space and your dollar in a weak economy.
Who came out the winner? All Access Weekly has your answer.
This morning's announcement from Nintendo:
The Wii U will arrive in stores on November 18th and will come in two models:
Both versions will have 1 GB of RAM for game memory & 1 GB for system memory.
4x the storage for only $50 more? I can't imagine too many will opt for the Basic.
UPDATE - Nintendo also announced the TVii (a gimmicked spelling but still pronounced "tee vee" though it looks more like "tee vee eye eye"), a video service that incorporates Hulu Plus, Amazon Video, and TiVo into one interface. Wii U compatibility with these services in addition to Netflix and YouTube had already been announced last Spring.
Amazon and Apple have had their turns, and now it's Nintendo that takes the stage this morning.
Nintendo is expected to announce the price and release date of the Wii U at 10am EST / 7am PST.
What we already know is that it'll be backwards compatible with the Wii, right down to the peripherals. It'll also feature the Wii U Gamepad (shown above), which has a touch screen that will exist as both a supplemental screen for gameplay as well as the main display if the user chooses to turn off the television or use it for something else, making it something of a combined set-top and portable gaming console.
The Gamepad will also have a gyroscope, accelerometer, and support "near-field communication" that can interact with other devices including credit cards that are compatible with the interface. A camera and bluetooth will also come standard.
The Wii U will also be used to expand the pre-existing Nintendo Network, their answer to the Playstation Network and X-Box Live that is currently available for the Nintendo 3DS. It'll allow users to download new and pre-existing titles, as well as providing online multiplayer and interaction with other gamers. The Wii U's Nintendo Network will also include fNetflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, and Amazon Instant Video.
