WiiU News

One of my early entries to this column said that every video game needed a story. Now I’m back to give you the opposite position: Video Games don’t need stories! Tetris, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros, and many other games do not have stories. After my last article about video games needing stories, I had some people say, ” Ya, but this game doesn’t have one.” And its true. Not all video games need stories. In fact, I’ll just…

We were told that Axiom Verge was unlikely to come to the Wii U. So today’s announcement that the game is coming to the Wii U was a huge surprise. Not only that, but the game is coming to the Xbox One too! Axiom Verge is a game I’m not too familiar with. All I really know about the game is that its Metroid-like and that a lot of people seem to like it. I’m a Wii U and 3DS…

I’ve been a fan of the Oddworld games since the first game on PS1. When it was announced that the new game, Oddworld N’Tasty, was coming to the Wii U I was really excited. As it turned out, New N’Tasty for Wii U was a great game! And now the developer, Oddworld Inhabitants, has announced a new game in the franchise. What’s this game called and what’s it about? Read on to find out!     Oddworld Inhabitants has announced…

This week, Nintendo released an update for Super Mario Maker. The update brought some new tools to Super Mario Maker’s creator. I’ll tell you about these new tools and what I think of them so far. Every time Nintendo updates Super Mario Maker, I can’t wait to see what the new tools will be and how they’ll work. This week Nintendo added some new items to put into levels. My favorite of these new tools is a key. The key…

Two Tribes has developed games such as Toki Tori 1, 2, Rush, and Edge. Their upcoming game, RIVE, is a departure from their usual puzzle focused games. Last year, gamers were given an early look at the game via a special E3 demo. This game is still coming, but the developer has now announced it will be their last game ever. Read on to find out why and what I think about this announcement. After RIVE, Two Tribes is calling…

Child of Light is currently on sale for the Wii U. For just $3.98 you can have the game for the Wii U. Why should you buy it RIGHT NOW? Here are my thoughts on Child of Light so far. I had been tempted to buy Child of Light for awhile now. I thought the graphics looked great and the gameplay looked solid. And yet, I hesitated. The game cost $14.99 and I wasn’t completely sure about it. Then, just…

Pokemon Day, aka the 20th Anniversary of Pokemon, has come and gone. Yesterday’s Nintendo Minute looks at the Pokemon Day celebrations in New York.   The newest Nintendo Minute has Kit and Krysta visiting New York on Pokemon Day. We see them visit the newly minted Nintendo NY, parade around with some Pokemon (shown above), and go to a local Gamestop for a Pokken Tournament! There is also a contest in the video to win some of the goodies that…

Nintendo of America (and everyone else) had a Nintendo Direct today. What did Nintendo of America show? What did I think of today’s Direct? Let’s dive right into today’s revelations! Nintendo of America revealed a lot of cool and interesting things today. First of all, we learned that Star Fox Zero has not been delayed. The game has officially gotten an April 22nd release date. Not only that, but a second Star Fox game, Star Fox Guard, was revealed. This…

Nintendo of America announced the first full Nintendo Direct for 2016 today! When is it and what can we expect to see? Read on to find out! Nintendo of America announced a Nintendo Direct for tomorrow (3/3/16). The Direct will be focused on Wii U and 3DS games from Spring until Summer. We can look forward to watching the Nintendo Direct at 4pm central time. So far, we know that Nintendo is releasing three games this month: Twilight Princess HD,…

Nintendo released a new Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess retrospective yesterday.   The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD will be out for the Wii U on Friday. Nintendo released another retrospective video yesterday for the game. This time, Nintendo took a look at the game’s gameplay and dungeons.   I really loved the ability to turn into a wolf in Twilight Princess. I also thought Twilight Princess had some unique and sometimes challenging dungeons. The game wasn’t too hard…