Nintendo has just revealed a new holiday bundle for the 3DS XL that will include Mario Kart 7 installed on the system. The midnight blue 3DS XL will be released on December 2nd and retail for only $199.99. If you haven’t picked up a 3DS yet or were looking to upgrade to an XL this is a good bundle. Mario Kart is still one of the best games released on the system so far.
Continuing in the tradition of shrinking their consoles down in size to keep people interested in the product (i.e. NES 2 & SNES) Nintendo has put their shrink ray on the Wii.
The aptly names Wii Mini will release on December 7th and retail for only $99 but for right now there seems to be a catch. The Wii Mini will only be available in Canada (maybe the reason for the red design?) and there is no news on if Nintendo will be releasing the console in other territories. The system will come with a red Wii Remote and Nunchuk and will play all Wii titles but will not come with Internet capabilities or have the ability to play Gamecube games.
So chin up Canada, you are the lucky owners of a new Wii. True patriot love indeed.
Nintendo’s sixth home console is off to a strong start but not quite the sales that its predecessor saw.
Reports are that Nintendo sold approximately 400,000 Wii U consoles in its first week of release. That is a strong start but not as big as the Wii’s release which saw 600,000 units sold back in 2006.
It was an all around great sales week for anything Nintendo in general. Along with the Wii U’s sales, Nintendo announced that almost 300,000 Wii’s, 275,000 DS systems and 250,000 3DS systems were sold in the same week.
Only time will tell if the Wii U is truly a hit with sales always spiking at launch and during the holiday season.
Well that certainly didn’t take long.
It was announced by Nintendo last week that many of their streaming apps would be delayed and the way it was worded one would think that you would be waiting a few weeks before you could start watching your content on Netflix or Hulu Plus.
It seems someone got on the ball and fixed whatever problems the apps were having quickly because as of right now both services are up and ready for people to watch shows or movies on their television or Gamepad.
No word yet on when the Nintendo TVii feature will be ready but Nintendo has said sometime in December.
Dark Horse Comics will finally be bringing [amazon_link id=”1616550414″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia[/amazon_link] to the U.S. on January 29th, a little more than a year after release in Japan.
This book celebrates the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series and is 274 pages full of artwork, developer interviews and finally (for the first time I believe) has a complete chronological history of Hyrule. So you can finally stop arguing with your friends about whether Ocarina of Time happens before or after Skyward Sword (it’s after btw).
Any Zelda fan will definitely want to pick this up.
The Zombi U launch trailer is here and should be quite familiar to zombie fans.
Yep, there is quite the Zombieland feel to it with the rules of Zombi U being given in a very Jesse Eisenberg way. While some may role their eyes at it I actually got into it and can’t fault the makers for wanting to give gamers a good sense of what is to come by using something recognizable like Zombieland.
I will say that I do like their rules better than the movie. Being of ample girth I never made it past the first rule.
Cardio. Cardio. Cardio.
Zombi U is available on November 18th for the Wii U launch.
Everything seemed to be going so well Nintendo….what happened??
Just a few days before the Wii U is set to launch, Nintendo has announced that their on demand services (Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video and YouTube) will be delayed. They are hoping to have the services up in a few weeks. Nintendo TVii has also been delayed and will not be released until December.
You will still need to update your system online on day one to get your e-shop, backwards compatibility and online play up and running.
No system launch is perfect but this was a huge component of Nintendo’s selling point of the Wii U. Let’s hope they can get everything worked out quickly.
The time is almost here. On November 18th Nintendo will release their sixth home console, the Wii U, to the masses. The system has already filled its pre-order limit at virtually every outlet that will sell it. If you are one of the lucky ones picking one up on Sunday or hoping to find one out in the wild during the holiday season we have a handy buyers guide for everything you will need.
Take a look at the system bundles, games and accessories below.
[amazon_link id=”B009AGXH64″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wii U Deluxe Set[/amazon_link] $349.99
Launch Day Games (Available November 18th)
[amazon_link id=”B009AFLXQQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wii U Pro Controller (Black)[/amazon_link]
[amazon_link id=”B009AFLXJS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wii U Pro Controller (White)[/amazon_link]
Wii U Energizer Charger Station
Universal Afterglow Wireless Headset
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For everyone that is picking up a Wii U on launch day this Sunday or for the holiday Nintendo has just put up this video detailing what all you will need to do to get your online functions up and running.
The video does a a good job explaining the set up your Nintendo Network account, how to transfer your saves from your Wii to the Wii U as well as show off how Nintendo is designing the Wii U to be the center of your home entertainment.
Madden NFL 13 is coming to the Wii U at launch and it will bring with it a new set of controls that will use the Wii U’s gamepad to call your plays, perform audibles, draw out your own hot routes on the fly and more. Because this game did not have a full development cycle Wii U owners will not get to have the new physics engine that debuted this year in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game. One would think that it will be implemented in next year’s version.
Madden NFL 13 releases on November 18th.