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by Published on March 27th, 2013 10:41- Categories:
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Nintendo's Wii U has faced complaints over slow loading and switching between menus since launch, but the company has promised a pair of updates will help the situation. Tonight it posted a video on YouTube (embedded after the break) that shows off the difference before and after the April update side by side. Showing off how quickly it can return to the home menu from a game of New Super Mario Bros. U, the updated console is ready to go in eight seconds, compared to the current software's 20-second delay. There's no mention of the other update to improve the speed of launching software, but hopefully that will be shown off soon as well. More than halving the main menu's load time is nothing to sneeze at, although it's still not exactly a snappy experience. We'll see if these tweaks -- once they arrive -- do anything to improve the console's position while it waits for the improved software lineup President Satoru Iwata is expecting.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/26/n...ming-in-april/ ...by Published on March 26th, 2013 01:27- Categories:
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Not all of us want chocolate for Easter. Some of us just want moar video games, and in particular ones involving Lego pieces, Disney characters, Simstuff, Skylanders goodies, and, er, Dance Central 3. You may say we're weird, fussy, and worryingly specific. But, as if by some holiday miracle, Amazon is here for us.
The retailer's Easter sale brings savings across a ton of Lego, Disney, Skylanders, and Sims content - and yes, Dance Central 3. Harmonix's third moves-buster is down to just $19.99, while the Kinect Sports Ultimate Collection bundle is at $28.46.
Meanwhile, Epic Mickey 2 falls to $19.99 on Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U, Lego Batman 2 on 360, PS3, Vita and Wii is $14.99, and SimCity is already down to $39.99 - or $19.99 if you buy italongside some clean-sounding stuff. You know what: there are a lot of Easter deals which you can check out on Amazon, and we'd love to tell you about every single one of them but chocolate here now so no*.
http://www.amazon.com/Outlet/b/?_enc...-2&pf_rd_t=101 ...by Published on March 25th, 2013 16:39- Categories:
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The last of todays compilation of deals is for the Nintendo WiiU, grab yourself a bargain below:
Nintendo Wii U Deals for 03-24-2013 Price You Save Retailer Free Shipping? Assassin's Creed III $49.46 $10.53 (18% off) Amazon Yes Batman: Arkham City: Armored Edition $29.99 $30.00 (50% off) Amazon Yes Call of Duty: Black Ops II $43.49 $16.50 (28% off) Amazon Yes Darksiders II $19.99 $40.00 (67% off) Best Buy In-store pickup only ESPN Sports Connection $38.97 $11.02 (22% off) Amazon Yes FIFA Soccer 13 $29.99 $30.00 (50% off) Origin Store Yes Just Dance 4 $19.99 $30.00 (60% off) Gamestop With $25+ order & promo code SAVER Just Dance 4 $19.99 $30.00 (60% off) Amazon With $25+ order or Prime Madden NFL 13 $34.99 $25.00 (42% off) Amazon Yes Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth $39.99 $10.00 (20% off) Best Buy Yes Mass Effect 3: Special Edition $29.99 $30.00 (50% off) Origin Store Yes NBA 2K13 $38.48 $21.51 (36% off) Amazon Yes New Super Mario Bros. U $48.89 $11.10 (19% off) Amazon Yes Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge $29.99 $30.00 (50% off) Amazon Yes Resident Evil: Revelations $39.99 $10.00 (20% off) Amazon Yes Skylanders Giants Starter Pack $34.00 $40.99 (55% off) Amazon Yes Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition $46.99 $13.00 (22% off) Amazon Yes The Amazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition $29.99 $30.00 (50% off) Gamestop With $25+ order & promo code SAVER The Amazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition $29.99 $30.00 (50% off) Amazon Yes Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper $29.99 $10.00 (25% off) Best Buy Yes Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper $29.99 $10.00 (25% off) Gamestop With $25+ order & promo code SAVER ZombiU $49.73 $10.26 (17% off) Amazon Yes by Published on March 23rd, 2013 22:10- Categories:
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Nintendo's Wii U is currently on sale for an all-time low price on the UK High Street.
HMV is selling the Wii U Premium bundle including copies of both NintendoLand and Ubisoft's ZombiU for just £199.99. That's a £140 discount on the RRP.
In-store POS confirming the price was spotted by MCV reader Andy James at the chain's Stoke on Trent store. Of course, with HMV in dire straights and its gaming aspirations up for question, the price could in part be driven by a desire to empty warehouses of video games stock.
The price significantly undercuts GameStop's £244.97 – the previous lowest price the machine was available for.
The move comes after MCV yesterday revealed that retailers are increasingly dissatisfied with the console's performance in the UK.
“We have taken the decision to reduce the price of the Basic Wii U to test the market and assess the impact of a price change for a short period of time,” ShopTo purchasing director James Rowson stated. “This has resulted in a smaller than desired increase in sales at this stage.”
UPDATE: CVG has word that the price promotion will begin on Monday March 25th and run for as long as stock lasts.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/hmv-s...199-99/0112943 ...by Published on March 21st, 2013 22:56- Categories:
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Via MCV
Nintendo UK has pledged to meet with retailers worried about the performance of its Wii U games console.
Growing dissatisfaction towards the new hardware has seen retailers Amazon, Asda, ShopTo and GameStop slash £50 off its price. But even that has failed to stimulate sales.
“We have taken the decision to reduce the price of the Basic Wii U to test the market and assess the impact of a price change for a short period of time,” ShopTo purchasing director James Rowson told MCV. “This has resulted in a smaller than desired increase in sales at this stage.”
Meanwhile, some chains have told MCV that it will be ‘looking at’ the amount of shelf space it gives to Nintendo platforms.
“Currently Nintendo has not lost space, but their mix of sales is down,” says a top buyer at one of the UK’s biggest games retailers. “We are looking to reduce slightly but must admit their silence on strategy is deafening at the moment. They’ve got to do something otherwise it is GameCube all over again.”
Nintendo has told MCV that it has a plan to stimulate Wii U’s performance in the UK. And that it will meet all its retail partners in the coming weeks to reveal its strategy.
“We’ll be speaking to our retailers directly over the next few weeks to take them through our plans for building Wii U momentum over the course of 2013,” said a Nintendo spokesperson. “We have a strong and broad line-up of software launching this year and we look forward to updating – and exciting – our partners over the coming weeks.”
Wii U has suffered from a poor release schedule since debut. This week marks the first new software from Nintendo for the platform since January. Releases include LEGO City and Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate.
Shop to --> http://www.shopto.net/wiiu
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Gamestop --> http://www.gamestop.co.uk/
Amazon -- > http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...-keywords=wiiu ...by Published on March 21st, 2013 00:48- Categories:
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A recent retail promotion that saw Wii U drop to an all-new low price has been extended.
GameStop last Friday announced a deal that saw the 32GB Premium Wii U available for just £244.97. However, the retailer has now said that it has extended the offer “while stocks last”.
GameStop has previously admitted to disappointing sales of the Wii U, with president Tony Bartel stating: “Following the holiday launch period, sales have been slower than we expected. Nintendo plans on launching some of their biggest IP over the next few months which we think will increase gamer interest.
“Software will play a big role in each console’s success over the holidays. We’re already seeing great developer and publisher support for PS4, so Wii U will need some great titles, especially first-party titles, to compete. There’s also a need to increase consumer awareness of the new features available on the Wii U and its tethered tablet features.”
The retailer also has a promotion running on Microsoft’s the Halo 4 Limited Edition Xbox 360 S console that can currently be had for £214.97 – that’s a £45 discount on the previous price.
http://bit.ly/16KtKEl ...by Published on March 19th, 2013 12:05- Categories:
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http://www.amazon.com/DeusEx-Revolut...683773&sr=1-11 ...by Published on March 15th, 2013 00:24- Categories:
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Major retailers Amazon and Asda have both discounted the WiiU Console by £50 in a move by both stores to breathe new life into the stagnant sales of Nintendo`s latest flagship console.The 32GB WiiU Premium Pack is now selling for £249 and the 8GB WiiU Basic Pack is now £199. Theres no official Word from Nintendo if these are officially sanctioned price reductions.by Published on March 13th, 2013 23:31- Categories:
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It seems Nintendo has made good on its promise to utilise Wii U’s NFC tech by announcing a new Pokemon title that uses figures.
Eurogamer reports that Pokemon Rumble U, which was first announced last month, will allow players to purchase Pokemon figures that unlock in-game characters.
The use of the GamePad’s NFC tech has not been officially confirmed, but you can be almost certain it will feature.
Seven figures have been confirmed, with the first being Pikachu. The toys themselves will record game info internally. The core game will sell at a discounted ¥1,800 (£12.60) and the toys at ¥200 (£1.40) each.
There’s no word yet on a Western release for the game.
Nintendo will be counting on the allure of the still-popular Pokemon license to counter rival products from Activision and Disney. Of course, one advantage Pokemon Rumble U will (presumably) have is that it will not require an external ‘portal’ device to connect the toys to the console – meaning it will be able to undercut its pricier rivals.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/new-w...se-nfc/0112337 ...by Published on March 13th, 2013 00:46- Categories:
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Nintendo's golden goose Shigeru Miyamoto said that the console manufacturer didn't focus on online play until recently because it "would have limited the size of the audience that could enjoy those features."Shigeru Miyamoto....
This outlandish statement came out of a Q&A Miyamoto recently did with the New York Times. When asked about what he found most exciting about games right now, Miyamoto replied, "For a long time at Nintendo we didn't focus as much on online play because for many years doing so would have limited the size of the audience that could enjoy those features. But certainly now we see that so many people are connected to the Internet. It opens up a tremendous amount of possibilities."Yes, you heard that right. Finally, in 2013, enough people have the internet.Regarding the Wii U's disappointing sales, Miyamoto isn't sweating yet. "I think that the Wii U still has a long future," he said. "We really view it as being the ideal device that families are going to want to have connected to that screen in the living room that everyone is going to gather around and watch. Certainly in the short term I would want to see it performing with probably a little more momentum. I think in the long term I'm not at a point where I'm concerned yet."While the Wii U has failed to ignite the market, this isn't the first time a Nintendo product has sold poorly at launch only to pick up momentum later. Both the DS and its true successor, the 3DS, sold poorly on arrival before selling like gangbusters as the years went on. But the console market is more competitive and expensive and it's hard to say if the Wii U will be able to keep up.Ultimately, Miyamoto admitted that, "entertainment is an unpredictable industry" and "Nintendo's stance, over all, is that we don't know where entertainment will take us next."
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