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Mega Man, Wii Fit’s buff Trainer line up for battle in next ‘Super Smash Bros.’

Nintendo extended an olive branch to its downtrodden fans with a new Super Smash Bros., debuting new characters like Mega Man and the Wii Fit Trainer.

Wii U sales surge in UK following Xbox One announcement

EA’s Star Wars games likely won’t see a release on the Wii U

Jetsetter: Nintendo ends its “After Dark” policy for mature Wii U games in Europe

This week in Jetsetter: An obscure PS3 shooter from Japan may get a shot abroad and Nintendo ends its bizarre age restricted sales in Germany.
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Team Ninja head fires back at Metro developers in defense of Wii U

Nintendo's latest console has its share of detractors, but Ninja Gaiden 3 director Yosuke Hayashi is not one of them.
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Nintendo’s Iwata claims the Wii U sales “are not bad”

The Nintendo Wii U has ridden through its first holiday. How did the follow up to the record breaking Nintendo Wii perform? Sales are "steady" according to Nintendo's president, but they're not what the company was hoping for according to one analyst.
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Buying a used Wii U could give you access to previous owners games

According to reports on the Internet, purchasers of used Wii U consoles are finding those systems full of free games, courtesy whoever owned the console previously.

Gone, but not forgotten: The biggest gaming trends of 2012, and the impact they will have on the years to come

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Unlimited streaming porn coming to Wii U

The Wii U is a very family-friendly console, but the kind people at SugarDVD are working on an app that will also allow the machine to satisfy a person's more base desires.

Best games for the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS for 2012

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Best gaming controllers of 2012

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Sony apes Nintendo with upcoming LittleBigPlanet 2 DLC

A new addition to the nearly two-year-old LittleBigPlanet 2 arrives next Tuesday, and it uses Sony's Vita handheld to mimic functionality most famously seen in Nintendo's Wii U console.
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Rayman Legends officially debuts in February

Ubisoft has officially announced a release date for the Wii U's Rayman Legends: February 26, 2013.
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Wii U entertainment options expand with free YouTube app

Nintendo wants us all to believe that the Wii U can do anything that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 can. Thus, the newly-released console now boasts an application offering full access to YouTube.
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ESPN Sports Connection review: The Wii U’s mediocre answer to Wii Sports

Wii U shortages expected after debut

Google TV hopes to build momentum with another user-friendly update, this time adding voice search to its interface.

Digital Blend: Xbox Live turns 10 and Star Wars: The Old Republic goes free-to-play

Wii U will ship without video services promised for launch

Sing Party review: Open up and say ‘meh’

Ubisoft CEO unhappy with high price of Wii U

Nintendo offers up more Wii U online and WaraWara Plaza details

Hands on with Ubisoft’s Wii U launch day roundup

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Nintendo characters join Maxwell in Scribblenauts Unlimited

Iconic Nintendo characters like Mario and Link will be joining the upcoming Wii U-exclusive Scribblenauts Unlimited.

Nintendo Wii U is region locked, keeping Japanese, European games out of US hands

Nintendo Wii U is region locked, continuing Nintendo's long tradition of keeping foreign games off its home consoles in the US.
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Can a PS Vita and PS3 bundle take on Nintendo’s Wii U?

It's hard not to notice that a PS Vita and PlayStation 3 bundle from Sony would make for an impressive Wii U competitor. Sony knows it.
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Turtle Beach teams with Nintendo for official Wii U headsets

Nintendo's Wii U console is set to be a serious online gaming machine, complete with high-fidelity gaming headsets courtesy Turtle Beach.

New Super Mario Bros U preview: An unexpected rush

In our second New Super Mario Bros U preview, we take a look at the Wii U adventure's novel take on co-operative, competitive multiplayer.
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Nintendo debuts Nintendo TVii, the app that will make the Wii U your go-to media center

One of the apps announced with the Wii U today will be Nintendo TV, a service that connects all your TV services in one place.

Amazon distributor says Nintendo Wii U release Nov. 11, price $249

With 9 days to go before Nintendo hosts the Wii U's coming out party, conflicting reports of the console's price and release date emerge.
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EA reveals Wii U iterations of FIFA Soccer 13, Madden NFL 13

Crytek is working with Nintendo but is Crysis 3 coming to Nintendo Wii U?

Are technology pushers Crytek working with Nintendo? Yes, but that doesn't mean its new game Crysis 3 is coming to Wii U. At least not yet.

Jetsetter: Amazon Germany prices Wii U above $500 while the PlayStation Network gets bad news in Korea, good news in the UK

In Jetsetter for the week ending Jun. 22, Germany prices the Wii U at €399.99, Korea forces Sony to take the PlayStation Network offline, and the BBC gives the PSN a boost in the UK.

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Digital Blend: Wii U includes support for free-to-play games, Babel Rising allows you to punish heathens

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