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June 13, 2012
Why the Wii U's GamePad controller won't have a multitouch screen, and other tidbits from Reggie Fils-Aime
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime answered some burning questions about the Wii U and its gamepad.
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June 5, 2012
Nintendo's Wii U GamePad battery lasts 3 to 5 hours, charging takes 2.5 hours
A spec sheet posted on Nintendo's Japanese site states that the battery on the Wii U's touchscreen GamePad controller lasts for three to five hours between charges, and needs to be charged for 2.5 hours to restore full power.
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June 5, 2012
Nintendo is readying a way to transfer Wii games and save files to Wii U
Here's something interesting from Nintendo Wii U Developer Discussion: asked if Wii owners will be able to transfer their downloaded Wii and Virtual Console games over to the new console, a Nintendo producer answered rather positively: "we are readying the system to be able to transfer saves and everything you've bought."
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June 5, 2012 From Polygon
'Runner 2' headed to Wii U
The game's full name is Bit. Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
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June 5, 2012 From Polygon
Marvel Pinball 3D announced for 3DS
If other platforms are any indication, additional tables based on other Marvel properties are sure to launch later this year
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June 5, 2012 From Polygon
'Pokemon Conquest' trailer shows fuedal Pokemon-on-Pokemon action
Players must use Pokemon to defeat powerful warloads and conquer their lands.
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June 5, 2012
New Super Mario Bros. U features flying raccoon suit, 5 player gaming
New Super Mario Bros. U is a five player game that lets Mario transform into a flying raccoon and grants players the ability to help and harass with the GamePad's touch screen.
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June 5, 2012
Nintendo Land could be Wii U's system selling new game
Nintendo knows the value of turning a tutorial into something more game than instruction. Wii Sports, a collection of mini-games created to essentially familiarize new Wii owners with motion gaming, became a system seller.
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June 5, 2012 From Polygon
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon confirmed for Nintendo 3DS
Luigi dons his ghost-busting pack once more for Nintendo 3DS.
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June 5, 2012
'New Super Mario Bros. U' announced by Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. U coming to Nintendo's newest platform.
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June 5, 2012
Nintendo announces Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon, and YouTube as Wii U content partners
During today's E3 keynote, Nintendo's Reggie Fils Aime announced four new partners that will be providing content to Wii U owners — Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Video, and YouTube.
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June 5, 2012 From Polygon
'Epic Mickey 2: Power of Two' release date announced
Disney Interactive and Warren Spector bring us back to Wasteland on November 18.
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June 3, 2012
Watch Nintendo's pre-E3 Wii U announcement right now
Nintendo's pre-E3 video, in its entirety!
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June 3, 2012
Wii U's online gaming and 'Miiverse' outlined, including video chat and web client
Nintendo revealed some online capabilities of the upcoming Wii U during its E3 pre-briefing.
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June 3, 2012
Nintendo reveals Wii U Pro Controller
Nintendo announced the Wii U Pro controller at its pre-E3 conference today. The controller will likely be an optional accessory for the upcoming Wii U console.
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June 3, 2012
Nintendo Wii U GamePad officially unveiled
Today during its streaming video conference, Nintendo detailed the final version of the Wii U controller, called the GamePad.