Wii U Won’t Get Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition
Posted by IGN on Apr 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition won’t be coming to Wii U, according to the games distributor Beamdog.
The game is currently being developed for PC, Mac and iPad by Overhaul Games, and is scheduled for a release this summer. But it won’t make its way to Nintendo’s new console due to Beamdog’s past experience working with Nintendo.
Trent Oster, founder of Beamdog, wrote on Twitter, “We don’t do Nintendo development. Our previous experience with Nintendo was...
What Do You Want From Super Mario 4?
Posted by IGN on Apr 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Day in and day out you hear a lot from the IGN Nintendo team. Now we want to hear from you. What you’ll find below is our weekly blogging feature. Here we ask you questions based on recent Nintendo events or games and ask you to blog your thoughts. The best responses will be featured later in the week, and may even win a cool prize. Read on for all the information on this week’s blogging challenge!
Hours of lazing and countless pizza pies later, the weekend has come to a crushing end....
UPDATE: Nintendo to Show Mario Wii U at E3
Posted by IGN on Apr 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
UPDATE 2 (4:00 P.M. PST): Nintendo has confirmed that both Pikmin and Mario will make appearances at E3 2012 on Wii U.
Nintendo released the following statement regarding Pikmin:
“In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new Pikmin game will be shown at the E3 Expo in June. He believes that anyone who has played Pikmin games in the past will enjoy playing.”
Separately, Nintendo said the following about Mario:
“In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new...
Nintendo to Show Mario, Pikmin for Wii U at E3
Posted by IGN on Apr 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
UPDATE 2 (4:00 P.M. PST): Nintendo has confirmed that both Pikmin and Mario will make appearances at E3 2012 on Wii U.
Nintendo released the following statement regarding Pikmin:
“In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new Pikmin game will be shown at the E3 Expo in June. He believes that anyone who has played Pikmin games in the past will enjoy playing.”
Separately, Nintendo said the following about Mario:
“In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new...
Pandora’s Tower Review
Posted by IGN on Apr 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Towards the end of a console’s life you often see games that really push the hardware but rely on familiar ideas. Pandora’s Tower is quite the opposite: it’s a game full of technical foibles that nonetheless overcomes its visual weaknesses to offer something a little different. That’s not to say that it’s entirely new, of course. Its blend of combat and environmental puzzles and the elemental dungeons you explore bring the Zelda series to mind. And at other times it...
F-Zero Might Find Home on Wii U
Posted by IGN on Apr 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The last console-based F-Zero game was released for the GameCube in August of 2003. (F-Zero GP Legend arrived on the GBA about a year later.) For those of you doing the math, that’s almost a decade – a decade without one of Nintendo’s more iconic and notable franchises. Though it seems Wii will be without the futuristic racing series, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto thinks F-Zero might find a home on Wii U.
“With Wii U coming up, maybe we could create something that does...
No Nintendo at Gamescom
Posted by IGN on Apr 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Nintendo will not be exhibiting at this year’s Gamescom, according to a spokesperson for the company. Silja Gulicher, press officer for Nintendo Germany, said: “Although Gamescom is one of the most important fairs of the year for us, we’ve decided not to take part this year.”
Gamescom would have been one of the first opportunies for the public to go hands-on with the Wii U in Europe, but instead anyone desperate to get their hands on Nintendo’s new console will have...
Nintendo Crossovers That Need to Happen
Posted by IGN on Apr 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The gaming industry has come down with a severe case of crossover fever as of late. First Street Fighter crossed Tekken on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, then Nintendo hopped on board by joining Pokemon and Japanese strategy series Nobunaga’s Ambition for the DS game Pokemon Conquest. The latest crossover comes in the form of the recently unveiled Project X Zone, a 3DS strategy RPG featuring notable Capcom, SEGA and Namco Bandai characters.
Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine in the same game as...
Nintendo Voice Chat: 3DS Summer Fun & Wii U Rumors
Posted by IGN on Apr 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Welcome back to another rousing edition of Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN’s very own Nintendo-centric podcast. This week we’ve got IGN Nintendo’s intrepid editors: Audrey “The Walrus” Drake (otherwise known as ME!!) and Rich “Papa Koopa” George. So let’s get down to business!
Today we talk all the big news that’s happened since we last met. The 3DS is on fire with Mario Tennis Open, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Heroes of Ruin all...
Madden 13: Start Building Your Team This Month
Posted by IGN on Apr 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment
If you’re anxious to get a head start on your Madden NFL 13 gameplay, EA Sports has you covered. April 26th at 7 p.m. Eastern, EA will host a livestream to coincide with the NFL Draft.
As the top players wed teams, the Madden team will create Madden Ultimate Team cards — the football franchise’s in-game card game — for 30 players. EA will also create six “Future Star” cards for the players they think will be big deals. These cards carry a 99 rating.
Once created,...
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