WII U

Nintendo’s upcoming console, the Wii U, is set to be released in the 2012 holiday season. Sources close to Nintendo have said that the new gaming system’s manufacturing costs amount to $180, but the video game company may tack on a much higher price tag, according to Forget The Box.

Wii U, the next addition to the long-running line of Nintendo consoles, will be available on Nov. 18th according to Wii U Daily. A Japanese retailer emailed the website revealing the launch date, which almost directly matches up to its predecessor’s Nov. 19th release in 2006.

With three new gaming consoles in the works, fans have a lot to be excited (or unexcited) about. The potential codename for PlayStation’s next venture was leaked on March 28th, but there may be some news that gamers aren’t too keen on hearing.

Nintendo is gearing up for its upcoming release, the Wii U, which is set to hit stores sometime later this year. The anticipated addition to the Nintendo family is once again changing up its controller style, with a screen style remote that resembles a portable gaming device.

Nintendo fans are rejoicing at the news from Ubisoft that Assassin's Creed 3 will be available on the upcoming console, Wii U, signaling an end to the years in which faithful fans of the franchise were excluded from some of the most popular video game titles.

Nintendo is attempting to revolutionize the gaming experience with the Wii U. Its predecessor, the Wii, was the first system to feature an external tablet as a controller, and now the console company is stepping it up a notch. The Wii U’s controller will feature a 6.2 inch touch screen display, and can easily be mistaken for a portable device. This adds an additional screen to the gaming experience, opening opportunities for new gameplay techniques.

Kit Connell plays Nintendo DS to stay young.

Nintendo announced a tentative release date for their next-gen console, the Wii U on Thursday, and said that it will be here in time for the 2012 holiday season.

Microsoft's next-gen video game console, rumored to be called Xbox 720, will be ready to ship and be released by November 2013. The console will reportedly feature six times the processing power of its predecessor, the Xbox 360.

MLB.TV will be available at the Store.

There have been some interesting rumors surrounding Nintendo's new Wii U console: EA's digital distribution service, Origin, may be a big part of the Wii U's online experience. The info is highly questionable, however.

Nintendo, which popularized gaming for the masses with accessible, colorful products, reported a loss of $926 million on Thursday, by far the largest for the company.

Nintendo will release an extension to the Nintendo 3DS called the Circle Pad Pro on February 7, 2012.

Back in June, everyone was talking about the Wii U, Nintendo’s first video game console with high-definition graphics unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.

The International Data Corporation (IDC) has issued a fresh report suggesting previous forecasts predicting the demise of the console market were premature, suggesting the market will rebound early 2012 as the next generation of consoles begin to be rolled-out.

Nintendo announced plans to drop the retail price of its portable Nintendo 3DS system to $169.99 in the U. S. down from the suggested launch price of $249.99 effective Aug. 12.

Netflix has hit the Nintendo 3DS eShop with a free app that will eventually allow users to watch 3D movies without specialized glasses. The announcement comes amid a period of bad press for the movie service as it increased its prices by separating the previously combined cost of movie streaming and DVD rental.

President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime has released more information about Nintendo's forthcoming Wii U console, including its release date and the company's long-term plans for it.

A lack of surprises made for the most mellow E3 in history according to one analyst.

Video game maker Nintendo unveiled its new Wii U this week, again focusing its innovations on the way gamers interact with games as it vies to maintain its lead on Sony and Microsoft.

Video game maker Nintendo unveiled its new Wii U this week, again focusing its innovations on the way gamers interact with games, a move it hopes will help it maintain its lead on Sony and Microsoft.