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Current-gen console prices slashed at retail
If you’re a hardened penny pincher that doesn’t yet own a current-generation home console because you think hardware prices are still exorbitant—this piece of austerity-friendly news is for you. Specifically, UK supermarket chain Morrisons has launched a round of tantalizing hardware price cuts that ably demonstrate how videogame consoles have never been so accessible. For [...]
Nintendo promises to deliver ‘proper’ Wii U launch
Looking to avoid the same flat reception that met its 3DS portable console, Nintendo has boldly pledged to make sure the launch of its hugely anticipated Wii U system truly hits the mark. That’s according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who this week said the lack of compelling launch software that hamstrung the 3DS will [...]
Netflix hits Wii in UK and Ireland
Netflix has this week expanded the reach of its hugely popular TV and movie platform by bringing streamed entertainment services to Wii users in the UK and Ireland. The arrival on Nintendo’s market-leading home console coincides with the general availability of Netflix in the UK and Ireland (January 9) and grants users access to a [...]
Report points to new Nintendo online store
Leading the videogame market on both hardware fronts, but somehow always seemingly caught playing catch-up where content is concerned, Nintendo is reportedly prepping a “full-blown” software store. That’s according to The Daily, which claims the download portal will accompany the upcoming Wii U console and will supposedly help the Japanese gaming giant compete directly with [...]
Badass Zelda tattoo is definition of ‘truly hardcore’
There are hardcore gaming fans, and there are hardcore gaming fans. There are those who troll forums, incessantly badmouth the competition, and lift their noses at the Wii. And then there are those who embrace their particular obsession… forever. While most faux ‘hardcore’ gamers probably fall into the former category, one fully certified and undeniably [...]