In a Q&A with investors, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto admitted that Nintendo struggled in adapting to HD development for the Wii U as it requires twice as man manpower to do so. “When it comes to the scale of software development, Wii U with HD graphics requires about twice the human resources than before,” Miyamoto explained. Miyamoto says Nintendo may have…
Good morning and welcome to a new week. Ugh. Feel nauseous just thinking about it. Sign ups for the 2013 Xbox Live Xbox 360 Update Public Beta are now open. Any subscribers from the 41 supported Xbox Live countries may participate, but numbers are limited. You will be able to register directly from your Xbox 360 Dashboard, but will need…
Good morning. It’s the news you can use in bite-sized chunks. Like a zombie buffet. Day 3 of the Xbox 360 Ultimate Game Sale. Grab The Witcher 2, Forza Horizon, Crysis 3 and more for up to 75% off. There’s more, and you can check the good Major to see them all. Michael Pachter reckons former Xbox One boss Don Mattrick…
Good morning from infection central. Let’s kick things off with sales shall we? SA online retailer Kalahari.com has a sale on Blizzard titles at up to 60% off. The Ultimate Game Sale starts today on Xbox Live Marketplace. The games on sale today are Assassin’s Creed 3 ($14.99), Max Payne 3 ($9.99), Far Cry 3 ($19.99) and Borderlands 2 ($9.99).…
Speaking with GamesIndustry in a Q & A at E3 2013, Nintendo’s Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto more than hinted at a new Wii U Zelda game. Miyamoto assures that teams, “are hard at work” on a Wii U Zelda, a title that would surely help the Wii U along in terms of selling consoles. Miyamoto says that Nintendo even considered showing…
Yes. We don’t really know what we’re doing covering Nintendo’s stuff either, but we’re trying to spread our wings a little. And because of Bayonetta 2. Nintendo’s E3 presentation Wii U eShop trailer Bayonetta 2 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD Pikmin 3 X – not the final name Mario Kart 8 New Super Luigi U Super Mario 3D World…
Yip, it’s that time of the year again. If you’re a bit like the zombies, you will somehow find a way to watch this all. And then you’ll be exactly like a zombie come four o’clock in the morning. These are the South African times of the major press conferences at E3 this year. Watch and enjoy, or wait for…
Good morning, and thank you good people for helping us stay sane this week… MVC sources reckon that Microsoft and Sky in the UK will reveal a new partnership at E3, which may see the Xbox One sold at a significantly reduced price when bundled with a Sky subscription. DStv in South Africa… you there? Hello?! Some new details about the Xbox…
Good morning. Grab your coffee and enjoy this wrap. It’s packed full of news and videos. A supposed leaked list of titles which will be announced at E3 by Microsoft has hit the internet. While – if the list proves to be true and accurate – there is plenty to be excited about, it’s pretty unlikely that this reflects the…
The latest developer to voice their concerns over the Wii U’s small installed base is Avalanche Studio’s founder. Christofer Sundberg commented to Pressfire [as cited by Escapist] that the studio did receive development kits, but that the kits “just collected dust,” at the studio. “It’s a bit sad, because we wanted to do something. I think it is a cool platform, but right…