Nintendo

With Amazon now in Australia, people are busily scouring the site for bargains. One of the best right now is the Nintendo Switch which has been frustratingly expensive. Amazon are selling it for just A$399.. while retailers like EB Games and JB Hi-Fi sell it for A$469.00 a full $70 more expensive. Even at Target its A$449.. so if you're in any doubt if...

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced today that plans to deploy the Virtual Console service to Wii-U console owners later this year are set in stone. Those who own (or, owned) a Generation One Wii console may already know that Virtual Console (as its name implies) allows one to download and play games originally written for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, GameCube...

At Eb Expo this weekend I had a chance to play Nintendo’s upcoming game console, the Wii U. Like the Wii, Nintendo is trying to change the way we interact and engage when using consoles. The major addition in the Wii U, is the new Wii U controller. The controller is quite large containing a large amount of tech, the most obvious being the 6.2”...

Nintendo’s the only one of the big 3 launching a new console this year, now if you’re paying attention will know that the Wii U is launching on November 30th. Attendees of this year’s EB Games Expo in Sydney next weekend, will have the chance to get hands-on before the general public. Access to an unreleased console almost 2 months...

Ahead of this year’s E3 gaming conference, Nintendo has taken the wraps off it’s new Wii U Controllers. The Wii U will contain not only the tablet sized Wii U Gamepad, but also a pro controller for more serious gaming. You’ll notice from the comparison above that there’s some very strong similarities to another controller on the market. The Wii U...

Nintendo’s E3 ‘Media Presentation’ began very different than Microsoft’s or Sony’s yesterday, with an live orchestra-backed video of the 25 year history of The Legend of Zelda. This was quickly followed by the news that the next generation console from Nintendo won’t be out till ‘next year’, yep 2012 release date. While Nintendo had committed to showing off a playable...

This weekend motorsport fans flocked to the TopGear Live show in Melbourne. Held at Melbourne showgrounds, thousands of attendees we treated to the main live show with hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Shane Jacobson as well as plenty of outside side attractions. Housed inside a large red d dome was 4 racing simulators using Grand Turismo 5, complete with...