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Former Nintendo marketing leads say the Wii U flopped so bad that getting third-party support on Switch was "really hard," but the Switch 2 marks a new era: "There's no more proving yourself ...
Nintendo already shut down the online stores for the 3DS and Wii U last year, so this is the final goodbye. Luckily, speedrunners managed to actually beat a Super Mario Maker level that was long ...
We can’t have multiplayer and Nintendo without Mario Kart. On the Wii, the game introduced responsive motion controls, allowing us to turn our controllers to move the characters for the first time.
Nintendo announced it will shut down the 3DS and Wii U online servers in April 2024. Here are the most notable games that will lose their online modes. George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN.
If 3Ds and Wii U online services are about to bid goodbye, Nintendo also made sure that Switch emulators are a no-no. As proof, the Skyline Android emulator for Switch games was shut down in 2023.
Nintendo is set to announce its successor to the Switch before March 2025, but if you're still playing on Wii U, you'd need to take extra good care of it now that repairs will be far more challenging.
The reply: “I think it would be a good idea.” That’s my reaction to the Wii U for most of 2013 — it would be a good idea, if only Nintendo had the software side of things in hand.
Nintendo has revealed that online services for the 3DS and Wii U will be shutting down on April 8, giving you time for nearly 9000 deathmatches.
After Nintendo shut down its Wii U and 3DS online services on Monday, Pretendo — an open-source Nintendo Network substitute — has found a workaround that grants users (limited) access to its ...
A new first-party Switch game just leaked thanks to an ESRB rating, and it sounds like a spiritual successor to one of the best hidden gems Nintendo built for the sadly deceased Wii U. That game ...