It appears as though consumers in the U.K. weren’t pleased with Microsoft’s Xbox One press conference on Tuesday. Before the company revealed its next-generation console, the Wii U console’s sales rank was at #390 on Amazon UK. Shortly after the Xbox One conference, the Wii U console’s sales rank apparently jumped by a whopping 875 percent, elevating its rank to #40 on the online retailer.
Jason Schreier, one of the writers over at Kotaku, has confirmed that Nintendo will be holding a Pokemon X & Y presentation and question & answer session at E3 next month. The presentation will apparently be for an hour and a half and will begin at 6pm PT on June 11th. It’s not clear if this is going to be a roundtable event like we have had previous years.
Nintendo Europe and Nintendo of America today announced a new global edition of Nintendo Direct. The broadcast will provide updates about future Wii U games and will be streamed from the Nintendo Direct website on 11th June at 3pm UK time and 7 a.m. PT.
Nintendo has announced that there will be a “super cool” Animal Crossing: New Leaf event at the Nintendo World Store, which is located in Rockefeller Center, N.Y. The event will take place on Saturday, June 8th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Animal Crossing: New Leaf will be released in North America on the following day, June 9th.
Great News! #NintendoWorld is having a super cool Animal Crossing: New Leaf event on 6/8 from 9am-1pm. See you there! #ACNL
— Nintendo World Store (@Nintendo_World) May 22, 2013
Developer Tecmo Koei has hinted that Pokémon Conquest may be getting a sequel. The game, which is a crossover between the Pokémon and Nobunaga’s Ambition video game series, was released in 2012 for the Nintendo DS, though it was apparently in development even before Nintendo’s latest hand-held console – the Nintendo 3DS – existed.
When asked whether a sequel to the game is coming, Tecmo Koei’s executive vice president, Hisashi Koinuma, hinted that “there was a lot of unfinished material for Pokémon Conquest. …” Do you want a sequel to Pokémon Conquest? Did you enjoy the original game? Let us know in the comments below.
Get ready to slip on those dancing shoes and groove to the beat of Teyon’s latest rhythm game when it comes to the Nintendo 3DS eShop tomorrow. Groove Heaven is a simplistic rhythm game featuring over 30 levels to complete in both story and timed mode.
Playing as demon Rhymi, you must deliver a love letter from the Devil into the hands of a beautiful angel by climbing to the top of each tower, all the while stepping to the rhythmic beat. Priced at $3.99 in North America and €3.99 in Europe, Groove Heaven is available tomorrow, May 23, in the Nintendo eShop. Check out the trailer above to see if it gets your feet tapping.
US fans may already be kicking some LEGO goons out of Gotham City, but European gamers are still waiting to join the fight. And with only two days to go before the European release of LEGO Batman 2 on the Wii U, it’s time for a launch trailer – and in true TT Games fashion, it’s as comical as they get.
The trailer shows off some neat aspects with the Wii U GamePad, allowing players to use the device as a map, choose your LEGO partner, and team up with a friend in co-op mode. While one player uses the GamePad, another can play straight off the TV. However, you may have to flip a coin to see who will see their heroes in action on the smaller screen. LEGO Batman 2 is available from May 24 in Europe.
