Wii U News

Sonic Boom is making some bold revisions to Sonic and the gang, but earlier versions of the redesigns were even more radical and tempered by Sega's Sonic Team.

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will sneak in next week, then blow the gates wide open to release a militia of new games including inFamous: Second Son, Deus Ex: The Fall's PC edition, dogfight 'em up Luftrausers, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, Men of War: Assault Squad 2, the HD ...

Nintendo continues experimenting with new business models with Wii Sports Club. The company is trying out the free weekend model, letting all Wii U owners download and play the game for free from March 21 to March 23.

"The recent Zelda games have been rather linear as I thought players didn't like getting lost, wondering what to do, or where to go," Eiji Aonuma said.

Shovel Knight's path towards a March 31 release date has been dealt a major blow, with all the trauma of a strike to the head from some sort of blunt gardening tool.

Sonic Boom creative director Bob Rafei says that part of making Sonic into a western property is understanding that kids' pop culture requires a mixture of story and humor, and references shows like Adventure Time as examples.

An HD remake of the 2010 homebrew Genesis RPG Pier Solar and the Great Architects is in the works, and developer Watermelon recently announced it obtained licenses for PS4 and Xbox One versions.

Nintendo has opened an online hub for indie titles, raising visibility for what it boasts compose more than 1,000 indies available through 3DS and Wii U.

Nintendo's servers will be undergoing a fresh bout of extended maintenance later this week, leading to some brief downtime for the Wii U and 3DS eShops. A separate piece of maintenance will also affect Pokemon X & Y later today, meaning you won't be able to utilize the game'...

Oh, happy days! Next week will finally bring the launch on Dark Souls II, on consoles at least. We're also seeing the PC and Xbox One launch of Titanfall, Yoshi's New Island for 3DS, TowerFall Ascension on PC and PS4, and oh, some other pretties too.

Drinkbox Studios' lead designer Greg Lesky talks about some of the new changes made to Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition, including new moves, a toned-down final boss, and whether the game's changes will see the light of day on PC.

A new trailer for Lego The Hobbit poses it as a swanky heist flick.

Why was Watch Dogs delayed? Producer Dominic Guay says the last-minute delay happened because "we still could have shipped" the game on time. "It was not like we were failing miserably, the game didn't work, or it couldn't be played!"

Watch Dogs is coming May 27, according to a newly leaked trailer.

Ubisoft's beautiful Child of Light may be a Grandia-inspired turn-based RPG. However, it also features a multiplayer mode inspired by Rayman Legends.