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Yoshi's Land sounds like a Wii U sequel to Yoshi's Island
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Nov 28, 2012 11:15AM PST
The previously leaked Yoshi's Land has resurfaced yet again. And based on a newly outed product listing, it sounds like the Wii U adventure is, indeed, a continuation of the Yoshi's Island series of games. Read more
How the Black Ops 2 live-action 'Surprise' trailer was made
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, Nov 27, 2012 2:45PM PST
Yeah, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is already out, and doing incredibly well in sales already, but that hasn't stopped Activision from dropping a new video on us, albeit a pretty good one. We get a behind-the-scenes look at how the live-action-trailer-turned-TV-spot was created. Read more
Wii U CPU is a 'bottleneck,' Digital Foundry concludes
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Nov 26, 2012 2:15PM PST
Wii U is theoretically improved over the Xbox 360, equipped with "an improved, more modern AMD Radeon graphics core, twice as much RAM available to developers." However, a look at the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 shows that there may be one weak link in the console's design: the CPU. Read more
Wii U sells 400K in launch week, 'essentially sold out'
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Nov 26, 2012 1:00PM PST
As expected, Nintendo has "essentially sold out" of Wii U's initial launch supply. The company has sold 400K units of its new-generation tablet-integrated console. Read more
Wii U hardware becomes profitable after one game sale
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Nov 21, 2012 2:30PM PST
Nintendo has said that it sells the Wii U console at a loss and hopes the shiny new hardware will become profitable in itself next year, but how much does it lose on each sale? Not too much, it turns out, as Wii U owners buying one single game is enough to push the whole shebang into profit. Read more
Assassin's Creed 3 launches single-player events
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Nov 21, 2012 1:30PM PST
Ubisoft has announced the start of a "series" of single-player events for Assassin's Creed 3. Read more
Aliens: Colonial Marines 'Survivor' trailer has few survivors
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Nov 21, 2012 11:30AM PST
A new Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer shows off the "Survival" multiplayer mode. Read more
Hulu Plus hitting Wii U today
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Nov 21, 2012 10:00AM PST
Hulu Plus is coming to Wii U today, marking the first video-on-demand service that just barely missed the system's launch. Read more
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 redeploys Nuketown 2025 after upset
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Nov 20, 2012 3:45PM PST
A nuclear testing town will never be the most stable of places, but Nuketown 2025 has had a right old time of things these past few days. Touted as a pre-order bonus for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the revamp of classic Cod Blops map Nuketown was pulled from rotation yesterday, only to return in a new playlist following complaints from fans. Read more
Mass Effect producer asks: prequel or new sequel?
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Nov 20, 2012 6:55AM PST
The Internet certainly wasn't quiet with its thoughts on Mass Effect 3, leading to BioWare taking the remarkable step of expanding its ending in free DLC. With the mysterious next game in the series, BioWare is asking fans for feedback early, currently curious about whether you fancy a sequel or prequel. Read more
Most Anticipated Wii U Games
- Pikmin 3Release 8/4/2013
- Game & WarioRelease 6/23/2013
- Watch DogsRelease 11/19/2013
- Batman: Arkham OriginsRelease 10/25/2013
- Rayman LegendsRelease 9/3/2013
















