Miyamoto: Wii & Wii U Are White To Appeal To All Ages

Last week at E3 2011, I had a chance to sit down and chat with video game luminary Shigeru Miyamoto. We’ll be posting the interview in full tomorrow, but to offer a glimpse, here’s what the creator of Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda had to say when asked why the Wii and Wii U aren’t as colorful as past Nintendo systems.

Wii U To Utilize Only One Controller Due To High Cost

Nintendo’s new Wii U controller offers gamers an innovative new way to play games by offering them a controller with a built-in touch screen and motion control.

Nintendo Says Wii U Won’t Play DVD Or Blu-ray Movies

Nintendo’s recently announced Wii U looked as though it held the capability of being a multimedia powerhouse,

Nintendo Registers Plethora Of Wii U Domains

There are plenty of people who laughed at the tacked on nature of the Wii U name, and now Nintendo is adding the letter “U” onto all sorts of properties in a landslide of domain registrations.

Pachter: Wii U Is “Two Years Too Late,” Has Dumbest Name Ever Apparently

Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said in his investors note that this year’s E3 was impressive, but he seems to be torn on the Wii U.

Report: Iwata On Wii U’s Price: “This Is Not Going To Be Cheap”

Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata is facing some tough times. Even though the company unveiled the Wii U just days ago, he’s facing a slipping stock price and confusion regarding the new platform. Now he’s saying the system might not be as value priced as previous Nintendo systems.

TheGamesPlace Report: Wii U To Ditch Friend Code

Nintendo may be ditching its 12-digit Friend Codes in favor of an Xbox Live Gamertag-like system.

I’ve Played Nintendo’s New HD Console

E3 2011

We’ve known it was coming for some time now, but today Nintendo finally revealed its new HD console, the Wii U. The announcement is fresh, but I’ve already had some hands-on time with the intriguing new technology behind the system.