GamesRadar has reported that there have been some changes made to to Wii U tablet controller since it was first revealed at the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo. If you look above, you will see that the controller come equipped with new analog sticks as opposed to the 3DS-style circle pads seen on the E3 prototype. Other changes include a change in location of the Start … Continue reading Wii U tablet controller revised?
By: Shawn Collier (@ShawnCollier) Publisher XSEED Games has announced that they will be bringing over the dungeon-crawling RPG Unchained Blades to North American shores later this year on the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. Unchained Blades follows the story of the dragon emperor, Fang, who after being stripped of his powers by the goddess Clunea, embarks on a journey for revenge and to regain his … Continue reading XSEED Bringing Unchained Blades To 3DS And Vita Later This Year
BLOGGERS NOTE: I can’t wait!!! Every time I watch this I get so excited! To quote my roommate Kelsey J. “My emotionssss!” By: Banaz Earlier this month, Square Enix announced a release date for Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance in North America but without any word of one for Europe. The wait is long over as our dear Kingdom Heart’s Fans over in Europe finally … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts 3D European Release Date and English Gameplay
By: Banaz Thanks to Amazon.com, we get a chance to check out the North American box art for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy! Unlike the Japanese cover art, this version features a lot more characters from the Final Fantasy Cast as well as the 25th Anniversary logo. Also, Square Enix announced that by pre-ordering the game, you’ll receive a gripped Nintendo 3DS stylus and 17 stickers to … Continue reading Theatrythm Final Fantasy: North American Cover Art and Pre-Order Bonus
By: Darryl Kaye (@DarrylGU) Nintendo has reported significant losses this past financial year of 43 billion yen (£328.7m), the first time the company has ever posted an annual loss. Last year, despite the Nintendo Wii curtailing, Nintendo still managed to post a profit of 77 billion yen (£588.6m), which was still a 66 percent decrease on the previous year. Despite this, Nintendo has continued to … Continue reading Nintendo Report Significant Losses
By: Darryl Kaye (@DarrylGU) Nintendo has announced that they will be releasing New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the Nintendo 3DS as early as August this year. The game is said to feature a host of characters, and Nintendo has claimed the objective with this version was to make a game that’s playable by people of all different skill levels. Along with the announcement of … Continue reading New Super Mario Bros. 2 Releasing This August On Nintendo 3DS
Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of the Mario franchise, has reportedly announced via the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that Nintendo will be showing a new Mario title for the Wii U. It is said that the new game will incorporate the Wii U’s tablet screen as well as TV elements, no other details were released. However, according to the news piece, it will be shown at … Continue reading Report: Miyamoto Speaks About New Mario Wii U Game
Nintendo of America has pushed through the purchase of a rather interesting new domain, SuperMario4.com. The domain has no purpose at the moment, other than to serve as a redirect through to the official Nintendo of America website, but it could be a sign of what Nintendo plan to do with the franchise in the future. As with Sonic, after Super Mario Bros. 3, Nintendo … Continue reading Super Mario 4 Domain Registered By Nintendo
2010’s 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors proved to be a surprise success for publisher Aksys Games, so when fans learned that the creators were making another title in the series many were left to wonder if Aksys would pick up it up. The publisher has now announced that they will in fact be bringing the game to North America. VLR featured two distinct … Continue reading Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward Coming To U.S. Later This Year
Last month we started a new feature here at GamingUnion.net featuring the latest upcoming Japanese RPGs hitting Western shores during the upcoming month. It’s that time of the month again, which means we have another new round of JRPGs to showcase for all you JRPG fans out there! And since the next few months are much more sparsely populated compared to our last feature, we’ll … Continue reading JRPG Gamer’s Guide: March 2012
