WII NINTENDO NEWS

After a decade of lackluster online support, Nintendo may finally be wising up. During an investor’s briefing today, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced that its upcoming console, the Wii U, will have two new features: NFC built into the controller and an Xbox Live-like online service called Nintendo Network.

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Nintendo gets with the times, announces Nintendo Network, DLC, and NFC for Wii U

When Deb Rose stepped on the Wii Fit she was hoping to join in fun with the family.

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Wii fat to Wii fit as Brownhills mum loses 9st

According to thedaily.com , Nintendo is planning to have an app store for the Wii U that will have software beyond the normal offerings of what is currently available on the Wii and the 3DS. The digital store on the 3DS does currently offer a few things outside of games like Mario themed calculators, and alarm clocks, but apparently the Wii U will offer far more.

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Nintendo Is Planning A Robust App Store For The Wii U

Nintendo has issued in Japan a free, downloadable Wii Channel to fix a show-stopping bug in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The Zelda Data Restoration Channel, as it’s called, repairs save games affected by the Song of the Hero quest bug to enable players to keep on going.

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Nintendo patches Zelda bug with new Wii Channel

Nintendo has revealed that the 3DS’ Super Mario 3D Land and the Wii’s The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword have sold over 500,000 copies, helping drive recent hardware sales as well. 3D Land’s 500,000 sales since Nov

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3DS Mario, Wii Zelda Sell Over 500K In November