Many people found at least one game that attracted them to the new Wii U console.
EA's net income slumped 40%, partly because it was late contributing games to the hot new Wii.
An announcer shouts warnings, which highlights another new Wii U concept: shifting between screens using audio cues.
Would someone really see a new Wii U or iTunes gift certificate for well under the recommended price?
The new Wii U console has failed to gain traction for Nintendo.
The holiday season added many new Wii U and Nintendo 3DS owners who have already begun to discover these joyful moments together.
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The new Wii U home console offers entirely new ways for consumers to play games in HD and enjoy their favorite programming.
ENGADGET: Wii U gets midnight launch at Nintendo World Store on November 18th
Nintendo is counting on these games and third-party titles to drive hardware sales after a somewhat disappointing launch of the new Wii U console.
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While you can't really play using the TV, someone else can follow along, which highlights the first new Wii U idea: gaming as a spectator sport.
There was an obvious tie-in as Zelda was named after the Nintendo role-playing game, which has a new Wii title shipping November 20, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
Some Nintendo partners, as well as competitors, predict the new Wii U's early success will more likely be determined by family-oriented games like "Wii Fit U, " an exercise program.
Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime will be on hand to count down the launch and sell a new Wii U to the first consumer in line.
ENGADGET: Wii U gets midnight launch at Nintendo World Store on November 18th
Yesterday Nintendo revealed its new Wii U console was selling more slowly than it had anticipated, and today company President Satoru Iwata explained the issues to investors in more detail.
"We are very excited to be working with Turtle Beach to launch the N11 and NLa for the new Wii U, " said Steve Singer, Vice President of Licensing, Nintendo of America Inc.
Wii Play previously held the top spot, but some pointed to the fact that it came packaged with almost every new Wii as evidence that it might have an unfair advantage over other titles.
Remember: your brand new Wii U can do literally nothing outside of build Miis and play disc-based games before the update, so don't go freaking out when your console seems to be missing a few key functions out of the box.
ENGADGET: PSA: Nintendo Wii U day-one patch now live, includes entire online infrastructure
Players shoot their way through a gory post-apocalyptic landscape with the help of the new Wii U's tablet-controller hybrid, called the GamePad, whose onboard screen and buttons can be manipulated to act as a sonar device to find oncoming bad guys, among other things.
While there's no shortage of 3DS iterations headed to the market, Nintendo is having a harder time selling its new Wii U. Profits for the year are also half of its own predictions, despite the fact that Nintendo reduced its rosy estimates in the interim.
It's well past midnight, you're home with your brand new Nintendo Wii U -- now what?
ENGADGET: PSA: Nintendo Wii U day-one patch now live, includes entire online infrastructure
One reason some people waited in long lines to be the first to get the new Nintendo Wii U console has nothing to do with the games.
GamingBolt is reporting on the findings of hacker Marcan who has hacked the new Nintendo Wii U and revealed the clock speeds in its CPU and GPU. Take these findings with the appropriate grains of salt.
Wii Fit U Communities: New features coming to Wii Fit U include letting players create user communities on Miiverse from within the game.
ENGADGET: Nintendo's Wii U Miiverse getting user communities, mobile access
LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, launches on Nintendo's Wii home console today with a launch on Nintendo's new HD home console Wii U to follow shortly, transforming the movie viewing experience for up to eight million UK Wii users who will now be able to select and instantly stream movies and TV shows with a wave of their Wii Remote.
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Still, Iwata said the Wii would not be marketed as an entry level console marketed towards new customers, or the Wii U as a console for dedicated gamers.
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Two new consoles, the handheld PlayStation Vita and the Nintendo Wii U, introduced new gameplay options with touch screen controls and cross-platform titles.
The Party Continues: A new installment in the Wii Party franchise is planned to launch this summer.
ENGADGET: Nintendo Wii U to get Virtual Console service this spring
There's neither a new home console (Wii U) nor a portable one (PlayStation Vita) that relates to Microsoft SmartGlass effort.
When I play New Super Mario Brothers Wii with my two sons (5 and 7 years old), the three of us work together to level-up.
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