Opinion: Six Things We Want For The Wii U At E3
With Nintendo’s new console failing to set the gaming world alight, Gabe Carey suggests six things that the company needs to unveil for the Wii U at June’s E3 expo. As we’ve previously discussed, the Wii U console has been struggling to meet hardware and software sales expectations since its launch – and the future of Nintendo’s compelling creation appears to be in the balance. But there are a number of things that... Read More
Opinion: Four Reasons Why The Wii U Is Struggling
With sales far below expectations and key industry figures now raising concerns, Nintendo’s Wii U platform appears to be struggling commercially. Considering various factors surrounding the console’s first few months, Mark Butler takes a look at four things that are to blame. Despite a considerable degree of excitement leading up to its launch, the Wii U has not taken off in the way that Nintendo would have hoped. At the end of January... Read More
Review: Mad Catz Tritton Kunai Headset
With the Wii U recently unleashed into the gaming market, Jonathan Szafran delivers his verdict on the very first headset available for the console. The Wii U just arrived in stores – and for those who need a good headset for their online multiplayer gaming, Mad Catz offers up its Tritton Kunai headset. Even though it is the first headset for the Wii U, the Kunai really sets the standard by offering an awful lot for not a lot of money. Pulling... Read More
Opinion: Hating On Platinum Games Over Bayonetta 2′s WiiU Exclusivity? You’re An Idiot
With some fans taking heated aim at developer Platinum Games over the news that Bayonetta 2 will be released exclusively for the WiiU, Mark Butler argues that such hateful attacks are not just ludicrous generally – but completely nonsensical in this case. So, apparently a lot of angry gamers are aiming expletive-filled insults and vile comments at Platinum Games, following the revelation that Bayonetta 2 will be a WiiU exclusive. Many fans... Read More
Mad Mack: 2012 Is The Year Gaming Changed Forever – Here’s 7 Reasons Why
Whether you like it or not, events this year are completely redefining gaming and the industry behind it – for better and for worse. Armed with his usual brand of strong language and dark humour, disgruntled gamer Dave ‘Mack’ McConkey offers seven startling reasons why. The Mayans may have predicted the end of the world in 2012 – yet the sum total impact of that prediction might well be a terrible movie starring John Cusack. However, 2012... Read More
Opinion: Top 5 Disappointments of E3 2012
There were plenty of exciting announcements and entertaining highs at this year’s E3 gaming showcase – but there were also a number of crushing, deflating lows. Having taken in the good, the bad and the ugly while covering the event for FMV Magazine, Jonathan Szafran presents his selection of the five biggest E3 flops… Musical Performances To introduce their new Dance Central title, Harmonix thought it would be a good idea... Read More
Gaming News: New Super Mario Bros. 2 Revealed
Earlier this year Nintendo announced that they were working on a 2D Mario title for the 3DS and, as of last night, they have revealed that the new project is indeed New Super Mario Bros. 2. The side-scrolling platformer will launch this August in both Japan and North America. There is no word yet on a European release. Besides a few screenshots (shown below), no specific details have been given about the game, except that players can expect to see... Read More
Opinion: Five New Games That Look Absolutely Mind-Blowing
Having enjoyed sneak previews and hands-on sessions with some of 2012’s biggest releases at PAX East, Jonathan Szafran picks out his five ‘ones to watch’… Over three days at the Boston Convention And Events Centre last weekend I took in all that PAX East had to offer, from the impressive cosplayers (including the now infamous Jessica Nigri) to the many previews and demos of high-profile new games. Although there were some real disappointments... Read More
Gaming News: Nintendo’s 3DS Press Conference
This Monday September 12th, Nintendo will hold a conference revealing more details on what it has in store for its new handheld, the Nintendo 3DS. After a disappointing launch and a lack of a system-selling game, Nintendo has given the portable’s grim outlook a brighter future with a massive price drop that normally consumers don’t see until years into a device’s lifecycle. There’s been the recent news of a possible connection... Read More
