Pyramids Demo Coming to eShop this week, Other Games too.

Nintendo Europe and Nintendo UK have announced the arrival of three games in the Nintendo eShop this week; Pyramids Demo, Dr. Mario, and Aahh! Spot the Difference. Dr. Mario will be 2.70 euros and Aahh! Spot the Difference will be 1.80 euros or 200 DSi points. 

IGN Gives Kid Icarus Uprising a 8.5/10

Despite many Japanese gaming publications giving the game a perfect score, IGN sticks with a score of 8.5/10 for the highly anticipated game, Kid Icarus Uprising. IGN reports "superb action, stunning graphics and art design, incredible gameplay music, (truly some of Nintendo's best) humorous dialog, and solid gameplay. But they also state some "awkward and frustrating" things like "characters that talk to much, awkward controls, and action that often overwhelms the 3DS's small screen"

If you want to read the rest of their article, feel free to visit here.

http://ds.ign.com/articles/122/1221062p1.html

BRAVE The Video Game Coming to Wii and Nintendo DS This Summer

The Disney Interactive Media Group announced that they will be developing a game this summer based off of the forthcoming Disney fairy-tale movie BRAVE. It will launch for Wii, Nintendo DS, PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac, giving players quite a large variety of options on what system they want to play the game on. They never mentioned anything about a 3DS version, so this is quite disappointing, but besides this, its coming to most systems. The game will be released at around the time the movie is mid-June.

It is described as a game where players can "run, jump and battle" their way through rugged and detailed landscapes, of "mythical and mysterious" Scotland. Players will wield a sword and shield, as well as a bow to fight fierce enemies in a detailed third person display.

Ghost Recon Wii U Will Have Lots of Downloadable Content.

A member of the development team behind Ghost Recon for the Wii U, says to expect lots of downloadable content when the game launches alongside the Wii U in late-June this year. The game is reported to have a in game store that you can buy certain items in with virtual currency, or alternatively you can buy "Ghost Coins" with real money to get more. The developer also mentioned that you can choose your load-out before each respawn. This means you could change your weapons, gear, and whatever else you may want to bring along before you march out into warfare.

Batman Arkham City Developer Has New Ideas For The Wii U

Rocksteady the extremely successful development studio behind the creation of the hit game Batman Arkham City, says they have plenty of exciting ideas for their next project. The famous Batman game is due to come to Wii U after launch sometime after June this year. Below is a interview with Batman Arkham City Game Director Sefton Hill.

"We have lots of exciting ideas about what we want to do next."


"It's kind of interesting. When you come to the end, you feel like you've put everything in; It's really convergent, the end of the game. And then when you start a new game, its diverging, and everything becomes possible again."


"Immediately we sat down and thought right, what do we do next? And there were so many exciting ideas on the table"

Latest Wii U Rumors

Here is some of the latest Wii U rumors going around the popular gaming forum Neogaf and the famed news site My Nintendo News, along with a few other websites scattered across the web.

* Wii U is rumored to only have a maximum resolution of 480p - "sweet spot" for most games using the Wii U's second screen intensively is 720p.

* Wii U allows on TV displays from another angle while playing games.

* Third party ports using this idea for gameplay.

* Wii U games may benefit a slight visual boost from Xbox360/PS3 and can run at a higher resolution.

* Simple titles may be able to run in 1080p, in conjunction with the controller.

Keep in mind all of these ideas are rumors, and are unofficial observations from across the web.

Club Nintendo's Back to It's Normal Site Theme

Club Nintendo is back to it's normal site theme after decorating the site a festive St. Patrick's Day Green yesterday. Now the site is back to it's familiar red and white color scheme.