For the first time in years, Mario Kart feels fresh. And that’s not thanks to the new features — things like anti-grav karts, new items, or the Koopa Kids — but to the Wii U GamePad. I’ve never been a ...

Forget Nintendo’s lackluster January console sales, forget worries about dwindling interest in game consoles in general — Shigeru Miyamoto clearly believes in the Wii U, and he’s thinking well beyond ...

The best days for the Wii U GamePad, the system's tablet-like controller that represents the console's standout feature, are still to come, according to Nintendo. Speaking Tuesday as part of a ...

Nintendo announced the Wii U game console with GamePad touch-screen controller, which revolutionizes how people connect with games, each other and entertainment through the system’s unique and ...

Nintendo has revealed the first Wii U GamePad prototypes, giving gamers a look at what the tablet-like controller looked like in its very first iterations. These were revealed and discussed in a new ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Recently, a Mario Kart 8 commercial popped up on Nintendo's official YouTube channel. It features what could be a new Wii U GamePad. "Could be" ...

The game allows you to play by holding one Joy-Con in each hand or by sliding each little controller into the Joy-Con grip. This mode allows you to use an analog stick to steer or the four directional ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Since the launch of the Wii U, Nintendo has been ...

Here’s a look at the year’s 10 most anticipated games for Nintendo’s Wii U console, including Mario Party 10, Xenoblade Chronicles X and The Legend of Zelda. The latest Kirby platformer rolls Nintendo ...

Which begs the question, what’s left? We’re not going to list every Wii U game that we expect to see eventually come to Nintendo Switch, just the gems. This is the biggest of the bunch. Moving away ...

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