Nintendo announced today that as of 10:00 pm PST on November 7th, the Miiverse service will be discontinued. At that time gamers will no longer be able to access Miiverse from the Wii U console, Nintendo 3DS, or from an internet browser on PCs or smart devices. All Miiverse services will become unavailable, such as viewing or making posts, and messaging with friends. For a limited time, however, you’ll be able to request a download of all...
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No Miiverse or StreetPass for Nintendo Switch
If you’ve had a Nintendo 3DS in your pocket for the last several years you’ve gotten used to the idea of StreetPass, as well as Nintendo’s own social network Miiverse for the Wii U and 3DS. Though it looks like neither of those features will be in the upcoming Nintendo Switch. David Young, Nintendo of America’s assistant manager of public relations, confirmed this information during an interview with GamesBeat on Friday at the Switch event in New...
Continue reading...Nintendo censors some games on Miiverse, but not in the way you think
Since Nintendo launched Miiverse I have to admit that I love it. Not just talking about games with other Nintendo gamers, but also sharing screenshots of the game. I don’t really go to Miiverse looking for gameplay help and I don’t really use it much as a forum to talk about games; my focus with Miiverse is taking and sharing screenshots of my games. Nearly every game that was made after the implementation of Miiverse supports this....
Continue reading...Nintendo Unveils The Miiverse’s Top 3 Games For Wii U / 3DS
Nintendo has unveiled the most popular games as measured via traffic on their Miiverse social media website / Wii U application. This year didn’t feature the two big marquee releases for Wii U – Star Fox: Zero and The Legend of Zelda Wii U, as both of those games got delayed into 2016. However, it was strong year nonetheless for both platforms with releases including the surprise hit Splatoon, the ever inventive Mario Maker, monsters causing mayhem...
Continue reading...Nintendo 3DS eShop eSsues
Some users have been posting about issues connecting to the Nintendo’s 3DS eShop following yesterday’s 3DS update, which added Miiverse and Nintendo Network IDs to the portable gaming device. The issue was also posted by Game Informer and was also experienced with us here as well. Last night immeditely after the update I signed up for a Nintendo Network ID and had no issues getting into the eShop. My previous balance carried over to my new NNid...
Continue reading...3DS Updates Coming, including Miiverse
Nintendo will be updating the 3DS next month which will see a few new features added to the handheld. One thing that many users have been clamouring for is the combination of eShop balances between the 3DS and Wii U. Right now when you add funds to your 3DS those funds are only available on the handheld. In the same respect funds added to your Wii U for eShop purchases and downloads are only usable on your...
Continue reading...How Will U Play This Weekend?
Obviously if you’re a fan of video games, you know this is a huge weekend. The Wii U is taking gaming HD, multi-screen, and adding more fuctionality to the sequel to Nintendo’s hit game console, the Wii. So what does Wii U have in store? Lets take a look.
Continue reading...Reggie Fils-Amie speaks Miiverse/TVii
Reggie Fils-Aime has been busy talking a lot about the Wii U lately. Today on AllThingsDigital, Reggie spoke about the changes in the philosophy that gamers will be enduring the next generation and how television will never be the same again. He mentions about how we all compete against different types of media and that we all have to shuffle around to other devices for all sorts of entertainment. But, how will that be done in a...
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