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NEWS: Nintendo Explores Seamless Wii Remote Pointing Between TV and Wii U Tablet

A patent application details a UFO rescue game. Nintendo is thinking about the ways that the Wii U screen and TV screen can be used simultaneously with the Wii Remote, as revealed by a patent application published today. Though previous applications mentioned the possibility, this application is the first to explain how it would work. Players must first point at each screen, pressing a button ...

NEWS: Just Dance Confirmed for Wii U

It's not shocking, but hey, you'll be dancing with the Wii U Controller or something. Just Dance is coming to Wii U in the near future, according to Ubisoft's 2012 Earnings Presentation. The company actually expects Just Dance sales to dip this year, but the hope is that series expansion to Wii U and different geographical areas, such as Ubisoft's work with Nintendo in bringing the series to Wii ...

NEWS: Wii U Patent Applications Describe Zapper and Charging Dock

Various designs are considered, including an alternative Wii U controller design. A set of patent applications, published on May 3, detail a charging dock for the Wii U controller, give a new look at the Zapper attachment, and depict an alternative controller design. One design of the Zapper looks much as it did when it was shown in a trailer at its reveal at last year's E3. Essentially, it is ...

NEWS: Ubisoft Has Seven Wii U Games in the Works

So, we've definitely got Assassin's Creed III, Avengers, Killer Freaks, Rayman Legends, Ghost Recon... Ubisoft is expecting to release seven Wii U games by the end of March 2013, according to President Yves Guillemot at their annual Earnings Presentation. The games will consist of two core games and five casual titles. We currently know of eight Ubisoft titles for the system, listed below ...

DT Debate: Did the Wii’s casual gaming focus hurt or help Nintendo?

In this week's DT Debates, Staff Writers Ryan Fleming and Jeffrey Van Camp duke it out over whether the Wii was a help or hindrance for Nintendo.