Wii U

Buried amongst Nintendo America’s amusing (and often silly) Direct presentation from today comes news of the next iteration of its popular lifestyle experience: Wii Fit U. Outside of a few brief screens and a very vague first half of 2013 release window, not much is known about the updated title save for one bit — Continue Reading →

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has apologized for the Wii U’s missing features at launch. “Personally I think that users should be able to use all the functions of a console video game machine as soon as they open the box,” Iwata told IGN in an interview published yesterday. “So I feel very sorry for the Continue Reading →

Forget all the talk about the unique tablet-turned-gamepad controller in Nintendo’s new Wii U game console. Forget, as well, the highly hyped possibilities of dual-view second-screen gaming. The real triumph of the Wii U is in its advocacy for a nearly lost concept — same-room multiplayer gaming. Yes, a reasonable amount of same-room gaming still Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121123_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] We’ve officially begun the holiday season, which means food, fun and family for the next several weeks. But after the food has been eaten, the gifts have been opened and the family wants to watch a movie or show on Netflix or Hulu, how do you make Continue Reading →

(These pieces, 10 Things You’ll Like About The Wii U and 10 Things You’ll Dislike About The Wii U, were originally posted at NYGameCritics.com.) On Sunday, the Wii U, Nintendo’s newest game console, went on sale throughout North America. Many of our critics took the trek to Rockefeller Center to check out the event being held there. Continue Reading →

Hot on the heels of the arrival of Netflix on Wii U, Hulu Plus has made the leap to Nintendo’s new gaming system, bringing with it a range of second screen features and remote viewing via controllers. On Wii U, Hulu Plus comes with a range of second screen features that give users a range Continue Reading →

Owners of Nintendo’s new Wii U console have been facing lengthy waits to make full use of it because they need to install a large firmware update. The software – which adds features including access to the Miiverse social network – is about one gigabyte large, and must be downloaded via the net. There are Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Steve Lacy and Juliet Huddy on Fox 5’s Good Day Wake Up aboutthe Nintendo Wii U, the iPad Mini, Black Friday & Cyber Monday. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121119_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Nintendo’s Wii U hit store shelves yesterday, and customers who pre-ordered one in time or were lucky enough to find one in stores are now enjoying Nintendo’s newest console in their homes. But those customers are also facing a system update that could take up to several Continue Reading →

Sony, you are officially off the hook with the PS3’s interminable, poorly timed and mandatory system updates. It’s not like Nintendo’s just fixing typoes in the help file, either. This update lets you access online features, transfer data from a Wii, visit the Miiverse and use other online features. So, basically, you’re bringing home an Continue Reading →