Tag: Wii U
News Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Has Been Banned from Nintendo MiiVerse Twice
U do not deserve this
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida may maintain one of the busiest Twitter profiles in the industry, but the affable executive occasionally finds time to play games. Despite his lifelong ties to the PlayStation brand, however, the straight talking suit is a big fan of all of the current consoles – including the...
News PS4 Sales Slip Behind Pace Set by Nintendo Wii U in Japan
Slow starter
It took the PlayStation 4 a day to topple the Nintendo Wii U’s install base in the UK, and little over three months to surpass it globally. However, one place where the platform may struggle to triumph over the House of Mario’s latest machine is Japan, where sales of So
Weirdness Sony Plans to Buy a Factory That Produces Parts for the Wii U
Wii U expecting that?
Sony has recently finalised its plans to purchase a new semiconductors factory, reports Japanese national TV channel NHK. What makes this acquisition slightly more interesting, however, is that the plant in question is most notable for producing the DRAM chip for the Nintendo Wii U. Our beloved Japanese giant plans to plonk ¥7...
News So, the PlayStation Vita Outsold the Wii U in the UK Last Year
It could be worse
Even PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara admits that the PlayStation Vita is not the company's "best seller", but despite this the struggling handheld is still managing to keep its nose in front of the Nintendo Wii U in the UK. New figures from Chart-Track suggest that the portable platform managed to outsell the House of Mario's...
News Pachter: PS4 Will Surpass Wii U Sales Globally by Spring
Tortoise and the hare
PlayStation 4 may be the newest runner in the console race, but its moving its little blue legs a lot faster than the competition. Chart-Track revealed earlier in the week that Sony’s next generation console had already pulled ahead of the Xbox One in the UK, and now seasoned industry analyst Michael Pachter has suggested...
News PlayStation Executive Shuhei Yoshida Is Doing His Part to Help Wii U
Suit loves Super Mario 3D World
Much like the PlayStation Vita, the Wii U hasn’t enjoyed a particularly fruitful first year on the market. It took just 24 hours for the PlayStation 4 to surpass Nintendo’s next generation machine in the UK, and while things aren’t quite as bleak elsewhere, there’s no denying that the device has failed to...
