Saying goodbye to the Wii U: Part 1

Join me as I reminisce about Nintendo’s quirky, innovative and yet much maligned console.

Review: Jotun: Valhalla Edition

What a lovely looking game. It’s just so, so… lovely. BEAUTIFUL in fact. Not since I reviewed Child of Light … More

Ed’s note: We’re proud to welcome Professor GreilMercs to The Manor, one of several new regular contributors. Check out his … More

Look what just arrived in the post! Sir Gaulian has been banging on about how good Darksiders is for years, … More

Let’s get this out of the way first: Xenoblade Chronicles X is big. Really big. Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii … More

This week on Spiffing Reads, we start with a look at who Geralt is in real life… The voice behind … More

Nintendo’s Virtual Console policy continues to frustrate me. Certain titles are exclusive to the Wii U or 3DS, which makes … More

This week on Spiffing Reads, it’s (almost) all about the Wii U, long may it rest in peace. The ups, … More

My first impressions of Child of Light weren’t that great. I’d realised that week that I just don’t particularly get … More

After realising the other week that actually I don’t really like 2D platformers very much, no matter their illustrious provenance, … More

I miss the survival horror genre. Once upon a time, no console worth its salt would be seen dead without … More

After spending a few incredibly creepy hours with Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water for Wii U, I can safely … More

So this turned up on my doorstep this morning. It’s quite strange to buy a Wii U game with ’18-rated’ … More

What-ho, chums! It’s been an inordinate amount of time since our last tete-a-tete, but you can blame this dearth of … More

What ho, chums! Well, what a wonderful week I’ve had. I downloaded Affordable Space Adventures for the Wii U on … More

Little Inferno launched alongside the Wii U, but I only picked it up recently in a sale – and what … More

I spent my lunch break yesterday happily watching the latest Nintendo Direct, rather like a Victorian child with his hands … More

I’ve been intrigued by the reviews of Assassin’s Creed: Rogue. Although it was brought out in the shadow of its … More

What ho, chums! As we hurtle down the final furlong of the year, I for one will be grateful for … More

I bought Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for the Wii U when it was released back in March 2013, and a … More