10 female characters not featured in their game’s cover (and 10 that are)

Many female characters get excluded from the game's cover in favor of male protagonists. Did your favorite heroines make the cut?

This week in the Nintendo Download: Crimson Shroud, Batman, and Adventure Time

This week, Nintendo has something for Batman, Sonic, and even Adventure Time fans. The only thing keeping this update from pandering to all nerdy demographics is the lack of My Little Pony.

Why you should wait on a Wii U (review)

Nintendo's new Wii U video-game console builds on the strengths of its smash-hit predecessor and introduces a few innovations of its own, and that's precisely why you should hold off from buying one just yet.

The Wii U launch title review roundup

How did all the third-party ports fare on Nintendo's new hardware? We run down the best and the rest from the Wii U's launch-title lineup.

Here are the Wii U games you’ll be playing at launch (or close to it)

Nintendo is playing a little loose with its definition of a launch window, but you can still play all of these Wii U games within a few months.

The new console war pits Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony in an Apple arena

In response to Apple's surging App Store games, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have added tablet platforms to their gaming consoles in ways that say a lot about their corporate philosophies. But do their value-added propositions actually add any value?

GamesBeat’s gigantic E3 2012 roundup

We've corralled the entirety of our E3 2012 coverage from the showfloors, meeting rooms, conference halls, and beyond. If you missed out -- or need a refresher -- on GamesBeat's E3 coverage, take a look here!

Nintendo’s Wii U: Safe on first, weak on third-party

Nintendo wants you to think their new Wii U console presents "unique" gameplay opportunities, but at their 2012 E3 conference, they barely even touched "original," and the fresh blood they needed from third-party developers felt very thin indeed.

Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition utilizes Wii U’s GamePad screen

Nintendo's press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) highlighted a short demonstration of Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition, which included new, in-game features specific to Nintendo's upcoming Wii U console.