Nintendo partners with Best Buy so you can play unreleased Wii U games in store during E3

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Nintendo partners with Best Buy so you can play unreleased Wii U games in store during E3" data-src-height="328" data-src-width="600" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/nintendobestbuy.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">There's nothing more frustrating than watching a product or service get announced, then having to wait an age to try it out. Nintendo hears that, and has announced via Nintendo Direct, that during E3 week, Best Buy will have playable demos of as-yet released Wii U games in 100 stores across the US and Canada. Given that no one was likely expecting any new hardware from the firm, it's clear the gaming stalwart is looking for other ways to stir-up some interest. There's no mention of titles, so we're left to assume they'd be the games announced at the show. Either way, scratch out that week in June to make sure you find out first hand. Scrub right to the end of the video past the break to see the announcement for yourself.</div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8w8pYTc6QEk?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>

Nintendo partners with Best Buy so you can play unreleased Wii U games in store during E3

There's nothing more frustrating than watching a product or service get announced, then having to wait an age to try it out. Nintendo he...

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Wii Street U update brings Miiverse support with favorites, emotional tags

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/wiiugooglestreetview620x340pxtake2wmed22-1360853370.jpg" /><br /> </div><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;">Not exactly earth-shattering news in the weeks leading up to E3, but Nintendo Japan announced some nice little additions to its Google-powered Wii Street U. The panoramic mapping service is getting support for the proprietary Miiverse social network, letting you share favorite locations and tag images with emotions like "amazing," "beautiful," "fun" and "scary." And for those times when you don't want to give too much away, you can set things to "spoiler." More update spoilers can be found in the source link below.<br /> </div></div>

Wii Street U update brings Miiverse support with favorites, emotional tags

Not exactly earth-shattering news in the weeks leading up to E3, but Nintendo Japan announced some nice little additions to its Google-po...

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Local web server trick allows Wii U Gamepad to moonlight as a PC controller

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /> <div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Local web server trick allows Wii U Gamepad to moonlight as a PC controller" data-src-height="338" data-src-width="540" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/ltp3.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> It may not be as easy to crack as the Bluetooth powered Wiimote, but the Wii U Gamepad is finally getting a little hacker's limelight -- one clever modder has figured out how to use it as a PC controller. By pointing the Wii U web browser at a local web server running a custom script, Chris Manning is able to read the Gamepad's input and map it to keyboard functions -- giving gamers with time and patience a complicated way to use the Wii U tablet as a simple PC gamepad. Manning told <em>Kotaku</em> that a future update will include touch-screen input, and he's also trying to crack Gamepad streaming, for PC gamers who can't quite wait for NVIDIA's Project Shield. The Wii U is still a long way from being properly hacked, of course, but we certainly won't shake a Wiimote at clever workarounds like this. If it works, it works. Skip on past the break to see the trick in action, or read Manning's video description at the source link to grab the necessary files.</div></div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ICarhfik-HQ?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Local web server trick allows Wii U Gamepad to moonlight as a PC controller

It may not be as easy to crack as the Bluetooth powered Wiimote, but the Wii U Gamepad is finally g...

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