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UPDATE:Warner Bros has since contacted MCV with the following statement: "Players who purchase LEGO City Undercover on Nintendo Switch at retail do not need to download the game to play. "The information is listed incorrectly on the packaging of LEGO City Undercover for Nintendo Switch. Players who purchase a physical …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to LEGO merchandise
2016 was another good year for Warner Bros and LEGO in the UK. Although the publisher’s software market share decreased compared to 2015 (from 9.9 per cent in units to 6.4 per cent in 2016), there were still four LEGO games in the year’s Top 50. LEGO Star Wars: The …
Read More »Warner Bros unveils first trailer for LEGO City Undercover
Publisher Warner Bros has released a new trailer for former Wii U exclusive LEGO City Undercover. It is fueled with typical Lego humour and features clowns, a T-Rex skeleton, lots of caffeine and a Wilhelm scream. The TT Games-developed title will launch this Spring on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam …
Read More »LEGO City Undercover to receive a multiplatform re-release
Former Wii U exclusive LEGO City Undercover is to be freed from its shackles for a remastered re-release on a number of new consoles. Not only is it coming to Nintendo Switch, but it’s also due out on PS4, Xbox One and Steam. The current release date is spring 2017. …
Read More »Nintendo cuts Wii U UK price by around £30, includes new free game
Nintendo has cut the trade price of Wii U, with retailers knocking around 30 off the RRP. The price reduction does not take effect until October 4th, and seeing as many UK retailers have already cut as much 100 off the recommended price, it is unlikely to make a huge …
Read More »Wii U sales rebound in the UK
Wii U sales are up by almost 125 per cent last week, retail sources have told MCV. The rise in sales was due to the launch of Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate, plus HMV cutting the price of the Premium console by 140. Monster Hunter accounted for almost half of the …
Read More »External hard drive required to download LEGO City Undercover on Wii U
It’s not been a good morning for Wii U. The console is posting a historically poor performance in the US and leading retail figures are urging action to reverse the slide. Now Nintendo’s digital strategy is being questioned after it was revealed that gamers hoping to download LEGO City Undercover …
Read More »Nintendo apologises for lack of Wii U releases as it reveals two March release dates
The January and February release slate for Nintendo’s Wii U is pretty bare – but that changes in March. In today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast on Wii U, delivered online to gamers, company president Satoru Iwata outlined plans to beef up the online service and the release schedule – although the …
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