There's something immediately striking about Nintendo's Wii U proprietary disc format that's hard to notice in photos -- it's got rounded edges, both outside and in. It feels different than any other ...

1. You should hold the disc by its sides (they are super soft); so you won't scratch the disc. (scratches only matter for the bottom side) Note: Loading discs with your finger in the hole is not ...

One of the abundant questions left after Nintendo's oddly empty Wii U announcement was the format. Pictures of the console released after the show clearly show an optical disc drive, and we now know ...

While it’s quote common for a succeeding system to get games from its predecessor, we don’t really see the reverse process happen. Well, it seems that nobody told one curious kid, who ended up giving ...

When Microsoft and Sony were engaged in the HD DVD vs. Blu-ray format wars at the beginning of the current-console generation, Nintendo opted to abstain from video playback entirely with the Wii. Now, ...

Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth may be the first Wii U disc to be ripped and distributed online, according to a group called Venom. The group claims to have cracked the Wii U's encryption, ripped ...

Disc-based retail versions of DuckTales Remastered will be available Nov. 12 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U for $19.99, publisher Capcom announced today. DuckTales Remastered, developed by ...

Yesterday, Nintendo officially announced the Switch, a hybrid home/portable games console that seems destined to replace both the Wii U and the 3DS. As such, one of the biggest questions to arise was ...

Skylanders Giants ties your toy purchases to the content of your game. With the coming of the Wii U, expect lots more titles to adopt this business model. Activision's line of Skylanders toys has been ...