Nintendo doesn’t plan on putting any of its franchises on smartphones. However, that doesn’t mean the company is opposed to the use of such devices entirely.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, speaking with CNET, spoke about how Nintendo is consistently considering the mobile space from a marketing perspective. He also pointed out the importance of exclusive IPs like Mario and Zelda so that consumers understand they can only experience these series by picking up Nintendo hardware.

“We’re constantly thinking about how to leverage mobile as a marketing vehicle. How do I give little tastes of content, little experiences that then drive the consumer back to my hardware environment?”
“That’s why we’re so focused on having content exclusive to our platform. When the consumer wants to play Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon, they have to purchase our hardware to do so. And that preserves our overall financial model.”

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27 minutes of Wii Sports Club footage

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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag takes up 13GB of space

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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is now available. You can choose to purchase the game physically or as a digital download. Note that if you opt for the latter, you’ll need 13GB of free space on a hard drive connected to Wii U.

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Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – loads of spoiler-filled details

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A whole bunch of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds details have emerged, covering the first few hours of the game. Needless to say spoilers are abound here. If you’re interested in the information, head past the break.

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Shin’en announces FAST Racing Neo for Wii U

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Shin’en has revealed FAST Racing Neo, a sequel to the studio’s WiiWare title released in 2011. The new title is due out in 2014.

No details about FAST Racing Neo are available at this time. You can find a teaser site here.

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North American Sonic Lost World launch trailer

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Wii U appears to be missing out on Call of Duty: Ghosts’ clan system

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It’s looking like the Wii U will be missing out on a fairly major feature included in Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Other versions contain a unique clan system so that players can create and join clans across multiple platforms. Activision’s official FAQ for the feature, however, makes no mention of Wii U.

Clans in Call of Duty: Ghosts will include deeper in-game integration and more features, from in-game Clan Management and Clan–specific playlists to the all-new Call of Duty Clan Wars game mode available in the new Call of Duty app. This year also introduces cross-platform Clans, allowing players to create and/or join a single Call of Duty: Ghosts Clan across the following platforms: including Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.

One fan decided to follow up with Activision’s Dan Amrich on Twitter after noticing the Wii U’s absence in the FAQ. Unfortunately, Amrich’s words weren’t too encouraging.

@BagirovEmmanuel I am basing it on this document, which does not list Wii U as supported by the Clans system: http://t.co/81ZKyYCOuF
— Dan Amrich [1oS] (@OneOfSwords) October 29, 2013