Takashi Tezuka talks New Super Mario Bros. U
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IGN has published a new interview with Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka, who answered ten questions about New Super Mario Bros. U.
Tezuka commented on the origins of the Flying Squirrel Mario element, return of the traditional top-down map from Super Mario World/Mario 3, and more.
A roundup of the Q&A has been posted below.
Bit.Trip Presents: Runner 2 official announcement
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We did post a Wii U release list earlier today confirming Runner 2 for Wii U, but here’s the official announcement:
Gaijin Games is proud to officially reveal that they will be self-publishing BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2, Future Legend of Rhythm Alien on the Wii U.
“Ripe with the addictive stench of the classic RUNNER gameplay, Runner2 cuts the cheese with a new art style, Retro Challenges featuring music by Disasterpeace and an endless scroll of gameplay features, costumes and playable characters” -@MikeNRoush
“After announcing Runner2 for XBLA & PSN, we got so much incredible hate mail from our Nintendo fan base that we had to release this game for Wii U under fear of death!” -@AlexNoisy
A sequel to the award-winning and incredibly popular BIT.TRIP RUNNER, originally released on Nintendo’s WiiWare Service, Runner2 boasts:
Black Wii U unlikely for launch
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Nintendo initially unveiled the Wii U by showing the console and its controller with a white coloring. At this year’s E3, we’ve also seen black editions of the hardware. Don’t think that the Wii U will be launching with two colors, though.
A Nintendo representative has said that the company intends to ship Wii U in white, but not in black. The black version will be coming at a later date – sometime in the future – as far as we can tell.
Transfer Wii digital downloads to Wii U, cradle comes with console
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Scott Moffitt, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Nintendo, has confirmed that digital downloads purchased on the Wii can be transferred over to Wii. This presumably means that all Virtual Console and WiiWare games can be placed on the new console.
Specifics on the transfer process have not been announced.
Moffitt briefly touched on the Wii U’s account system as well, noting, “You will have an individual account based system. Each member of your family might have their own account.”
In its report, ABC News said that there’s no brightness controls for the Wii U GamePad. That sounds a little fishy to me based on what we heard about the controller’s battery life, but we shall see. One thing that we can say for sure is that all Wii U consoles will be sold with a charging cradle.
Using two Wii U GamePads chop frame rate in half
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Earlier today, Nintendo confirmed that the Wii U is capable of supporting two GamePads. The functionality does come with a caveat, however.
When you use two GamePads at once, the framerate gets chopped in half to 30 frames-per-second. That’s according to Satoru Iwata, who tweeted about the news earlier today.
Iwata went on to say that all launch games will use just one GamePad. Games that make use of two will be unveiled in the future.
According to Iwata:
“When you use two, the framerate halfs to 30 frames per second. At launch, we’ll start by offering games that use only one [Wii U GamePad] and then expand from there.”
Video: Miyamoto and Pikmin E3 2012 skit
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Warner Bros. announces BAtman: Arkham City Armored Edition for Wii U
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Become the Dark Knight like never before with the reimagined action game of 2011 featuring enhanced gameplay made possible with the Wii U GamePad
BURBANK, Calif. – June 5, 2012 – Step into the Arkham action like never before! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Batman: Arkham City™ Armoured Edition for the Wii U™ system from Nintendo. Developed by WB Games Montréal the game delivers the same impactful story and gameplay of the award-winning blockbuster created by Rocksteady Studios, now with enhanced gameplay features made possible with Wii U and the Wii U GamePad™. The game is scheduled for release holiday 2012.
Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition contains all of the content from Batman: Arkham City, including all available downloadable content, and introduces Battle Armored Tech (B.A.T.) Mode and the new Armored Suits for both Batman and Catwoman. Fans can become the Dark Knight like never before with the upgraded battle suit that gives players an additional power-up by allowing them to build kinetic energy during combat. When activated, players enter B.A.T. mode and dole out more damage than previously possible.
Sports Connection E3 2012 debut trailer
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First Rabbids Land screenshots
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