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Second-Screen Gaming Takes Center Stage

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo:

WHAT:

Nintendo is bringing its Wii U console to Navy Pier in Chicago as part of a six-city tour to give people a chance to experience second-screen gaming for themselves. The tour is free and open to the public, and will include hands-on time with a wide selection of Wii U games, including Pikmin™3, The Wonderful 101™, The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™HD, Nintendo Land™, New Super Mario Bros.™U, LEGO®City Undercover, Resident Evil Revelations from Capcom and Injustice: Gods Among Us from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. (Playable games may vary by location.)

Visitors will be able to play all these Wii U games in a comfortable, living room setting surrounded by backdrops of some of Nintendo’s most beloved characters. Visitors can even pose for pictures with props from various Nintendo franchises and Tweet photos of the event with a unique hashtag to receive a special gift while supplies last.

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Nintendo stuff is towards the end of the video. There’s also a bit at the beginning of Conan with the Bayonetta 2 cosplayer.

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Yoichi Wada stepped down as Square Enix CEO back in March. But he’s still very much with the company. And his new position at Square Enix is a bit surprising.

While Wada is no longer CEO, he is Chairman of the Board. The move was made sometime this month despite Square Enix’s previous announcement that Wada would not be reappointed to Board of Directors.

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When the Wii U launched, Miiverse users could only write messages up to 100 characters in length. That limit has been increased with a new update to the social network today. Going forward, all Miiverse members can create notes that are up to 200 characters long.

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Conan O’Brien caught up with Shigeru Miyamoto for a brief moment at this year’s E3. Miyamoto was asked about Mario’s mustache, to which he explained that Mario’s original 8-bit design needed a nose. The mustache was used to tell where the nose was.

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Ubisoft has created tons of franchises over the years. Rayman, Prince of Persia, and Assassin’s Creed are just a few of the names that we’ve seen time and time again.

Having developed numerous series, how does Ubisoft approach them? Why is the wait for new entries in some franchises longer than others?

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot explained the publisher’s approach in an official Q&A:

“We have a strategy in place for each brand. Our goal is to work on each franchise until we see that it needs a break, and then down the line we’ll bring it back with a team that can make it shine once again. The power of our brands lies in the power of the people who work on them. So when we get to a point where we don’t think we can improve enough or bring something that fans haven’t seen before, we prefer to wait until we can identify a breakthrough – a fresh new angle that allows us to reinvigorate the franchise. So a lot of the time it’s about waiting for the right moment and the right team.”

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This is a thing:

Thanks to “to a toa” and Lesley for the tip.

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Nintendo could very well be softening its stance towards “Let’s Play” videos on YouTube. Zack Scott, one of the more-recognized uploaders involved with this type of content, believes the Big N could be changing its ways. Ad earnings on one of his videos stopped on May 14, but resumed a little over a week later.

Kotaku actually asked Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime about the situation at E3 2013. He said:

“We love our fans. We appreciate everything that our fans do. We had to take this formal step to be very clear about our IP.”

Reggie added, “the fans need to understand that we see the issue, we understand the issue, but, right now, all we’ve done is take the first step to protect our IP.”

Nintendo is obviously allowed to do what it sees fit with its IP, but backing off “Let’s Play” videos may be for the best.

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Sonic the Hedeghog is celebrating a birthday today. The Blue Blur made his debut on the SEGA Genesis 22 years ago. He’s had ups and downs since then, but at the end of the day, Sonic is one of the most recognized characters in video games. Happy birthday!

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Thanks to Sylverstone K for the tip.