Batman: Arkham Origins reviews roundup
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Batman: Arkham Origins is out today, and so are the media reviews. Here’s how the game has been received thus far:
CVG – 7 / 10
Eurogamer – 7 / 10
Game Informer – 8.5 / 10
GameSpot – 6 / 10
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
GameTrailers – 8.7 / 10
IGN – 7.8 / 10
NowGamer – 7.5 / 10
Polygon – 7 / 10
Rev3Games – 4 / 5
VideoGamer – 8 / 10
More: Batman, Warner Bros.
Nintendo announces Skylanders Swap Force Wii U bundle
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo and Activision are teaming up for a new Wii U bundle. The package, which launches on November 15, includes the following:
- a white Wii U Basic system
- a Skylanders SWAP Force starter pack that includes:
- Skylanders SWAP Force Wii U software
- a Portal of Power
- three Skylanders figures, including Ninja Stealth Elf (one of the Core Skylanders) and two SWAP Force characters: Blast-Zone and an exclusive color shift Washbuckler
- a collector poster, trading cards and sticker sheets
- a Nintendo Land game disc
Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, said of today’s announcement:
“There are so many great elements to this Skylanders SWAP Force Wii U bundle that we almost couldn’t cram them all into the box. This amazing deal provides a huge amount of entertainment for kids and their families to play together.”
Pricing is set at $299.99 for the new bundle. You can find the official announcement below.
More: Activision, bundle, Skylanders, top
Super Mario 3D World’s clear pipes made possible thanks to Wii U’s HD capabilities
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
One of Super Mario 3D World’s many new mechanics is the implementation of clear pipes. Mario and co. are able to travel to new worlds through the various pipes, and they’re actually an important part of the game’s introduction.
Super Mario 3D World co-director Kenta Motokura says “the clear pipe is something that’s just that much easier to see in this kind of presentation, and this allowed us to connect it to new ideas for gameplay.” The team eventually came up with ideas pertaining to the passage of fireballs, Goombas, and more.
Motokura said during a recent media event:
Reggie answers various fan questions on Twitter
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has answered a whole bunch of fan questions on Twitter… including one response in which he trolls people who had hoped to see him twerking. It’s a strange night indeed.
For Reggie’s complete comments, head past the break.
More Super Mario 3D World footage
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
More: Mario
Nintendo Minute – Super Mario 3D World new levels
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
More: Mario, Nintendo Minute, top
More off-screen Super Mario 3D World videos
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Mario 3D World devs on design and name, cat suit, multiplayer, new and old elements
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
Even more interview quotes from the Super Mario 3D World team have appeared, this time from IGN. There are more comments from Shigeru Miyamoto, producer Yoshiaki Koizumi and co-director Kenta Motokura on the game’s design and name, cat suit, multiplayer, and new/old elements. Head past the break for the full roundup.
More: Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, top
New Super Mario 3D World screenshots
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments
Miyamoto talks combining elements from 2D/3D Marios for 3D World, game has “so many new ideas and surprises”; also not ruling out more Galaxy-like games
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Shigeru Miyamoto has previously spoken about Nintendo’s desire to lessen the gap between 2D and 3D Mario players. This is something he reiterated during a recent media session.
He said:
“The joy of a 3D Mario game for me is really that you’re able to move freely in any direction and use lots of different fun actions while exploring a world. The joy of a 2D Mario game for me is that anyone can play these games and have a good time, even if it’s their first time playing a game. There’s a certain kind of simplicity to the concept of simply proceeding in one direction and reaching the goal.”
“The first time I think that we brought all of these disparate elements from these two different series together was in Super Mario 3D Land. But in the case of Super Mario 3D World, I think that we’ve found a way to evolve further in incorporating all of these elements, or have reached another goal, if you will.”
“Now that’s not to say that we may not make more games in the vein of Super Mario Galaxy in the future. I’d certainly like to consider that possibility. But our goal right now is to expose as many people as possible to this type of gameplay in a 3D world. And I think what we’ve come up with here is the most balanced system in which to do this.”
