Wii U

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Gamasutra published a feature today comparing launch scores for consoles that have hit the market over the past 15-20 years. Take away from it what you can.

First by release:

Next by launch averages:

And here’s one more image comparing launch titles by platform:

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This month’s Official Nintendo Magazine review scores are as follows:

Call of Duty: Black Ops II – 82%
Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed – 62%
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition – 81%
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition -84%
Trine 2: Directors Cut – 90%
Sports Connection – 18%
Darksiders 2 – 80%
Assassin’s Creed III – 80%
Game Party Champions – 12%
Ben 10: Omniverse – 40%
Tank! Tank! Tank! – 71%
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper – 55%
Chasing Aurora – 77%
Little Inferno – 66%
Mighty Switch Force HD – 65%
Nano Assualt Neo – 58%
Puddle – 68%
Fallblox – 87%
Real Heroes: Firefighter – 60%
Spirit Hunters Inc. – 39%

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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LEGO City: Undercover is shaping up to be Nintendo’s next big Wii U game. With its release coming in the very near future, new previews are being produced regularly.

A handful of LEGO City: Undercover articles went live today. Details from the latest preview session, covering around an hour of play, can be found below.

– Many locations are inspired by real-life areas
– Drive around in various vehicles trying to destroy innocent LEGO civilians, climb high building, grapple through the air and get thrown from launch pads across the sky
– Use different disguises
– Each disguise has a unique ability to help you progress and reach new areas
– Tons of items to collect
– Collect LEGO pieces, hidden lockers
– Each locker has a new disguise
– Tons of different costumes to dress Chase in
– Various vehicles to unlock
– Can travel by land, sea, and air
– Can scare LEGO citizens with your vehicle
– Seems to be just one correct route to progress the story
– Pop culture references from Titanic to Sherlock Holmes

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All games downloaded on a Wii U are shared across accounts on the same console. Likewise, demos – and their play limits – are shared.

Let’s say you have twelve accounts on your Wii U. That means for a demo like FIFA 13, only ten people would be able to experience its content. Two people would be missing out.

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Well folks, this is the end of the line. Nintendo Power’s final issue is out that door and has started to reach subscribers. The magazine picks their all-time favorite games and looks back on Nintendo Power’s history. There are reviews of the first wave of Wii U titles as well.

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