Wii U

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Little Inferno will be one of the many downloadable games available on the Wii U eShop at launch. Developer Tomorrow Corporation confirmed that the title is due out on November 18. The PC version is also expected on the same day.

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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo and Old Navy are teaming up this Black Friday to deliver one of the most epically friendly and fun deals of the holiday season. None other than Mario himself will be the hero of Old Navy’s “Cheermageddon” Black Friday Giveaway. On Nov. 23, visitors who line up early and purchase at least $40 in merchandise at Old Navy locations across the United States will have a chance to receive a free New Super Mario Bros. U game for Nintendo’s groundbreaking Wii U system ($59.99 retail value of game; quantities limited and vary per store). Throughout Black Friday, Old Navy shoppers will also receive a special game card in stores for a chance to win one of 1,000 Wii U systems ($299 retail value). In Canada, the giveaways will take place on Saturday, Nov. 24. Visit www.cheermageddon.com or www.cheermageddon.ca for more information.

From Nov. 22-24, one-third of Old Navy stores across the United States will feature interactive demo stations where shoppers can sample New Super Mario Bros. U on the new Wii U. These stores will also have Mario-themed photo backdrops where fans can snap fun pictures with Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom friends. As a bonus for visitors to Old Navy’s flagship stores in San Francisco (801 Market St., San Francisco, CA, 94103) and New York (150 W. 34th St., New York, NY, 10001), Nintendo will provide extra activities with additional New Super Mario Bros. U demo kiosks and photo opportunities with Nintendo costumed characters. Together, Nintendo and Old Navy aim to keep value-minded holiday shoppers smiling as they seek out the must-have entertainment gift of the holiday season and fashionable clothing items for loved ones.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Wii U | 1 Comment

It’s really not very often that simply hearing the premise of a game makes you tingle with excitement. ZombiU does that a little bit, Minecraft has that draw, and another such game came along when it was shown at E3 a few years ago. That game, predictably, was Scribblenauts. The concept of creating anything was legitimately awesome (as in, full of awe– not “super cool”), and 5th Cell went ahead and topped even that by throwing adjectives into the mix with the second game in the series, Super Scribblenauts. The sheer grandioseness of the series is almost daunting at times, and if you don’t relax and let your imagination take over you may find yourself stuck for ideas, which in turn may cause your opinion of the game to suffer!

So yea. Don’t do that.

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Engadget has taken notice of the Wii U disc, which appears to feature rounded edges on the in and outside. Why is this a big deal? The site says that it “feels different than any other disc we’ve handled before”.

Apparently rounded discs aren’t too common. There are other rounded discs out there, but you may not come across them too often.

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“We added male and female versions of all of our professions, so now you can randomly get a male or female doctor, or specify which one you want. This gave us funny objects like Baberaham Lincoln. We added some new costumes for Maxwell, like a Bee Suit, Hot Dog Suit and Banana Suit. We’ve added funny objects like Nyan Cat, Hipster, and wacky waving inflatable flailing arm tube man. As far as inside jokes goes, we put our development team as spawn-able objects into the game and attach their likes, dislikes, and personalities to their in-game versions.” – Scribblenauts Unlimited Producer Brittany Aubert

I do enjoy hearing about some of the lesser-known objects in games like this! I would reckon that it’s chocked-full of easter eggs and things that most people won’t ever find! I guess having tens of thousands of words really lets you hide things…

You can read much more about the game (and hear about another cool easter egg!) in our Scribblenauts: Unlimited preview!

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Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayashi believes the Wii U’s power is “right up there with PS3 and Xbox 360”. It also has the capability of running content on a second screen.

Ultimately, though, Hayashi thinks that creatively making games will be more important than anything else:

“In terms of power, it’s right up there with PS3 and Xbox 360 plus the power to run the extra screen on the controller. There is plenty of power there to use. For all of Nintendo’s hardware, it’s not about power; it’s about how you creatively use the hardware. When we make games for Nintendo, they are going to come and challenge us to use that hardware to make a creative game. That’s the key point from Nintendo that we always feel.”

Regarding Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge – one of Team Ninja’s first Wii U titles – Hayashi said the team wanted to make things more convenient:

“Ninja Gaiden is a console game, so we’re focused on playing it as a console game. We haven’t done a whole lot to change that because we know our fans who love that experience, and we don’t want to betray them. We don’t want to leave them out in the cold. It’s been focused on making that experience even more convenient for them.”

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