Nintendo Brings Holiday Fun to Malls Across the United States
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Between Nov. 25 and Dec. 22, Nintendo will give people nationwide a way to take a break from their hectic holiday shopping. Nintendo will be visiting 23 malls coast to coast so that people can take a break and test drive some great video games for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems. Some of the hottest video games for the holidays are playable for fans.
The expected lineup for Wii U includes Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Wii Fit U, Wii Party U, Wii Sports Club, The Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Sonic Lost World from SEGA, Disney Infinity from Disney Interactive, Batman: Arkham Origins from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, Just Dance 2014 and Rayman Legends from Ubisoft.
For Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo is scheduled to show Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Super Mario 3D Land, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Party: Island Tour, Mario Kart 7, Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Skylanders SWAP Force from Activision and Sonic Lost World from SEGA.
Holiday shoppers will be able to sample these games at the following locations:
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Video: Snowboarder Jamie Anderson plays Mario & Sonic at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (11/18/13)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
Starship Mario floats up high in the Mario Galaxy stage. Lubba is on board as well.
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Super Mario 3D World screenshots
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Media Create software sales (11/4 – 11/10) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Battlefield 4
02./01. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
03./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
04./00. [PSV] Akiba’s Trip 2
05./02. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
06./08. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
07./05. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
08./00. [PS3] Akiba’s Trip 2
09./00. [3DS] Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva #
10./00. [3DS] Bandai Namco Games Presents J Legend Retsuden
11./06. [WIU] Wii Party U
12./00. [PS3] Onechanbara Z: Kagura with NoNoNo!
13./03. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Wars
14./12. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
15./00. [PS3] Rocksmith 2014 Edition #
16./00. [PSV] Exstetra
17./00. [360] Battlefield 4
18./00. [PS3] NBA 2K14
19./07. [PSV] Gundam Breaker #
20./13. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
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Batman: Arkham Origins comparisons
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Digital Foundry’s latest tech investigation focuses on Batman: Arkham Origins. Unfortunately, Wii U was deemed the worst version out of the bunch, with the publication saying Origins suffers “considerably worse performance than the other formats.” The game simply doesn’t offer a steady frame rate.
You can find some comparison videos below, and Digital Foundry’s full piece here.
Puyo Puyo Tetris screenshots
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ONM #102 review scores – Super Mario 3D World and more
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This month’s ONM review scores are as follows:
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 91%
Batman: Arkham Origins – 78%
Batman: Arkham Origins – Blackgate – 77%
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut – 90%
Disney Infinity (Toy Story) – 63%
Final Fight – 55%
Final Fight 2 – 52%
Final Fight 3 – 40%
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi – 68%
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – 91%
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – 49%
Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed – 25%
Super Mario 3D World – 93%
The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds – 94%
Wii Sports Club – 68%
In ONM’s review of Super Mario 3D World, the magazine said, “Super Mario 3D World makes everyone else look like they had HD all wrong.” ONM also made note of the game’s high level of polish in each level. And for those concerned about post-game content, Super Mario 3D World apparently has quite a bit of it – as has been previously hinted.
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
