[E3 Feature] Pac is back

Posted 12 years ago by Austin in Features | 0 comments

As the second day of E3 2013 came to a close, Austin showed me an interesting bit of swag he acquired from his booth tour of Namco-Bandai, and I’d like to share it with you all, as this could be pretty big. As the story goes, as he was leaving, he noticed a box marked “Do Not Open– Day 3” next to the exitway of the tour. Curiosity proved too much, and after sneaking under a barricade and opening the box, he found it filled with these:

[E3 Impressions] Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Posted 12 years ago by Austin in Features, Wii U | 0 comments

The blue blur and his plump plumbing rival return to The Olympics, but it’s not as exciting as Nintendo and SEGA might want you to believe.

System: Nintendo Wii U
Release Date: November, 2013
Developer: Unknown
Publisher: Nintendo

Author: Laura

Alright, alright so I know you all have been DYING to know more about Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (phew), so here’s the scoop: Unless the frame rate and controls are improved– or the other mini games available in the full version are more fun than what I played– it will not be worth $60.

[E3 Impressions] A Surprise Hiding in Plain Sight: Pikmin 3

Posted 12 years ago by Austin in Features, Wii U | 0 comments

The latest entry in the Pikmin series has been in the works for nearly 9 years, and it shows.

System: Nintendo Wii U
Release Date: August 4th, 2013
Developer: Nintendo EAD Group No. 4
Publisher: Nintendo

Author: Jack

Were you to ask me what I’d be excited for the most coming into Nintendo’s first E3 with the Wii U on the-stocking-shelves a few days ago, I’d probably have a fully mindful answer for each finger-on-the-hand. Given the somewhat sparse industry-wide response to Nintendo’s follow-up to the successful Wii, and with two competitor consoles set to drop in five months, I was fully expecting Nintendo to arrive at the Los Angeles Convention Center guns a-blazing, ready to duke it out with Sony and Microsoft the way they do best: releasing can’t miss first-party Nintendo gaming experiences that no other platform really has an equal for.

Here’s a Podcast – E3 2013 Day Two Spectacular

Posted 12 years ago by Austin in Features, Podcast | 0 comments

I took this picture. It was glorious.

The second of our E3 2013 podcast specials is slightly more focused… but still a little odd. We give our impressions of Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies, Killer is Dead, Bayonetta 2, and Batman: Arkham Origins (which we liked), as well as some thoughts on Mario 3D World, LEGO: Friends, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution , (which we were more tepid towards). Your listener mail rounds out this one.

This Week’s Podcast Crew: Jack, Austin, and Laura

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