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Nintendo has teamed up with Wayne Brady to produce a number of upcoming vignettes for Wii U and Wii Party U. GamerHubTV caught up with Brady, and asked the Whose Line Is It Anyway? performer about his favorite games, Nintendo memory, and more. He sounds pretty knowledgeable about gaming!

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Criterion toyed around with “Need for Speed: Millionaire” concept

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Need for Speed… Millionaire? Believe it or not, Criterion did indeed toy around with such a concept.

Criterion creative director Alex Ward revealed the canned idea on Twitter, which was an experiment that came about prior to Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit’s development.

Need for Speed: Millionaire would have allowed players to buy all available Supercars for you and your friends after winning a lottery. Ward said the game “was supposed to be Freeburn meets Top Gear challenges.” It was in a playable state, but Criterion only tried things out for about six months before moving on to Hot Pursuit.

Ward’s tweets in full:

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Miyamoto says online play “wasn’t the focus” for Super Mario 3D World

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 5 Comments

Super Mario 3D World’s multiplayer looks like a bunch of fun. It’s great and all that you can play locally with three other friends, but wouldn’t it have been nice to tackle the game online with others as well?

Kotaku recently decided to ask Shigeru Miyamoto about the lack of online play in Super Mario 3D World, to which he said the functionality “simply wasn’t the focus for us this time around.” Miyamoto explained that Nintendo was interested in making “something that people could experience fully while playing comfortably with others who were nearby them”.

He said:

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Call of Duty: Ghosts – Squad Assault footage

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 0 comments

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Batman: Arkham Origins and Blackgate include surprise cameos

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Kotaku has discovered some interesting cameos in Batman: Arkham Origins/Blackgate. Due to potential spoilers, we’ve posted the information after the break.

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Nintendo UK store deal: Luigi 3DS XL and Luigi’s Mansion 2 for £199.99

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Nintendo has been cranking out deals on its new UK web store on a regular basis. The latest has consumers pre-ordering the 3DS XL Luigi Special Edition with Luigi’s Mansion 2 for £199.99, resulting in £20 savings. You can check out the offer right here.