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Most Recent: Wii U
Wii U version of Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed by Infinity Ward
After a month of hemming and hawing, Activision (or rather, Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin) has confirmed that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be available on the Wii U.
In an interview with GameSpot, Rubin said: “[The Wii U version] is probably in the next-gen bin. We’re not actually talking about Wii U yet because we want to keep it mysterious.”
So what mysterious secrets does Activision and Infinity Ward have planned for the Wii U version of Ghosts? I don’t know, but I bet it has something to do with Riley the Dog. Everything else connected to Ghosts does.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged Call of Duty: Ghosts, E3 2013
Take the first Mario Kart 8 trailer for a spin
Do you get car sick? If so, you might want to skip the topsy-turvy shenanigans of Mario Kart 8‘s E3 2013 trailer. But if you’re cool with driving up walls and flinging red shells while hanging upside down, this one is definitely for you.
Mario Kart 8 will be released for the Wii U in Spring 2014.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged E3 2013, Mario Kart 8
First Super Smash Bros. 4 trailer is double the fun
Have you watched the first trailer for Super Smash Bros. 4 yet? If not, I highly recommend it as the series looks beautiful in high definition. And, if it’s possible, the cel-shaded 3DS version looks even more stylish.
Sadly, the trailer above cuts off before the EPIC Mega Man reveal, but you can see the Blue Bomber deliver a smackdown on the entire Nintendo stable in the complete Nintendo Direct video (the link is cued up at 36:30 for maximum Mega Man).
Posted in 3DS, News, Wii U
Tagged E3 2013, Super Smash Bros. For 3DS, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U
Nintendo @ E3 13: Mario Kart 8 introduces the hovercar
Nintendo is sticking with their numeric naming scheme for the Mario Kart franchise as the next game in the series will be known as Mario Kart 8. Scheduled for release on the Wii U in Spring 2014, Mario Kart 8 combines some of the best features from the last two games in the series to create something totally new.
There’s gliders and underwater karts from Mario Kart 7, along with bikes from Mario Kart Wii. But mixed in with these vehicles is a new kind of transportation: the hovercar. The hovercar is able to drive up walls and upside down and it looks really cool doing it. The frantic madness of your typical Mario Kart race looks even wilder when racers can drive anywhere on the track.
Yeah, it’s wild.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged E3 2013, Mario Kart 8
Nintendo @ E3 13: Super Smash Bros. 4 looks amazing, includes Mega Man
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata gave us our first look at Super Smash Bros. 4 and it’s definitely coming along nicely. The game’s got a great cel-shaded look on the 3DS and a modern, high definition sheen on the Wii U.
Confirmed characters for the next Smash Bros. game include Mario, Link, Samus Aran, Kirby, Star Fox, Kid Icarus, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Bowser, a Villager from Animal Crossing, and… Mega Man! Oh, yes! Classic NES-style Mega Man will join the fight when Super Smash Bros. 4 is released in 2014.
Posted in 3DS, News, Wii U
Tagged E3 2013, Super Smash Bros. For 3DS, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U
Nintendo @ E3 13: Monolith Soft’s X will be available in 2014
Monlith Soft is back with another action RPG with transforming mechs and a fantasy/futuristic feel. X looks gorgeous in high definition and includes a “large-scale and seamless open world.”
There’s still no word on if its a sequel to Xenoblade Chronicles, but we do know that it’ll be available in 2014.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged E3 2013, Xenoblade Chronicles X
Nintendo @ E3 13: Super Mario 3D World features Cat Mario, four-player multiplayer
After a quick jaunt through Pokemon X/Y, Nintendo wasted no time getting to the big stuff, such as Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U. A follow-up to Super Mario 3D Land, the game is a 2D/3D hybrid with four-player multiplayer. Players can play as Mario, Luigi, Toad, or Princess Peach and each character has unique abilities (a la Super Mario Bros. 2) and “personalities.”
The four are shown running through the Mushroom Kingdom, but also white water rafting down a treacherous river and we’re introduced to a new powerup: Cat Mario. Cat Mario can climb walls, scratch enemies, and will surely be the toast of the Internet before too long.
Super Mario 3D World will be out this December.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged E3 2013, Super Mario 3D Wii U
Watch “Exposed,” the Watch Dogs E3 2013 trailer, right here
It seems like not a month goes by without the release a new trailer for Watch Dogs. And with the E3 Expo just a few hours away, Ubisoft has released a “Exposed,” an all-CGI affair that definitely qualifies as ridiculously awesome.
This time, Aiden Pearce uses his hacking skills to infiltrate a human trafficking ring and exacts some Liam Neeson-style vengeance on the “auctioneer” and his accomplices.
Trust me, if you do nothing else today, you want to take three minutes and 30 seconds out of your day to check it out.