Community Thoughts on Wii U Pricing
Posted by IGN on Mar 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Earlier this week, we here at IGN Nintendo reached out to our amazing community, asking you readers to blog it up with your thoughts on Wii U pricing and what it would take to make you drop the cash for the new system. As always, you folks didn’t disappoint, flooding our social feeds with tons of great thoughts and ideas.
We read more blog entries than we can even count, but at this point it’s nearly impossible to read every submission. Still we tried our absolute hardest to get to the...
Nintendo Wii Game News: EA Server Shutdowns Imminent For Burnout Revenge, MMA, Others
Posted by G4TV on Mar 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Electronic Arts is going to be shutting down the multiplayer servers and online services for a number of its online-enabled games on April 13, 2012, including one which uses the publisher’s controversial Online Pass. That game is EA Sports MMA, released on October 19, 2010, though the most recently released title on the list — Spare Parts — was out on January 11.
The statement on EA’s Online Service Updates page is pretty clear about why these shutdowns happen: "…as...
Why You Should Care About Xenoblade Chronicles
Posted by IGN on Mar 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Following the huge fan-driven uproar over Xenoblade Chronicles initially not coming to North America, Nintendo finally announced the game would be making its way stateside on April 6. It’s a huge win for the system, which later this year will be stepping aside to make way for Nintendo’s next generation of home consoles, Wii U. But why should you care?
It’s a good question, with some good answers. Below are a handful of reasons why you should take the time (and spend the money) to...
Nintendo Wii Game News: Lego Batman 2 First-Look: Now With Superman
Posted by G4TV on Mar 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
We’ve got a preview of Lego Batman 2 for you enjoy! Once you’ve finished checking out the new Lego Batman 2 gameplay video, you’ve gotta read up on the game. The great Kevin "Minifig" Kelly got to check out the game recently, and was impressed not just with the Batman, but with the variety of other super-hero pals he’ll have in the game.
Check out this taste of our Lego Batman 2 preview:
"Superman is just one of the new heroes coming to LEGO Batman 2, and...
Does Kid Icarus Uprising Fly or Fail?
Posted by IGN on Mar 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Welcome back to another explosive edition of Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN’s very own Nintendo-centric podcast. This week we’ve got myself, Audrey “Super Saiyan” Drake, Sam “Time Machine” Claiborn, Brian “DJ Brap Brap” Altano, Jack “Where the Pikachu have YOU been?!” DeVries, and Marty “What up, 1Up?” Sliva. What a great crew!
Today we discuss one of the 3DS games people have been wondering most about – Kid Icarus Uprising....
How Much Will You Pay for Wii U?
Posted by IGN on Mar 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Day in and day out you hear a lot from the IGN Nintendo team. Now we want to hear from you. We’re starting a regular feature where we ask you questions based on recent Nintendo events or games, and ask you to blog your thoughts. The best responses will get posted later in the week. Who knows, maybe we’ll start offering prizes one of these days. Read on for more!
In addition to games and online services, one of the biggest questions confronting Nintendo is the price of Wii U. Since its...
Unreal Engine Can ’Do More’ than Zelda on Wii U
Posted by IGN on Mar 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Epic vice president Mark Rein has high hopes for the Wii U.
Speaking at last week’s Game Developers Conference, Rein told Eurogamer that he believes Nintendo’s new console will do quite well.
“I like the Wii U. I think E3 will be a big eye-opener for people,” Rein said. “It’s a great brand that a lot of parents really trust and they’re probably ready to buy their kids an HD Wii that does that much more than just being an HD Wii. I’d love it if they’d...
Making Mario Magic – The Interview
Posted by IGN on Mar 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment
One of the highlight’s of this year’s Game Developer’s conference was Super Mario 3D Land director Koichi Hayashida’s surprisingly stirring Thinking in 3D panel. Following his presentation, I had a chance to sit down with Hayashida-san and go into more detail about the development of Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario Galaxy 2, whether there will be a 3D Land sequel, if he’s more like Mario or Luigi, and more. Here’s what he had to say…
IGN: What about...
IGN AU Pubcast Ep. 40: A Threesome of Threequels
Posted by IGN on Mar 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The Pubcast team enters the naughty forties and sets its collective sights on 2012’s biggest threequels. In this episode we discuss the rampant homophobia surrounding the release of Mass Effect 3, the Euphoria-powered gun-porn of Max Payne 3 and the freshly revealed American Revolution setting of Assassin’s Creed III. We’re certainly onboard with the idea of a Native American protagonist, who else is in… dian?
Plus, opinion amongst the team is divided on the issue of publishers...
Mario Party 9 Review
Posted by IGN on Mar 09, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Mario Party 9 is the best Mario Party since the series reached its heights in the early GameCube days (for the record, Mario Party 5 and Mario Party 6 are my favorites). But throughout its many generations, Mario Party has carried a fatal flaw, buried deep in its DNA: In spite of your proficiency at mini-games, or penchant for board game strategy, Mario Party is dictated by the dice roll. Randomness, which Mario Party 9 flaunts with a particularly annoying brand of euphoric abandon, ultimately ruins...
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