Paper Mario, Luigi’s Mansion 3DS Coming This Holiday


Posted on June 5, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Nintendo showed off their newest version of Paper Mario today at E3, titled Paper Mario: Sticker Star, as well as Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon.

Paper Mario works by collecting stickers throughout the world, which are used as battle commands. Luigi’s Mansion looks to play like the previous Luigi’s Mansion game launched in 2001.

Both games were confirmed for a Holiday 2012 launch.


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NintendoLand Announced At E3


Posted on June 5, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Nintendo announced during their E3 Press Briefing a new title for Wii U, called NintendoLand.

Developed to be the “game that makes you understand the Wii U,” Nintendoland is a party game that features your Mii exploring a Nintendo theme park, loaded with attractions and games to play that tie to various Nintendo franchises.

Nintendo aims for the game to be fun for both multiplayer and single player gamers, and will tie in closely with Miiverse, Nintendo’s online community infrastructure.

Promising Asymmetric gameplay, Nintendo did an on-stage demo of Luigi’s Ghost Mansion, one of the multiplayer attractions found in the game. This minigame features 4 players on Wii Remotes in a maze trying to find and successfully drain the health of a ghost, being controlled by a single player on a Wii U gamepad.

The game looks like a compilation of various Wii U tech demos we saw introduced at last year’s E3 Briefing.


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Lego City: Undercover Confirmed for Wii U


Posted on June 5, 2012 by Kirk Williford

The previously announced Lego City for Wii U now has a subtitle: Undercover.

Using the Wii U gamepad, players will be able to access special elements of the game, like communicating with mission leaders and finding criminals.

You’ll also be able to assume various roles via disguises.

The game has the known humor element that all Lego games have, and appears to be an open-world, HD title.

In addition to the Wii U version, a 3DS version was confirmed.

 


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Wii U Fit Announced


Posted on June 5, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Nintendo confirmed today that the Wii Fit franchise is coming to Wii U.

Wii Fit U will feature new ways to burn calories via new mini games, as well as the ability to upload data from a “Fit Meter”. The game can be fully played on the Wii U Gamepad, allowing for exercising to continue.

My body is ready.

 


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Scribblenauts Unlimited Announced For Wii U


Posted on June 5, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Warner Bros. and 5th Cell announced the development of Scribblenauts Universe today, available on Wii U.

The game plays like you’d expect a Scribblenauts game to, only in high-resolution. However, the world is more connected and available to explore this time around — and now features a new multiplayer mode.

The story will finally reveal to gamers what’s behind Maxwell’s magical notebook.

 

 


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Batman: Arkham City Confirmed for Wii U


Posted on June 5, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Nintendo and Warner Bros. just announced Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition, exclusively for Wii U.

The game will feature enhanced gameplay with the Wii U Gamepad, and fully playable Batman and Catwoman.

New to the game is BAT mode, which is accessed via the Gamepad and will allow players to play the game in a whole new way. You’re able to use the Gamepad to spray walls with explosives, throw batarangs, as well as many other gadgets


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Pikmin 3 Detailed


Posted on June 5, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Nintendo confirmed development of Pikmin 3 today, showing off the game for the first time.

The game features full HD graphics and looks to star new forms of pikmin as they try to build bridges and other objects to help survive.

With Wii U Motion control, you’re able to aim specifically at where to aim Pikmin. You’re able to use the Wii U Gamepad to see a map at all times, as well as use it to place Pikmin around the environment.

You will be able to play the game solely on the Gamepad, too, playing the game in a more RTS style. In addition to that, there are now 4 leaders that can be placed around the maps.

According to Shigeru Miyamoto, it’s a new version of the game enhanced with the controls and high-resolution graphics offered by Wii U.


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Black Wii-U Spotted @ E3


Posted on June 5, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Nintendo gave us a small hint of what may be coming in today’s E3 Press briefing — a black Wii-U with Gamepad is on stage. Looks nice!

Nintendo’s show begins in a mere 5 minutes — stay tuned to Broken Joysticks for all the news as it is announced.


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The Last Of Us Demoed @ E3


Posted on June 4, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Sony wrapped up it’s E3 press conference this evening by showing off the first in-game demo of Naughty Dog’s upcoming title The Last of Us.

The demo featured the two main characters going through a high-budget destroyed hotel that was inhabited by enemies and included a ton of cringe-inducing gameplay elements, as both of the main characters helped each other survive by throwing bricks, stabbing enemies, and finally, introducing an enemy’s face to the barrel of a shotgun.

The game appears to be very survival based, as the lead character’s health bar often took large hits from single shots. A crafting element was revealed when a Molotov was created from various elements in the main character’s backpack.

The game’s dark tone has no influence on the world, which is bright and full of multiple colors similar to the Uncharted series — but don’t confuse the two, as The Last of Us looks to be a significant jump in play style when compared to Naughty Dog’s previous titles.

Color us interested — we can’t wait to learn more about The Last of Us, and we’ll be sure to share anything we learn with you as it becomes available.Read More


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4 Player Co-Op Confirmed for Far Cry 3


Posted on June 4, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Ubisoft announced during Sony’s E3 press conference that the game will ship with a full-length 4 player cooperative campaign. In addition, the game will ship with a map editor for it’s multiplayer mode.

Sony confirmed that the PS3 version of the game will come with exclusive DLC.


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New PS All-Stars Characters, Cross-Play With Vita Announced


Posted on June 4, 2012 by Kirk Williford

At Sony’s E3 Press Briefing this evening, Sony confirmed that a Vita version of Playstation All-Stars: Battle Royale is in development and will ship alongside the PS3 version. In addition to that, cross-platform play and cross-platform saving between the two versions was announced.

Characters shown off at the show include Kratos, Sweet Tooth, Fat Princess, Sly Cooper, Helghast and Parappa The Rapper. New footage was demoed live, featuring a point-gathering gametype with a dynamic changing level that featured elements from God of War.

Two new characters announced for E3 are Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series and Big Daddy from Bioshock.

Stay tuned to Broken Joysticks as we’ll bring you more from Sony’s E3 press conference as announcements come.Read More


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Nintendo Reveals Wii-U Controller Aimed At “Hardcore” Gamers


Posted on June 3, 2012 by Kirk Williford

In it’s pre-E3 Nintendo Direct presentation this afternoon, Nintendo revealed that a more traditional controller aimed at multiplatform titles will be available when the system launches.

Dubbed the Wii-U Pro Controller, it looks incredibly similar to an Xbox 360 controller, only with some tweaks to button placement. Something worth noting is that this controller (along with all other Wii-U controllers) will support control stick clicking — a first for Nintendo consoles.


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DmC Devil May Cry delayed until January 2013


Posted on May 22, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Another 2012 title has bit the dust and slipped into 2013, as Capcom announced today that their upcoming reboot of the Devil May Cry franchise will ship on January 15th, 2013.

In addition to the console version’s release date, Capcom confirmed that a PC version of the game is in development, but it’s release is only “later in 2013.”

View the full press release after the jump.Read More


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Reveal Trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II


Posted on May 1, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Activision just revealed the first trailer for Treyarch’s upcoming title Call of Duty: Black Ops II, along with a release date of November 13th, 2012.

The trailer marks a turn for the series — the game appears to take place in 2025 and is heavy in technological warfare. Cyberpunk-themed CoD with horses to prevent the enemy from using your own electronic gear against you? Sign me up.

Check it out after the jump!

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