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  • E3 2014- Damn, Is 2015 Going To Be Awesome

     

     

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    E3 is over. While that may make you sad to hear, remember that E3 is not the end all of gaming shows. Hell, if we are being honest it is barely holding onto third best show after Gamescom and PAX and followed by TGS in fourth.

    If this year’s E3 taught us anything it was that 2015 is going to be a clusterfu** of amazing games. There are plenty of fun times ahead this year with Far Cry 4, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Destiny, Shadow of Mordor, Alien: Isolation, Super Smash Bros. and the like, but if we are being honest, companies were squarely focused on the huge titles that will (presumably) be in consoles next year.

    If most of these titles hold serve and release next year, 2015 will be one of the biggest years in video game history. Take a look at the lineup expected to hit next year.

    The Witcher 3
    http://youtu.be/2wNiiQpDPJE

    Mortal Kombat X

    Batman: Arkham Knight

    Halo 5: Guardians

    The Order: 1886

    Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

    Rise of the Tomb Raider

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    Dying Light

    Bloodborne

    The Division
    http://youtu.be/WxjhXCYUpk0

    No Man’s Sky

    The Legend of Zelda Wii U

    Yoshi’s Woolly World

    Star Wars: Battlefront

    Xenoblade Chronicles

    Dead Island 2
    http://youtu.be/E6FrU0p7ijw

    Will all of these be released next year? Doubtful (I am looking at you Zelda and Battlefront). Yet, there is an over-abundance of triple-A titles coming in 2015 and then you add in the dozens of indie titles coming, you won’t be able to throw a fat guy in any direction without hitting a good game.

    But really, if you can throw a fat guy any kind of distance you should not be playing games. Maybe do those ESPN strong man competitions. Chop wood, flip tires, have a really long name that sounds like an angry German screaming.

    You go do that. I will play some games.

  • Is Miyamoto Concerned About The Wii U’s Performance?

    Photo courtesy nintendo.com
    Photo courtesy nintendo.com

    Shigeru Miyamoto told The New York Times that he knows the Wii U is not exactly lighting the sales charts on fire right now, but he is confident on the system’s future.

    “Certainly in the short term I would want to see it performing with probably a little more momentum. I think in the long term I’m not at a point where I’m concerned yet.”

    If anything, Nintendo is known for their ability to keep support for their hardware going even through rough sales and Miyamoto still feels that the Wii U can be the entertainment hub of everyone’s living room.

    “I think that the Wii U still has a long future. We really view it as being the ideal device that families are going to want to have connected to that screen in the living room that everyone is going to gather around and watch.”

    I have no doubt that the Wii U will be around for a while no matter what the sales numbers look like. Nintendo only sold 57,000 Wii U’s in January and 80,000 in February, but there is still ample time to turn this around. E3 is right around the corner and they have promised that Smash Bros. and the new 3D Mario will be shown. I think Nintendo is a big price drop and a solid holiday list of games away from being back in the equation. Just look at the 3DS for example.

     

  • Nintendo Drops The Mic For Wii U This Morning

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    OK, so Nintendo needed that.

    At this morning’s Nintendo Direct Stream, the company revealed their plans for the Wii U leading into 2013. Games for the system are slowly trickling out and people were wondering just what Nintendo had up their sleeve to get Wii U’s into as many homes as possible before Microsoft and Sony take the spotlight and it turns out they have quite a lot. The video conference this morning should give Wii U early adopters and ones thinking of taking the plunge (raises hand) a better feeling about the future of the console, at least for the rest of the year. Let’s take a look at what Nintendo announced this morning and see if it will sway you into buying a Wii U.

    1. Look at all the pretty games!! Smash Bros., Mario Kart, a new 3D Mario and so much more!!

    -We knew about Smash Bros. already but the fact it will be playable at this year’s E3 is a huge deal. Mario Kart is always a staple on any Nintendo system and is always a insta-buy for me. The biggest news of the games is that a new 3D Mario is not only coming, but will be shown and played at E3. Whether this is a sequel to Super Mario Galaxy is unknown. I would hope for a new direction for Mario on the Wii U but won’t complain as long as we are getting a true 3D Mario game.

    -The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker is getting a full-HD re-release on the Wii U this fall complete with off-screen Gamepad play. It’s Zelda, so we’ll call that a win.

    -Along with those biggies, it was also announced that Yoshi Yarn would be making its way onto the Wii U. It is being developed by the team that handled Kirby’s Epic Yarn on the Wii.

    -Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem are joining together for a crossover game. Atlus and Intelligent Systems are working together on the Wii U project and had a short trailer to show off.

    -The Wonderful 101 showed off a new trailer including more unique Gamepad play and aerial gameplay. It will be released by June, 2013.

    -The latest game from Monolith (Xenoblade) was shown. No name was given for the title. A red X was shown at the end of the preview.

    -Bayonetta 2 had a behind the scenes trailer but no gameplay was shown which says to me that this game is still a way off.

    2. Nintendo Virtual Console coming to Wii U this spring.

    Starting this spring you will be able to download original Nintendo and Super Nintendo games onto your Wii U and will be able to play on the Gamepad as well. People that already own the same games on their Wii Virtual Console can get the games for reduced amounts ($1-NES, $1.50- SNES).

    3. Miiverse app coming to smartphones.

    This will also launch in the spring and allow you to look at and make changes on you Miivers via your smartphone.

    4. Updates are coming to improve Wii U’s load times.

    A spring update and another in the summer will boost the Wii U’s load times which have been described as too long.