• Nintendo Direct's Wii U Preview Highlights

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      Published on 09-13-2012 08:33 AM
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      Nintendo has finally announced a lot more information on the Wii during a live Wii U preview today. The price has finally been confirmed, the system bundles have been announced, and more games have been shown. Let's dive right into the details!

      The Wii U will come in two different bundles the first is the Basic Set that will come with the Wii U system, the GamePad, and all of the cords and whatnot, all in white for a price tag of $299.99. The Deluxe Set will include everything that the Basic Set includes, but will also come with a stand for the GamePad and the Wii U system in black, and charging dock for the GamePad, extra memory, and Nintendo Land for $349.99. The Wii U will be compatible with Wii Remotes, Nunchucks, and games.

      The Metroid Blast attraction for Nintendo Land was demoed, showing two players taking to the skies and the ground to defeat the enemies. One player was flying the ship above and the other was working the ground by foot. This is just one mission of the game and you can have more than two players. The player uses motion to aim their weapons. There are two additional modes in the Metroid Blast attraction of Nintendo Land: Ground vs Airs and a ground only multiplayer free for all.

      One more team attraction for Nintendo Land was announced today and that was Pikmin Adventure.

      New Super Mario Bros. U will be available at launch. You can play as your Mii and two new modes were announced. The Boost Rush Mode will have the players racing to complete scrolling levels as fast as they can. There will be challenges that will be various objective-based mini-levels.

      LEGO City Undercover was announced at E3 this year. During the Wii U Preview for Nintendo Direct, they detailed that the player will go undercover as Chase McCane and fight Max Fury and the crime wave over the city. The pre-order bonus was also announced and it will be a special LEGO figure of Chase McCane at a limited run.



      Nintendo TVii was unveiled. Live TV, Hulu, Netflix...everything you subscribe to, will be accessed through Nintendo TVii. You can watch trailers on the GamePad while a movie is playing on your television. Sports, TV, movies, your favorite shows - they will all be there. The Search and Favorites options makes it easier to find what you are looking for. Every family member can have their own settings on Wii TVii, or opt not too. Sections of the shows will show as thumbnail with a description to give you highlights of what you may have missed, if you didn't DVR the program. You will be able to share and comment the highlight through Facebook and Twitter. Sports will take on a whole new social media role with the ability to share stats, players, scores, and the highlights are still being captured if you are on the system. Nintendo TVii is going to be included in every Wii U system, at no extra cost to the consumer.





      We all knew that Platinum Games was working on games for the Wii U. We also have always heard about Hadeki Kamiya teasing us with a sequel to Bayonetta. Now we know that we will see more of her in the near future, other than her appearance in Anarchy Reigns, as Bayonetta 2 was finally announced! This had to have been my personal hightlight of the conference. It will be exclusive to the Nintendo Wii U and will also be published by Nintendo. Wonderful 101 by Platinum Games was also revealed.



      March, of next year, will bring Monster Hunter 3 to the Wii U. It will be playable on both the Wii U and the 3DS!

      Activision's Eric Hershberg took the stage to talk about what is coming to the system from Activision. Skylanders Giants, Wipeout 3, 007 Legends, Transformers Prime: The Game all announced by Activision. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 from Treyarch was also shown as a live demo. Taking on the Singapore Cargo map, Hershberg explained that they wanted to take a different approach the multiplayer. Create A Class will allow the player to change load out and all the customizations, while playing. No more split screen! One person plays on Gamepad and one on the TV screen.

      In closing, Reggie promised that the Wii U will have the strongest lineup from launch date to March - over 50 games total. Here is the entire line up collected by Gamewise.

      505 Games

      • Funky Barn

      2K Sports


      Activision


      Activision


      D3 Publisher

      • Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
      • Ben 10: Omniverse
      • Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade

      Disney Interactive


      Electronic Arts


      Frozenbyte


      Gaijin Games

      • Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

      Majesco Entertainment

      • Zumba Fitness Core

      Maximum Games

      • Jett Tailfin

      Namco Bandai


      Nintendo


      Sega


      Shin’en

      • Nano Assault Neo

      Tecmo Koei


      THQ


      Two Tribes

      • Toki Tori 2

      Ubisoft


      Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment




      What are you most excited about and which Wii U set will you be picking up?

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      1. Judecca's Avatar
        Judecca - 09-14-2012
        If it's one thing I learned about consoles is it's usually best to not pick them up on release since they are usually buggy and over priced. But the PS3 did have its backwards PS2 and PSone compatibility removed. . . nah Nintendo wouldn't pull a dick move like that right?

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