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UncategorizedWii Fit U Adds A New Peripheral
At Nintendo’s press conference today, Reggie Fils-Aime unveiled the new Wii Fit U that uses both the GamePad and the console to track your exercises, calories and all. The trailer portrayed a woman on the balancing scale jumping up and down while the GamePad in front of her showed the virtual trampoline. In line with…
By Tina Amini Published June 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedNintendo Brings Karaoke Lyrics to the Masses with Sing
They’re saying that they want the Wii U to bring people together so it kind of makes sense that Nintendo’s brining an all-new karaoke style experience to the system with Sing. It’s being made by FreeStyle Games, who tuned out the DJ Hero games for Activision a few years back. Expect to hear more about…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedScribblenauts Unlimited coming to Wii U
Scribblenauts will be coming to the Wii U in HD, giving players an insight into Maxwell’s story. Players can use the Wii U touchpad to design and edit creations to add to the world, like the auto mutt shown, going above and beyond the previous Scribblenauts games’ word entry capabilities. Scribblenauts Unlimited will also add…
By Kate Cox Published June 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedBatman: Arkham City: Armored Edition is Coming to Wii U
Batman: Arkham City is getting a special version, optimized for the Wii U controller, Warner Bros. said on stage at Nintendo’s E3 news conference today. The game’s “Armored Edition” will let players use the Wii U pad to activate features of Batman’s armor and weaponry. The audience was shown how to guide the remote control…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedHallelujah! New Super Mario Bros. U Coming to Wii U
You won’t have to wait for Nintendo’s most famous character to show up on its next home console. Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that a new Mario title New Super Mario Bros. U will be a showcase title on the Wii U. Gameplay will offer multiplayer options with both Wii remotes and the gamepad…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Wii U Will Support Two GamePads
Nintendo’s new console can support two of its screen-controllers, or GamePads, Nintendo announced during it’s E3 2012 press conference this morning. Nintendo has been coy about whether the Wii U can support two controllers since last E3 when the company first showed its upcoming 2012 machine. Last year, Nintendo designer Katsuya Eguchi told us that…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedPikmin 3 Confirmed as Wii U Title
The crazy-cute strategy series that’s been missing in action since the days of the Gamecube will finally return on Nintendo’s next home console. Gameplay video of Pikmin 3 was shown off during Nintendo’s E3 2012 press conference this morning, including snippets of various multiplayer modes. Kotaku will have more on Pikmin 3 this week.
By Evan Narcisse Published June 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedSleeping Dogs Could be One of Those Summer Surprises
The open-world action game Sleeping Dogs was one of the surprise hits of a recent pre-E3 tour of major upcoming video games by a gaggle of video game reporters. What was once a game left for dead, abandoned by Call of Duty publisher Activision is once again without the True Crime name it had at…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
We’re Liveblogging Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference Right Here
The pre-E3 keynotes from the industry’s major players concludes this morning in Los Angeles with Nintendo, expected to give a full reveal of its upcoming Wii U console. Kotaku will have Stephen Totilo, Kirk Hamilton and Chris Person tweeting live from the scene. You can follow Here now, we’ve got our own Evan Narcisse, Mike…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Black Wii U Gamepad Makes an Appearance on Nintendo’s E3 Stage
The darker variant to Nintendo’s new home console controller was spotted before Nintendo’s E3 press conference this morning. Is it too much to hope that it might be available at launch? Maybe we’ll find out later this morning.
By Evan Narcisse Published June 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedDisney Epic Mickey 2 Will Paint Your Screen This November
Disney Interactive today announced the official release date for Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. You can expect to paint and erase all sorts of things on November 18, 2012. You can watch co-op action in the trailer above, where second players can control Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
By Tina Amini Published June 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
NBA Live 13 Bounces Back With Its First Five Screenshots
My exclusive first look at NBA Live 13 was illustrated by a screen that was a deliberately chosen tease. EA Sports wanted to show a little leg on Friday before giving you the full monty at E3. The publisher just released a batch of five screens showing off the player modeling in the game, but…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s the first official day of E3 2012, and I can’t think of a better time to talk about video games in Kotaku‘s official forum, Talk Amongst Yourselves. Today’s ICOnic TAYpic comes from press UP for oranges, no doubt overjoyed that another Sony E3 presser has come and gone without any mention of giant bird…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Inevitable Movement to Restore Splinter Cell‘s Voice Actor Begins, Will Fail
Well, this didn’t take long. No sooner was it revealed that Michael Ironside, the voice of super agent Sam Fisher through five Splinter Cell video games, would not portray Fisher in the Splinter Cell: Blacklist, than an Internet petition shot up demanding Ubisoft reverse that decision. “The fans of Splinter Cell are going to be…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Weekend’s Guild Wars 2 Beta Event Features an Enhanced Sense of Smack
This weekend, after the E3 smoke clears, ArenaNet helps players and press wind down with the next Guild Wars 2 beta weekend event. This weekend’s festivities include plenty of new additions and tweaks, but the most intriguing has to be what designer Jon Peters calls “the sense of hitting.” It’s all about impact. The feeling…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sign Up for PlayStation Plus, Get a Whole Game Collection for Free
Well, not really for free. You still need to shell out less than US$5 a month to become a PlayStation Plus member. But once you do, you’ll get your own library of games. Starting today, PlayStation Plus members automatically get the following games: Virtua Fighter 5, inFAMOUS 2, Little Big Planet 2, Ratchet and Clank:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
You Can Summon Mr. Slave In The South Park RPG. He Does Unmentionable Things.
I had the chance to check out upcoming role-playing game South Park: The Stick of Truth last night. It’s ridiculous—think Paper Mario with hilarious South Park-style humor and what seems like it will be awesome RPG gameplay (as you might expect from developer Obsidian, the makers of Fallout: New Vegas and Neverwinter Nights 2, among…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012