“Mario Kart 8” Racing To Wii U Spring 2014
During the E3 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced that the next game in the Mario Kart series would be headed to the Wii U next year.
Mario Kart 8 has new tracks that allow players to race sideways and upside down using magnets. Mario Kart 8 follows the 3DS’ Mario Kart 7 from a couple years ago.
[Polygon]
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UPDATE: Trailer added after the break.
Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct presentation that the next installment in the 3D Mario series will be available for the Wii U this December.
Super Mario 3D World will be a sequel to the 3DS’ Super Mario 3D Land and will offer 4 player multiplayer, new enemies and power ups. Each character will also have difference characteristics, such as Toad being able to move faster.
Expect more on Super Mario 3D World soon.
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Well, who knew he could be made of stacked cans. This display is actually at South Center Mall in Calgary, Canada. Originally found on a Reddit forum, the picture was submitted by user RyanTcone.
I wonder how many can it would take to build a Luigi.
[Obvious WInner]
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Who Knew Mario Was Stacked?
Well, who knew he could be made of stacked cans. This display is actually at South Center Mall in Calgary, Canada. Originally found on a Reddit forum, the picture was submitted by user RyanTcone.
I wonder how many can it would take to build a Luigi.
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“Tropes vs. Women In Video Games” Begins With The “Damsel In Distress”
Feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian has had an interesting road in creating her new video series entitled Tropes vs. Women In Video Games. Her Kickstarter campaign was highly successful, garnering over a $160,000, well past her original $6,000 goal. It also raised the ire of many gamers critical of her project before seeing any of the final results.
Several months later, Sarkeesian has completed her first video of the series beginning with the “Damsel in Distress.” I’d highly recommend giving it a watch, even if you aren’t a gamer, because it goes into some of the long history of the overused, outdated trope that can be commonly found in… well, everything.
Sarkeesian’s video also reminds us of the important fact that while we may enjoy our favorite mediums, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t stop being critical of what we are consuming.
[Feminist Frequency on YouTube, Kotaku]
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Straight from the Nintendo Direct this morning is word of a new Mario & Luigi game. The new title retains the franchises RPG roots, but now also incorporates a Luigi’s dream as a setting for the game.
More details and screens after the break.
Continue Reading →“Mario Golf: World Tour” Is Headed To The 3DS This Summer
It’s been a long while since the last game, but finally, a new Mario Golf game has been announced.
During the Nintendo Direct press conference, Nintendo unveiled footage of the next Mario Golf game, titled World Tour, with some very bright and cheery gameplay. The simplified sports game is in development at Camelot — famous for the Golden Sun franchise and the other Mario Golf releases.
Expect to hear more about Mario Golf: World Tour soon as its Summer 2013 release date grows nearer.
[Kotaku]
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Nintendo has confirmed that the next Super Smash Bros. game, a new 3D Mario game and a Mario Kart for Wii U will all make their debut at E3 2013.
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Realization is defined as “an act of becoming fully aware of something as a fact or the fulfillment or achievement of something desired or anticipated.” We are all aware of that “aha” moment when it strikes, but the question afterward becomes: “How has this impacted my perspective?”
My realization: Western video game developers have eclipsed eastern developers in every sense of innovation, imagination, and progress.
This came to me recently when I played Super Mario Galaxy 2 back-to-back with Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. As I was shredding apart a swarm of oncoming enemies with a hand blaster, strafing, jumping, and swinging Ratchet’s wrench, it hit me: “This is the future of 3D platform gaming.”
Skeptics might be quick to retort the contrary, but allow me to elucidate. This isn’t in the vein of committing either title in terms of “good” or “bad,” but rather how one better represents a future and another represents the past.
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Nov. 17, 2012.
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Mario. He’s a cultural icon recognized around the world. But how often do people really stop to thinking about how much he’s impacted the game industry landscape in his hundreds of releases.
With its release of this week’s release of Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Sunday’s New Super Mario Bros. U, it’s a great time to look back at the Top 5 Most Important Mario Games.
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Announced by Warner Bros. Interactive today, the upcoming Scribblenauts Unlimited will include “dozens” of Nintendo’s most famous characters, such as Mario, Luigi, Link, Zelda and Yoshi. Also included is the ability use items from the Nintendo universes that the iconic characters will interact with, including mushrooms and go-karts.
More after the break.
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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Oct. 12, 2012.
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Nintendo and the 3DS have had some ridiculous levels of success lately with their steady stream of Mario-based releases, like Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. This fall, Nintendo is looking to copy their success by unleashing the one-two punch of more Mario games.
Beginning with the traditional side-scroller New Super Mario Bros. 2, can the 3DS count on Mario’s golden touch or is the Princess in another kingdom?
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New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS): This next Mario Bros. game from Nintendo aims to be the golden child as it puts players to the task of collecting 1 million coins or bust. This traditional side-scrolling platformer will be a sure hit amongst gamers of all ages.
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The Nintendo lineup of portable games is pretty well packed full of great releases through to the end of the year and now they’ve announced when we can play some of those games.
The two biggest games to get firm release dates are Paper Mario: Sticker Star, which is headed to store shelves on November 11 and Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, which will be released on October 28.
Unfortunately, it’s not all good news, as Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon was a casualty and will be delayed to 2013. You can be sure Nintendo will update its status in the near future.
[Kotaku]
