Sun 10 Jun 2012
E3 arrives, Sim City astounds, Wii U bemuses
Posted by Nintendo Project under Nintendo News, Opposable Thumbs, weekinreview
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E3 came and went this week, and the big three console makers displayed their wares. Nintendo was the only one to show off a next-generation console, and it's counting on classic characters to sell the system.
- The beauty of SimCity is in the details:
Zooming from micro to macro and back again. - Green Lantern is gay: so what?:
Marvel and DC play catch up with the real world. - Nintendo reveals new Wii U details ahead of E3:
Company shows final controller design, social features. - How I died in Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition:
The title alone should have prepared me, but still... - Nintendo busts out Mario and other classic franchises to sell Wii U:
NintendoLand offers theme park filled with classic Nintendo characters. - Gorgeous Unreal Engine 4 brings direct programming, indirect lighting:
The future of game development looks very fine—and GPU intensive—indeed. - Lara Croft shows her vulnerability in new Tomb Raider:
Origin story shows how the femme fatale was forged. - Why NintendoLand isn't the next Wii Sports:
The mini-game collection is fun, but not instantly accessible. - Xbox 360 "SmartGlass" turns phone or tablet into second controller:
Internet Explorer coming to Xbox, even more Kinect integration on the way. - Best Buy and GameStop can now sell Microsoft’s Xbox 360 for $99 too:
MS gives you a deal on hardware if you pay for monthly Xbox Live Gold service.
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