GG, can you tell me if batman will have off screen play? I can't find any info on it.

Just this for me this weekend:

Ffffffffuck!  I usually have my late day on Tuesday, when games are usually released.  That means it's pretty late before I can even begin a game with housework, soccer, etc.  I was looking forward to starting Origins early before the kids got home (given the reviews are favorable), and it actually releases on a Thursday.  Of course I have Fall Festival that night until 7, two hours later than my Tuesdays.  *sigh*

I finally completed the Story in Pikmin3.  I gathered all the fruit before heading into the last area.  After hearing how hard the last area was from a lot of people, I found it to be rather underwhelming.  Sure, it's different, but it's not all that hard.  I beat it in 3 days, without putting much thought into it.  I'm sure I could beat it in 2 days too.

Eurogamer Letter from America: why Wii U isn't selling

Following a price cut of $50, Wii U sales rose 200% from August to September, which sounds really encouraging until you consider that a 200% increase of a few tens of thousands really isn't much. Doubly so, when you also factor in the machine has now been on sale for a year and is about to face some seriously stiff competition when Sony and Microsoft roll out their big guns.

There are a whole variety of reasons why Wii U isn't selling, and I talked about one of the big ones in a news story I wrote earlier this week - which is that it's simply not being pushed at retail. An IHS analyst recently did some “secret shopper” testing where she went to a series of retailers and asked them questions about the Wii U. Most couldn't even tell her the difference between a Wii and Wii U. I've heard this from multiple sources, and even seen it for myself, being told, “It's kinda the same as a Wii, but it has a tablet.” Ultimately, my greater point is that Nintendo has done a half-assed job in explaining what a Wii U is - and from retail to consumers, there's an alarming lack of understanding (or worse, a complete misunderstanding) of what it is.

It's a shame, because the machine has some really good games available for it, but with the industry at large simply not supporting it very well, and instead focusing on the ease of dual-development between Xbox One and PS4, Wii U is going to have a tough time breaking out of the hardcore market into the mass market. Of course, Nintendo will survive even if the Wii U continues to limp along at its current rate, but to me, it's a shame that such a fun machine is being overlooked by so many who'd very likely enjoy its charms.

I feel the same way here with retail, there's no support, no demo units, no games in the shops. Actually last week I saw a major retailer increase its standard 1 Wii U game on the shelf to a staggering selection of 5. But still there were four times as many 360 games and a similar amount on PS3. Not sure about Eurogamer dismissing the NPD 200% rise in sales, that's triple the units so I think it was around 50-60k before so triple is 150'000 - 180'000 which is certainly a step in the right direction, there was a 685% increase in UK sales when WW launched and we've got Christmas, price cut and Mario soon. Also I read that only 2 weeks of NPD sales were with the U at the lower price cut level.

edgecrusher said:

gamingeek said:

From the Polygon Wii U review:

"The Director's Cut is marked by smart, subtle enhancements. The boss fights — which so turned me off in the original game that I never quite completed it — are vastly improved. I was able to hack my way to victory in most situations, or otherwise choose options that didn't leave me high and dry with my underdeveloped firepower. Second-screen play is a godsend as well, with hacking and inventory/augmentation management done via touchscreen. Hacking simply feels better and faster, and having a touch device helped to immerse me in the fiction — I felt like a badass spy with my own nifty device."

Yeah, any game that uses some kind of in game devices like this, Mass Effect, Watch Dogs...METROID (fucking assholes) are really perfect to build around the Gamepad. It can definitely add to the immersion if done right.

This is what I was hoping for. But some still half ass it like Watch Dogs doesn't seem to have built in any decent functionality and Splinter Cell sort of only half did right, instead of allowing for 2 different realtime displays they pause the action on the top screen which negates some of the benefits of the system. I've played a lot of stuff which validates the existence of the pad and actually enhances the experience. It's a lot more tangible and flexible than I thought at first. But it's perfect for gadget games, pip boy in fallout, a Batman gadget fest, Splinter Cell, any sci fi game etc.

I ordered Deus Ex directors cut, the reviews were good and you guys told me it was good. I watched a video and it looked like a stealth FPS, fairly managable. It's cheapish here £24 when first party is usually £33 and some other game are £40-50.

TV news report shares study that says viewing female game characters 'worse than watching Miley Cyrus twerk.'

da fuc?

Nosgoth

It is official. Three family members cannot share a 3DS. It is impossible. So now I just want to know what the fuck does that 3 stand for?