Do We All Live in the Pokémon World? December 5, 2012
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With the release of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 to the Nintendo DS last month, the Pokémon ‘Bridged Series, the AWESOME regular review series by the dude formerly known as That Dude in the Suede (now known simply as Suede), or the Pokémon Rusty series on dorkly.com, everyone is talking about Pokémon again!
Since the original games were released, many new Pokémon games have shipped over the years to commercial success. While the platforms they have appeared on have been updated with Nintendo’s hardware, they are still some of the biggest selling games in Nintendo’s library. It has become clear that Pokémon, with its wide appeal across tons of different mediums ranging from animated movies, playing cards, books and a TV show is one of the most successful gaming properties in the world.
But what is it that has made this series so popular and helped it to endure for so long? That’s what we’re here to find out! Maniac is coming at you with a brand new essay exclusive to gamexcess.net, where he breaks down everything he knows about the Pokémon game world and tries to figure out why its been such an enduring franchise for over ten years.
However, this essay was just too big to fit here, we had to dedicate an entire webpage to it. So please enjoy our newest site essay:
Second Wii U Firmware Update Released December 5, 2012
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On the first day of the Wii U’s release Nintendo also released a massive day one firmware update. The update brought in very important features to the Wii U which were not included with the system. For the most part, so long as the user followed Nintendo’s instructions and didn’t pull any plugs, the firmware update would go in without a hitch during the Nintendo Network set up process.
Today, Nintendo has released the second Wii U firmware update, and the rules for updating it are a lot different. The Wii U will automatically download the firmware update in the background, so you can still play Wii U games or mess around on the Miiverse as the download progresses. If you want to check on the status of the download, just hit the Home button on the Wii U Controller and select Download Management from the touch screen. This is another pretty big update and depending on your connection will take quite a while to download.
Once the firmware update has finished downloading, the user simply needs to quit any programs they may be running and return to the Wii U Dashboard. From there, they will be prompted about the system update and given the choice to install it. The new Wii U firmware installation should only take about 5-10 minutes if you already have the first firmware installed. I haven’t tested the update on a brand new Wii U which didn’t have the day one firmware installed, so it might take longer to install for new users.
No patch notes were included with the update, and it is currently unknown what was included with it. It is likely the update simply contains bug fixes and optimizations. I had read some players comments the new update did decrease load times in some programs, but not all of them, and I haven’t personally been able to confirm that yet.
Do not unplug the Wii U system during the update.
Nintendo 3DS Firmware Updated Today December 5, 2012
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Pull out your Nintendo handhelds, Nintendo released a brand new firmware for the Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL today. No patch notes were included with the release, so it is likely that the new firmware simply did some bug fixes or behind the scenes optimizations.
You will likely be prompted about the firmware update if you try to access the Nintendo eShop. You can update the firmware from the eShop or manually update it. If you need help how to update the firmware on your 3DS manually, check out this handy video.
Depending on your connection, the 3DS firmware update shouldn’t take more than a minute or two.
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