Playstation Vita Impressions December 10, 2012
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Twitch has a brand new white model Playstation Vita. From the moment we plugged it in, we recorded his initial impressions of it. What does he think of it? How long does the firmware update take? Does it pass the pocket test? Take a look.
Assassin’s Creed Playstation Vita Bundle Unboxing December 10, 2012
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Twitch picked up the Assassin’s Creed Playstation Vita Bundle yesterday. He’s been talking about picking one up for quite a while and the white model Vita release was what pushed him over the edge. He’s been interested in games like Gravity Rush, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Silent Hill: Book of Memories and of course Assassin’s Creed Liberation.
So, what did he get for his $249 US purchase? Quite a bit. The bundle did include a white Wi-Fi model Vita, 4GB of Vita memory, Assassin’s Creed: Liberation, a USB transfer cable, and AC adapter. Knowing this, Twitch also picked up a Vita carrying case and screen protector, and we unbox those as well.
Sony has released a new bundle which includes LEGO: Batman 2 for the Vita, which comes with an original black Vita but no memory was included with it. Sony could be phasing out the AC bundle for this Batman one as I noticed that the AC bundle is becoming a bit harder to find in stores.
Wolfenstein Podcast December 7, 2012
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Maniac releases the most requested podcast for gamexcess.net! That’s right we’re going to be talking about Wolfenstein, from id Software. In this podcast, I’m going to mostly be talking about the history behind the original game, the games in the series, and finally where I think the series is headed.
Wolfenstein is probably one of the first major PC gaming action franchises, and to this day its the game most old-school PC gamers recognise as the first FPS they ever played.
Note: I made a small error during the recording of the podcast that I was not able to fix in post production. I accidentally stated that Return to Castle Wolfenstein was created by Splash Damage, when in fact it was created by Gray Matter and Nerve. Splash Damage made the Enemy Territory games.
Lets Play Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Demo December 6, 2012
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Konami is releasing the next game in the Metal Gear franchise in February, and just like with Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, they’ve included a demo for it with a Zone of the Enders game. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was developed by Platinum Games, creators of Bayonetta, and published by Konami. It is the first game since Metal Gear Solid 2 to feature Raiden as the game’s protagonist, and follows after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4.
As you can see from this Lets Play, the game is ANYTHING but what we’ve seen before in a Metal Gear game.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is coming Feb 2013 to Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. You can currently play the demo yourselves with purchase of the Zone of the Enders: HD Collection.
How To Transfer Your Miis from the Wii to the Wii U November 26, 2012
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Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving weekend! For those of you who picked up brand new Nintendo Wii U consoles I’m sure you’re going to want to use it to the fullest potential you can, and for those of you who have other Nintendo devices or handhelds, you can do some cool things with them!
Any Mii data that can be stored on your Wii will transfer over to the Wii U, but the cool thing is that Nintendo has worked in a way to transfer Mii data across all their platforms, and a Mii originally created on a Wii can transfer easily from a Wii to a Nintendo 3DS or 3DS XL, and then from the 3DS to a Wii U without needing a home network or any memory cards.
You’re probably asking yourself, well if you already had the Pikmin transfer all your system data from the Wii to the Wii U won’t any Miis you create in the Wii transfer along with the rest of your system data? Well, they do and they don’t. Any Miis transferred from a Wii to a Wii U will transfer along with the rest of your system data, but they will not transfer into the Wii U’s Mii program. Instead they will be stored in the Wii System Menu for use with legacy Wii games and programs. If you want to bring them into the Wii U, you can, but you’ll have to transfer them manually.
What You’ll Need:
- A Nintendo Wii
- A Nintendo 3DS or 3DS XL
- A Nintendo Wii U
Make sure you have the latest firmware already installed in all your devices. Okay, first off, lets get the Mii from the Wii into the 3DS shall we? Here’s how to do it.
For those of you who already have transferred all your system data from the Wii to the Wii U, this procedure will work in the legacy Mii Channel stored in the Wii System Menu. All your old Miis from your original Wii should be in there.
Now that we have the Mii on the 3DS, it’s a very simple process to transfer them from the 3DS to the Wii U. In fact, you can do this when you set up your initial Mii when you first install the Wii U. Just make sure that the Mii you want to transfer in your 3DS is set to allow copying.
You’re done! Any Miis transferred from the 3DS can be used for anything, including Nintendo Network and Miiverse. You can even set a 3DS transferred Mii as your main Nintendo Network avatar!
UPDATE: If you don’t have a 3DS, you can still transfer your Miis from your Wii to your Wii U, so long as you already transferred all your Wii data to the Wii U.
In the Wii U’s Mii Maker program, select the Send/Receive Mii and then select Copy from Wii Menu.
Nintendo Land Unboxing November 20, 2012
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Maniac unboxes the major first party release for the Wii U, Nintendo Land by…Nintendo. This game was promised to take full advantage of all the Wii U Controller’s capabilities and by being bundled with the 32GB Deluxe Black Edition of the Wii U, is poised to be just as important to the launch of the Wii U console as Wii Sports was for the Wii.
Nintendo Land is out now exclusive to the Wii U. It is bundled with all Deluxe Edition 32GB Black Wii U models, or sold individually at retail or download through the Nintendo Wii U’s eShop.
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition Unboxing November 20, 2012
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Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition has been released exclusive to the Wii U. As a Wii U launch title it has a few major distinctions. On the one hand it is an updated version of the Arkham City: Game of the Year Edition which was previously released for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 and includes the entire game Batman: Arkham City, as well as all of the downloadable content released for it. On the other, the game has been entirely retooled for the Wii U Controller which turns your Wii U Controller into the Batcomputer, giving you improved navigation and access to character dossiers from the controller’s touch screen. The game also has new armored skins for Batman and Catwoman, and new gameplay functionality with the B-A-T mode.
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition is out now exclusive to the Wii U.
How to Install the Nintendo Wii U November 19, 2012
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Maniac does another one of his How-To Videos, this time tackling the brand new Nintendo Wii U. Want some help getting it hooked up to your TV? Take a watch, and enjoy!
Wii U Unboxing November 18, 2012
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Its done! What you’ve been waiting all day for, the unboxing of the Wii U 32GB Deluxe Edition. Released today for $350US and sold out everywhere, this is the first console of the next gaming console generation. But what exactly is in the box? Take a look!
More Wii U videos will be coming tomorrow! Hope you enjoyed Mario Weekend!
ZombiU Unboxing November 18, 2012
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I know it’s Mario Weekend at gamexcess.net but I think everyone knows that the major third-party release for the Wii U’s launch was going to be ZombiU from UbiSoft. This is a quick appetizer for the main event today, the Wii U unboxing, which is coming later.
On the plus side, you can take a look at what the new Wii U game cases look like, and just what is in the ZombiU package.
ZombiU is out now exclusive to the Wii U.
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