Nintendo Land Unboxing November 20, 2012

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

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.

Wii U Unboxing November 18, 2012

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

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.

Paper Mario Sticker Star Unboxing November 15, 2012

Paper Mario Sticker Star, the newest game in the Paper Mario series has been released exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS this week.  I thought the game had a really impressive E3 showing this year, along with several other Nintendo 3DS games and it was one of the games that convinced me to pick up the 3DS XL when it launched.

I first became aware of the Paper Mario series when they did that awesome commercial for the original Nintendo 64 Paper Mario game over a decade ago.  In fact the commercial was so good, it made the list in my Top Ten Video Game Commercial video.  This new game brings sticker collection into the forefront of the gameplay, with the player able to make Mario make use of stickers that they collect to affect not just the gameplay but the game’s enviroment.

Paper Mario Sticker Star is out now for the Nintendo 3DS.  It can be purchased for $39.99 at retail or online through Nintendo eShop.  There is a bonus through Club Nintendo if you purchase it through the eShop, you will get double points, and the opportunity to download the Donkey Kong Original Edition for free to the 3DS.

Wii U Controller Close Up November 7, 2012

Maniac and diskreader117 take a good close look at a Wii U controller, talk about all of the buttons, how responsive the touch screen is, and theorize just what is the port on the bottom of the controller for.

Halo 4 Limited Edition Controller Unboxing November 6, 2012

diskreader117 is our special guest host for this gamexcess.net unboxing!  The Halo 4 Limited Edition Controller uses the improved Xbox 360 controller hardware (with the improved D-Pad) and has amazing Halo 4 artwork, a new lighting color, and unique downloadable codes.  Is it worth your money?  Take a look.