Is Wart In Super Mario 3D World? Put Him In Smash Bros. Wii U Nintendo!

Please, please put Wart in Smash Bros. WiiU & Super Mario 3D World!

Is Wart the boss of Super Mario 3D World?! COULD IT BE?!

Wart is one of the greatest Nintendo villains ever conceived, and served as the end-boss of Super Mario Bros. 2 for NES (originally a non-Mario game called Doki Doki Panic in Japan, but let’s ignore that fact).

Beautiful artwork of King Wart!

Sadly the hulking green frog who despises veggies and desires Mario’s flesh, has not been seen in a single game SINCE Super Mario Bros. 2 for NES, released in 1988! However an updated version of Wart appeared again for the first time as a Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee or Brawl (…. WAIT! Or am I mistaken? After googling I could not find an image of a Wart Trophy…. I could have sworn he appeared as a Trophy in one of those games though, but maybe I’m getting him confused with King K. Rool) that you could collect and see what he’d look like today with modern graphics. He also made a brief appearence in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening as the giant frog “King Mondo Mondo”, who teaches you one of the three Ocarina songs.

Now, however, we have a game in which Princess Peach is a PLAYABLE CHARACTER. This means that Bowser cannot kidnap her for the story line. Bowser has not been mentioned… So, this would be the PERFECT time to REVIVE WART as the end boss of Super Mario 3D World, AND follow that up by making Wart a playable character in Super Smash Bros. WiiU/3DS!

COME ON NINTENDO! This is the perfect opportunity to revive an absolutely badass character in King Wart! DOOO IT!

Sooo awesome! I love this character!

Here is the trailer for Super Mario 3D World for WiiU, with Princess Peach playable. Naturally no mention of Wart…

Here is the trailer for Super Smash Bros. WiiU/3DS! Again, no mention of Wart…. *sadness*

Last but definitely not least, here is the Super Mario Bros. 2 End Boss Wart Fight!

 

Super Mario 3D World Is New Non-Side-Scrolling Mario Game (WiiU). Cat Suit Power Up And 4-Player Simultaneous Play As Peach, Toad, Mario, Luigi (Ala Super Mario Bros. 2)

So out of leftfield! I love it! Cats! :D

Super Mario 3D World for WiiU has been announced via Nintendo’s E3 2013 Nintendo Direct presentation which showed off footage of the all-new non-side-scrolling Mario game.

This game expands on last year’s 3DS title “Super Mario 3D Land”. As the name suggests, it is not “Land” (like “Super Mario Land”) but “World” (Like Super Mario World), and thus is a step-up and giant expansion of what we saw on the 3DS, this time on the WiiU with console-lized HD graphics and cool new features.

The biggest feature of Super Mario 3D World is the addition of Peach, Toad and Luigi as completely separate playable characters all with their own separate abilities modeled after Super Mario Bros. 2! Not only that, but you can play as… wait for it…. CAT MARIO! The Cat Suit allows you to transform into Cat Mario, Cat Luigi, Cat Peach or Cat Toad with some really cool new abilities.

I love the way you can leap between platforms as a Cat!

The Cat Suit allows you to run very fast, quickly “pounce” and shoot downward towards platforms as you leap, catlike, from hill to hill, and best of all, the ability to climb walls! While the Cat Suit sounds completely ridiculous at first, once you see it in action you will cheer. It really makes the game look so much funner than it would without it and makes the platforming pop even more above and beyond standard Mario.

Get a much more in-depth view of the game with this Developer Interview.

Other than that, this game looks like Super Mario 3D Land, just not in stereoscopic 3D. The viewpoint is the same as in the 3DS game, and Shigeru Miyamoto emphasized that this game will have a greater focus on Pipes and Warp Pipes in this game, and you can actually see inside the pipe as your three other buddies go through them.

Remember these levels? Now with four players!

All in all, Super Mario 3D Land is a nice surprise, although not as huge of a leap for a new non-side-scrolling Mario game than say, the first time we saw Super Mario Galaxy. In that sense it is a bit disappointing, but once you see the game in action and realize that you get to play through it with four of your buddies on the couch in local multiplayer (will it support online multiplayer? We can only hope!), you will be hard pressed not to have a smile on your face. I know I sure did! Can’t wait to play it, and definitely more excited for this game than New Super Mario Bros. U.

It should be noted that this game and the new Donkey Kong are the titles Nintendo seems to work be working on first, and trying to get them out quickly to boost sales of the WiiU. Therefore, these games are based on previous games (Donkey Kong Country Returns and Super Mario 3D Land), which allows Nintendo to build and make them much quicker than if they had to build a completely new, and more innovative and unique game, in the vein of what we saw with Super Mario Galaxy. So take heart, a more innovative Mario game will definitely come soon enough, albeit probably not for another year or two.

 

Mario Kart 8 WiiU Announced. Features Hovercraft For Crazy F-Zero Style Tracks. Plus Carts, Bikes, Underwater and Hover Gliding

Awesome tracks in this new Mario Kart 8 for WiiU!

Mario Kart 8 has been announced for WiiU at Nintendo’s E3 2013 Nintendo Direct presentation!

(Be sure you watch the trailer in HD!)

This game looks absolutely phenomenal. It is seriously a huge step up from Mario Kart Wii for Wii and Mario Kart 7 for 3DS, taking elements from both of those games (such as the motorcyle bikes from Mario Kart Wii and the ability to hover or glide through the air and go underwater from Mario Kart 7) and then adding insane new tracks inspired by F-Zero with new hovercraft that the standard carts can change into at will.

Once in hovercraft mode, players will be able to drive along the walls and the ceiling, and the tracks now feature winding, crazy looks, tracks that go upside down and along walls, just like in the F-Zero series!

You have to see it in action to truly appreciate how awesome this game looks. I was not a big fan of Mario Kart 7 or Mario Kart Wii (which I didn’t even play), but this new game has my attention. Additionally the graphics look great, finally an high-definition, graphically impressive Mario Kart game!

All of the returning characters you know and love return including Toadette(!), Mario, Luigi, Toad, Bowser, Peach, Yoshi, Koopa Troopa, Wario, Donkey Kong, Waluigi, and Daisy. Surely more characters will be featured in the game, which always feature tons of Mario characters. I wonder if they’ll finally add NINTENDO characters to the game. I really want to see Link and Ganon driving carts!

 

Mega Man Joins Super Smash Bros. 4 WiiU, 3DS! Retro Awesome To the Max! New E3 2013 Trailer Videos (Nintendo Direct)

Bad freakin’ ass! Mega Man joins the Smash Bros. cast!

Mega Man is in Super Smash Bros. 4 WiiU/3DS, and you can see the Blue Bomber in action with this new E3 2013 Nintendo Direct gameplay reveal trailer which showed off the first official footage of the new Super Smash Bros. games in action!

The game looks really good, the graphics look great, and all of the classic characters you know and love are featured, including: Samus, Link, Donkey Kong, Mario, Luigi, Peach, Pikachu, Fox, etc.

Two new characters were revealed: Mega Man annnnnd…. Villager! The Villager is from Animal Crossing, and has awesome Animal Crossing inspired moves like Cutting Trees and hooking your opponents head with his net!

But Mega Man is the one who stole the show! He has the most badass classic Mega Man, retro gameplay look and has moves inspired by all of the original NES Mega Man 1 8bit bosses! I was also extremely impressed with the way they made Mega Man’s Buster Arm Cannon shoot completely differently from Samus’.

SO. AWESOME.

Officially entitled simply “Super Smash Bros.”, it will be released for WiiU and 3DS in 2014!

 

InFamous PS4 Game Is Awesome. Titled Second Son, Trailer Is Mighty Impressive

I love this part of the trailer!

InFamous: Second Son is definitely a killer-app for the PS4 and impressed many with this awesome gameplay trailer shown at Sony’s E3 2013 Press Conference.

The game features an open-world design but a very, very strong focus on story and character development. The new moves you can do in this game are phenomenal, and even though I’ve never played the previous two games, this game immediately shot to the top of my list. Fans will notice a lot of familiar moves as well as tons of new ones. This game just looks super tight.

Definitely a must-have game for the PS4.

 

Does PS4 Require Always Online Internet Connection? No. No Online Check For Single Player Either

PS4 does NOT require an always online Internet connection, nor does it require an online check! Want to play a single player game offline without ever getting online? You can do exactly that!

An absolute sucker-punch to Microsoft and their tough DRM policies that have gotten the house that Xbox built in hot water… Will all of this force Microsoft to reverse course? Let’s all hope so!

 

Does PS4 Support Used Games? Yes. Allows Full Consumer Rights To Borrow, Rent, Lend And Trade Too

Hahaha. #ps4wins

Does PS4 support used games? Yes. You can also freely lend, borrow, rent and trade PlayStation 4 games with no penalty to the consumer whatsoever, a clear shot straight into Microsoft’s backyard… And straight into the hearts of gamers everywhere!

Whereas the XboxOne Used Games controversy has bitten Microsoft in the ass, Sony has flipped the script and played chess to checkmate Microsoft while they are down. Everything the XboxOne has done to take away the rights of consumers, Sony has done the opposite.

And then there’s this:

Genius. Absolutely genius. Things are going to get really interesting….

 

How Much Does PS4 Cost? $400. $100 Cheaper Than XboxOne

Wow. Megaton!

How much does the PS4 cost? $400. That’s the price for the PlayStation 4, making it a full $100 dollars cheaper than the $500 dollar XboxOne!

This is a HUGE blow to Microsoft, and could go very far in ensuring that PlayStation 4 will be the immediate favorite in the next-gen console war, at least out the starting gate.

Of course, which company has the better games is up to taste, I personally found the XboxOne’s lineup with TitanFall and Ryse to be much more impressive… but will that be enough for Microsoft? Time will tell!

 

PS4 Will Get Exclusive Sony Pictures TV Shows, Movies, And Content

PS4 will get exclusive Sony Pictures TV shows, movies and content in a huge new push to unite the PlayStation-brand with Sony’s other departments in movies, music and video.

This is Sony’s push to directly compete with Microsoft’s XboxOne and it’s focus on TV. However Sony is even more powerful in this department by the very fact that Breaking Bad, for example, was created by Sony Pictures!

In other words, they can provide exclusive TV shows or movies of the highest caliber, something Microsoft can’t boast… at least through in-house content.

Exactly how this will develop for the PS4 is up in the air, but this is a huge announcement by Sony either way from their E3 2013 Press Conference.

 

Mirror’s Edge 2 XboxOne PS4 PC Announced. Coming When Its Ready! Trailer Videos (E3 2013 EA Press Conference)

The first-person fighting looks amazing.

Mirror’s Edge 2 PS4, XboxOne, PC was announced and shown with an impressive trailer as the send-off for Electronic Art’s E3 2014 Press Conference.

Faith is back! She returns from this underrated gem of a series that didn’t sell well, but I think the sequel will be huge. People recognize that Mirror’s Edge 1 was a absolutely fantastic game, and one that they should’ve bought. All those people who missed out on it, will definitely pick up this sequel.

Especially given how awesome the first-person fighting looked in the new trailer. However they didn’t show much of the parkour, which surely will be a huge part of this sequel just like the fist game.

All-in-all, awesome announcement, especially given that they pointed out that Mirror’s Edge 2 will be released “when it’s ready” :P

It’s also worth noting that platforms were not announced, but surely it will be on PS4, XboxOne and PC when it’s finally announced.