http://www.stageselect.com Video Game Information - Pictures, Rarity, Codes, Collecting, and Community. Music, games, and more all in one great URL. Copyright 08/01/2002 - 2/4/2012 12:00:00 AM, Stage Select LLC. comments1@stageselect.com (Chris Larson) comments1@stageselect.com (Chris Larson) en-us http://www.stageselect.com/Template/images/AdBanners/banner125x125.gif http://www.stageselect.com 125 125 Stage Select With the Modern Warfare 3 DLC season just around the corner we're excited about new new content, but one item on our wishlist probably won't be addressed... . . . http://www.stageselect.com/images/frontpage/MW3_Rage.jpg http://www.stageselect.com/images/frontpage/MW3_Rage.jpg http://www.stageselect.com/forum The Call of Duty Elite service is meant to provide gamers stat tracking, access to downloadable content, special perks for 'Founders' of the service, and ways for gamers to connect together to play Modern Warfare 3. The problem is, Activision's Call of Duty Elite service has not been online since the game's launch. The official Twitter feed for Call of Duty has this to say: 'Weandrsquo;re having ELITE reg/login issues. Teams are working to increase capacity. Thanks for your patience. For info follow @CallofDutyELITE' The issues are clearly related to capacity problems. The crushing rush of gamers eager to get started using Call of Duty Elite has meant that servers have been at maximum capacity since midnight. On the official Elite Status page (callofduty.com/elite/status), Beachhead Studios has posted the following: 'Registration requests for our new live service Call of Duty Elite are exceeding even our most optimistic expectations, which is creating a bottleneck and some players have not been able to register. We have already registered hundreds of thousands of players and we are working around the clock to increase our capacity as quickly as possible.' The status update goes on to reassure users that the login issues they're currently experiencing won't affect stat tracking or other features of the service: . . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5147-modern-warfare-3s-call-of-duty-elite-service-still.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5147-modern-warfare-3s-call-of-duty-elite-service-still.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5147-modern-warfare-3s-call-of-duty-elite-service-still.aspx#discuss The most epic game Nintendo has ever produced is set to soar into stores. On Nov. 20, Nintendo introduces The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword exclusively for the Wii home console. Itandrsquo;s a sweeping adventure that all players, regardless of the type of video games they play, will want to pick up. Critics are already lining up with their accolades: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has earned perfect-10 reviews from leading outlets Game Informer and IGN. andldquo;The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a once-in-a-console-generation game,andrdquo; said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of Americaandrsquo;s executive vice president of Sales andamp; Marketing. andldquo;This new adventure offers intense sword combat, engaging puzzles and a beautiful, stylized look. Once again, The Legend of Zelda franchise finds ways to surprise and challenge players.andrdquo; The world of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is expansive. The game takes players flying in the air, searching through dungeons and exploring on land. Players help heroic Link explore volcanoes, forests, deserts and the sky itself. The epic quest lays the foundation for the even. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5151-the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-impressions-sugg.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5151-the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-impressions-sugg.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5151-the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-impressions-sugg.aspx#discuss Activision sold over 6.5 million copies of Modern Warfare 3 in 24 hours. Modern Warfare 3 has sold over $400 Million worth of games in that same time frame. In an era where a game costs anywhere from $5-50 million to make, this is still a stunning success. It's not even the Holiday season yet. Activision Blizzard released a statement today calling Modern Warfare 3's launch the biggest in entertainment history. See below for the full statement. CALL OF DUTYandreg;: MODERN WARFAREandreg; 3 SETS ALL-TIME RECORD FOR THE BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCH WITH MORE THAN $400 MILLION IN NORTH AMERICA AND UNITED KINGDOM SALES ALONE More Than 6.5 Million Units Sold in U.S. and U.K. in 24 Hours Santa Monica, CA - November 11, 2011 - Shattering its own day-one sales records, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced that its highly-anticipated Call of Dutyandreg;: Modern Warfareandreg; 3 has become the biggest entertainment launch ever with an estimated sell-through of more than $400 million and more than 6.5 million units in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours of its release, according to Charttrack and retail customer sell-through information. This marks the third consecutive year that the Call of Duty franchise has set day one launch records across all forms of entertainment, s. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5149-modern-warfare-3-sets-record-over-400-million-on-d.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5149-modern-warfare-3-sets-record-over-400-million-on-d.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5149-modern-warfare-3-sets-record-over-400-million-on-d.aspx#discuss Video game sales topped $621 million for the month of October, representing a 1-3% increase in sales over this time last year. Unfortunately, analysts had expected the video game market to increase by about 14%. This past month's sales are wildly lower than even conservative estimates, showing a disappointing month for the industry at large. The slow growth for this past month seems to show that the game industry may be flat for the year, or even down a bit over last year's numbers, despite a stonger month in October. Growth over last year was led by Battlefield 3, which sold over 5 million units in the first week of its release in October. Most in the industry expected that the strong titles available this past month should have driven stronger growth than was seen at retail. The NPD announced that Batman: Arkham City was another strong seller this past month, with over 1.5 million units sold. Here are the top 10 games for October: 1. Battlefield 3 (Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PC) 2. Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3) 3. NBA 2K12 (Xbox 360,Sony PlayStation 3, PSP, Nintendo Wii, PS2, PC) 4. Rage (Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PC) 5. Just Dance 3 (Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360) 6. Dark Souls (Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) 7. Madden NFL 12 (Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PS2, PSP) 8. Forza Motorsport 4 (Xbox 360) 9. Gears o. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5150-october-game-sales-disappoint-according-to-npd.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5150-october-game-sales-disappoint-according-to-npd.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5150-october-game-sales-disappoint-according-to-npd.aspx#discuss Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 . . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5148-valve-releases-statement-about-steam-hack.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5148-valve-releases-statement-about-steam-hack.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5148-valve-releases-statement-about-steam-hack.aspx#discuss Once in a great while, the video game industry is blessed with something so pure and good that gamers everywhere must weep in joy. In 1991, we learned that hedgehogs can defy gravity. In 1993, a space marine with only three facial expressions journeyed into the bowels of hell. Then we all got lazy and stopped keeping track of stuff. Flash forward to today: we receive word that Bungie's flagship FPS series on the Xbox 360, Halo: Reach, is undergoing a significant multiplayer update that finally brings 'Armor Locking' to its knees (pun woefully intended). Rather than players protecting themselves in an energy shield that prevents all damage, injures nearby enemies, deflects sticky grenades, enables super-human meleeing attacks, and makes breakfast for your entire team, soldiers in Halo: Reach will have to don SKILL in order to defeat their opponents. The update from Bungie, which is expected sometime in September, is said to contain several gameplay balances, the largest being an adjustment to the aforementioned Armor Lock ability. After the update, a certain amount of damage will have a chance to pierce an Armor Locking enemy. The ability will also no longer detatch sticky grenades. This will hopefully discourage the rampant abuse of Armor Lock that tends to disrupt the enjoyable gameplay Halo: Reach has to offer. These changes are already causing quite a flare-up between pro and anti Armor Lockers. But fear not, we've predicted the next Bungi. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5144-significant-halo-reach-update-in-september.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5144-significant-halo-reach-update-in-september.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5144-significant-halo-reach-update-in-september.aspx#discuss Several hardware specs have leaked about the Nintendo Wii U. IBM stated in a press release that the Wii U will be powered by the same type of processor found in the Watson machine, which earlier this year won a round of Jeopardy. Other sources have now revealed the graphics chip powering the Wii U - a Radeon 4000 series GPU. In additionn, Nintendo sent out a statement immediately following their E3 2011 pres conference, confirming several details about the Nintendo Wii U. First and foremost, the Wii U is a full-HD system, capable of graphics in resolutions up to 1080p. The Nintendo Wii U system unit is approximately 1.8 inches tall, 6.8 inches wide and 10.5 inches long. The new controller has a 6.2-inch, 16:9 touch screen in the center of the controller. The controller does have taditional button controls, including two analog Circle Pads. This combination removes the traditional barriers between games, players and the TV by creating a second window into the video game world. The rechargeable controller includes a Power button, Home button, +Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons. It includes a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, rumble feature, camera, a microphone, stereo speakers, a sensor strip and a stylus. About gaming with the controller, the statement reads: 'Visitors to the E3 Expo will see firsthand the type of gaming experiences made possible by Wii U and . . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5133-nintendo-wii-u-uses-radeon-graphics-multicore-cpu.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5133-nintendo-wii-u-uses-radeon-graphics-multicore-cpu.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5133-nintendo-wii-u-uses-radeon-graphics-multicore-cpu.aspx#discuss Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, has stated that the Wii U will not play DVDs or Blu Ray movies. This news comes on the heels of another dissappointing bit of news, that the Wii U may have a one touchscreen limit. Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the Zelda series, said that multiple Wii U controllers likely will not be used with the Wii U system in an earlier interview. When asked about the possibility of two players controlling the system, each with a touchpad controller, Mr Miyamoto said: 'Our basic premise is that you can use one with a system. If we got to an idea of having multiple (controllers) it might be just more convenient for people to use their Nintendo 3DS and have a way to connect that.' Later, the statement was qualified as 'we're researching that possibility.' Virtually no details were given about the Wii U's online functionality, either. While the Nintendo press conference at E3 2011 did state that there would be 'rich' online functionality, absolutely no specific details were given. Electronic Arts seemed to imply more about Nintendo's online functionality than Nintendo themselves. Nintendo formally announced their new console, the Nintendo Wii U last week . Like the Wii, the Nintendo Wii U has a unique controller, and will use this controller as a differentiator in the hotly competitive console market. The center of th. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5143-nintendo-wii-u-cant-play-dvds-or-bluray.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5143-nintendo-wii-u-cant-play-dvds-or-bluray.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5143-nintendo-wii-u-cant-play-dvds-or-bluray.aspx#discuss This year, Sony is poised to come back swinging in the portable market, and continue marketing their high-end PS3 to gamers that love richly detailed games. Sony's Jack Tretton started Sony's PlayStation Media Briefing last week by apologizing for the PlayStation Network outage, which has been a huge source of embarassment for the company. While a very small joke was made about the outage ('nothing pleases editors more than controversy'), most of the comments were apologetic to retail partners, developers, and to the fans of PSN. Almost no time was wasted leading the crowd quickly to their efforts in bringing service back online, and from there, the game and PSVita announcements hit like hammers for 90 minutes. Jack Tretton used this year's E3 to appeal to Sony's audience of 'hard core' gamers. Each game that was shown beat the drum of fan service, and the march of the conference was deliberate and meant to drive the point home: Sony wants the core gamer. A big part of the E3 conference this year was detailing Sony's new system, the PS Vita. The PSVita is the next generation portable system from Sony. PlayStation Vita, or PSVita will be available exclusively on the ATandamp;T mobile broadband network for 3G play. There will be a WiFi model available, but if you want to play the PSVita on the go with 3G support, you need to use the machine on the ATandamp;T n. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5137-psvita-at-250-uncharted-3-will-this-make-us-forget.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5137-psvita-at-250-uncharted-3-will-this-make-us-forget.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5137-psvita-at-250-uncharted-3-will-this-make-us-forget.aspx#discuss Wedbush's Micheal Pachter has weighed in on the announcement of the Wii U, and his analysis is that the Wii U will be impactful, but it comes two years too late to make a significant impact on the market, given the relative power of competing systems like the Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3. After mulling over the Nintendo Wii U annoucement, investors started selling Nintendo stock, enough to drive the price of the stock down 5% in a single day, and causing another 4+% the following day. This is despite strong statements of support from third party developers, and a positive reception of the Wii U on the show floor by several media outlets. Nintendo's president expressed surprise about the nearly 10% drop in stock price. Mr Iwata said 'The reaction to the presentation and what I heard from people I met and the mood of the convention did not chime at all with what happened in the stock market. It's very strange.' Nintendo formally announced their new console, the Nintendo Wii U at this year's E3. Like the Wii, the Nintendo Wii U has a unique controller, and will use this controller as a differentiator in the hotly competitive console market. The center of the large, pad-like controller features a 6.2 inch touchscreen. This screen allows a gamer to switch from playing their games on their HDTV to playing directly on the new controller, seemlessly. The Wii U isn't restricted to using this new controlle. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5134-nintendo-wii-u-unconvincing-to-the-money-men.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5134-nintendo-wii-u-unconvincing-to-the-money-men.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5134-nintendo-wii-u-unconvincing-to-the-money-men.aspx#discuss The long-expected announcement of Microsoft's IPTV service happened during Microsoft's E3 2011 press conference. In addition to announcing a YouTube partnership, Microsoft announced that there will now be DVR options on the Xbox 360, as well as new Pay Per View events from the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). The new UFC pay per view events will support features already in the ESPN 3 application, such as voting on who you think will win the match and social sharing features. Dana White took the stage at Microsoft's E3 presentation to deliver the news of the UFC Championship partnership as well as to show the following trailer: StageSelect.com's coverage of the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2011 continues. We'll be bringing you all of the news to come out of the Microsoft E3 Press Conference, as the event happens. Stay tuned June 6th through June 10th for additional details on brand new games as they're revealed for the first time to the game playing public. . . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5142-video-microsofts-xbox-tv-has-ufc-partnership.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5142-video-microsofts-xbox-tv-has-ufc-partnership.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5142-video-microsofts-xbox-tv-has-ufc-partnership.aspx#discuss Microsoft announced that Halo: CE (Halo: Combat Evolved is now called Halo Anniversary) is a retail product, at a discount price. The game will hit store shelves this Fall for $39.99. Halo CE Anniversary has been shown at the Microsoft E3 2011 press conference. Of course, you can play Halo with Co-op over Xbox Live, and there will be at least 7 multiplayer maps available upon release of the game. Halo will launch November 15. Earlier this week, Frank O'Connor from 343 Industrie said there will be a total of six multiplayer maps from Halo: Combat Evolved and one Halo 2 map included with Halo: CE. The Halo: CE multiplayer maps will be played In the Halo: Reach's online multiplayer! In other words, Halo: CE Anniversary will not have it's own multiplayer mode, except through co-op. The rest of the multiplayer experience will be a reskinned version of Reach. Frank O'Connor had earlier confirmed that Halo CE will be a low-priced budget game, not a full $60 release, but did not comment on exact price, which was released today ($39.99). StageSelect.com's coverage of the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2011 continues. We'll be bringing you all of the news to come out of the Microsoft E3 Press Conference, as the event happens. Stay tuned June 6th through June 10th for additional details on brand new games as they're re. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5141-microsoft-confirms-halo-ce-is-3999-multiplayer-det.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5141-microsoft-confirms-halo-ce-is-3999-multiplayer-det.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5141-microsoft-confirms-halo-ce-is-3999-multiplayer-det.aspx#discuss Microsoft announced this week that they'll be enhancing the Xbox 360 Dashboard. Not only will this reorganize the Xbox 360 Dashboard, it'll make it so that it's easier to use Kinect to navigate using voice commands. Likewise, they also announced that it'll be much easier to view your personal media collection from the Kinect Dashboard. IGN met with Microsoft this week to get a detailed demo of the new Xbox Dashboard. See the video below: Also announced today was a partnership with YouTube, which will enable users to view all their favorite YouTube Videos right from the Xbox dashboard. Voice search will be enabled using Bing Search. For instance, you can now say things like 'Bing Search Lego' which will bring up a list of Lego games for the 360, using the Bing search engine. Below is a video demo of Bing on Xbox 360, as shown during the Microsoft E3 2011 Media Briefing. StageSelect.com's coverage of the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2010 continues. We'll be bringing you all of the news to come out of the Microsoft E3 Press Conference, as the event happens. Stay tuned June 13th through June 19th for additional details on brand ne. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5140-microsoft-updates-xbox-360-dashboard-shows-xbox-bi.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5140-microsoft-updates-xbox-360-dashboard-shows-xbox-bi.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5140-microsoft-updates-xbox-360-dashboard-shows-xbox-bi.aspx#discuss The newest Tomb Raider game was shown this week for the first time at the Microsoft E3 2011 press conference. In the game Lara Croft gets impaled - and you can see her injury impacting her ability to move and jump as the game progresses. Crystal Dynamics has announced that the worlds that Lara explores will be more open, and more focused on survival. The new Tomb Raider game is a complete reboot of the franchise, starring a young Lara Croft that hasn't been on an adventure before. There's a 'survival vision' mode in the game which highlights important environmental elements. It's a new play mechanic that some are likening to Batman's detective vision mode. The official trailer for the game is below. Tomb Raider launches next year - 2012. StageSelect.com's coverage of the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2011 continues. We'll be bringing you all of the news to come out of the Microsoft E3 Press Conference, as the event happens. Stay tuned June 6th through June 10th for additional details on brand new games as they're revealed for the first time to the game playing public. In addition to covering the Microsoft announcement in this story, StageSelect.com will be covering all of the press conferences, including Nintendo's Press Conference, Microsoft's Press Conference, and. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5138-tomb-raider-lara-croft-goes-suvival-horror-officia.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5138-tomb-raider-lara-croft-goes-suvival-horror-officia.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5138-tomb-raider-lara-croft-goes-suvival-horror-officia.aspx#discuss Mass Effect 3 was shown earlier this week at Microsoft's 2011 E3 Media Briefing. During the briefing, it was announced that Mass Effect 3 will support voice commands given using Kinect, to move squadmates around. Here's the official E3 trailer for Mass Effect 3: EA representatives also revealed that you'll be able to use Kinect to control your Sims 3 Pets experience. Four EA Sports titles will also use Kinect to control the action, including Tiger Woods, Madden, and FIFA. This year, Microsoft is highlighting their Kinect support because of the 5 million+ units that have been sold through to the public. Electronic Arts is the first company in the Microsoft E3 press conference to highlight their commitment to the platform. Also shown was Kinect support within Future Soldier, the next installment in the Ghost Recon franchise. Below is the official cinematic trailer for Ghost Recon: Stage Select.com's coverage of the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2011 continues. We'll be bringing you all of the news to come out of the Microsoft E3 Press Conference, as the event happens. Stay tuned June 6th through Jun. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5139-microsofts-kinect-used-with-mass-effect-3-and-ghos.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5139-microsofts-kinect-used-with-mass-effect-3-and-ghos.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5139-microsofts-kinect-used-with-mass-effect-3-and-ghos.aspx#discuss Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the Zelda series in an interview with news.au.com, said today that multiple Wii U controllers likely will not be used with the Wii U system. When asked about the possibility of two players controlling the system, each with a touchpad controller, Mr Miyamoto said: 'Our basic premise is that you can use one with a system. If we got to an idea of having multiple (controllers) it might be just more convenient for people to use their Nintendo 3DS and have a way to connect that.' Later, the statement was qualified as 'we're researching that possibility.' Nintendo formally announced their new console, the Nintendo Wii U this week . Like the Wii, the Nintendo Wii U has a unique controller, and will use this controller as a differentiator in the hotly competitive console market. The center of the large, pad-like controller features a 6.2 inch touchscreen. This screen allows a gamer to switch from playing their games on their HDTV to playing directly on the new controller, seemlessly. The Wii U isn't restricted to using this new controller to play games, however. The system can also be controlled with the Wiimote, using the screen on the additional display to show extra elements of the game. Apparently, the controller The Wii U is 100% backward compatible with the Nintendo Wii. However, no price was announced for the syste. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5129-nintendo-wii-u-one-touchscreen-controller-per-syst.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5129-nintendo-wii-u-one-touchscreen-controller-per-syst.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5129-nintendo-wii-u-one-touchscreen-controller-per-syst.aspx#discuss Nintendo is showing several franchise classics that are coming to the 3DS, playable on the Electronic Entertainment Expo's show floor. Star Fox, Mario Kart, Luigi's Mansion, Kid Icarus, and Mario Bros are all moving to the 3DS starting this Fall. Announced this week, the five new titles have classic game play, but feature new elements unique to the Nintendo 3DS system. Mario Kart is the first title that Nintendo showed during their E3 2011 press conference, and allows players to hang glide, move underwater, and more. Mario Kart will be available this Holiday Season, and will be all new. Also announced is a new Star Fox, which will allow players to control the ship either through tilting the 3DS system, or using traditional controls. The 3DS camera is also integrated into the Star Fox title. Star Fox is launching in September. Super Mario is also coming to the Nintendo 3DS. Super Mario 3D was created entirely from scratch for the Nintendo 3DS. Yes, fans, the Tanooki Suit was on display for the game. Super Mario 3D comes out before the end of the year. Kid Icarus looks like a very fast version of Star Fox, or at a minimum, Space Harrier. Kid Icarus also has a multiplayer 'deathmatch' style mode, 3vs3. The graphics look great for the system. One last thing shown about Kid Icarus Uprising was the card battle game, an augmented reality. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5135-e3-2011-nintendo-3ds-gets-super-mario-mario-kart-s.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5135-e3-2011-nintendo-3ds-gets-super-mario-mario-kart-s.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5135-e3-2011-nintendo-3ds-gets-super-mario-mario-kart-s.aspx#discuss 3DS and Wii U are getting Lego City Stories. This is an open world Lego game, coming exclusively to the Nintendo Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS. Darksiders will be available at launch. Batman Arkham Cities will be available at launch. Ghost Recon Online will be on the new Nintendo Wii U. Dirt will also be on the Nintendo Wii U. Aliens Colonial Marines will be available as well. Metro Last Light, which looks absolutely incredible (graphically), will be available for the Wii U. A new TEKKEN game, which allows players to customize their look will be available. Ninja Gaiden is coming to Nintendo Wii U, in all of its hardcore / bloody glory. Nintendo is asking the hard core gamers to come back, and hard core gamers are definitely listening. The hits just keep coming and coming - Battlefield and many other EA games coming soon. Deep online capabilities promised, and EA is saying they're going to transform games from a thing you buy, to a place you go. Some game 'samples' will be shown at E3 for the Nintendo Wii U. These games are prototypes Super Mario Brothers Mii where you're in the Super Mario game. Chase Mii is set in a whole new world that looks very different depending on which controller you're using at the time. These samples will give E3 attendees Nintendo's new console system was previously codenamed Proj. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5130-e3-2011-lego-city-stories-batman-arkham-city-darks.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5130-e3-2011-lego-city-stories-batman-arkham-city-darks.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5130-e3-2011-lego-city-stories-batman-arkham-city-darks.aspx#discuss Nintendo has announced that the 3DS and the Wii U, Nintendo's newest game system, will get Super Smash Brothers, and that the games will work together when released. Nintendo also showed off some terrific looking tech demonstrations for the Wii U. Nintendo Wii U allows you to switch from the console to playing directly on the new touchpad controller. Additionally, the Wii U system allows you to use the traditional Wiimote to play, and use the screen on the controller as an additional view. Magnification, video chat, and 'swiping' elements from the portable screen to your TV was shown. The Wii U is 100% backward compatible with the Nintendo Wii. The potential of the controller was really showed off. The controller has a touch screen, with a 6.2 inch screen. The system can play the games either on the TV screen, or you can move the game to your personal screen/controller. The Wii U controller has dual analogs, a camera, accelerometer, microphone, triggers, and more. The images are generated on the Wii U console, which means that the graphics are all HD, and when desired, transmitted to the Wii U controller. Web browsing, sharing photos, playing a game with either two screens or a single screen, and more are being shown at the E3 press conference. Nintendo's new console system was previously codenamed Project Cafe. This year's Elec. . . http://www.stageselect.com/N5128-e3-2011-super-smash-brothers-announced-for-3ds-and.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5128-e3-2011-super-smash-brothers-announced-for-3ds-and.aspx http://www.stageselect.com/N5128-e3-2011-super-smash-brothers-announced-for-3ds-and.aspx#discuss