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  Rumor: Wii U’s Final Specs Leak Ahead of Official Reveal

  While Nintendo made public announcements earlier this morning about the Wii U’s price and release date in Japan, they were mysteriously silent on the final specs for the console. A post on VGleaks has appeared this morning, though, claiming to have info directly from Nintendo’s restricted developer’s site. Take this with a grain of salt,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  The Wii U’s Controllers Are REALLY Expensive

  When the Wii U goes on sale in Japan on December 8, the cheaper of the two hardware bundles available will be priced at ¥26250. If you want to buy a second Wii U controller, though – and remember, the system does support two, even if early games won’t – you’re going to have to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  Here Are the First Two Wii U Launch Titles

  When the Wii U launches in Japan on December 8, both New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land will be available for gamers to purchase. New Super Mario Bros. U, the Wii U version of New Super Mario Bros., is priced at ¥5,985, while Nintendo Land is ¥4,935. Both will also get download versions.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2012
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  Wii U Goes On Sale In Japan On December 8

  Today, Nintendo revealed that its next generation home console will be out in Japan on December 8. There will be two types of Wii U’s on sale: a Basic Set and a Premium Set. They are priced at 26,250 and 31,500 (plus tax). The Basic Set has 8GB of Flash Memory, while the Premium Set…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2012
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  All of Japan’s Big Wii U Launch Details, Right Here

  Tonight, for the first time, Nintendo will be divulging concrete information on its upcoming Wii U console for the Japanese market. Release dates, prices, specs, the works. While much of it will be of direct relevance only to the Japanese market, we should be able to divulge hints as to Western availability and pricing from…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  The Wii U’s Hardcore Controller Gets a Price and a Date

  Today, Nintendo also dated and priced the Wii U Pro Controller. It will be available at launch in Japan on December 8. It’s priced at ¥5040. The Wii U Pro Controller was first shown earlier this summer. It sill looks like a pad from one of Nintendo’s competitors. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though!…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2012
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  And They Lived Happily Ever After

  Well, they did. Never mind they spend their entire lives scrounging an existence atop a wet, post-apocalyptic wasteland. It’s all they know and they’re happy with that, OK? Wind Waker Love [DeviantArt, via sollybot]

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  New Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Headed to the 3DS

  According to Japan’s Corocoro magazine, the latest Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magna Gate and The Maze of Infinity will be out on the 3DS this winter in Japan. The Corocoro article calls the game “totally new” and “totally different” from Pokémon games up to now. Have a look at the game—and its 3D…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2012
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  A Mega Man Hoodie. That Comes With a Mega Buster.

  Capcom’s online store in Japan is selling these Mega Man hoodies. Just looking at them, they appear to be like any other poorly-imagined video game hoodie, straddling the fence between design and cosplay and satisfying neither. That is, until you fold the arm back. Oh my God that’s a mega buster you can fold out…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  Sega’s Striptease Images Leak Out Early

  As previously hinted at, here is the teaser site for Sega’s “Project Omega”. Under September 13, the Japanese character “de” (デ) is written. It seems like each day a new phonetic katakana title will appear, revealing the game’s name. There’s also a lady in a black dress with an icon on her chest. Not sure…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2012
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  Black Mesa is Actually Finished, Guys

  Believe it or not – and I’d forgive you for not believing it, given the mod’s torturous history – but this is reportedly a shot of notorious Half-Life remake Black Mesa. Like, its gold master disc. Meaning the thing is actually done Well, mostly done; as we told you last week, the mod won’t contain…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  Why The Wii U Will Probably Cost ¥25,000

  We won’t know the exact details of the Japanese Wii U launch until 4pm Tokyo time. That’s soon, but to pass the time until then, let’s speculate a little about the console’s price. While we could just guess wildly, plucking numbers out of thin air, let’s instead look at that mightiest of historical tools: precedence.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  A Tribute to One of PC Gaming’s All-Time Greats

  Sensible Software. If you know what that means you’re probably smiling already. If you don’t, well, you sure missed out. A British studio most prolific – and successful – in the late 80s and early 90s, Sensible developed for platforms like the Spectrum, Amiga and PC, and became famous for two things: adorable little pixel…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  It Might Sound Silly, But This is Steam’s Best New Feature in a Long Time

  You might think the most important new feature in Steam’s “Big Picture” mode is, well, its big picture. But for many hardcore PC gamers, who don’t use the service on a TV screen, the real good stuff can be found with the tweak of a command line. Users in the Big Picture beta have found…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  Adventure Time? 1980s Video Game Cartridges? What is This Madness?

  Four very fake, very awesome Adventure Time labels for old Famicom cartridges, for those dreams where you’re running through Super Potato with a basket under your arm, $500 in your pocket and a need to play a 1980s game based on a 21st century cartoon. They’re from simplyAWFUL, a site that specialises in this kind…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2012
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  22 Of The Best (Short) Portal Movies

  Open Source Filmmaker, a community bringing together some of Steam’s best movie creators, recently held a themed event called “Turret Week”. Members had to create short, original films about Portal’s turrets. While most Source Filmmaker clips are still rough, unoriginal affairs using Team Fortress 2 models, these are wonderful, capitalising on the short timeframe and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  And on the Eighth Day, Borderlands Became Real

  I’ve seen my fair share of Borderlands cosplay over the years. Some great, some awful, most somewhere in between. I’ve never seen any this good, though. German cosplayer MadameSpontaneous stars as Lilith, though her pals look just as good. Some of the pics are supplied by the cosplayers, others are from Trochly Photographers While getting…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  A Time-Lapse Video To Melt Your Brain With Prettiness

  It somehow feels like it’s been a long week, but we’re only halfway to the weekend. Why not kick back and watch this crazy gorgeous time-lapse video of the Pacific Northwest? The video is by Portland photographer John Eklund, who has a whole blog of amazing time-lapse footage called The Art of the Time Lapse…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 12, 2012
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  If Madden‘s Any Measure the NFL’s Bandwagon Teams are the 49ers and Eagles

  Through the first week of play in real life of the NFL, some 81.5 million games have been played in Madden NFL, according to this video commissioned by EA Sports. The teams taken online most so far are the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles (rated No. 5 and No. 3, respectively, as “teams…

  By Owen Good Published September 12, 2012
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  The Atari 2600 Joystick In Its Purest Form

  “Pure” can have a lot of interpretations. For artist Andrew Miller (whose work we’ve covered before) and his “Brand Spirit” series of photographed objects, it means removing all traces of brand and color. And the results are quite pretty. Stylish, even. Though I can see how that NES controller might be initially confusing to use.…

  By Tina Amini Published September 12, 2012