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PURENINTENDO.COM ISSUE #4 FEB 2012

Wii UPreviewCheck out everything weknow about the Wii U sofar including what games

would benet most fromthe new controller.

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WELCOME/CONTENTS FEB 2012

4 The History of Heart Containers5 Hands on with the Wii U at CES6 Character Prole: Fox McCloud

12 Mutant Mudds Review

4 A look atthe history of Heart

Containers

7 What NFC could mean for Nintendo8 A Closer Look at the Wii U Controller12 Mutant Mudds Review14 Mario Kart 7 Review

15 Upcoming Games (Wii/3DS)16 Lets Talk: Wii U Specs18 Top News of the past month

Wii UPreviewCheck out everything weknow about the Wii U sofar including what gameswould benet most fromthe new controller.

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MESSAGE FROM

THE EDITOR

Welcome to our fourth and

probably our biggest issue of PureNintendo magazine. Because of

the holidays we decided to skip

the January issue of the maga-

zine and move onto the February

issue. As you can tell we spent

the time revamping the magazine

to make it better. We are always

looking for ways to make Pure

Nintendo magazine better for

everyone to enjoy. With that said

if you have any comments or

concerns, feel free to contact us at

[email protected].

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ll out our sta questions sec-

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answered and posted in the next

issue of Pure Nintendo magazine.

Most of us here on the stahave spent some time with

the Wii U or in discussion with

developers about the Wii U. It is

still very unclear exactly what Nin-

tendo will do with their next home

system. All we can do is take the

information we have and come up

with a hypothesis for the system.

We thought now was a good time

to dedicate a whole issue to all

things Wii U. I personally think

we will hear more about the Wii

U during the Game Developers

Conference in early March. If I am

right you can crown me genius

later.I really hope you enjoy the

new design of the magazine and

nd it informative about the Wii U.

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EDITOR IN CHIEF: Justin Sharp


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In The Legend of Zelda

series, the main character, Link

has a set of hearts, symbolizing

his health. This is a recurring

theme in all the Zelda games,excluding The Adventure of Link

where his health is symbolized by

a life bar. Depending on the game

Link must nd either Pieces of

Heart or a full Heart Container

to increase his maximum health.

Heart Containers in most games

are gained by defeating a major

boss.

In the majority of the

games Link can collect Pieces

of Heart to create a full Heart

Container. This concept was rst

introduced in A Link to the Past,

and has since been a recurring

theme in the following games, ex-

cept for Phantom Hourglass andSpirit Tracks, which only have full

Heart Containers. Pieces of Heart

are scattered throughout the

world, and can be won in a mini

game, found in treasure chests,

or given as a thanks for helping

someone. Traditionally one only

had to collect four Pieces of Heart

to make a full Heart Container,

but in Twilight Prin cess you must

nd ve pieces of heart, and so

far is the only game that requires

ve. Although heart pieces are

collected in fths, Link still loses

health in minimums of fourths.

The amount of heart pieces

in a game depends primarily onhow many Heart Containers there

are, and the number of Heart

Containers are usually deter-

mined by how many dungeons

or bosses there are in the game.

Majoras Mask holds the record

for the most Pieces of Heart, fty-

two. The majority of the games

nish with link gaining a total of

twenty hearts.

The only games to have

in-game guides that help players

nd Pieces of Heart, are The Wind

Waker, Twilight Princess, and

Skyward Sword. This is a recent

theme in the Zelda series and has

been a very benecial add-on.

REPORTER: Katelyn Sharp EMAIL: [email protected] BLOG: purenintendo.com

Chart of Heart Containers and Heart Pieces

Game LoZ AoL ALttP LA OoT MM OoS OoA FS TWW FSA TMC TP PH ST SS

Start with 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 4 3 3 3 3 6

Obtained from

bosses

8 10 8 8 4 9 8 6 5 8 7 5 6

Found in Over

World

5 4 1 1 1 6 8 2

Formed by Pieces

of Heart

6 3 9 13 3 3 11 11 9 6

Pieces of Heart 24 12 36 52 12 12 44 44 45 24

Total 16 8 20 14 20 20 14 14 6 20 4 20 20 16 1 2

HISTORY OF

HEART CONTAINERS

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CES 2012 is over. Sad, I know. As at each

CES, some amazing new technology was in-

troduced. And while Nintendo did not have an

ocial presence at CES, they were in Vegas,and Pure Nintendo was invited to get another

look at the Wii U.

This was my rst hands on with Ninten-

dos new game console, and I was, well giddy

as I waited in the hallway of the Las Vegas

Hilton. Im not ashamed to admit it. And the

Wii U did not disappoint. Lets start with the

new tablet controller.

First, the tablet controller is light. No of-

cial specs on its weight have been released,but in the short time I had with it, it never

made me feel it would be a problem holding it

up for extended periods of time. The tablet is

also very well designed ergonomically. It just

ts. My thumbs fell right into place for the tra-

ditional A/B/X/Y buttons and the control pad,

and my index ngers fell naturally on top of

the L/R buttons. Some have voiced concerns

about comfort over the long term. Though I

used the tablet controller only for a few min-

utes, I never got the impression it would be

a problem for extended periods. I guess only

time will tell.

Gameplay using the tablet was challeng-

ing at rst. However, I was able to quickly

get used to the combination of buttons and

gyroscope and represented Pure Nintendo

quite well, if I do say so myselfwhich I do. In

a demo game called Battle Mii, the Nintendo

reps I was playing with narrowly beat me 4-3.

The point here is that any new controller takes

some getting used to. The tablet controller isno exception. However, Nintendo has made

the learning curve much easier by combin-

ing new options with the familiar options

Nintendo fans should be used to. As for the

screen on the controller, image quality on the

6.2 resistive touch screen is good, but I felt a

little more contrast would be helpful. Theres

still plenty of time to sort that out before its

released.

No specics have been given concerning

processor speed in the console, but game

play was uid and HD rendering was awless

on the demo Zelda HD game segment we

were shown. Im sure it will be a major leap

forward in processing power over the Wii.

Im truly excited about the Wii U. Nin-

tendo has added a whole new dimension to

game play with its tablet controller. As game

developers utilize the unique capabilities of

the Wii U, Im guessing some amazing gameswill be released. I can hardly wait! If Nintendo

can come through on a fourth quarter release

date, I think I know what to get myself ask my

wife to get me for Christmas this year!

REPORTER: Mike McClung EMAIL: [email protected] BLOG: www.purenintendo.com

Editors Note: Mike McClung, our CES correspondent, is a gadget geek and works as a workstation support coordinator at the university I attended.

Mike has many years working and dealing with technology

HANDS ON WITH THE

WII U AT CES

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CHARACTER PROFILE

FOX MCCLOUDREPORTER: Katelyn Sharp EMAIL: [email protected] BLOG: purenintendo.com

DID YOU KNOW?In Star Fox 64, if you play the game at a

certain diculty, Fox will wear a pair of

sunglasses.

Due to trademark issues over the name

Star Fox in PAL region territories, Star Foxand Star Fox 64 were released as

Star Wing and Lylat Wars.

ABOUT FOXFox McCloud is one of the core Nintendo characters and

the chief protagonist of the Star Fox series. He was created

by Shigeru Miyamoto and designed by Takaya Imamura.

As his name implies, he is a red fox and a starship

pilot.

In each game the player controls Fox, either

on the ground or in his Arwing. He is the leader

of the Star Fox team, and is joined by his

wingmates Peppy, Slippy, and Falco on

various missions.The names Star Wolf, Star Sheep,

Star Fox, Star Sparrow and Star

Hawk were all considered before

Miyamoto nally settled on

having a fox as the main char-

acter. This came Miyamoto

after visited Fushimi In-

ari-taisha in Kyoto, the

head shrine of Inari,

a Japanese spirit

associated with

foxes. Inari is

portrayed

as being

able to

y, and its

shrines, par-

ticularly the

one in Kyoto, are

surrounded by red arches,

giving Miyamoto the idea of a fox

that could y through arches. Foxs

face was modeled after Inaris, and always

wears a red scarf around his neck, like the statue,

with the exception of his design from Star Fox: Assault

(shown above).

The rst game Fox appeared in was Star Fox for the SNESand his last appearance was in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the

Wii.

legendary arwing

ARWING EASTER EGGThe Arwing is an easter egg in The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of

Time but can only be accessed by a Gameshark code. It appears

in Kokiri forest as an enemy who can be defeated by Link with

either a boomerang, fairy bow, or fairy slingshot. Once defeated,

it falls to the ground and explodes and its blast may inadvertently

kill Link--as if Link didnt have enough to worry about in Hyrule.

Star Foxfor Wii U?Check out our Wii UPreview to see if the longwait for the next Star Foxmight nally be over.

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Image

courtesy ofSTMicroelectronics

WHAT NFCCOULD MEANFOR THE WII U

Earlier this year Nintendo announced they are looking into NFC

technology for the Wii U and possibly more. If you are like me you may

know more about the National Football Conference than the Near Field

Communication (NFC). Let us take some time and learn what NFC

technology could mean for Nintendo and the Wii U.

To put it simply, NFC uses radio waves to link communications/

electronic devices together. Users can remotely (possibly in the cloud)

save credit card information for quick purchases. According to a Eu-

ropean site that specializes in NFC technology, NFC can be used in a

variety of ways.

Paying by mobile devices like cell phones

(or Wii U)

Credit card integration into a mobile device

Electronic money integrating with prepaid

cards

Electronic ticketing for transport usage

Personal electronic document

Download of data from kiosks such as railway time tables

Flight and hotel booking Music and photo downloads from camera, cell phones,

multimedia readers

P2P (peer to peer) Connections for an easy information

transmission between wireless devices

Lets take a look how the Wii U can use this technology. Lets

start with the obvious; this technology can use their U-pad to quickly

purchase digital content for the Wii U. A quick swipe of the U-Pad, near

the console, could easily download anything the heart desires. Even

more impressive, this technology can be used to fully integrate your

home. Technically, if this technology is used the right way, users will be

able to connect multiple NFC devices to each other and share informa-

tion. A cell phone could communicate with the Wii U, share pictures or

music, etc. More likely, players could share information stored on their

personal U-pads with each others; save data, Miis,

pictures, etc. Nintendo did something like this with

the ability to save Miis to a Wii-mote, but didnt

fully market the feature.

Let us take the hypothesis a little further. What

if Nintendo adds the NFC technology to the 3DS?

This could promote better communication between

the Wii U and the 3DS itself. The 3DS could also be used to make pay-

ments at stores or interact with other NFC devices.

There are a ton of things Nintendo could do with the NFC. Probably

things we have never thought about. Up to this time the NFC technolo-

gy has been mainly used for electronic payments for mobile phones. It

will be interesting to see what Nintendo actually does with the service.

REPORTER: James Higginbotham EMAIL: [email protected] BLOG: purenintendo.com

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JUSTIN SHARPEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

THE WII U TABLET, IS THE

MOST UNIQUE AND EXCITING

CONTROLLER YET FOR ANY

CONSOLE

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The Wii U is one of the most

intriguing systems Nintendo has

created and its controller, the Wii U

tablet, is the most unique and exciting

controller yet for any con-

sole. Another calendar year

is upon us and that means

its ocially the year of

the Wii U. The year where

Nintendo reveals the launch

lineup, price point, and

release date for their suc-

cessor to the Wii. There are

a lot of unknowns about the

Wii U currently, but the Wii

Us tablet controller alreadygives us a good glimpse at

what Nintendo might be

developing for it.

The Wii U tablet has a lot of in-

teresting applications for gaming and

opens Nintendo and other develop-

ers up to a world of possibilities. Not

only can Nintendo still leverage the

precision of the Wii Remote/nunchuk

for games on the Wii U, it can now

use the new tablet for all new types

of games. The tablet allows for so

many forms of interaction whether its

in the form of the built in gyroscopes,

touch screen, microphone, or thenear-eld communication (NFC) ca-

pability. Rather than wait to see what

Nintendo and other developers might

be working on, I decided to develop

a list of games that could really take

advantage of this new controller.

One of the rst examples that

came to mind was Star Fox. The

gameplay of Star Fox seems perfectly

suited for the tablet controller in a

number of ways. Not only could you

easily pilot your Arwing using the

built-in motion controls, but you could

also use the touch screen to manage

your team mates, select dierent

weapon/missile types, or even

see your progress in the current

level. Nintendo could also de-

velop a new cockpit view where

you could rotate the controller

around you to see asteroids ex-

ploding and enemies ying by

your window. In cockpit mode,

you could use the 2 circle pads

for controls while using the mo-

tion control to pan 360 degrees

in each level. Multiplayer could

also be

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A CLOSER LOOK AT THEWII U CONTROLLER

Feature > Wii U Preview

GET AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE WII U TABLET

AND SEE WHAT GAMES COULD BEST USE ITIts been almost 9 months since the wii u was rst shown. You would think everything wouldve been

revealed about the Wii U in that time, but here we are, 8 months since E3 2011 with just a few new

details since then. In our in-depth look at the Wii U Controller, we discuss many games/genres that

could best use the Wii U tablet. We also give some details on the controller itself including known

specications and high-res images of the controller.

STAR FOX WII U? YES, PLEASE

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JUSTIN SHARPEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

STAR FOX

WII U COULD

BE A GREAT

SHOWCASE

OF THE WII

US CAPA-

BILITIES

really fun with a co-pilot

who could control a tur-

ret with the tablet whileyou y using the Wii

remote/nunchuk.

With the amazing

control, high deni-

tion graphics, and

immersion the Wii

U controller tablet

provides, Star Fox

Wii U could be a

great showcase of

the Wii Us capa-

bilities.

Moving on to

another Nin-

tendo franchise

we havent seen

in awhile, Pikmin could

be tailor-made for the

Wii U in a number ways.

Already Pikmin in HD

would be a great way

to show o the visualcapability of the Wii U,

but I think the game-

play is where the tablet

controller could shine.

Think of the possibili-

ties of being able to call

Pikmin around you bytouching/holding on

the controller and then

touching a dierent part

of the screen to manage

another team of Pikmin

building a bridge.

The tablet couldalso be used for control-

ling Olimars ship as

he travels between

various planets. And

since multiple Wii U

tablets might be hard

to have on the same

console, online co-op

using the built-in

microphone could

make multiplayer a lot

of fun.

Another franchise

that would be perfect

for the Wii U setup is

the Professor Layton

series. If youve never

played a Layton game

on the DS, you need to

Circle Pad (L) Circle Pad (R)

camera

MicrophoneTouch screen Speaker (R)Speaker (L)

gyroscope

accelerometer

+ Control Pad

Controller

- 6.2-inch 16:9 screen

- Resistive touch screen

with stylus

- Rechargeable battery

- Dimensions

5.3 inches high

0.9 inches deep

9.0 inches long

Control Input

- 2 analog Circle Pads

- Select button

Start button

- Home button

- D-Pad

- A/B/X/Y buttons

- L/R buttons

- ZL/ZR buttons

Controller Hardware

- Accelerometer

- Gyroscope

- Rumble feature

- Front-facing camera

- Microphone

- Stereo speakers

- Sensor strip

NFC

From Nintendo: By installing

this functionality, it will become

possible to create cards and gu-

rines that can electronically read

and write data via noncontact

NFC and to expand the new play

format in the video game world.

Adoption of this functionality will

enable various other possibilities

such as using it as a means of

making micropayments.



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check them out. They are a series

of adventure games that focus

on solving puzzles to make it

through the storyline. All the

puzzles utilize the touch screen

of the DS to move objects around,

write down facts, and traverse

the environment. Since the Wii U

tablet supports stylus-based input,

it seems like a Layton game could

be a great match for puzzle solv-

ing and more. Think of going into

a town square in a Layton Wii U

game and having to look for clues

in a sea of people while rotating

the controller around you. It could

really make the experience even

more immersive.

Mario Kart is another fran-

chise that could use the tablet in a

number of ways. The most natural

use is denitely using the tablet

controller as the steering wheel

and the touch screen to custom-

ize your kart. But what about the

ability to create your own tracks

in Mario Kart using the touch

screen? You could drag and drop

predened sections of track and

easily place them using the stylus.

Map editing could also work for

Super Smash Bros. and even for

customizing your town in a future

Animal Crossing game.

These are just a few key

examples of games or genres that

I think would work best with the

new Wii U controller. Other fran-

chises like Zelda and Metroid may

be better o using the Wii remote/

nunchuk since it better mirrors

a sword/shield and arm can-

non. Thats not to say a Zelda or

Metroid game couldnt work with

the new controller. A new Four

Swords Adventure game would

be perfect for the Wii U controller,

and the tablet could be a great

way to control Samus ship or use

as a visor.

In any of these cases, I do

think Nintendo will show o

a number of dierent types of

games that will have extremely

unique and fun ways of using the

Wii Us tablet. Weve still only

scratched the surface on the pos-

sibilities and I believe Nintendo

will once again be able to revolu-

tionize how we play games for the

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MUTANT MUDDSREVIEWREPORTER: James Higginbotham EMAIL: [email protected] BLOG: purenintendo.com

Darn you Renegade Kid! was a

phrase that could easily be heard as I fell to my

death while playing their new eShop game,

Mutant Mudds. This is Renegade Kids rst

attempt with 3D and the eShop channel, and I

have to say they have done a great job.

In Mutant Mudds you play as Max who

nds himself thrust into saving his world

from an invasion of mud creatures. Armed

with a water powered pistol and jetpack, Max

takes on 40 levels to collect hidden water

sprites, which he needs to get rid of the mud

creatures.

Mutant Mudds is everything you would

want from a classic 8-bit platformer, diculty

and all. There is no running and gunning but

strategic timing moves and jumps. You will

nd yourself going back to your trial and error

years that so many games these days are

missing. Well that platform is a little farther

than I thought. Oops, did not know that

would be there. That was just evil having

that there.

What really separates Mudds 3D visu-

als from other 3D games has really nothing

to do with the 3D itself but the design of the

game. Each level is designed in three layers.

The starting middle layer, the far back layer,

and the up-front layer. During the game Max

nds his way around, these three dierent lay-

ers, by using warp pads that send him forward

or back. With the 3D this adds a cool aspect to

the game, which has you peering through two

layers to view Max on the back layer.

In each level there are hidden doors

that take Max to bonus levels. Let me warn

you these areas are usually designed in dark-

er colors, which I am guessing is to represent

how dicult these bonus levels are...

MUTANT MUDDS IS A MOST OWN ESHOP GAMEAfter Nintendo dropped the ball with their digital content on the Wii and the DS. Nintendo seems to be making up for it with the 3DS eShop.

Mutant Mudds is just another installment in a fast growing, great, eShop catalog.

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very dicult if you didnt

catch my drift.

With the addition of these

secret areas, there are a 100

diamonds to collect in each level

and two water sprites; one at the

end of the normal level and one

found at the end of the bonus

stage. This adds a lot of replay

value to the game by trying to

collect everything that needs to

be collected.

I have been playing Ren-

egade Kid games for a couple of

years now and one of the things

that has always impressed me

has to do with the music andsound eects of their games.

Seeing as Mutant Mudds is

an homage to all things 8-bit,

Renegade Kid did not skip out on

the sounds of the game. Troupe

Gammage was chosen to create

the music for Mutant Mudds and

I would like to take this time and

congratulate him on a job well

done.

I was curious and scanned

a few scores that other sites have

given Mutant Mudds. All of them

have been very positive so far. I

did realize they seem to shy away

from giving it a perfect score.

Mutant Mudds has an amazing

musical score, great level design,

perfect controls and a great price.

What more could you ask for

in an eShop game? Yes, there

are a lot of great eShop games

out there but none of them can

be said are better than Mutant

Mudds. For this reason I have to

give Mutant Mudds a score I have

never given out. 10/10

Pros: Great Level design,

Sound design, Nice diculty

level, great nastalgic fun

Cons: None

MutantMudds getsa score of

10/10

JAMES HIGGINBOTHAMHEAD EDITOR

MUTANT MUDDS HAS AN AMAZING MUSICAL

SCORE, GREAT LEVEL DESIGN, AND PERFECTCONTROLS

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GAMEREVIEW

MARIO KART 7

MARIO KART

IS BACK ANDBETTER THANEVER

I love Mario Kart gameson

consoles. For some reason I nev-

er really enjoyed playing Mario

Kart on any Nintendo handheld

system. That all changed with

Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS.

Mario Kart 7 could possibly

be the best Mario Kart game ever.

The 3D eects are amazing; the

new levels are some of the best

we have seen in a while. In fact,

a part of me would rather see all

new levels instead of rehashed

old ones. One of the best parts

of MK7, which actually had me a

little worried about the pacing of

the races, was the addition of the

kites. Nintendo has done a great

job merging this ability into the

races.What is a Mario Kart game

with out multiplayer racing? On-

line racing for Mario Kart 7 works

as well as anyone would like. The

ability to set up rooms for your

friends and others to join is a

great addition.

There is only one major

complaint about Mario Kart 7.

MK7 really needs the ability to let

players create and share custom

made tracks. Just imagine taking

Rainbow Road, mixing in some

ice, or what ever crazy thing you

want, and upsetting your friends

with your evil creation.

If you are a Mario Kart fan

and have not purchased MK7

yetare you truly a fan? Mario

Kart 7 is a must own for any 3DS

owner or Mario Kart fan.

3DS MarioKart 7Mario Kart 7 is the besthandheld Mario Kart andpossibly the best MarioKart game ever.

9.5/10

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UPCOMING RELEASESUpcoming games for Wii/3DS

Wii RhythmHeaven FeverRhythm Heaven is a unique

rhythm game that is easy to play

but hard to master. Just click but-

tons to the beat of music but you

better have your rhythm on.

PLAYERS:1-2

PRICE:$29.99

RELEASE DATE: Feb 13, 2012

3DS Tekken 3D:Prime EditionOnly the second Tekken game to

be released on a Nintendo plat-

form since 2002 with Tekken Ad-

vance. The game boasts a steady

60 fps, even with the 3D on.

PLAYERS:1-2 (Local, Online)

PRICE:$39.99


3DS Tales of theAbyssTales of Abyss 3DS is the 3D re-

make of the highly popular 2005

entry of Namcos Tales Series.

After being kidnapped for over 7

years, Luke returns home with no

memories of his time gone.

PLAYERS:1

PRICE:$39.99


3DS Metal GearSolid Snake Eat-er 3DThe highly anticipated, and

teased, Metal Gear Solid game

on the 3DS. Later this week you

should be able to download the

demo for this game.

PLAYERS:1

PRICE:$39.99


3DS Shin MegamiTensei: Devil Sur-vivor 2Shin Megami Tensei: Devil

Survivor 2 brings back features

from the rst game such as the

Devil Auction, but also includes

new features such as the Enishi

System.

PLAYERS:1

PRICE:$29.99


Wii PokePark2: Wonders Be-yondUp to four players can choose

Pikachu, Snivy, Tepig or Oshawott

to interact, play tag and battle

together in the PokePark.

PLAYERS:1-4

PRICE:$49.99


3DS Mario &Sonic at the Lon-don 2012 OlympicGamesYour favorite characters are back

to compete against each other in

a variety of competitions. Chal-

lenge your friends with the 3DS

local play mode.

PLAYERS:1-4 (Local wireless)

PRICE:$39.99


Wii Mario Party 9The highly popular Mario Party

series makes its 9th appearance

on a Nintendo system. Play as a

variety of Nintendo characters as

you battle it out with a game of

wits, reactions, and luck.

PLAYERS:1-4

PRICE:$49.99

RELEASE DATE: Mar 11, 2012

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JAMES HIGGINBOTHAMHEAD EDITOR

LETS BE HONEST. NO ONE

KNOWS HOW POWERFUL THE

WII U WILL BE, BESIDES NIN-

TENDO

Super

Mario Bros.MiiWii U controller and SuperMario Bros. Mii, one of themany concepts shown oby Nintendo at E3 2011.

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LETS TALKWII U SPECSREPORTER: James Higginbotham EMAIL: [email protected] BLOG: purenintendo.com

After Nintendos announcement of the Wii U back on June 5th 2011,

there was a urry of speculation and rumors concerning the device.

Nintendo did a misfortune by keeping 99% of the details about the Wii

U private. With the lack of information, many misconceptions have de-

veloped concerning the Wii U. In this issue of Pure Nintendo magazine,

we are hoping to clear some of those misconceptions up and gaze into

what the Wii U will really be.

In this introduction I want to be clear that no one knows, be-

sides Nintendo, the exact details of the Wii U. Everything inside this

magazine is what has been gleamed or the little details that have been

announced.

Power/Specs

When Nintendo rst announced they were doing a HD system,

rumors started to y about the strength of that said system. Lets be

honest. No one knows how powerful the Wii U will be, besides Nin-

tendo. This can be backed up by the fact that no one game developer

can agree on the specs and power of the development kit. Over the last

few months we have heard, less powerful than the 360, as powerful

as the PS3, a little more powerful than the PS3, all the way to 5 times

more powerful than the 360. I think Team Ninja summed up the Wii

U the best. Its very easy to develop for. Were nding it very similar

to develop for Wii U as for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Theyve asked us

what we would like to see from the hardware, and when we give them

feedback we can see that theyre denitely listening to it and making

changes. The hardware is still constantly changing.

With the decision Nintendo made, with the Wii, by sticking with

lower end graphics has caused Nintendo to play a little catch up. Sony

and Microsoft already went through the growing points of switching

to HD. I am sure both companies made mistakes with their system

developments that they wish could be changed. Nintendo is taking

this, come from behind opportunity, to work with developers, who have

already gone HD, to see what they need to include in their system.

Nintendo wouldnt be doing all this R&D to just match the power of the

current systems. I am sure they are spending the time to feel out where

developers want to go, with their games, in the future. This is why we

are seeing so many dierent development kits out there. Yes, some ofthe rumors about the Wii U specs are just that, rumors, but some of

them are true ideas from developers. I could bet on my life that the Wii

U development kit has changed dramatically over the past six months.

I want to excuse all the Wii U power talk from last year. It really was

way too early for us to know exactly pinpoint the power of the Wii U.

Most of the talk surfacing this year has the Wii U more powerful than

these current systems. But the question remainshow much more?

Welcome to our rst Lets Talk feature

What do we know about the WiiU and Nintendos Approach?Nintendo is taking this, come from behind opportunity, to work with

developers, who have already gone HD, to see what they need to

include in their system. Nintendo wouldnt be doing all this R&D to

just match the power of the current systems.

See for yourself >

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TOP NEWS OF

THE PAST MONTH

January 31, 2012

Wii U will not

play DVDs orBlu Ray

During an interview, Nintendos

Cindy Gordon announced the Wii

U would not play Blu Ray movies

of DVDs.

January 31, 2012

Team Ninja: WiiU developmentsimilar to 360/

PS3, hardwarechanging con-stantly

Its very easy to develop for.

Were nding it very similar to

develop for Wii U as for the Xbox

360 and PS3. Theyve asked us

what we would like to see from

the hardware, and when we give

them feedback we can see that

theyre denitely listening to it

and making changes. The hard-

ware is still constantly changing.

The Wii Us touch control is just

like the DSs. We released a Ninja

Gaiden game, Dragon Sword, on

DS, so we want to introduce some

elements from that into the Wii U

version.

Were thinking about all sorts

of things. Right now, our Wii U

development is focused just on

Ninja Gaiden, but were denitely

keeping other platforms in mind

for DOA5.

MORE INFORMATION:www.purenintendo.com

January 31, 2012

Iwata Talks Wii UDuring a recent interview with

posted on the Nintendo Japan

site, Iwata announced the Wii U

would be using NFC technology

for possible in game purchases.

Mentions how quickly the digital

market place is growing. With

that Iwata sees the need to let

3rd party developers do in-game

micro transactions.

January 31, 2012

Pink 3DS com-ing to NorthAmerica on Feb10th

The once bundled Nintendogs

system will now be coming to NA

with its own stand-alone system.

Consumers will be able to pur-

chase the Pink 3DS, by itself, on

February 10th.

February 1, 2012

Nintendo iscreating a newMario game forthe 3DS

Iwata made this interesting state-

ment while providing investors

Nintendos nancial report: February 3, 2012

New Wii U gameconrmed

The second ocial Wii U title

announced, Project C.A.R.S.,

promises to deliver a true driving

experience.

featured news

FEBRUARY 5TH 2012

NINTENDO WORKING ON STARFOX FOR THE WII U?This is strictly a rumor at this point, but as we pointed out in our in-

depth Wii U article, Star Fox would be perfect for the Wii U.

Although there is no logo

here, we are planning to

release a totally new side-scrolling action Super Mario

in 2D as a key title for the

Nintendo 3DS in the next

scal year.

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February 4, 2012

NTT workingwith Nintendo

on speech recog-nition

- The machine can also be used to

communicate

- Can convert voice to text

- Saves data to the cloud

February 4, 2012

New Story andSingle-PlayerMode DetailsRevealed for Kid

Icarus: UprisingIntroduction: The games story

begins with the return of the dark

goddess Medusa and her Un-

derworld Army. With the help of

Palutena, goddess of light and

guardian of the human race, the

heroic angel Pit must combat the

forces of darkness as he battles

Medusa and her minions by air

and by land.

Fiends Cauldron: The Fiends

Cauldron is an incredible new

system that allows players to

customize their play experience

by adjusting the intensity level.

Intensity ranges from 0.0 9.0

for each individual Chapter. As

the intensity increases, players

will be able to earn more Hearts

and more powerful weapon drops

from defeated enemies. Hearts

also can be used to purchase new

weapons. The standard intensity

setting is 2.0, but players can

precisely adjust it by incrementsof 0.1. In order to increase the

intensity, players must bet by

placing an increasing number of

Hearts into the Fiends Cauldron.

Chapter, some Hearts will be lost

and the intensity will be lowered.

Weapons: A wide variety of

collectible weapons oers an

extraordinary amount of replay

value. With nine dierent catego-

ries of weapons, ranging from

Bows to Claws, players can learn

the unique characteristics of each

weapon and determine which is

best suited for each battle and

their style of play.

Vehicles: During certain parts of

his adventure, Pit will have access

to special vehicles such as the

Exo Tank. Pit can use the tanks

powerful drift ability to boost overjumps or defeat enemies with the

tanks ramming horn.

Stand: Kid Icarus: Uprising uses

a control scheme designed to t

the games unique blend of ight,

shooting and melee combat, and

oers tremendous precision and

depth for dedicated players. The

left hand uses the Circle Pad while

the right hand uses the stylus.

Every copy of the game will come

with a free stand that holds the

Nintendo 3DS at an angle aboveany at surface, providing players

with a new kind of gaming experi-

ence.

Circle Pad Pro: Kid Icarus: Upris-

ing is compatible with the Circle

Pad Pro accessory, oering an

alternate control scheme for left-

handed players. With the Circle

Pad Pro, players hold the stylus in

their left hand and use the Circle

Pad with their right hand.

http://kidicarusuprising.nintendo.

com

February 7, 2012

Skylanders Gi-ants Announced

landers is seeing a sequel for all

major platforms including the Wii

and 3DS. Current portal peripher-

als and gurines will be forward-

compatible with Skylanders

Giants.

February 8, 2012

Rumor: EpicMickey 2 to fea-ture Wii U Capa-

bilitiesRumors are going around thatJunction Point is looking into

Wii U features for Epic Mickey 2

which could work very well with

the Wii U tablet controller.

featured rumor

FEBRUARY 11TH 2012

RUMOR: RETRO WORKING ON

THE NEXT SKYWARD SWORD

FOR THE WII UNow this is a great rumor. A recent job posting has Retro looking for

many new FX artists, specically for 3D environments. The Japanese

post does go on to mention something about Skyward Sword and

the Wii U, but once again it is a translation.

WANT YOUR NEWS OR ARTFEATURED HERE?

Send us an email with an custom Nintendo art youve created orany news tips, article suggestions, or questions to the editors. Wed

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