
We've all known about Pikmin 3's arrival to the Wii U, but this was the first time I saw gameplay. Mario Kart 8 can be controlled either through motion control (including the GamePad) or via conventional controls. You can also make use of Mario Kart TV, which will allow you to upload a highlight clip of your play to the MiiVerse. The game will allow for 12-player online racing and 4-player local competition.

Motorbikes have returned in Mario Kart 8 and gliders will make their first console appearance as well. Players can perform tricks in the air to earn boosts as well as discover hidden paths along each course. One track I played in a boo castle featured an antigravity section that then went underwater halfway through. New in Mario Kart 8 is antigravity, where the track will spin wildly out of control, challenging the rules of nature as we know them. The first-ever HD Mario Kart game will race onto the Wii U in the spring of 2014. Super Mario 3D World will hit the Wii U in December. The levels are smartly designed and filled with surprises and throwbacks - everything we've come to expect from these games. I could control where Luigi left the pipe by holding the GamePad's joystick in the direction I wanted.
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World 4 featured a vertical-climbing level where the four characters traveled along a series of clear pipes with various points to exit. It also lets you climb up walls for a short time until gravity gets the best of you. Cat Luigi (or whichever character you're playing as) lets you run on all fours and swipe your paws at enemies. But what stood out the most was when Luigi found the cat power-up. environment we've seen over the last few years: lots of green, goombas, and pipes. I played two levels in the game, one from World 1 and one from World 4. 2 on NES, you'll notice each character has a similar special ability. It's a four-player co-op (or single-player) campaign that features Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Peach.

This is the game the team behind Super Mario Galaxy has been hard at work on. So with that, I took a look at these five titles: The company believes the key to the Wii U's success is exclusive games you can't experience anywhere else. I got to sit down with these games and get some hands-on time to see what Nintendo has planned for the Wii U, a console that has undoubtedly stumbled out of the gate. While Microsoft and Sony continue to exchange unpleasantries, Nintendo is using the opportunity to give the media a behind-closed-doors look at some of its upcoming Wii U titles, some of which are completely unannounced. For the first time in recent memory, the company has decided to forgo a traditional press conference in lieu of a more intimate experience. LOS ANGELES - This isn't a normal E3 for Nintendo.
