Just Dance 4

                       

Just Dance 4
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Developer(s)	Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft Reflections Ubisoft Romania Ubisoft Pune Ubisoft Milan
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Series	Just Dance
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360
Release date(s)	Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 EU October 2, 2012 AU October 2, 2012 NA October 9, 2012 Wii U NA November 18, 2012 EU November 30, 2012 AU November 30, 2012
Genre(s)	Rhythm

Just Dance 4 Is a music video game, developed by Ubisoft as the fourth main installment of the Just Dance series of dance games. Announced at E3 2012 by Flo Rida & Aisha Tyler, it was released on the Wii, the PlayStation 3 (for PlayStation Move), and the Xbox 360 (for Kinect) on October 9, 2012 in North America, and was released in Europe and Australia on October 2, 2012. The Wii U version was released on November 18, 2012 in North America and will be released on November 30, 2012 in Europe and Australia, alongside the system.

Gameplay

Gameplay remains similar to other previous Just Dance games, as players are judged on their ability to mimic on-screen dancers performing a routine to a chosen song. The Just Create feature will not continue to be on the Xbox 360. New features in Just Dance 4 will include a dance battle mode, expansions to the game's Just Sweat mode, unlockable bonus routines for songs, and a "Puppet Master" mode exclusive to the Wii U version, which will allow a player to use the Wii U's controller to serve as a "Master" to manipulate the routine and visuals. The additional modes (Simon Says Mode, Playlists, Medley, Speed-Shuffle, & the 8 Player feature (Save for "Hold my Hand Mode)) are removed in Just Dance 4.

Players have "Dance Quests", six missions for each song that can be completed. As you complete these missions you win points to your Mojo. Players can also create "Dancer Cards", which can also display their favorite songs, best scores, challenges and more. Online leaderboards are also available for the Wii U, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game.

Track Listing

The game contains 50 music tracks.

Song	Artist	Difficulty	Year	Mode	Dancer(s)
(I've Had) The Time of My Life	Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes	3	1987	Duet	♀/♂
Ain't No Other Man* (W)	Christina Aguilera	2	2006	Solo	♀
Asereje (The Ketchup Song)	Las Ketchup	1	2002	Duet	♀/♀
Beauty and a Beat	Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj	3	2012	Solo	♂
Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)	Panjabi MC	2	2002	Dance Crew	♀/♀/♀/♀
Brand New Start (C)	Anja	2	2012	Solo	♀
Call Me Maybe	Carly Rae Jepsen	1	2012	Solo	♀
Can't Take My Eyes Off You	Boys Town Gang	1	1982	Duet	♀/♀
Cercavo Amore (P)	Emma	3	2012	Solo	♀
Crazy Little Thing	Anja	3	2012	Solo	♀
Crucified	Army of Lovers	3	1991	Dance Crew	♀/♂/♀/♂
Diggin' in the Dirt (P)	Stefanie Heinzmann	2	2012	Solo	♀
Disturbia	Rihanna	3	2008	Solo	♀
Domino (W)	Jessie J	2	2011	Solo	♀
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love*	The Blues Brothers	2	1980	Duet	♂/♂
Good Feeling (Alice Version)	Flo Rida	2	2011	Solo	♂
Good Girl (N)	Carrie Underwood	1	2012	Solo	♀
Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)	Blu Cantrell	1	2001	Solo	♀
Hot For Me	A.K.A	2	2012	Solo	♀
I Like It	The Blackout All-Stars	3	1994	Duet	♀/♂
Istanbul	They Might Be Giants	1	1990	Dance Crew	♂/♀/♂/♂
Jailhouse Rock	Elvis Presley	1	1957	Dance Crew	♂/♀/♂/♀
Livin' la Vida Loca	Ricky Martin	3	1999	Solo	♂
Love You Like a Love Song	Selena Gomez & The Scene	1	2011	Solo	♀
Make the Party (Don't Stop)	Bunny Beatz	2	2012	Solo	♂
Maneater	Nelly Furtado	2	2006	Solo	♀
Mas Que Nada	Sergio Mendes featuring The Black Eyed Peas	1	2006	Solo	♀
Moves Like Jagger	Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera	2	2011	Solo	♂
Mr. Saxobeat	Alexandra Stan	1	2011	Solo	♀
Never Gonna Give You Up	Rick Astley	1	1987	Solo	♂
Oh No!	Marina & the Diamonds	3	2010	Solo	♀
On The Floor	Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull	1	2011	Solo	♀
Oops!... I Did It Again*	Britney Spears	2	2000	Dance Crew	♀/♀/♀/♀
Rock N' Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain)	Skrillex	2	2010	Solo	♂
Rock Lobster	The B-52's	2	1979	Duet	♀/♂
Run The Show	Kat DeLuna featuring Busta Rhymes	3	2008	Duet	♀/♀
So What	P!nk	1	2008	Solo	♀
Some Catchin' Up to Do	Sammy	1	2012	Solo	♀
Super Bass	Nicki Minaj	3	2011	Solo	♀
Superstition	Stevie Wonder	1	1972	Solo	♂
The Final Countdown	Europe	3	1986	Duet	♂/♂
Time Warp*	Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show	3	1975	Dance Crew	♂/♀/♀/♂
Tribal Dance	2 Unlimited	3	1993	Duet	♀/♂
Umbrella	Rihanna featuring Jay Z	1	2007	Solo	♀
Want U Back (W)	Cher Lloyd featuring Astro	1	2012	Solo	♀
We No Speak Americano*	Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP	2	2011	Solo	♂
What Makes You Beautiful	One Direction	1	2011	Dance Crew	♂/♂/♂/♂
Wild Wild West	Will Smith	3	1999	Dance Crew	♀/♂/♀/♂
You Make Me Feel... (C)	Cobra Starship featuring Sabi	2	2011	Solo	♀
You're The First, The Last, My Everything	Barry White	1	1975	Dance Crew	♂/♂/♂/♂

• A "*" indicates that the song is a cover version, not the original.
• A "(N)" indicates that the song is an NTSC (North America) region exclusive.
• A "(P)" indicates that the song is a PAL (Europe) region exclusive.
• A "(W)" indicates that the song is a Wii U exclusive.
• A "(C)" indicates that the song can be unlocked in the Wii and Kinect versions of the game using alphanumeric codes found on certain Cheetos packages. Only available in the NTSC version. Redeem code at justdancegame.com/cheetosparty 

Alternate Routines

In addition, certain tracks will have alternate routines, which can be unlocked via gameplay or available as downloadable content. The 10 alternate routines are as follows:

Song	Artist	Difficulty	Year	Mode	Dancer(s)
Call Me Maybe (Alternate Dance)	Carly Rae Jepsen	3	2012	Solo	♀
Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Alternate Dance)	Boys Town Gang	3	1982	Solo	♂
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Hold My Hand Version)	The Blues Brothers	1	1980	Hold My Hand	♂/♀/♂/♀/♂
Good Feeling (Alice Version) (Extreme Version)	Flo Rida	4	2011	Solo	♂
Jailhouse Rock (Line Dance)	Elvis Presley	3	1957	Line Dance	♀/♂/♀
Run The Show (Extreme Version)	Kat DeLuna featuring Busta Rhymes	4	2008	Solo	♀
Tribal Dance (With A Katana)	2 Unlimited	1	1993	Solo	♂
Umbrella (With An Umbrella)	Rihanna featuring Jay Z	2	2007	Solo	♀
What Makes You Beautiful (Extreme Version)	One Direction	4	2011	Solo	♀
Wild Wild West (Extreme Version)	Will Smith	4	1999	Solo	♂

• Extreme Versions of songs are given a difficulty rating of 4!.
• Hold My Hand is only available on the Wii, Wii U and PlayStation Move.
• Line Dance is only available on the Kinect and PlayStation Move.

Just Sweat Mode

The game's Just Sweat mode expands on the previous games' modes, allowing the player to create personalized workout sessions. Features include a timer to determine the duration of the workout, and a calorie counter to track how many calories burnt. Players exercise to the workout session, followed by a solo dance (Extreme or Calm), then another workout session. This repeats depending on the duration. (ex. Warm-Up → Dance → Workout → Dance → Cool Down). The five workout sessions included in Just Sweat are as follows:

Workout	Genre	+10 min level	+25 min level	+45 min level	Dancer
Aerobics in Space	Dynamic Fitness Steps \ 80's Pop Music	Moon Cruise	Solar Trip	Galactic Journey	♀
Sweat Around The World	Latin Dance Practice \ World Music	Garden Steps	Forest Dance	Jungle Adventure	♀
Electro Body Combat	Cardio Fighting Exercise \ Electro Music	Amateur Match	Pro Competition	World Championship	♂
Cheerleaders Boot Camp	Extreme Training \ Punk Rock Music	Garage Rehearsal	Club Concert	Stadium Show	♀
Swinging 60's Workout	Funny Health Conditioning \ Classy Pop Music	Breakfast Practice	Tea Party Training	Flower Power Party	♂

• Note: Swinging 60's Workout must be unlocked in the game.

Battle Mode

The game includes a dance battle mode where two dancers from two different songs will dance against each other. Both players will have a health bar, and one of them will go down if the other player dances better. If the health bar of either dancer becomes empty, the opposing player wins and the winning dancer's song will play for the next round. Each round's time is varied depending on how long the round last; when the timer reaches zero, then the dancer with the most health wins the round. There are 5 rounds in total.
There are 5 battles, all of which must be unlocked:

Songs	Artists	Difficulty	Dancers
Moves Like Jagger V.S. Never Gonna Give You Up	Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera V.S. Rick Astley	2	♂ V.S. ♂
Beauty and a Beat V.S. Call Me Maybe	Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj V.S. Carly Rae Jepsen	1	♂ V.S. ♀
Super Bass V.S. Love You Like A Love Song	Nicki Minaj V.S. Selena Gomez & the Scene	3	♀ V.S. ♀
Rock N' Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain) V.S. Livin' La Vida Loca	Skrillex V.S. Ricky Martin	1	♂ V.S. ♂
Tribal Dance V.S. Rock Lobster	2 Unlimited V.S. The B-52's	2	♀ V.S. ♂

Dance Mash-up Mode

Dance Mashups return in Just Dance 4, where different routines from previous Just Dance titles are integrated together in one song.
There are 12 dance mashups, all of which must be unlocked:

Song	Artist	Difficulty	Year
Beauty and a Beat	Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj	2	2012
Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)	Panjabi MC	2	1998
Call Me Maybe	Carly Rae Jepsen	1	2012
Disturbia	Rihanna	3	2008
Good Feeling (Alice Version)	Flo Rida	1	2011
Moves Like Jagger	Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera	1	2011
Oh No!	Marina & the Diamonds	2	2010
Oops!... I Did It Again*	Britney Spears	3	2000
Rock N' Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain)	Skrillex	2	2010
Rock Lobster	The B-52's	3	1979
What Makes You Beautiful	One Direction	2	2011
You're The First, The Last, My Everything	Barry White	3	1975

• A "*" indicates that the song is a cover version, not the original.

Puppet Master Mode (Puppet)

This feature is exclusive to the Wii U version of the game. In this mode, one player will take control of the role of Puppet Master, which is responsible for changing the choreography in real time. For this, the player must use the Wii U GamePad and choose one of four dance moves that are displayed on the controller's touch screen. Sometimes the "Take a Pose" button appears. When pressed, the TV screen will display a pose which other players must match. Whichever player best mimics the pose receives a 1,000 point bonus.

Downloadable Content

Just Dance 4 has the following downloadable content:

Wii

Song	Artist	Difficulty	Year	Mode	Dancer(s)	Release Date	Cost
Part of Me	Katy Perry	4	2012	Solo	♀	October 9, 2012	300 Wii Points
Gangnam Style	PSY	3	2012	Duet	♂/♀-♂-♀	November 21, 2012	300 Wii Points
Funhouse	P!nk	3	2009	Solo	♀	November 21, 2012	300 Wii Points
You Make Me Feel... (P)	Cobra Starship featuring Sabi	2	2011	Solo	♀	November 21, 2012	300 Wii Points
Make The Party (Don't Stop) (N)	Bunny Beatz	2	2012	Solo	♂	November 21, 2012	300 Wii Points
Dagomba	Sorcerer	2	2003	Solo	♂	November 21, 2012	300 Wii Points

Xbox 360

 

Song	Artist	Difficulty	Year	Mode	Dancer(s)	Release Date	Cost
Part of Me	Katy Perry	4	2012	Solo	♀	October 9, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
You Make Me Feel... (P)	Cobra Starship featuring Sabi	2	2011	Solo	♀	October 23, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Gangnam Style	PSY	3	2012	Duet	♂/♀-♂-♀	November 20, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Funhouse	P!nk	3	2009	Solo	♀	November 20, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Dagomba	Sorcerer	2	2003	Solo	♂	November 20, 2012	240 Microsoft Points

PlayStation 3

Song	Artist	Difficulty	Year	Mode	Dancer(s)	Release Date	Cost
Part of Me	Katy Perry	4	2012	Solo	♀	October 9, 2012	$2.99
Gangnam Style	PSY	3	2012	Duet	♂/♀-♂-♀	November 27, 2012	$2.99
Funhouse	P!nk	3	2009	Solo	♀	November 27, 2012	$2.99
Dagomba	Sorcerer	2	2003	Solo	♂	November 27, 2012	$2.99

• A "*" indicates that the song is a cover, not the original.
• A "(P)" indicates that the song is a PAL (Europe) region exclusive.
• A "(N)" indicates that the song is a NTSC (North America) region exclusive.

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Hitman: Absolution

  

            

Hitman: Absolution
Developer(s)	IO Interactive Nixxes Software (PC)
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Director(s)	Tore Blystad
Artist(s)	Visual Works (CGI)
Series	Hitman
Engine	Glacier 2
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Cloud (OnLive)
Release date(s)	November 20, 2012 JP January 24, 2013
Genre(s)	Stealth, third-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, asynchronous multiplayer
Media/distribution	Optical disc, download
System requirements See Development section

Hitman: Absolution is a stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix. It is the fifth entry in the Hitman game series, and will run on IO Interactive's proprietary Glacier 2 game engine. The developers have confirmed that Absolution will be easier to play and more accessible, but will retain hardcore aspects. The game was released on November 20, 2012.

Gameplay

The game will take place in the United States, and will feature an online option. In addition, the game will feature "instinct mode" which will allow 47 to predict enemy patrol routes, much like the "sonar vision" that was featured in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, "Eagle Sense" in Assassins Creed: Revelations and "detective mode" in Batman: Arkham Asylum. Hitman is known for allowing players to create their own narratives within the sandbox levels.

Plot

 

The first in-depth trailer for the game shows Agent 47 storming a safehouse, and confronting Diana while she is showering. 47 is "betrayed by those he once trusted and now hunted by the police, he suddenly finds himself at the center of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world, in his search for the truth". At least one portion of the game will be set in Chicago, and the game will take place in the United States.  



Hitman: Absolution is set at the end of the timeline. Confirmed plot details include series protagonist Agent 47 assassinating his former International Contract Agency handler, Diana Burnwood, early in the game.


One of the main antagonists is Blake Dexter, a new character to the series. The character will be voiced by Keith Carradine.

Cast

• David Bateson as Agent 47. William Mapother has provided the motion capture work for 47.
• Keith Carradine as Blake Dexter, the main antagonist.
• Marsha Thomason as Diana Burnwood (previously voiced by Vivienne McKee), Agent 47's former handler.
• Powers Boothe as Benjamin Travis, the head of ICA. He was later stated to be the secondary antagonist.
• Shannyn Sossamon as Jade, Travis' personal secretary.
• Vivica Fox as Lasandra Dixon (Head Assassin Nun).
• Jonathan Adams as Cosmo Faulkner, a police detective.
• Traci Lords as Layla Stockton, an associate of Blake Dexter.
• Steven Bauer as Birdie, 47's informant.
• Isabelle Fuhrman as Victoria, whom Diana sent 47 to rescue.
• Larry Cedar as Wade, a mercenary working for Dexter.
• Jon Gries as Sheriff Clive Skurky, sheriff in Hope.
• Isaac Singleton as Sanchez.

Batman as Batman

Development

System requirements

Minimum Recommended Windows Operating system Windows Vista (SP2) Windows 7 CPU 2GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo or better / AMD Athlon X2 or better) Intel Core i5 (1st gen) or better / AMD Athlon II X4 or better Memory 2 GB 4 GB Hard drive space 24 GB of free hard disk space Graphics hardware NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB or AMD HD2600 XT 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 GB Sound hardware DirectX 9.0c-compliant sound card Input device(s) Mouse and keyboard / Xbox 360 controller

Though plans to continue the Hitman franchise were first announced in 2007, it was not until May 2009 that Eidos confirmed the game was in development. Certain plot details for the game were rumored in 2009, stating that the game's story would lead Agent 47 to a low point from which he would have to rebuild himself. On 20 April 2011, Square Enix filed the trademark for the name Hitman: Absolution in Europe, leading sites to speculate that it would be the name of the fifth Hitman game.On 6 May 2011, a teaser trailer was released, confirming the title: Hitman Absolution. The trailer briefly showed Agent 47 attaching a suppressor and a rattlesnake coiled around his signature Silverballer pistol. It has been reported the game will be a "familiar and yet significantly different experience from other Hitman games." On 9 October 2011, a full gameplay trailer entitled "Run for Your Life" was released. Hitman: Absolution is a shooter/stealth game said the team on gametrailers.com. David Bateson will reprise the role of Agent 47 in Hitman Absolution, after it was revealed last year that IO Interactive dropped the long-serving voice actor.

 Square Enix confirmed the news, shortly after the above video of Bateson announcing his return found its way online. The video was on a USB key given to a fan by IO Interactive community manager Nick Price.

Bateson's return was a struggle, with IO Interactive initially asking him to audition for a role he'd served since 2000 and Codename 47. Then, around this time last year, the developer confirmed Bateson's absence from Absolution. This sparked a number of online petitions pleading for him to be reinstated as 47, including one that received over 3,500 signatures.^{[citation needed]}

IO Interactive's brand director Jon Brooke revealed the developer brought back Bateson after a change of heart, saying that on reflection the developer was "just playing hard to get."^{[citation needed]}

Soundtrack

The original soundtrack for the game is composed by Thomas Bärtschi with additional music written by Peter Kyed, Peter Peter and Dynamedion^{[citation needed]}, replacing the game's previous composer, Jesper Kyd.

Marketing

The Professional Edition of Hitman Absolution features Professional Clamshell packaging for the game, a Hitman art book, making of DVD and the "Agency Gun Pack" DLC.
Hitman: Sniper Challenge, a standalone experience is available to people who pre-order the game at selected retailers. A code supplied at the time of pre-order will be redeemable via PSN Store, Xbox Live and PC. While the console version launched worldwide on 15 May 2012, the PC version was released on 1 August 2012.

Controversy

On 29 May 2012, a cinematic teaser trailer, produced by Square Enix's CGI studio Visual Works, titled "Attack of the Saints" was released. The trailer's depiction of "gun-toting, PVC and latex-clad nuns being killed in a hail of bullets" sparked controversy over the allegedly sexist portrayal of women. IO Interactive's Tore Blystad, the game's director, later apologized, stating they're "sorry that we offended people" and that it "was truly not the intention of the trailer."

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GamesRadar - 4.5/5
GameInformer -8.5/10
GamesArena - 3/10
The Telegraph - 2/5 
Venturebeat- 7.5/10 
IBITimes -5/10 
Blogcritics.org -3/5 
PCGamer.com-66% 
GameTrailers.com - 6.9/10 
Edge -7/10 
Eurogamer-7/10 
Videogamer.com -5/10 
Gamespot- 7.5/10
IGN -9/10 

New Super Mario Bros. U

New Super Mario Bros. U
North American box art
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Masataka Takemoto
Producer(s)	Takashi Tezuka
Series	Super Mario
Platform(s)	Wii U
Release date(s)	NA November 18, 2012 EU November 30, 2012 AU November 30, 2012 JP December 8, 2012
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

New Super Mario Bros. U (ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・U Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Yū) is a 2012 side-scrolling platform video game in the Mario franchise developed by Nintendo for Wii U. It is the thirteenth game in the Mario series and is a Wii U launch title. It was released in North America on November 18, 2012, and will be released in Europe and Australia on November 30, 2012, and Japan on December 8, 2012.

 

 

 

Plot

 

In a change of pace from his usual kidnapping routine, Bowser, along with the Koopalings, decides to invade Princess Peach's castle, using a giant mechanical arm to throw Mario, Luigi and the Toads far away. Mario and company must now travel across this new land and find a way back to the castle in order to save Peach.

Gameplay

New Super Mario Bros. U iterates on the gameplay featured in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The objective of each level is to reach the goal flag at the end of each level while avoiding enemies and hazards. The game can be controlled either using Wii Remotes or the Wii U GamePad, the latter of which allows play separate from the television screen. Like the Wii game, up to four players can play simultaneously, choosing from Mario, Luigi, and two Toads (colored blue and yellow, the same as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii). Certain game modes also allow players to play Mii characters saved on their console. New to this version is an asymmetric multiplayer experience called Boost Mode. In this mode, an additional player using the GamePad can use the touchscreen to place blocks on the screen or stun enemies to aid the other player(s). This can be used to both assist amateur players and allow expert players to perform speed runs. The Koopalings, Bowser and Bowser Jr. are back as the game's main villains.

Along with returning elements, such as Ice Flowers and Yoshis, New Super Mario Bros. U introduces new power-ups, such as a Flying Squirrel suit that allows players to glide across long distances or slowly descend down vertical paths and cling to the side of the walls. Baby Yoshis, which last appeared in Super Mario World, can be carried by the individual players. Each Baby Yoshi has a special ability based on its color, such as inflating in midair, blowing bubbles to attack enemies and illuminating dark areas. Some older power-ups also have new abilities; for example, the Mini Mushroom now allows players to run up walls. Unlike New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which had separate maps for each of the game's worlds, New Super Mario Bros. U features one large map containing all the game's worlds and levels, similar to that of Super Mario World. Some levels have multiple exits that lead to the different areas on the map.



The game features two all new modes of play, Challenge Mode and Boost Rush. Challenge Mode adds unique challenges, such as clearing levels quickly or earning as many 1-UPs in a row as possible without touching the ground.

Boost Rush takes place on an automatically scrolling level which increases in speed as players collect coins, with the goal to clear the stage as quickly as possible. The game also utilizes Miiverse, allowing players to share comments or feelings about particular levels with one another.

Development

New Super Mario Bros. U started development shortly after the release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii and took three years to develop.

The game, initially entitled New Super Mario Bros. Mii, was first revealed at E3 2011 as one of several tech demos demonstrating the capabilities of Wii U. The demo's visual style duplicated New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but featured high-definition graphics, and Mii characters were notably featured as playable characters alongside Mario and Luigi. Shigeru Miyamoto later announced that the Mario demo was going to be released as a full game for the system, and would be demonstrated in its revised form at E3 2012. The new game, titled New Super Mario Bros. U, was revealed at the event and was announced to be released alongside the Wii U console.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	85%
Metacritic	85/100
Review scores
Publication	Score
1UP.com	B+
G4	3.5/5
GamesMaster	82%
IGN	9.1/10
Joystiq

The game received an 82% score by GamesMaster magazine, who called it "a great excuse for families to gather round the TV, and an enticing glimpse of Mario's HD future." IGN also gave it a 9.1 out of 10.









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