New Super Mario Bros. U announced

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  I hope that screenshot is just horribly resized or something. There's no way it should be the blurry mess... : Entity
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    It's a snap off a live stream. : Alice O'Connor
    • ...and now with actual screens and a trailer. : Alice O'Connor
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  It looks fantastic... but can we PLEASE get new super mario world?? : godm0de
  • i asked Mario and he said no. Sorry. : .frame
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    That animated van Gogh looking background is gorgeous! : Mr.Manager
    • Yeah, I really liked that. : timmie
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  Main Application Processor PowerPC architecture. Three cores (fully coherent). 3MB aggregate L2 Cach... : RuskiSnajper
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    Only 3MB of L2 Cache? The new Xbox and PS will crush this Nintendook. : Crabs Jarrard
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      this specs are pretty basic still : RuskiSnajper
      • No way, brother. Nintendon't got what it takes this time. : Crabs Jarrard
    • same amount of cache as say the Intel i3-2100 cpu. : Shadowdane
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    To me this is the biggest weakness: 8GB MLC NAND for Applications. Shows that they still don't care a... : ovrlrd
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      Yup 8GB SSD is a real deal breaker really, you'd have to use SD cards or external HD if it is supported. : Shadowdane
      • They said that an external hard drive would be supported via the USB 2.0 ports they've got on there, stil... : one random winner
    • How many blocks is that? : Haxim
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    left out the best part, the controllers only have 3-5 hour long battery life. : deathofrats
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      What do you expect? As long as they're rechargeable I don't see why that's a problem. : Zek
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        Do you own a PS3? The charging cord isn't long enough to play from most couches reasonably without havin... : deathofrats
        • I don't disagree with you, but usb extension cords are damn cheap. Hopefully we won't all have to buy on... : Mr.Manager
        • if they include a charging cord, i don't see why they wouldn't make it at least as long as the GameCube c... : Korban
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      By: Derringer x Show Full Post

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      What's the average battery life of a smartphone when running graphics intensive apps? Probably comparable, if not worse, than this gamepad. People don't seem to cry doom over that. I'm guessing they will just have a long cord as they usually do so it won't be an issue.

      Jun 05, 2012 4:48pm PDT
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      What's the average battery life of a smartphone when running graphics intensive apps? Probably comparable... : Derringer
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        we aren't talking about an ipad. We are talking about a video game controller that you use to play games... : deathofrats
        • The only difference I see is that the gamepad requires the WiiU unit. It's the size of a tablet, it recor... : Derringer
• Why can't I get enough of this? Want. : rick
• Alice's new game: Silver Jubilee, with Hats DLC : Downforce
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  A new Super Mario Bros. game for a new Nintendo console? You don't say. :P : Psigun
  • Yeah, no kidding. Yawn. : wytefang
• For some reason this looks good to me. I hope it isn't just wanting to see those nintendo characters in ... : Pneum0