Wii U: Nintendo offers Warfare 2, Batman, Zombie Mario and U

The Wii U has finally arrived on the French market. The new Nintendo console should be under the Christmas tree. Some may have already cracked and bought this version pretty nice with this particular mablette.

Wii U differs from the previous version including the use of mablette. The latter is halfway between a tablet and a handle. Since 30 November, it has invaded the shelves of shops and Nintendo hopes to sell by the end of March nearly 7 million copies. The Japanese group also wants to sell video games that have been adapted for the occasion in this new version. Wii U is in war with the famous Black Ops 2. So Nintendo puts on his costume to attract Call of Duty fans of the genre. The group thinks attract many fans by focusing on games that have a card and are promising in terms of sales. So the Wii U offers the latest installment of Call of Duty, but not really mablette great interest. In multiplayer mode, it will only show the scores and the map.

Many games on Wii U

The new version of the Wii has a new controller and it is operated in Batman Arkham City. Once again, Nintendo hopes to ride on the success of The Dark Knight Rises film and its recent release on DVD, Blu-Ray to seduce the most fans of the genre. The atmosphere is dark and stand out titles that have emerged on Wii. Adventure enthusiasts will also enjoy the use of mablette since you may need it. Batman has many gadgets and you choose with this controller.

Zombie U is exclusive to Wii U and this album should appeal to all fans of Resident Evil, Silent Hill and others. As usual a strange virus spreads in London, people change and try to eat the player. It is advertised as the best game on the platform. The mablette also has a real purpose and becomes an essential accessory to evolve in the game of course a Nintendo can not leave without his overalls and red plumber. New Super Mario Bros. and U is adapted to the Wii U. Some will be disappointed because mablette not really useful solo, but it gets interesting when playing with others. Other games are also advertised on the Wii U, you can experience Mass Effect 3, Rayman Legends, Darksiders II, Assassin's Creed 3 , Ninja Gaiden 3 and many others.

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The Museum of Modern Art will host 14 games

"The video game is an art?". If you believe Wikipedia, art is "a human activity, the product of the activity or the idea that we are in fact deliberately targeting the senses, emotions and intellect". To meditate Still, the question does not leave indifferent and is a source of debate. The Museum of Modern Art in New York, he ruled, making the place at its premises in 14 tracks iconic geek culture.

The MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York has announced on its website late last week that it has acquired 14 video games and they will be exposed from March. Others will follow, such as Space Invaders, The Legend of Zelda and even Street Fighter II. Tanks that rest assured, GTA is not (yet) compete to join the ranks of art. Here are the first games held:

Pac-Man (1980)

Tetris (1984)

Another World (1991)

Myst (1993)

SimCity two thousand (one thousand nine hundred ninety-four)

Vib-Ribbon (1999)

The Sims (2000)

Katamari Damacy (2004)

EVE Online (2003)

Dwarf Fortress (2006)

Portal (2007)

flOw (2006)

Passage (2008)

Canabalt (2009)

Through this choice, not only the MoMA says loud and clear that yes, video games can be considered art, but it also covers work as a "traditional". It examines and selects video games on specific criteria, such as aesthetics, of course, but also the architecture (ie, source code). In addition, in the same way that a painting or a film touches the recipient, the game is directly related to the player and the impact it has on it is another selection criterion.

Thus, the museum has endeavored to bring the games and consoles that come with it to offer its visitors to discover (or rediscover) these pearls videogame. Function of time that each game requires and state games collection, visitors will have access to limited or full versions (some of Tetris or Pacman requiring only a few minutes), using original or emulations.

These historic songs that invade the MoMA in New York in a dynamic acceptance of gaming as a true cultural object, whatever some irreducible. There are just over a year, the Grand Palais  hosted (with great success) the exhibition "Game Story". The originality of this time seems to be the permanent place that is reserved for the "10th art."

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Nexus 4: The new smartphone is available in the U.S.

The Nexus 4 is highly requested and replenishment should not last very long. The craze is so important that the smartphone in France has passed a few hours. Since then, the French expect replenishment.

Nexus 4 was available for sale on Google Play U.S.. The 8GB version was quickly out of stock, but apparently remain some models 16GB For cons, the delivery time is quite important since it takes between 6 and 7 weeks. The smartphone will not be under the tree. Nexus 4 had already been proposed across the Atlantic via a first replenishment that had passed in a few hours. Despite launching a few weeks ago, Google faces the same enthusiasm.

And France?

Demand is identical across the globe. You should know that the prices are very attractive because they are sold 299 and 349 euros for the 8GB and 16GB versions with a replenishment for the United States, the French could therefore expect a similar situation in a few days or weeks. Consumers will have to be patient because delivery for France should be identical if however Smartphone surfaced on Google Play French. Even if the unit is on sale again in the coming days, there are chances that the Nexus 4 is not under the Christmas tree.

The Mountain View company gives no indication on stocks Nexus 4. It is therefore difficult to know whether the smartphone is produced in sufficient quantities or if the limitation is voluntary sales. Several hypotheses circulating on the web, Google does perhaps not overshadow other smartphones running Android. For a Nexus 4 stay tuned, it might be coming in the next few days, fingers crossed that Google thinks.

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