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Nintendo ditches challenge in their games -- if you want
Destructoid —
... and I say that early on instead of at the end because I mostly disagree with him about this. See the new New Super Mario Bros. has a feature that was recently revealed, and that feature is that the game will beat itself or play itself or do something to help novice gamers get through the harder parts. ...
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Introduces "Demo Play"
GayGamer.net —
... walkthroughs when I'm just too stuck to go on, and I've asked friends to play through parts of games with giant creepy spiders, so if I'm killing games too, sorry about that. Do I think I'll use demo play? Probably not, at least not for NSMBWii, but I have no problem with someone who isn't as fluent in gaming using it to get by an occasional rough patch. Keep your "rules" out of our living rooms and just let other people play or not play as they see fit.
Nintendo Confirms Secret "Help" Feature [USA Today]
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii, future titles will play themselves
Joystiq —
... Are games too hard for you, Johnny? Don't worry -- Shiggy's got your back. Starting with upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii, future Nintendo Wii titles will be shipping with the ability to, well, play themselves. In an interview with ...
New SMB Wii, Future Games Getting 'Demo Play' Help Feature
1UP RSS feed —
... , Nintendo wants your mom and dad and non-gaming friends in on the fun, too -- and they have a plan to make sure the difficulty doesn't get too overwhelming. Speaking to USA Today ( ...
Wii Play (so you don’t have to)
Wii Wii —
... , but Nintendo has finally confirmed it will be introducing a new help system to assist gamers when they’re stuck on a particularly difficult bit. ...
Nintendo confirms auto-pilot cheat code for Wii
Infendo - Nintendo blog —
New Super Mario Bros. Wii demo play Nintendo games are about to get a whole lot easier. In an interview with USA Today , chief creative designer Shigeru Miyamoto announced that the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii would be the first game to support an optional auto-pilot mode to bypass difficult parts of a game.“In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, if a player is experiencing an area of difficulty, this will allow them to clear troubled areas and take over when they’re ready,” said Miyamoto. “And yes, we’re looking into this for future games, too.” First known as the ...
Skynet rising, Wii games to complete themselves
That VideoGame Blog —
... Mario Bros Wii will be the first title from a range of Wii games to include this new feature. Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s crown jewel and Mario’s daddy told USA Today that “In New Super Mario Bros Wii, if a player is experiencing an area of difficulty, this will allow them to clear troubled areas and take over when they’re ready. And yes, we’re looking into this for future games, too.” ...
In Soviet Russia, Games Play You!
4 color rebellion —
... In an interview with USA Today, Shigeru Miyamoto mentioned that Super Mario Bros. Wii will be the first game to support a new feature that we’ll find in upcoming games. What feature, you ask? Something called “Demo Play.” When you’re stuck in a certain area of a game, you can activate demo play and the game will play for you. Alright, it isn’t quite as silly as you might think. Demo Play won’t let you unlock new content, so it is more like loading a YouTube video or checking a strategy guide. ...
What Games Could Benefit From Nintendo’s Self Play?
Siliconera —
... by Nintendo that detailed how it would be possible for a game to play itself to help you out of a tight spot or show you the ropes? USA Today managed to get a confirmation out of Miyamoto regarding implementation of the feature in future Wii games, starting with New Super Mario Bros. Wii . “In New Super Mario Bros. Wii , if a player is experiencing an area of difficulty, this will allow them to clear troubled areas and take over when they’re ready” confirmed Miyamoto, through his translator. “And yes, we’re looking into this for future games, too” Miyamoto says. The game ...
Wii New Super Mario Bros - Accessibility Feature
IGDA GASIG Blog —
Nintendo's "New Super Mario Brothers" for the Wii is due to feature a unique accessibility features: 'Demo Play'. If part of the game gets too tough, activating this mode will see the game take over and play automatically. Once demo-play has seen you through the tough bit you were stuck on you can de-activate it and resume manual play. It's a great idea, although I was dismayed to see that Nintendo have patented it. I don't like the idea of an accessibility feature being patented. Good stuff like this should be shared. It's like patenting a wheelchair ...
Analysis: Can Nintendo Take 'Accessibility' Too Far?
GameSetWatch —
... "In New Super Mario Bros Wii, if a player is experiencing an area of difficulty, this will allow them to clear troubled areas and take over when they're ready," Miyamoto told USA Today, describing the patented help system in question. "And yes, we're looking into this for future games, too." ...
Nintendo's Ungaming
The Escapist : Latest News —
So the news is out that Nintendo has announced that they have a patent for some sort of "demo mode" , wherein you can have a game play itself if you become stuck during a difficult stretch. In the Mario game coming out at the end of this year, the player will be able to turn on demo mode and let the game run on its own until it gets past the tricky or frustrating bit. This announcement resulted in the predictable bleating from the hardcore, incensed that Nintendo would let those filthy casual gamers and newbies into the hobby without making them play the same boss fight fifty ...
Nintendo "Demo Play" Coming to Handhelds
The Escapist : Latest News —
"Demo Play," the recently-revealed Wii innovation that will let players skip through difficult parts of games, is also being brought to the Nintendo DS . Revealed in June, Demo Play will debut in the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Wii , which is scheduled for a Christmas launch. The new feature will let the game take over from the player and play itself through particularly tough areas, allowing them to avoid the frustration and, one would imagine, sense of accomplishment that goes along with having to struggle through the hard bits. Nintendo mastermind ...
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Demo Play Only Shows How To Beat Levels
Siliconera —
... Nintendo of Europe updated their New Super Mario Bros. page and spilled details on “demo play.” Contrary to what was said in a Miyamoto interview , demo play won’t beat a level for you. Here’s an excerpt from ...
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