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Nintendo Land Has A Secret; Play With Friends In Singleplayer Attractions

Posted on Monday, December 3 @ 16:20:27 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack

Nintendo Land might be known for its enjoyable local multiplayer, but half of its attractions are singleplayer only. Well, that's what we all thought, anyway. The truth is that you can play all twelve with one or more friends.

If your friend wants to join you while you're playing Yoshi's Fruit Cart or any of the other six singleplayer attractions, all they need to do is turn on a Wiimote and press the A button. From there they can blast obstacles out of your way in Captain Falcon's Twister Race, or interact with the environment of Octopus Dance.

If you want to know more, GameXplain has posted a YouTube video demonstrating how it works for each attraction. See below:

Now your decision for which attraction to play when friends are over is going to be even more difficult. You're welcome.

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Tags: Wii U

Comments

whytenoiz
Joined: Feb 2011

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 5:11 pm
I love the metroid game. LOVE IT. I happen to have a 9 year old brother, and the two of us played it for hours. Fantastic time.

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Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Agreed. It's a lot more fun to play on the ground in that game IMO.

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drathbone
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 3:52 am
I didn't see this in the video. Did I miss something?

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Imnickson
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 7:58 pm
I'm torn. GR obviously loves the Wii U and all the games they have reviewed. While other sites that I trust are saying the Wii U is almost broken, because it's OS is so slow, and that the Wii U version or multiplatform games are far inferior.

I guess I'll do the smart thing, and wait for a price drop or multiple games that I must have.

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Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 8:22 pm
The OS is slow but faster than the 360 and PS3. I can't think of a single multiplatform game that doesn't perform as well or better than Batman. Mass Effect 3, AC3, Darksiders 2, and BO2 all perform about as well as the 360 but have additional gameplay features.

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Imnickson
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 9:02 pm
I've heard that Batman is one of the worst offenders, having a framerate that drops down into the teens.

Well if the OS is faster than the 360 of PS3, that doesn't sound slow at all. What's going on? Did Nintendo release a patch or something that not everyone has access to. I've heard it can take up to 30 seconds just to load the settings app.

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xDUMPWEEDx
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 9:07 pm
The Wii U is an amazing console. Pick it up, now!

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Imnickson
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 9:10 pm
I know I would regret the purchase if I got one now. There is nothing on it that I want to play. The only thing that kind of intrigues me is ZombieU, that's not enough for me to drop $400 right now.

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Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 9:23 pm
I meant to say other than Batman. Batman is the only visually flawed port.

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xDUMPWEEDx
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Yea if you are looking for more exclusives you are going to have to wait until 2013. Once the new Rayman game comes out, Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101, etc. you might want to reconsider. Right this moment it is understandable to want to wait.

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Imnickson
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 10:49 pm
Looks like I can't say there are not any games on the Wii U that interest me, currently. (Pointing out the down vote)

@Jonathan
Looks like even Blake had a different experience with Batman than you because his review said, "...The game looks amazing, as it did on the consoles...". This is so strange. Everything seems to be so polarized with the thing.

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cyberjim2000
Joined: Feb 2010

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 11:53 pm
Sweet, sorta like playing two player Duck Hunt.

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mouths
Joined: Jul 2007

Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 6:50 am
Damn it! You will make me buy that console!

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