Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Rumor: Lego City Undercover eShop download requires external hard drive]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/14/rumor-lego-city-undercover-eshop-download-requires-external-har/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/14/rumor-lego-city-undercover-eshop-download-requires-external-har/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/14/rumor-lego-city-undercover-eshop-download-requires-external-har/#comments Aside from the payment required to download Lego City Undercover when it launches on the Wii U eShop next week, on March 18, you'll also need an external hard drive.

The information comes from the official game page. Clicking pre-order on the top-right provides two options: retail and eShop download. The eShop listing says: "An external hard drive is required to download this software." It may be a situation where the basic Wii U's 8GB of storage isn't enough for the download, or it's possible an external hard drive is needed even with the 32GB deluxe model.

We've contacted Nintendo for more information. We'll be sure to relay Nintendo's final word as soon as we get it.

JoystiqRumor: Lego City Undercover eShop download requires external hard drive originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eshopexternal-hard-drivelego-city-storieslego-city-undercovernintendott-gameswarner-broswbiewii-uThu, 14 Mar 2013 17:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Lego City Undercover review: Chip off the old block]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/14/lego-city-undercover-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/14/lego-city-undercover-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/14/lego-city-undercover-review/#comments Much like the toy these days, Lego City Undercover is both familiar and unfamiliar. Or, more to the point, it's two games masquerading as one, the first new and the second old.

The introduction of a tremendous open world, a plastic parody of a city full of whimsy to discover, and more importantly to collect, is what should define Lego's Wii U debut. This miniature metropolis sits alongside an almost wholly separate campaign, its tight, linear missions shuffling to the break-it-rebuild-it rhythm which has long been the Lego beat.

The first game, the exploratory open world collect-a-thon, is not just fresh, it's on the verge of greatness. It's unfortunate, then, that to fully enjoy it you must wade through the second game, the campaign, and all its relatively drab, through-the-motions familiarity.

Gallery: Lego City Undercover (12/17/12)

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JoystiqLego City Undercover review: Chip off the old block originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>lego-city-storieslego-city-undercoverlego-city-undercover-the-chase-beginsnintendott-fusionwii-uThu, 14 Mar 2013 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[TT Fusion: Lego City Undercover takes 40-50 hours to fully uncover]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/26/tt-fusion-lego-city-undercover-takes-40-50-hours-to-fully-uncov/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/26/tt-fusion-lego-city-undercover-takes-40-50-hours-to-fully-uncov/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/26/tt-fusion-lego-city-undercover-takes-40-50-hours-to-fully-uncov/#comments TT Fusion Lego City Undercover takes 4050 hours to fully uncoverDespite being more kid-oriented than most open-world games, the Wii U's Lego City Undercover sounds like it has a reasonable amount of open world to deal with. Estimating the amount of gameplay, in hours, in the title, TT Fusion executive producer Loz Doyle told Nintendo Life "There are so many vehicles, characters and missions. There's so much content in the game already - you're talking 40-50 hours to get 100%, it's difficult to imagine what we could put in." The last bit means that DLC might be a stretch.

Of course, game length is not in any way an indicator of quality - but it does seem a bit more important for open-world games, where wandering around finding random stuff to do is a big part of the fun. To fill a few minutes before these hours of gameplay arrive, check out our recent preview.

JoystiqTT Fusion: Lego City Undercover takes 40-50 hours to fully uncover originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>lego-city-storieslego-city-undercovernintendott-fusionwii-uTue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[A loose cannon snaps into place in Lego City Undercover]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/15/a-loose-cannon-snaps-into-place-in-lego-city-undercover/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/15/a-loose-cannon-snaps-into-place-in-lego-city-undercover/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/15/a-loose-cannon-snaps-into-place-in-lego-city-undercover/#comments A loose cannon snaps into place in Lego City UndercoverWith the delay of Rayman Legends, you might be thinking that the Wii U gamescape is looking rather bleak until much later this year. As it turns out, though, there's a crafty little ... well, actually a crafty big open-world game hitting next month that, true to its title, might have avoided your attention until now.

Lego City Undercover is the latest in the ever-growing line of Lego-themed games by the "TT Fusion" division of UK developer TT Games. Despite not really registering on the radars of the "hardcore" crowd, the Lego games have been hugely popular, selling many millions of copies the world over. Undercover is different from previous games based around the brand in a few key respects, however.

Gallery: Lego City Undercover (2/12/13)

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JoystiqA loose cannon snaps into place in Lego City Undercover originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>lego-city-storieslego-city-undercovernintendott-fusionwii-uFri, 15 Feb 2013 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[New Lego City: Undercover trailer is on the hunt]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/10/new-lego-city-undercover-trailer-is-on-the-hunt/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/10/new-lego-city-undercover-trailer-is-on-the-hunt/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/10/new-lego-city-undercover-trailer-is-on-the-hunt/#comments
This new trailer for Lego City: Undercover flashes its wit while showing off its open-world-style gameplay. The game will launch March 18 on Wii U and April 21 on 3DS.

JoystiqNew Lego City: Undercover trailer is on the hunt originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsgameplaylego-city-storieslego-city-undercovernintendotrailerTT-Gameswii-uSun, 10 Feb 2013 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Lego City: Undercover stakes out March launch on Wii U, April on 3DS]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/17/lego-city-undercover-stakes-out-march-launch-on-wii-u-april-on/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/17/lego-city-undercover-stakes-out-march-launch-on-wii-u-april-on/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/17/lego-city-undercover-stakes-out-march-launch-on-wii-u-april-on/#comments
Nintendo announced this morning that Lego City: Undercover will do the cell block tango on March 18 and April 21 on Wii U and 3DS, respectively. Undercover was formerly scheduled more vaguely for the Wii U's "launch window."

Gallery: Lego City: Undercover (1/17/13)

JoystiqLego City: Undercover stakes out March launch on Wii U, April on 3DS originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dslego-city-storieslego-city-undercoverlego-city-undercover-the-chase-beginsnintendowii-uThu, 17 Jan 2013 09:05:00 EST<![CDATA[Latest Lego City Undercover trailer and screens get physical]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/16/latest-lego-city-undercover-trailer-and-screens-get-physical/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/16/latest-lego-city-undercover-trailer-and-screens-get-physical/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/16/latest-lego-city-undercover-trailer-and-screens-get-physical/#comments This Lego City Undercover trailer shows minifigures beating up on each other in between one-liners. It was recently listed as one of the games in the Wii U's launch lineup.

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JoystiqLatest Lego City Undercover trailer and screens get physical originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>LEGOlego-city-storieslego-city-undercovernintendoTT-Gameswii-uSun, 16 Sep 2012 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Lego City Undercover demystified in E3 launch trailer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/lego-city-undercover-demystified-in-e3-launch-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/lego-city-undercover-demystified-in-e3-launch-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/lego-city-undercover-demystified-in-e3-launch-trailer/#comments Lego City Undercover is pretty much exactly what its title says it is: Legos, in a city, starring an undercover cop. This may explain the name change, but we'll just let the above E3 video do the explaining for us.

Gallery: Lego City Undercover (E3 2012)

JoystiqLego City Undercover demystified in E3 launch trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3-2012lego-city-storieslego-city-undercovernintendowii-uTue, 05 Jun 2012 22:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Lego City Stories now 'Lego City Undercover,' another game in the series coming to 3DS]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/lego-city-stories-now-lego-city-undercover-another-game-in-th/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/lego-city-stories-now-lego-city-undercover-another-game-in-th/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/lego-city-stories-now-lego-city-undercover-another-game-in-th/#comments Lego City Stories now 'Lego City Undercover,' another game in the series coming to 3DSThe name of the Wii U Lego game announced last year has been changed from Lego City Stories to Lego City Undercover. An exclusive portable version of Lego Undercover is also coming - "the same great franchise, but a different game" - to 3DS, Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime said.

JoystiqLego City Stories now 'Lego City Undercover,' another game in the series coming to 3DS originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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