‘Lego City Undercover’ to be re-released on new platforms

Lego City Undercover will be making its way to more consoles in the “Spring of 2017.” The game, which originally launched as a Wii U exclusive back in March 2013, is going to be re-released on the Nintendo Switch, PC, Microsoft Xbox One, and Sony PlayStation 4. Lego claims the game is both a “re-release” and a “remastered” version but it won’t say yet if it’s a direct port or if there will be improvements to be made. Lego City Undercover is unlike other Lego video games as it is based on an original story where you’re left to play as undercover police officer Chase McCain.

Source: GameSpot

Nintendo Switch won’t work with your 3DS cartridges and Wii U discs

The Nintendo Switch is an exciting new gaming system from the company. But there might be things you have to consider if you’re thinking of getting one in the future. Nintendo representative says the console will not be able to play 3DS cartridges and Wii U discs. It supposedly isn’t considered a direct successor to these products so the compatibility isn’t there. It isn’t clear also if it can run digital games.

Nintendo is reportedly considering releasing a new 3DS successor but that isn’t confirmed yet. Engadget’s Mariella Moon points out that this might be Nintendo’s way of covering all its bases by saying it isn’t a direct successor to the past products, in case it doesn’t achieve the success the company hopes.

Nintendo Switch is a new home gaming system coming in March 2017

Nintendo provided the first glimpse of its new home gaming system and revealed that it is called Nintendo Switch. In addition to providing single and multiplayer thrills at home, the Nintendo Switch system also enables gamers to play the same title wherever, whenever and with whomever they choose. The mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming system to enable unprecedented new video game play styles.

It is great to see Nintendo innovating a new space in gaming. With a console that's at home connected to an HDTV and also capable of morphing into a powerful mobile gaming device for travelling and even interactive on-the-go gaming, it is touching upon areas that neither Sony nor Microsoft really have any answers for right now plus it is something different from casual mobile gaming found on smartphones and tablets.

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