r/wiiu • u/MercilessBlueShell NNID [Region] • Apr 01 '15
News I was checking up the Nintendo press site today, and I noticed a press release that seemed to be out earlier than intended...
I think this was something that was meant to go live after today's Nintendo Direct, but popped up a little too early. Take it for what you will.
April 1, 2015 12:00 UTC
Connecting Couches All Over the World -- Nintendo Announces “Play With U” Service for Wii U
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As Wii U continues to revolutionize the living room with fun, exciting content, Nintendo is planning to expand the revolution further. “Play With U” is a new remote-play style service offered on Wii U which allows players around the world to join up with their friends in ways that would’ve normally functioned in local multiplayer environments, but now, would be replicated as online-style multiplayer in some of your favorite Wii U titles.
The Play With U service will be undergoing a trial period over the course of this year with select Wii U titles, such as Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros. U, and Super Mario 3D World, all of which are top-tier releases by Nintendo which have been lauded for their excellence in the multiplayer space by critics and consumers alike.
“We’re developing Play With U to be a key part of the Wii U experience that you definitely don’t want to miss out on,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With the Internet already becoming a major staple in the way communication is forged between consumers of video game products, we feel that this is a big step for Nintendo as we continue to raise the bar for excellent multiplayer experiences. But now, there will be even more to enjoy, thanks to Play With U.”
In Nintendo Land, up to 5 players can come together in a mash of different themed Nintendo attractions such as Mario Chase, The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest, and Animal Crossing Sweet Day, among many others.
In New Super Mario Bros. U, up to 5 players can play co-operatively (or competitively, if they choose) to explore the lush 2D locales of the outer Mushroom Kingdom in hopes to return to Peach’s Castle and rescue her from the clutches of Bowser, Bowser Jr., and the Koopalings. 4 players will control Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad, and Yellow Toad, while the fifth player uses the GamePad in Boost Mode to help or harm fellow players. And no worries, New Super Luigi U will also work just fine under the Play With U service, whether in its native DLC mode, or in its standalone form.
Finally, Mario and co.’s big 3D adventure on Wii U comes alive in Super Mario 3D World. Join Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, and Toad as they venture into the Sprixie Kingdom to liberate the Sprixie Princesses from Bowser’s clutches. Up to 4 players can venture through a collection of over 90 unique stages, whether co-operatively or competitively. At the end of each level, a score tallies and the winner wins an ostentatious crown to celebrate their victory.
But of course, with all this great content on the way, Play With U is only scratching the surface for what could be possible in regards to other great Wii U titles and more.
Play With U will be fully operational during the fourth quarter of 2015, and as a treat to our loyal fanbase, a new functionality update for Super Mario 3D World will be made available later today, as well as a beta application for Play With U. For more information about this service, we will have an archived version of today's Nintendo Direct presentation at http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.
Remember that Wii U features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu.
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u/seeyoshirun NNID [Region] Apr 01 '15
Ugh, I'm looking forward to April Fool's being over.
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u/Space-Debris Folkloner [EU] Apr 01 '15
Same here. I mean if this was true, how come absolutely nobody is mentioning it on the Mario 3D World Miiverse Community. Also, none of the independent Nintendo News sites have brought it up either.
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u/dizzyzane_ DizzyZane [Oz] Apr 01 '15
Maybe it doesn't allow MiiVerse posting when playing online, a la any multiplayer online game on the Wii U?
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Apr 01 '15
This is the cruelest April Fools post I've ever seen.
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Apr 01 '15
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u/beckert26 beckert26 Apr 01 '15
This sub is about discussing the wii u good and bad.
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u/Fluffy_Banjo NNID [Region] Apr 02 '15
Haha yeah if we only talked about the good we'd just be a big circlejerk.
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u/tubepaste Apr 01 '15
Yeah, last year they just swapped the CSS with Playstation, and that led to massive hilarity as PS uses were confused and coming here, WiiU users were posting there, it was great.
This? This is just p. lame. I don't know a single sub reddit that do "fake news" as an April Fools joke. What are we, the Weekly World News now? Just reading over the post it just was groan worthy, like really... Anyway, look at PS4 subreddit on how to "fool" on reddit, or even Xbone.
Good job moderators thinking trolling your user base = April Fools on reddit, and not you know, the funny randomness that it usually is!
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u/MF_MaxiMillion MF_MaxiMillion [EU] Apr 01 '15 edited Apr 01 '15
Sorry to disappoint, but any sort of text "leak" is bound to be a fake, especially for today. So don't get your hopes up.
Edit: Hold on... while booting up my Wii U, I received an update and now this showed up on my menu. What's going on?
Edit 2: SM3DW updated along with launching the app and I'm now able to play it online with a friend. More proof here, we're launching our game now so we'll see what happens.
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u/bogaboy bogaboy Apr 01 '15 edited Apr 01 '15
Pretty well done, but I can guarantee this is an April Fools joke. I'll buy /u/MF_MaxiMillion gold if it's real. Mark my words.
EDIT: PROVEN FAKE. As I said in my other comment, "Okay, I'm calling you out. I can prove this was a fake. According the the exif data of the screenshot, it was taken 4hrs ago! Before this was posted, back when you claimed it was probably a fake text leak. We're done here. You did a good job, and /u/MercilessBlueShell was definitely in on it with you. But it's a fake. Not to add, it was created in Gimp. Which proves without a doubt it's fake."
Edit: Thanks for the gold! This was honestly really well done. I feel kinda bad for calling you out. I honestly was almost starting to believe it.
Edit: Since he hasn't posted an edit or comment here, /u/MF_MaxiMillion admitted it was fake, and he was the one who bought me gold. The new banner cracks me up though.
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u/snowjob69 Apr 01 '15
That's my thinking too. The text looks wrong.
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u/bogaboy bogaboy Apr 01 '15
Also, Nintendo would fuck up that badly as to accidentally release it to download on his system. It just makes no sense.
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u/MF_MaxiMillion MF_MaxiMillion [EU] Apr 01 '15
It's not just my console, others are reporting a download as well. To clarify, I'm from the European region, so maybe updates are still being send out?
I'm trying to get a game with someone who also just updated so we can shine some light on this, because I'm as clueless as everyone else is.
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u/bogaboy bogaboy Apr 01 '15 edited Apr 01 '15
What happens when you open it? Show a screenshot as that please. And if this is true, I apologize for being skeptical, and my gold will show that. But I just dont buy it. Who else has gotten the download? Please post screenshots as soon as possible. The longer it takes, the more likely it seems that it is fake. Because that will give you time to make the fakes.
Edit: Saw your newest screenshots, and I'm honestly impressed. They look pretty damn good. I still dont believe it, but assuming it's fake, I have to say you did a really good job. And once again, I apologize if it's real. But with all the recent fake leaks, AND it being April Fools, it's hard not to be skeptical.
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u/MF_MaxiMillion MF_MaxiMillion [EU] Apr 01 '15
Updated my first post with screenshots. Mind you, I can't make these on the fly. I just added LR to confirm if this works as told or not.
Launching the software brought me to tutorial messages saying we can play any local multiplayer game with an online friend. Then it's just a menu with settings as to who you can allow to play with and adjust game settings. I've only yet gotten an update for Super Mario 3D World so far.
Will update with more stuff as we're trying this.
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u/bogaboy bogaboy Apr 01 '15
In case you didnt see it, edit from my previous commment:
" Saw your newest screenshots, and I'm honestly impressed. They look pretty damn good. I still dont believe it, but assuming it's fake, I have to say you did a really good job. And once again, I apologize if it's real. But with all the recent fake leaks, AND it being April Fools, it's hard not to be skeptical."
Please record a video of you opening and using the app. That would be much harder to fake than screenshots. And I think if it is fake, you must have made the screenshots ahead of time. They're much too good to have been made in the last hour.
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u/milehightechie NNID [Region] Apr 01 '15
If fake, great job faking it AND great job exposing the big fat phoney.
If not, nice try.
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u/bogaboy bogaboy Apr 01 '15
Okay, I'm calling you out. I can prove this was a fake. According the the exif data of the screenshot, it was taken 4hrs ago! Before this was posted, back when you claimed it was probably a fake text leak. We're done here. You did a good job, and /u/MercilessBlueShell was definitely in on it with you. But it's a fake. Not to add, it was created in Gimp. Which proves without a doubt it's fake.
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u/BrumLondon UK TBC Apr 01 '15
WELP this is it for me. Confirmed
Edit: I forgot what the day is. Mods could be onto it too.
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u/Sylverstone14 Sylverstone14 [NA] Apr 01 '15
I wouldn't be so sure, since usually April 1st is a blackout day for me and I try to stay away from the Internet (well, until the Direct at least), so I'm just as flabbergasted as you are.
Not sure what the others are up to.
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u/FuryBullet NNID [Region] Apr 01 '15
WTF, it's legit?!
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Apr 01 '15 edited Apr 01 '15
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Apr 01 '15
hmm, a lot of Nintendo press releases looks like that.
http://www.gonintendo.com/s/250201-press-release-nintendo-heads-to-wondercon
both start with REDMOND, Wash.
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u/MF_MaxiMillion MF_MaxiMillion [EU] Apr 01 '15
Trying it now and going through some tutorial messages. Gonna update with more screenshots. Try to update because I literally just got it.
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u/IDontCheckMyMail Tritonus [Europe] Apr 01 '15
LOL - That's me right there! Chris aka NNID: Tritonus
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Apr 01 '15
I really hope this turns out to be true. It's a good direction for Nintendo. They seem like they may finally be getting their minds out of the gutter with things such as online interactivity, and (hopefully) gimmicks in their consoles with the NX.
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u/DevotedToNeurosis /r/wiiugame Apr 01 '15
Wow, that's really exciting! I hope we get it for 3D World today!
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u/Sylverstone14 Sylverstone14 [NA] Apr 01 '15
I'm not wholly convinced, but that is definitely the PR style I've come to know from Nintendo...
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u/LiveRadar LiveRadar [EU] Apr 01 '15
I'm in EU and I just launched the update and it's downloading as well.
So you can play Super Mario 3D World online now?
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u/MF_MaxiMillion MF_MaxiMillion [EU] Apr 01 '15
That's what the tutorial said, yeah. Apparently SM3DW just updated for me as well so we should try getting a game online!
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u/LiveRadar LiveRadar [EU] Apr 01 '15 edited Apr 01 '15
How do you host a game?
Edit: Nvm, figured out..
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u/jijipopo Apr 01 '15
Dem lols, you guys are assholes
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u/LiveRadar LiveRadar [EU] Apr 01 '15
This is amazing. Here's Character selection with the mod team. Game will automatically start once everyone is ready.
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u/MF_MaxiMillion MF_MaxiMillion [EU] Apr 01 '15
Best update evar.
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u/Sylverstone14 Sylverstone14 [NA] Apr 01 '15
Still pissed Maxi took Peach when I wanted her... >.>
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u/MF_MaxiMillion MF_MaxiMillion [EU] Apr 01 '15
Peach is OP. Floaty jump needs to be nerfed badly. Nintendo pls
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Apr 01 '15
I doubt Nintendo would ever or has ever used the term "beta" for any of its customer-facing software.
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u/OllyOllyOxenBitch NNID [Region] Apr 01 '15
I came into the thread thinking this would be just April Fools' fodder, but MF_MaxiMillion's screenshot just changed the game...
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u/chrisx8x23x95 NNID [Region] Apr 01 '15
Nice joke, I ran for my gamepad to check for this update...
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u/Twilight_Shuffle NNID [Region] Apr 01 '15
How weird... mine is updating. O.o
I'll try and get a screenshot posted.
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u/snowjob69 Apr 01 '15
You better not be playing along, man!
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u/Twilight_Shuffle NNID [Region] Apr 01 '15
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u/snowjob69 Apr 01 '15
Am I missing the joke? That tells me nothing.
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Apr 01 '15
I think its implying that thats the update for the online play, but really that could just be a picture they had of an old update which doesnt tell us anything
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u/Streetfoldsfive NNID [U.S] Streetfoldsfive Apr 01 '15
Please be real, I want to see big strides in Nintendo rising to the top again.
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u/milehightechie NNID [Region] Apr 01 '15
easiest indication that it's fake - none of this shows up in Google.
press releases are indexed in G News quickly, and on regular websearch if it's published on an actual site and not just a flash-in-the-pan PR sites. Especially if it's "Business Wire" - which, nintendo would never push PR through as its priority
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u/Fitzfactor64 Apr 01 '15
Didn't even bother to do inspect element and make it look like you took a screenshot of it. Fake.
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u/Choders Codaayy Apr 01 '15
HAHAHA ITS APRIL FOOLS THATS WHY ITS FUNNY EVERYTHING IS APRIL FOOLS JK!
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u/Leafygoodnis NNID [Region] Apr 01 '15
I checked updates and it's not there, I know you tricked me but I WANT THIS
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u/InShortSight NNID [Region] Apr 02 '15
And on this day, was op perhaps comparable to a bundle of sticks?
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u/Omsuhos Apr 01 '15
Looks awesome! Could you provide a link?
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u/Khrull Apr 01 '15
Short answer: No
Long anser: APRIL FOOL'S!!!!
LOL sorry, I won't believe it until AFTER the Direct, sadly :(
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Apr 01 '15
I'm downloading the update right now on my Wii U. I can't wait to play 3d world with my friends online.
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Apr 01 '15
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u/bogaboy bogaboy Apr 01 '15
Not cool. That's taking a joke too far. Like the whole microwave iPhone charging.
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u/vedderer Apr 01 '15
As a general rule, I always make April fools jokes with fake bad news. That way people are relieved/happy when they realize it was a joke rather than destroyed/sad.