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Nintendo Network is the online service for Wii U and 3DS.
Nintendo's online service. It supported the Wii and Nintendo DS.
Aquatic creatures with eight tentacles covered with suction cups. They often appear as boss enemies.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
A collection of anthropomorphic characters without pants, but with shirts or other tops. Does not include characters in dresses.
The 2008 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) took place at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on August 29-31.
Pelicans are birds typically found near beaches.
Penguins are flightless birds that are found in usually cold areas; they have appear in several videogames, notably the Club Penguin franchise.
The use of peripherals has vastly changed the way games are played. This concept includes an array of items, including joysticks, plastic guitars & drum-sets, and specialized printers.
A persistent world is a game environment that is permanent and dynamic. This is seen in many MMO's.
Pigs are pink, oinking mammals with a button nose and curly tail. They are rumored to eat a lot and be dirty. They don't fly, but they do bring home the bacon.
Pill bugs are crustaceans, not insects. Pill bugs often curl into tight balls when threatened.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
In some games, total immersion is helped along by allowing players to purchase and customize their own housing.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
A postal service transports and delivers letters and packages from one place to another often for a fee.
In games, punctuation marks, especially question marks and exclamation marks are used for a number of reasons, including locating quest givers and indicating surprise.
QR codes, short for quick response codes, are a type of barcode that can contain much more information than the traditional barcode.
Rabbits, or bunnies, are smallish mammals with long ears and a cottony tail.
The raccoon is a medium-sized mammal native to North America.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
Games with randomly (or rather, procedurally) generated environments create new levels from predetermined pieces each time the game is played.
The game incorporates a real time game clock, where one hour in game is equal to one real world hour.
Some games just don't care about your schedule. Show up at the right time on the right date or miss your chance to make progress.
Reindeer are a type of deer that live in extreme cold climates.
Restoration is a common concept found in games, where in most cases a person or party can rest to restore their health.
Rhinoceros, or rhinos,are large, four legged, thick skinned, horned mammals of Africa. Thought to be head strong and tough.
Made popular by the Animal Crossing franchise, this concept takes your average world map and adds the illusion of depth by having the environment roll over the horizon near the top of the screen.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
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