Friday , December 21st, 2012
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he High-School’s drama department revealed its first performance of the 2012-2013 academic year with a and ‘bang’, presenting a spectacular rendition of one of the great dramatists and poets of the 20th century, Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage. Brecht’s piece, Mother Courage and Her Children (German: Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder) was written in 1939 with significant contributions from fellow writer Margarete Steffin and to this day is considered by some as one of the greatest pieces of anti-war theatre productions of its time.
the sound technicians, actors performed with great gusto on our very own Bolshoi stage. Be they main characters or supporting figures, the cast’s efforts brought the essence of Mother Courage to a youthful and modern audience.
A parent at the final performance on Saturday was curious about the role of Kattrin, performed by Ece Sercan. The character is mute; therefore the young actress had to convey the emotions basing solely on her physicality. Her movements were quite expressive and interesting to observe. A clear example of that was presented in scene six, With aid from a plethora where Kattrin physicalof set designers, musi- ly portrayed the agony cians, publicists and of her character by run-
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ning across the stage, slightly bent down, while holding her eye. The climax of the show, Kattrin’s death scene, was truly fascinating and dramatic. The lead, Mother Courage herself, also deserves recognition. The volume and clarity with which Maria Baidukov performed clearly depicted the notion of courage itself. Her character was, indeed, presented in a cynical and powerful manner. The two sons of hers, performed by David Mekibel and Robert Sarty, were a great comic relief to the audience, yet presented the production as an issue not only of war, but of family troubles and grief one can experience. Swiss Cheese’s ‘Or, I’ll have to pinch you!’
were quite amusing and truly presented him as an honest and kind figure. The political figures of the performance, namely the General and his Chaplain, performed by Seifu and Elliot respectively, were also quite impressive. The clever use of diction of the two actors, presented these characters not as dull men of war, but as expressive characters with their own aims and opinions. But need one have a name in the performance to be recognized? A sincere applause to the soldiers, who throughout the performance complemented the atmosphere of the war with their enthusiasm and choral support. Continued on page 02...
Mother Courage (continued from page 01...) With costumes being a creative touch to the piece, music was another element widely praised by the audience and the directors. The young musicians, Mari and Emily, composed the chords solely with the aid of their talent. During rehearsals, the musical part was one of my favorites. The music enriched the dramatic notion of the whole production, and culminated the tragedy of Mother Courage’s journey in the war.
ment, established particularly for the chorus, was the scaffolding. Bare and simple it was a creative touch to the war idea in the show. No accidents, only clever staging. Spontaneously climbing from one scaffolding to another, the actors developed a clear pattern that they followed throughout the show.
The technical difficulty on Saturday even further illuminated the actors’ proficiency and talent on stage. The audience’s critique was nothing but compliments and the actors were quite content Another interesting ele- with their result. Indeed
a worthy performance..
High School Cross Country - Running to Victory
The director , mentioned that the primary goal for this performance was to create an ‘ensemble’ with all the actors. With complaining and exhaustion during the first weeks, by December the whole crew was more than comfortable with each other both on stage and during breaks. A true success! Indeed, no criticism needed; only positive responses from the audience and joyous cheers from the participants.
- Julia Montieth slightly different, and 3.5 kilometers instead of 5. In this race, all five of our boys placed in the top 15. Runner for the girls’ team Kelly Hillgren placed first in both races.
AAS cross country team
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Fall Season 2012 Activities Overview - Lincoln Pigman
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ith almost half of the 2012-2013 school year completed, it is time to take a retrospective look at the achievements and accomplishments of AAS students outside of the classroom. Taking upon them the responsibility to carry our school to further greatness in extra-curricular activities such as Speech & Debate, soccer and cross country, our peers have travelled all over Europe to represent the Anglo-American School of Moscow in competitions. Thanks to high morale, a fierce spirit of determination
and months of practice, our teams have succeeded in most of the events taken part in. For those upset by some of the lower placings, I say this: do not fret over a learning experience, for it is through failures that we find areas in need of improvement. It is through trials that we discover who we are more so than before, that we build relationships with opponents and fellow peers alike, and that we learn to become better at whatever we do.
linn, the MS Boys tennis team ended up with fourth place. Another gold was won by the HS Boys cross-country team in Tiranna, whilst the HS Girls crosscountry team, also in Tiranna, won fourth. The MS co-ed cross-country team, visiting Krakow, won third place. Five other teams participated in soccer events: MS Boys reached fifth place in Kiev, MS Girls won second place in Istanbul, and the Varsity Girls soccer team got seventh in Warsaw. The two remaining teams In Zagreb, the MS Girls would both win sportstennis team won first manship awards in adplace; meanwhile in Tal- dition to their placings,
the Varsity Boys team with fourth place in Bucharest and the JV Boys team with fifth place in Budapest.
in Budapest, Hungary (JV Boys), Bucharest, Romania (Varsity Boys) and Warsaw, Poland (Girls). Both teams displayed their best performances, playing each
sity, snatched up the Sportsmanship award and 5th place at each of their tournaments. Regardless of where they placed, the Moscow Penguins left a strong
One award and six medals were taken home by AAS high school students following their successful Speech & Debate trip to Riga: second place in Debate (won by Masha Vernik and Marina Zabelina, the latter on her first Speech & Debate trip), first place in Impromptu (won by junior Annie May), third place in Impromptu (won by sophomore Maria Epishkina), second place in Original Oratory (won
by senior Sasha Parodi), third place in Original Oratory (won by sophomore Masha Vernik) and second place in Oral Interpretation (also won by Sasha Parodi). With more victories than any other school participating in the event, the 8-person team fared extremely well on their four-day trip to the International School of Latvia. The MS Speech & Debate team travelled to Vienna, also winning second place in Original Oratory. The MS Robotics team, who visited Helsinki, did not win any awards, but still had rewarding experience.
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fter months of sprints, endless hills, and incredible perseverance, the high school cross-country team travelled to their final tournament in Tirana, Albania. The team consisted of 12 dedicated boys and girls. Out of the eight attending schools, boys placed first overall and girls placed fourth.
The boys’ team included Jakob Muratov, Richard Dzelme, Sergey Mann, Sean Brame, Chirs Hoza, and Austin Purvis. The girls’ team consisted of Kelly Hillgren, Moa Schafer, Bianca Loge, Joonha Park, Jinhee Kim, and Anna Oldhoff. The team ran two races, one on each day of the
Coaches Mr. Morgan and Ms. Natasha never failed to motivate the team. A team member, Austin Purvis, explained that the team “always had the legendary Morgan pep talk before each race.” Mr. Morgan would tell tournament. After ar- the runners, “race hard, riving in Tirana late at have fun.” night, the team ran their first race the very next The points in CEESA day. The first race was cross-country are counta tough 5km course, and ed by the places of the the hot weather posed first four runners on the another difficult chal- team, so the objective is lenge. However, the to get the least amount girls braved the course of points as possible. A first, followed by the controversy occurred boys. The second day after one boy on anoththe racecourse was er team cheated by cutting the course by about
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ack in November, just at the start of the second half of the first semester, the boys and girls CEESA Soccer tournaments took place
game with sportsmanship and dedication. The girls’ team managed to achieve a wellearned victory, placing 7th overall; while the boys, both JV and Var-
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impression at each of the tournaments, leaving much to be expected for the years to come.
Although the runners faced many challenges and pushed themselves to the limit over the course of the tournament, their perseverance and hard work has definitely shown results. As one team member said, “It was a really fun trip, I think we all had a great time.” Good work runners!
Model United Nation Conference - Paris, France - Hadicha Muminova
ties of the members of UN and over the course of a 72 hour period debated fiercely over some of the world’s most disputed topics. Split into 8 committees, the delegates focused on specific committee topics before returning on the final day to the general assembly.
Soccer - Sasha Parodi
400 meters earning his school an extra point. Because of this, AAS was tied with the other school. Shockingly, the boy was not disqualified, and the winning team was decided by looking at the score of the fifth runner on each team. Fortunately, the fifth runner from AAS placed higher than the runner from the other school, resulting in victory for AAS!
MUN team
courtesy of Hadicha Muminova the UNESCO building ith over 900 stu- in Paris were filled by dents attending the teenagers on the second twelfth annual PAMUN weekend of December. conference, the seats in This year AAS stu-
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dents represented three very diverse countries; China, Norway and Lebanon. Delegates assumed the responsibili-
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at MUN”.
Kate Chichikashvili also commented that “although our efforts at MUN might not change the world, it allows the younger generation to create solutions for world problems, and therefore this will be useful in the future, when we have to tackle It wasn’t all work how- these problems in realever, the students en- ity”. joyed free time in the evenings for some cul- Overall it was an enjoytural sightseeing, metro able and memorable trip riding, dancing and and evidently, the two shopping. 11th grader, months of preparation Analina Rogatnikov, prior to the conference was heard stating that had paid dividend. “the social event was the highlight of the trip; it was a chance to get to know the other students
Speech and Debate - A Week of Talking
Talent Show Results
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he second week of November was an eventful one for the High School Speech and Debate team, which travelled to Riga to compete in the CEESA tournament. After 8 weeks of preparation and hard work everyone was extremely excited for the competition. This year, the tournament was split into two groups since it was hosted in small schools, which meant less events, less people, and probably more stressful competition
since we would become closer with our competitors. After a two hour flight, students were taken to the houses of their host families for an evening of speech practicing, re reading of oral interpretations, memorizing the last lines for duet acting, getting used to the stress of impromptu, and putting the final touches on original oratories. The first day of the tournament turned out to be quite exciting since the judges decided to give the participants
feedback after each time they performed their pieces. Students would walk out of the judging room and quickly head over to another room to collect their feedback, and to see what aspects of their presentation they needed to improve. Though many of the participants had never met each other before everyone quickly got to know each other and actually had fun instead of seeing everyone as competition. On Saturday, there was one more round for each
event and then the finals list was posted right before lunch. Students rushed to the library to see if there was a tick next to their name, to see if they were one of the 5 or 6 people that had the chance to present their piece in the finals. Though there was some disappointment at first, the participants realized that it was not just about placing in the tournament: it was about the overall experience, being in a different environment, and meeting new
friends! That being said, AAS won 45% of the total awards so we do have something else to be happy about. This Speech and Debate competition was one that every student will remember, and anyone who is interested should definitely join next year, when the tournament will be hosted in Bucharest!
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ongratulations to everone who participated in the AAS Talent Show. The final rounds took place on Friday the 15th of December. The placings appear as follows: Best Talent - Hannah Bates Audeience Award - Yaman Best Overall Performance - Jin Hee Special thanks goes to Gabriele Januskaite for coordinating and such a successful event.
IB Column - Xenia Rakovshik
Hands On Student Involvement Conference In Prague - Xenia Rakovshik
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he CEESA Hands on Student Involvement Conference, otherwise known as HOSIC, “is a theme-based, noncompetitive conference that gives students a forum to explore ideas, practice presentation and interpersonal sills, and take responsibility for their own success. To every extent possible, HOSIC is for and about students, run by students, with the least
possible adult management” (courtesy of ceesa.org). The two-day HOSIC conference consisted of an extensive schedule of workshops, seminars and presentation led by students including the Anglo American School’s own team: Sai Agnihotram, Elena Balabanova, Boris Botachev, Valerie Gooch, Alan Mekibel, Alisa Pukhova, Elliot Roazen, Camilla Simmons, Natalia Timofe-
eva and Valeria Tserarenko. According to team coach Rick Smith – “the event has culminated in a full weekend of presentations at the International School of Prague. The conferences from our students were remarkable; one group focused their efforts on the influence of hip-hop and product placement while the other group focused on viral videos. Both groups did much more than a presenta-
tion of information. They set out to answer a particular research question under the theme of entertainment by researching a variety of sources, including interviewing other students here at AAS. As a coach, I could not have been more proud of their presentations.” On a side note, the host families were overtly thankful for the outstanding behavior of our school’s students.
One parent even went out of their way to say “we have hosted for years and these are the most polite students we have ever encountered’. From the meaningful presentations to the outstanding behavior, they made their peers, parents and teachers proud.”
Discovery Week Information - Hadicha Muminova
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ednesday 12th DecemberStudents waited in anticipation for their discovery week choices to be revealed. Following the posts put up outside the HS office, there was a lot of excitement in the hallways as students began to ask their friends “which
trip are you going on?” “I’m glad they did not or “are we going on the follow the first-comesame trip?” first served rule this year” stated Michalina The school administra- Lipka, “it allows for tion tried wherever pos- the choices to be fairer, sible to allow for a fair since no one has an addistribution of choices vantage”. whilst aiming to give every student either It seems that the freshtheir first or second men are the most excitchoice. ed for discovery week,
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since it’s a big change from the MS discovery week which obliged students to visit sights of interest within Russia. Ay Nassimoldina, as a freshman, was excited at the prospect of being able to choose which trip she wished to travel on.
With only 10 weeks after Winter Break to prepare for the trips the anticipation and excitement can only grow stronger as the last week of March draws closer.
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ith the holiday season approaching, teacher and students alike, stricken with fatigue and the bitter morning winds of the Moscow winter, meander from class to class with placid expressions of longing etched into their pale facades. It goes without
saying that everyone could benefit from a welcome respite from academic stress. Nevertheless, the winter break remains a vital opportunity for juniors to prepare for their second semester of the IB. Now don’t fret. Rest and relaxation comprise a good part of the preparatory
process – recharging and refueling under the warm rays of a tropical sun or simply getting some sleep are still your primary objectives here. However, if time allows, getting started on some of that Internal Oral Presentation (IOP), Extended Essay reading (EE), or subject specific Internal Assessment research (IA) can act a as a welcome lifeline later on, when in January, pen meets the grind of lined paper. Semester II in 2013 may appear eons away but, as all the teacher’s ceaselessly remind each and every student, “it all goes by so fast”. So, without further a do here’s some pointers, whether students choose to follow them or not is completely up to their individual discretion. Take advantage of travel time: Holiday destinations may be worth it but its difficult ot keep that inmind when one’s incessantly jostled by a peculiar smelling, foreboding stranger. Either that or waiting for a delayed flight. Instead of searching for something, make yourself write something down. Don’t think about it jsut write.
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Often what one may percieve as trivial and completely useless later reveals itself as an ingenious insight into your next project, or at least a starting block. It helps alleviate the sense of dread and passes the time until overhead voice makes the boarding call for your gate. Just read: Despite feeling as though your mind can no longer comprehend or take in information, you’ll be astounded by how much you remeber later on. Don’t hit the books too early, that’ll just turn you off to the material before you even begin studying it in class. Who knows? That English book might save you from a dreadfully dull dinner with some distant cousin who’s only words to you each year sound something like, “Oh my how much you’ve grown!” Extended Essay: Firstly, find a topic you’re actually interested in, or you’ll never work on it. Don’t stress. After doing all your research 4,000 words is nothing (your first draft could be 6,000-8,000 words). While the Extended
Essay has the potential to make you hate your own topic (as many academic assignments do), an interest in the topic can motivate you to pull through in the end. Make sure that your focus is somewhat specific, or that you have a specific topic in mind (instead of just a general subject area). The IBO knows that you are between 16 and 18 years old and thus does not require a perfect essay or a groundbreaking new discovery. They just want to see that you can work on and complete a big project. The IBO’s official guide to writing the Extended Essay can be found at ibo.org. The above site is quite useful in perusing tips and hints for writing the essay, in addition to viewing the IBO standards for the essay. Note that the above link is for consideration purposes only. (courtesy of the IBO). Again, make sure you get some rest and enjoy your holidays, you deserve it. Cheers.
Culture Corner
High School Stockholm Syndrome
- Sasha Parodi
- Xenia Rakovshik
“Glad the ‘80’s are over” courtesy of Francy Johnson
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here did you attend high school? I grew up in the Midwest and attended TroyAthens High School in Troy, Michigan. What were your favorite subjects? I loved English, Drama and Debate. My favorite class was Culinary Arts. We ran a restaurant and on Mondays when the restaurant was closed, we watched R rated movies and ate Haagen-Daaz ice cream. My teacher for that class was Mr. Baas and he was my favorite. He attended my wedding and we continue to stay in touch through Facebook. How would your teach-
ers describe you as a felt like they were famstudent?. ily. We spent the end of last school year reThey would say I talked storing an abandoned too much and put every- beach mosque in Al thing off until the last Thakira and though it minute, which was all was HOT and I had to true. be fully covered in a black burka, I have nevWhat did you want to er felt happier or more do upon leaving high proud of my students. school? I miss them every day, but we stay in touch on When I was in middle Facebook and they still school, I wanted to be a send me their essays to famous actress so I par- review. ticipated in all the school plays. In high school, What are your three famy priorities changed vorite and least-favorand I just wanted to get ite aspects of living in married and be a mom. Moscow thus far? I didn’t take college prep classes because I My three favorite things never planned on going about Moscow are the to college or pursuing Borscht, the new friends a career. Shortly after I have made here, and graduation, I missed the commissary access school and decided that that lets me buy things I wanted to teach. I I love from home. All started out as a philoso- three take away the phy major. homesickness you can feel from being overWhere did you work be- seas. My least favorfore you came to AAS? ite aspects are being What do you miss the so far away from my most about it? children, attempting to grocery shop (which I worked at the Qatar is a challenge, even Leadership Academy, with Google translate an all-boys Muslim on your phone!), and military academy in the crowded Kievskyia Al Khor, Qatar. What Metro Station which I miss most are my ad- sometimes terrifies me! visory students. We grew very close and I What are some things
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you’d like to do in Mos- sinet...or a chocolate cow while you’re here? covered strawberry! I want to ice skate in Red Square, have dinner atop the Hotel Ukraine, visit Lenin’s Tomb, go on a horse drawn sleigh ride through the snow, and see Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theater. Have you worked as anything other than a teacher? When I was younger, I enjoyed a happy career as a waitress at Ruby Tuesdays and was the Wish Assist Coordinator for the Make-A – Wish Foundation. I also worked for a time at a pet store where I developed a love for blue eyed Weimaraner’s and a fear of large beaked Macaws. If you could change one thing about the high school what would it be and why? I would say modify the schedule, but I am really hungry right now, so instead I will say I would have the fruit filling removed from the chocolate cake at lunch…it doesn’t go there…fruit and chocolate do not mix…unless it’s a Rai-
TEDx at AAS
AAS Art Auction
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AAS is holding a TED event in December with students, teachers and other speakers coming in to give talks. The AAS hosted conference will take place on Friday the 21st of December from 8:30 to 15:30. Hope to see you all there!
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If you could choose to be any historical figure for a day who would it be, on what day and why? That’s a tough question and I struggled to answer it. I admire many great leaders but I don’t know that I would want to step into their shoes, even for a day. So I would choose to be Bob Beckwith, the fireman atop the rubble on September 14, 2011 when President Bush gave his bullhorn address. I would have liked to have been standing there, seeing the devastation first hand, and hearing the words I remember so vividly, on a day when I vowed to make a difference. September 11th was a defining moment in my life. Before then, I had never left the United States or even visited New York City. Since then I have visited 31 countries in my desire to learn about and appreciate other cultures. My journey continues…in Russia.
AS is planning to host an art auction with pieces provided by the AAS community. This means that you, be you parent, student, teacher or otherwise, can donate your artwork to be sold for a good cause. All proceedings go to the chartiable organization Nastenka which works with cancer-stricken patients. For more information contact colleen.nelson@aas.ru
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ith the Winter Holidays coming near (thankfully!), Moscow is coming alive with all sort of interesting and fun activities for you to partake in, accommodating both the cold lovers and those who would rather stay somewhere toasty and warm!
the public, will be opening a giant slide for tobogganing and sledding this weekend, December the 15th. If you’ve been looking for the perfect place to do some highspeed sled/toboggan riding, now is your chance!
Square will be hosting a traditional style Strasbourg Fair, complete with handmade Christmas, New Year’s and Winter gifts, decorations, ornaments, food and much more.
The GUM Christmas The Traditional Stras- Tree Exhibit. bourg Fair is now in If you’re looking for Moscow! Toboggan Slide in Park some indoor Holiday Sokolniki. Between the 23rd of entertainment, GUM December and the 7th may be the perfect place Park Sokolniki, open to of January Manejnaya for you. Come take a
look at the variety of Christmas Trees with all sorts of crazy decorations!
warmth, it gives youthe opportunity to skate right through the park roads, which are lined with coffee shops and Ice Skating in Gorky cafes, where you can Park. stop by for a nice meal or a cup of hot cocoa. Gorky Park makes ice skating, a perfect winter Regardless of which acactivity to do with fam- tivity you choose, make ily and friends, makes sure to have some time it 10 times better with to sit back, relax and its unique and beauti- enjoy the winter spirit! ful layout. Providing Happy Holidays! a perfect combination of good, cold fun and
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Tech Updates - Wii U
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Wii U Deluxe Set
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Nintendo started a wave of disturbance throughout the gaming community with it’s newest gaming console, the Wii U. Seperating this console from other gaming consoles such as the PS3 or the Xbox 360, is that the Wii U GamePad has a 6.2 inch touch screen with 854x480 pixels (pretty good definition) that can continuously interact with your active gameplay on the Wii U. Now, this being said, Nintendo has been known as the family-friendly console that rarely gets support from most gaming companies, but many seem to have jumped on board with this new console. Still, there were split sides to whether the console would succeed or fail in it’s future. Nintendo released two different packs which each had their own specific colored system for the Wii U. 1) The “Ba-
prices of other consoles such as the PlayStation3 160GB that goes for just $271.95 (Amazon.com), Wii U can be a little pricy, but that’s where the Wii U Gamepad comes in play.The Wii U console is a little bit beefier than the past Wii console, but still dominates in the “overall volume” section for gaming sic Set” which came in consoles. It’s measured a white and 2) the “De- to be 1.8 inches tall, 6.8 luxe Set” which came inches wide and 10.5 in a black. Now both inches deep. On the of the packages contain back, the Wii U console the necessities needed: contains the same ports a Wii U console, Wii from the previous Wii, U GamePad, HDMI but with a few addicable, a sensor bar, and tions. For first, Nintendo AC power cords for has included an HDMI the GamePad and con- port in the back, which sole. Now that is pretty means HD gaming has much the “Basic Set”, finally been added to a which would be most Nintendo console! The suitable for families or Wii U is able to play gamers that don’t re- up to 1080p (highest ally play a whole lot, definition on YouTube). since it includes only Unfortunatly, the Wii U 8GB of memory. The console, as well as the “Deluxe Set” comes GamePad, are made of with 32GB of memory, a matte material, which as well as additional means you got figneraccessories such as prints.When the Wii U the Wii U console and was announced, there GamePad stands, and was a lot of skepticism, a charging cradle for since Nintendo has a reputation. your GamePad. This set “family” would be better suited Well, contrary to their for those that game ex- surprise, it has received cessively. The prices for fairly good rating rethe respective sets are views in terms of use, $299.99 and $349.99 even though very few (varied based on re- games are pushing the tailer). Compared to the GamePad to its greatest
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potential. The GamePad measures at 10.2 inches wide, 0.9 inches tall and 5.3 inches thick, with the touchscreen measuring at 6.2 inches. The GamePad features your usual A, B, X and Y buttons as well as your trigger buttons, arrow keys, and analog sticks which have a “click” feature. It features an infared IR port (used to control your TV), a camera on the front, a microphone, in-built speakers, a headphone jack, and in-built accelerometer and gyroscope (senses movement of GamePad). It includes the classic DS/3DS stylus. It also allows you to play certain games “offTV”, but more on that later. Now it’s down to what does the new Wii U do that is so perplexing, and how effective it actually is. The Wii U still contains the idea of gridded blocks with different applications to open based on the original Wii, and on that note allows you to switch over from the Wii U system over to the Wii system, so that you can play those classic games you can’t let go. Nintendo had also made a community system to support the Wii U, where you can chat with other play-
ers by text or even by face-to-face chat via the GamePad. It also can be used as forums for how much you love a game or how you cannot get past a certain part of the games, and it includes posting hand drawings from the GamePad. One of the biggest functions is the previously mentioned “off-TV play”, which essentially brings the game you’re play-
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ing on your computer down to the screen of your GamePad. This is a very useful function, especially if your family wants to watch a special show. However, the GamePad must stay in close proximity to the Wii U to keep stream-
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