Earlier this month, EA DICE's Johan Andersson dropped a major bomb: Frostbite 3 won't be ported to the Wii U. The news meant that the company's next-gen
...well then.
A limited edition Fire Emblem emblazoned 3DS is coming February 4th.
Source: Engadget
Plenty of great reveals at this year's VGAs, but this one has us excited, too.
Personally I think that users should be able to use all the functions of a console video game machine as soon as they open the box ... So I feel very sorry for the fact that purchasers of Wii U have to experience a network update which takes such a long time, and that there are the services which were not available at the hardware's launch.
Nintendo Global President Sotaru Iwata apologizes to fans in an interview with IGN. The Wii U release was marred by a sluggish download for the patch required to get the system online.
Source: ign.com
Source: geek.com
The Wii U will have 23 games at launch, more coming
and they are:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Skylanders Giants
- Transformers Prime
- Wipeout 3
- Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
- EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition
- New Super Mario Bros. U
- Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
- NintendoLand
- SiNG Party
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
- Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
- Darksiders II
- Assassin's Creed III
- ESPN Sports Connection
- Just Dance 4
- Rabbids Land
- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
- ZombiU
- Scribblenauts Unlimited
- Game Party Champions
- Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
And an additional 29 games will be released starting in November through March 2013:
- Funky Barn
- NBA 2K13
- 007 Legends
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013
- Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
- Chasing Aurora
- Cloudberry Kingdom
- Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
- Ben 10 Omniverse
- Family Party: 30 Great Games: Obstacle Arcade
- Madden NFL 13
- Mass Effect 3
- Trine 2: Director's Cut
- Runner 2: future Legend of Rhythm Alien
- Mighty Switch Force HD
- Tank! Tank! Tank!
- Game & Wario
- Lego City Undercover
- Pikmin 3
- Wii Fit U
- The Wonderful 101
- Aliens: Colonial Marines
- Nano Assault Neo
- Jeopardy!
- Wheel of Fortune
- Little Inferno
- Toki Tori 2
- Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
- Rayman Legends
(via Destructoid)
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In quick succession we got big announcements from Amazon, Apple, and Nintendo. Though they're releasing different products, all three are competing for headline space and your dollar in a weak economy.
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This morning's announcement from Nintendo:
The Wii U will arrive in stores on November 18th and will come in two models:
- Basic - white casing, 8 GB, $300
- Deluxe - black casing, 32 GB of storage, $350
Both versions will have 1 GB of RAM for game memory & 1 GB for system memory.
4x the storage for only $50 more? I can't imagine too many will opt for the Basic.
UPDATE - Nintendo also announced the TVii (a gimmicked spelling but still pronounced "tee vee" though it looks more like "tee vee eye eye"), a video service that incorporates Hulu Plus, Amazon Video, and TiVo into one interface. Wii U compatibility with these services in addition to Netflix and YouTube had already been announced last Spring.
Amazon and Apple have had their turns, and now it's Nintendo that takes the stage this morning.
Nintendo is expected to announce the price and release date of the Wii U at 10am EST / 7am PST.
What we already know is that it'll be backwards compatible with the Wii, right down to the peripherals. It'll also feature the Wii U Gamepad (shown above), which has a touch screen that will exist as both a supplemental screen for gameplay as well as the main display if the user chooses to turn off the television or use it for something else, making it something of a combined set-top and portable gaming console.
The Gamepad will also have a gyroscope, accelerometer, and support "near-field communication" that can interact with other devices including credit cards that are compatible with the interface. A camera and bluetooth will also come standard.
The Wii U will also be used to expand the pre-existing Nintendo Network, their answer to the Playstation Network and X-Box Live that is currently available for the Nintendo 3DS. It'll allow users to download new and pre-existing titles, as well as providing online multiplayer and interaction with other gamers. The Wii U's Nintendo Network will also include fNetflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, and Amazon Instant Video.
I was always more of a GamePro kid, but it's still sad to see. Truly the end of an era.
Source: Ars Technica