The key features of Darksiders 2
Darksiders 2 is shaping up to be a great release on the Wii U. THQ put out a press release outlining the games key features, which you can find after the break.
Nintendo Land Attractions
Nintendo dropped all the Nintendo Land attraction names:
- Mario Chase
- The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest
- Animal Crossing: Sweet Day
- Pikmin Adventure
- Luigi’s Ghost Mansion
- Donkey Kong’s Crash Course
- Metroid Blast
- Takamaru’s Ninja Castle
- Balloon Trip Breeze
- Captain Falcon’s Twister Race
- Octopus Dance
- Yoshi’s Fruit Cart
We still know nothing about Octopus Dance, and Yoshi’s Fruit Cart except for the names.
Details on Nintendo TVii
We now have Nintendo’s “entertainment” pillar for the Wii U, Nintendo TVii. At Nintendo’s September 13th conference they revealed their big step into the entertainment portion of Wii U. Its features include but are not limited to:
- cable/satellite integration
- Netflix, Hulu Plus
- Amazon Instant Video
- TiVo
- family member preferences
…all seamlessly mixed into one application. The interface looks very polished, and the ability to watch shows, comment on them, and see your other friends thoughts all in the same place is an interesting concept that seems to have been working very well.
The complete list of Wii U launch (and launch window) titles
At the recent Nintendo Conference, the impressive Wii U launch lineup was revealed. You can find it after the break!
Nintendo reveals official Wii U release date and price
This morning, Nintendo held a preview event in New York dedicated to the Wii U, during which the long-awaited price and release date of the system were finally revealed, in addition to a slew of information on games coming to it.
Biker Bash in development for Wii U?
According to a PDF that was posted on NeoGaf, Slightly Mad Studios (Project Cars) are developing the game Biker Bash for the Wii U as well as other consoles. The PDF document describes the game as a:
bike racing game that combines classic gameplay from titles like Road Rash/MotorStorm with modern fighting mechanics from Street Fighter IV/Fight Night and drags it kicking and screaming into the 21st Century with next-gen graphics, gameplay, and social features… all at a downloadable price point.
The game will supposedly have local (split screen) and online multiplayer gameplay. There has been no official confirmation as of yet.
Nintendo to reveal price in September, says Analyst
An EEDAR analyst, Jesse Divnich, has told NowGamer that he expects Nintendo to release the details of the Wii U price in September.
I would expect Nintendo to make some form of an official announcement in September, likely around (but not at) the Tokyo Game Show.
Nintendo have been very silent about the price of the Wii U but recently Reggie Fils-Aime mentioned that consumers would be “pleasantly surprised” and that the Wii U price would represent “great value”.
Crytek are working with Nintendo
A few months ago Crytek’s director of creative development, Rasmus Hoejengaard, commented that he thought it was unlikely that Crysis 3 would be coming to the Wii U despite Crytek’s initial positive reactions to the console. However, in a recent interview producer Mike Read re-established hopes that the first person shooter could make its way to the Wii U.
I wouldn’t say there’s no chance, I wouldn’t say no chance. I mean the Wii U still doesn’t have any kind of release attached to it at this point. Who knows what the future will bring with it. I can definitely say that we are working with Nintendo, and that’s about all I can say on that front. I wouldn’t rule it out, but there has really been no official releases associated with the Wii U yet, and given that we’re releasing Crysis in an eight month time period in February of 2013, we can’t play off of what their schedules are. I wouldn’t rule it out, but you know, it is a possibility.
Would you like to see Crysis 3 on the Wii U?
“Something big” is coming from Two Tribes
We know that Two Tribes will be bringing the puzzle platformer, Toki Tori 2, to the Wii U (hopefully) by launch but it seem like they might have something else up their sleeve too.
In a conversation on Twitter, Two Tribes wrote that they had “something big” Nintendo related that they aimed to show in the next few weeks.
Whether this is news relating to the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS or both is unknown at the moment.
Wii U games from third party developers at Gamescom
Although Nintendo won’t be attending Gamescom, multiple third party developers will be showing off various Wii U games at the event. It’s unknown what will be shown, but no doubt Ubisoft, with their massive Wii U support, will be in attendance.
