Wii U Gamepad now compatible with PCs, even if a little clunky
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
If you’ve been itching for a way to play your emulated games on PC with a proper controller, the Wii U Gamepad might just be your cup of tea, courtesy of Kotaku reader “Chris”. Chris says the software should work on most PCs and right now allows you to map all of the buttons on the Gamepad to wherever they need to be, and in the future he wants to allow you to stream your emulator games to the Wii U Gamepad, as well as enable touchscreen support. Here’s the video:
Square Enix says the world-wide console market is growing increasingly difficult to thrive in
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News | 0 comments
Ah yes, more financial briefing news from various companies’ third quarter meetings. Today’s quotes? From Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider publisher Square Enix, who says that they had to operate at a loss this past quarter due to how hard it is to make money in an “increasingly difficult” console market:
“During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2012, the Company has not recovered the operating loss posted in the six-month period ended September 30, 2012, primarily due to the increasingly difficult condition of the world-wide console game market, under which the Group is struggling to achieve a fair expected return on its investment.” – Square Enix statement
Well, I see many developers and publishers making quite a bit of money on this industry. I think the real problem here is that Square Enix is putting out games that are good, but not quite up the alley of most consumers in most regions right now. You’ve gotta read the markets, and the markets aren’t asking for mediocre Final Fantasy games, Square!
Axl Rose is set to lose his lawsuit against Activision
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News | 0 comments
A few years ago, Axl Rose (frontman of Guns N’ Roses) sued Activision for apparently breaching contract and using “Welcome to the Jungle” fraudulently in Guitar Hero 3. He also said that the game shouldn’t have been allowed to use the Slash character model, because Activision supposedly said there would be no in-game references to Slash or his band “Velvet Revolver”.
I can’t comment on the validity of any of these claims, but the judge in the case dismissed it pretty early on– setting a court date for this month– and apparently things aren’t looking that much better for the former GNR frontman this time around.
Atari approved for bankruptcy financing, should continue to operate
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News | 0 comments
I don’t know much about the technical talk going on here, but from what I understand Atari has secured “debtor-in-possession” financing, which will allow it to continue operating through its recently filed bankruptcy. The total amount they obtained was $5 million, with stipulations of the funds being that they would be under advisement by a firm who would help them decide how and where to sell their assets.
Well… I guess we’ll see how long it takes before someone else takes over the Atari name and tries to revive it!
Here’s a Podcast – Episode 27!
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Podcast | 0 comments
Football! Zelda! Relevance!
This episode features all of the regular stuff, a list of the best Zelda art styles, a bunch of elongated discussions about the news, our predictions of who’s going to play in the Super Bowl, and much much more!
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NintendoEverything Reader Poll #3 – Which Zelda game has the best artistic style?
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features | 0 comments
The REAL Wind Waker HD.
But Austin, what the heck am I about to vote on!?
This is a two question survey that requires no signing up, accounts, clicking through ads, or anything. Just answer a required question, answer a non-required question (if you want) and make your voice heard in the first ever NintendoEverything reader survey poll thing! Results will be read in the form of our top ten list on the next podcast, and if you opted to answer the written question your answer could be read on the show!
Thanks very much. As stated above the question for you guys this week is “Which Zelda game has the best art style?”
“Full Mojo Rampage” could come to Wii U if the PC version performs well enough
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
“We are currently working with Windows/PC as the main platform, and maybe, if it makes sense, we will port it to Xbox 360, PS3 and WiiU in the future (ok, and maybe Xbox 720 and PS4!).” – Full Mojo Rampage website statement
I haven’t heard a thing about this game (probably because I don’t follow the PC gaming scene at all!), but the more eShop games the merrier as far as I’m concerned! The game would likely cost $15 as it does on PC, and if we hear a Wii U announcement you should start seeing trailers and screens pop up shortly thereafter!
‘Forgotten Legions’ is finished and should hit DSiWare “soon”
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, DS, DSiWare, News | 0 comments
According to developer Cypronia, the DSiWare (and subsequently 3DS eShop) strategy game Forgotten Legions has completed development and should make its way to download “soon”. No word on how soon that is, whether it’s been properly submitted to Nintendo, or whether there could be additional development time, but if we hear anything we’ll keep you posted!
NBA 2K13 demo now available in Europe
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
If you’re in Europe and you want to see just how mainstream basketball games would play on Wii U, now’s your chance! You can snag the (free, of course) demo of NBA 2K13 on the Wii U eShop right this very second!
Reviews of the game have been pretty high, so even if you aren’t interested in the sport, maybe the demo is at least worth a look…
Masahiro Sakurai dealing with bad RSI, says he should use his hands less
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments
RSI– also known as “repetitive strain injury”– is a painful muscle/joint/bone/something condition that can be brought on by extensive and strenuous use of a particular muscle in the human body. The latest victim of this relatively common condition is Smash Bros. director and Kirby series creator Masahiro Sakura, who says many years of programming and testing has left his hands in pain too often to do excessive work:
“Using a mouse, keyboard or gamepad make my arm tired, so I can’t use them in a continual manner. The only device I can use for an extended period of time is a joystick. It’s posing problems when I’m test-playing something in progress.”
“I figure that if I cut down on writing emails and other things, try not to type in so much data myself, and start giving more verbal directions, that’ll reduce the amount of keyboard-oriented work I have to do. But if I’m going to be supervising other people’s work, there’s no way to cut down the amount of mouse usage I need to perform. I’m trying to work it with my left hand in order to give the right one some rest, but that definitely cuts down on my work efficiency…”
So what’s a prolific game designer to do!? Sakurai says he’s going to try using a trackball mouse instead of a traditional one. Best of luck to him! I hope it helps him regain the efficiency he desires.
