Pilotwings, Panel de Pon, Mario Bros. hitting the Wii U VC next week
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Three more games are launching on the Wii U Virtual Console service next week. The SNES titles Pilotwings and Panel de Pon will be available for 800 yen each while Mario Bros. is set at 500 yen. Each release is expected on May 29.
3D Altered Beast coming to the Japanese 3DS eShop next week
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SEGA is updating one final game from its classic library for the 3DS. Confirmed through a listing on the Japanese eShop and a newly launched website, “3D Altered Beast” is launching next week for 600 yen.
3D Altered Beast offers the same kinds of features as previous “3D” entries. It supports full stereoscopic 3D, save states, customizable controls, and different display and sound settings. Local multiplayer play is also included.
Other titles in the “3D” series including 3D Sonic the Hedgehog, 3D Space Harrier, and 3D Super Hang-On. All of these should be making their way overseas in due time.
Rayman Legends Challenges App – daily challenge (5/21/13)
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EA working on Wii U games after all?
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EA may not have ceased Wii U development all together as initially thought, based on new comments from the company.
Speaking at the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet, Media and Communications Conference today, EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen noted that the publisher does have content in the works for the Wii U, but not as many titles as PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
Jorgensen also said the following about Wii U during the event:
“You know, I think Nintendo’s business was more [an] extension of their last console. I think what the consumer will find is a lot more powerful gameplay with the new boxes that are coming out, and a lot of excitement, but it’ll remain to be seen as to the services associated with those as to how consumers decide which direction they might want to go.”
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire rated by the OFLC
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire looks to be primed for a re-release on the Virtual Console. The OFLC rated the SNES title today, which means that it will likely be hitting the Wii U eShop at some point in the future.
Other recent ratings from the OFLC include DuckTales Remastered, Rayman Legends, and Attack of the Friday Monsters: A Tokyo Story.
Samurai Warriors producer becomes Tecmo Koei’s executive vice president
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After staying with Tecmo Koei for close to two decades, Hisashi Koinuma has received a major promotion. Koinuma primarily handles the Samurai Warriors titles as series producer, but he’s now taking on the role of the company’s executive vice president.
Koinuma’s past work includes Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage, One Piece: Pirate Warriors, and Pokemon Conquest in addition to Samurai Warriors. There’s no sign that Koinuma will cease video game development, as he’s currently involved with Toukiden.
Natsume to highlight digital content at E3 2013
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In an announcement covering the digital release of Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny on the PlayStation Network last week, Natsume CEO and president Hiro Maekawa left an interesting tease. The company will be highlighting “more digital titles” at E3 2013 next month.
Maekawa said:
“We’re excited to show the media the fruit of the past year’s promise to provide more digital titles at next month’s E3 Expo.”
Natsume has been giving the Virtual Console quite a bit of love as of late. Maybe we’ll be hearing about more of these classic releases?
Source: Natsume PR
Project X Zone fact sheet
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For the first time ever, characters from some of the most historic franchises in video game history come together in one epic adventure! Play as over 50 of your favorite characters from NAMCO BANDAI, SEGA, and Capcom and watch them interact in dream scenarios. Project X Zone is the ultimate strategy RPG that combines the greatest collection of characters ever seen in a video game!
The ancient treasure called the “Portalstone” has been stolen and a rift in time and space has allowed crossovers from various universes. The ambitions of various people, organizations and creatures have become intertwined, turning this incident into a great source of turmoil. The past, future, and even distant worlds from other dimensions have been drawn into what will be become a long journey for our heroes.
Iwata Asks: NERD now live
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A new Iwata Asks has gone live for your reading pleasure. The discussion is all about NERD – formerly of Mobiclip fame. Mobiclip underwent the name change after being fully acquired by Nintendo.
You can find the full Iwata Asks here. It’s filled with lots of juicy tidbits.
Spelunker, Ghosts ‘N Goblins out as Wii U VC downloads next week
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Three Kirby games are due out this week on the North American Wii U eShop this week as Virtual Console downloads. What about next week?
Listings of Nintendo’s site confirms that two games for May 30: Spelunker and Ghosts ‘N Goblins. The latter was previously confirmed by Capcom, though at least we know that nothing has changed. Each title is priced at $4.99.
