Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Nintendo’s holiday wishes are coming from every possible direction. The company itself produced an online eCard, and Retro Studios did so as well.

Nintendo of Europe head Satoru Shibata has also produced a lengthy letter thanking fans for their support relating to this year’s Nintendo Directs, and extended a seasonal greeting.

Look below for Shiabata’s post.

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On this week’s show: “Jessie’s Picks” for 3DS and Wii U.

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Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition likely won’t be WayForward’s last Wii U game.

WayForward creative director Matt Bozon explained how the studio could approach the console going forward:

“If it’s anything like DSiWare, we’ll test the waters a bit and then try to roll out something a bit heftier. That’s a prediction, not a reveal of some secret project. I just see a lot of patterns in the way we work. Multiple Wii U retail titles for sure, and Wii U eShop exclusives are very likely too. From my own experience, the system is a game changer.”

Hyper Drive Edition director Austin Ivansmith also showed great interest in support Miiverse going forward:

“We’re definitely supporting it. We’d also like to try some innovative ideas with Miiverse, since there could be options for sharing data of some sort.”

One final, random tidbit from Bozon. He revealed that WayForward had hoped to get involved with GBA’s e-Reader, but “that’s the one that got away.”

“Heck, we even tried to get on the card e-Reader back in 2002 and got – as far as I know – the only external US dev kit. But alas, that’s the one that got away.”

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GamesMaster, like many publications around this time of year, published its top titles of the year in its latest issue. The magazine also picked winners for a number of different categories.

Both sets of content can be found below.

Top 25 games

1. Halo 4
2. Borderlands 2
3. Dishonored
4. Guild Wars 2
5. LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
6. Trials Evolution
7. Journey
8. Gravity Rush
9. The Witcher 2: Assassin’s of Kings
10. Black Mesa
11. Kid Icarus: Uprising
12. The Walking Dead
13. Forza Horizon
14. Sound Shapes
15. Dust: An Elysian Tail
16. Far Cry 3
17. Minecraft
18. Mass Effect 3
19. FIFA 13
20. Resident Evil: Revelations
21. Sleeping Dogs
22. Fez
23. Hitman: Absolution
24. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
25. Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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Retro City Rampage’s WiiWare has finally been “dated” for January. Within the next month or so, gamers will be able to download VBlank’s open world adventure title from the Wii Shop Channel.

If/when we receive a specific date, we’ll let you know.

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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on December 25:

“Helena” – My Chemical Romance – keyboard support
“Teenagers” – My Chemical Romance – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99, keyboard support
“Sing” – My Chemical Romance – keyboard support

Each song can be purchased for $2.00 on Wii.

Source: Harmonix PR

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Thus far, we haven’t seen many of Nintendo’s franchises running on Wii U. The company has only released a side-scrolling 2D Mario and has shown Pikmin on the new console.

But what about Nintendo’s other series? Fans are very much interested in seeing what Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero, and others would look like on Wii U.

The same goes for developers. Many have ideas about Nintendo’s many IPs and how they can be brought to the Wii U.

Below you’ll find commentary from creators at Sumo, Q-Games, Gaijin Games, and more, who have shared some of their suggestions.

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