Mighty Switch Force! 2 scheduled to hit Wii U in October
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Mighty Switch Force! 2 will be hitting Wii U in October, according to WayForward. The company’s Matt Bozon just confirmed the date on Twitter through the following message:
And… Mighty Switch Force! 2 is headed to Wii U, estimated to arrive in October!
— Matt Bozon (@MrBozon) August 30, 2013
Mighty Switch Force! 2 was first outed for Wii U thanks to a PEGI listing. Nintendo Everything received official confirmation of its existence a few weeks ago.
Reggie talks importance of online gaming and digital downloads, small Wii U hard drive
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IGN has posted another round of quotes from Reggie Fils-Aime. This time around, the Nintendo of America comments all about online gaming and digital downloads. You can find his full comments below.
WayForward to launch “major” Kickstarter next week
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Update: No details after all, but WayForward’s blog officially confirms that the Kickstarter will launch next Wednesday.
WayForward, developer of the Shantae and Mighty Switch Force! games, is teasing a “major” Kickstarter campaign which will be going live next week.
It’s currently unclear what the studio has planned, but a countdown on WayForward’s website indicates that the crowdfunding effort will launch in a little less than five days. Details will apparently be shared later today.
TGS 2013 sets record with exhibitors count
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A whopping 342 exhibitors are attending the Tokyo Game Show next month, the CESA announced today. That’s a new record for the expo.
209 exhibitors showed up for TGS in 2012. This year’s lineup is made up of 189 Japanese companies and another 153 from western representatives.
Zelda: Twilight Princess among Peter Molyneux’s top five games
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Peter Molyneux, the creator of Fable, has named his top five games. There is one Nintendo title on his list: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Molyneux told TechRadar:
“I just feel it’s jaw-dropping and its use of the hardware was brilliant. And I’ve played that game through several times.”
Molyneux’s other favorite games? World of Warcraft, Clash of Clans, Half Life 2, and Ico.
Rayman Legends is a Wii U exclusive in Japan, has a pretty nice boxart
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Rayman Legends may be multiplatform in the west, but it’s still a Wii U exclusive in Japan. In fact, Nintendo is handling publishing duties in the country.
Rayman Legends also has a different, but pretty nice boxart in Japan. Take a look below (courtesy of Amazon):
Wii U price also lowering in the UK
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Nintendo hasn’t only dropped the Wii U’s price in North America. The company has confirmed a cut for the UK, taking around £30 off the RRP.
The price drop will begin on October 4. A couple of new Wii U bundles will launch on the same day – one for Zelda: Wind Waker HD and another for LEGO City: Undercover.
A Nintendo spokesperson said:
“We’ve reduced the European trade price of the Wii U Premium Pack to retailers from October 4th. At the same time we’ll be launching the Zelda bundle (32 GB) and the Lego Premium Pack (32 GB) which will also be available to the retailers at the same lower trade price as the traditional Wii U Premium packs which are currently available in the market place.”
