Rumors

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments

Amazon is listing an Epic Mickey dual pack for release in France. It would contain two games: the original Epic Mickey and Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.

Disney hasn’t officially confirmed this product for France or any other territory. If it does come out, it’ll be available on November 19.

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

An unannounced medieval RPG could be heading to the Wii U. The console is mentioned in a French job posting.

Take a look at this rough translation:

• Unannounced big budget (multi million dollar/euro) Fantasy Medieval Role-Playing is in the works.
• The game is for PC / Mac / console.   It is currently in pre-production.
• The job listing mentions “innovative peripherals (including Wii U)”.  Wii U is the only console mentioned on the job listing.
• IS is a company being created based in Montreuil, Paris (France).
• The team is mainly composed of veterans of the gaming industry and has an internationally recognized expertise in the field.
• Job listing says details will be announced to the press, between October and December 2012.
• Offers Pre-employment training : Only one student per class maximum.

Another posting was discovered on DeviantArt, and it sounds very much like the first one:

“We’re currently looking for freelances high poly 3D artists.
The project is a video game, an heroic fantasy RPG with higly detailled armors (~500 000 polys per character).  It’s not for real time, rather for rendering, 3D printing and other things of the same kind.

It’s a big project with a big budget (several millions dollars), but also with a lot of work.  Compensation will depend on quality and percentage of completion, from hundreds to thousands of dollars per character.“

Marc Kruzic appears to be behind this unannounced title as the game’s creator. He’s a project manager at Earthlings Games, and was involved with EA and Chillingo for a number of interactive storytelling children games for the iPad/iPhone/Android.

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

According to the latest issue of Nintendo Power, Mass Effect 3 will run in 1080p on Wii U. The new version would mark the first time that the game is capable of producing that resolution on consoles.

EA nor developer Straight Right have officially confirmed this information. It should also be noted that the first round of screenshots have been sent in 720p.

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

Telltale made a number of Back to the Future adventure grahpic games last year. Amid the series’ success, rumor has it that the developer will be returning to the IP in the near future.

One GameSpot reader claims that Doc Brown actor Christopher Lloyd told FanExpo attendees about his plans to once again provide voice work for an unannounced Back to the Future title.

Beyond this, Lloyd had nothing additional to share. Telltale Games is remaining mum for now, saying:

“We are unable to comment on any unannounced titles or projects from Telltale Games.”

Telltale has been focusing on its Walking Dead titles, so we may not receive a confirmation regarding a new Back to the Future game (or series) until that’s all wrapped up. But given the popularity of the first few releases, it wouldn’t be surprising if an announcement is made sooner rather than later.

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

The GameStop managers’ conference has been taking place in Texas over the past few days. One of the more significant rumors coming from the event concerns the Wii U’s release date.

A PDP representative apparently hinted at a November 18 launch for Wii U. While talking about the company’s lineup, this person said that the Wii U peripherals would be available just ahead of the console’s November 18 release date.

A source told Kotaku:

“They changed the subject real quickly once they realized what they said.”

November 18 is one of many dates that have been thrown around thus far. Nintendo will confirm the Wii U’s launch information on September 13.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

There have been some pretty crazy Wii U release date rumors before… but this latest one may take the cake.

Apparently Burger King will be receiving toys relating to the Wii U on October 25. That has sparked speculation that the console could launch in late October or early November.

I still personally believe that the Wii U will release in mid to late November. But with Nintendo, you never know!

Thanks to Lars Havnes for the tip.

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

A LinkedIn profile confirms speculation that Star Beast is coming to Wii U. It seems that the game is being made for the system’s eShop.

Also rumored is that Nintendo is looking to attract mobile developers. Further information on this isn’t available.

We don’t actually have any details about Star Beast yet. What we do know is that the game is also in development for the PC and mobile devices.

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

Even though the 3DS introduced SpotPass for the first time, the concept stems from an earlier Nintendo system. The Wii made use of a similar idea with WiiConnect24, but it was severely underutilized compared to SpotPass.

So what’s the point of talking about this? Now that the “downloading while you sleep” feature has been realized with the 3DS – for the most part anyway – there’s a chance that the Wii U could be supporting the functionality.

As shown in the Wii U development kit image above, there appears to be a setting for “Spot Pass setting”. That alone isn’t enough to confirm anything (especially since we can’t confirm the validity of the photo), but it wouldn’t be too surprising to see a form of SpotPass support for Wii U.

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Wii U will have achievements on a game-by-game basis. While they aren’t mandatory for developers, it’s possible that there will be an all-encompassing system called “Wii U Accomplishments”.

That speculation comes from the image above. It’s a snapshot from the Project Cars “Career Design Document” from May.

Nintendo hasn’t said too much about achievements on Wii U. But for what it’s worth, the StreetPass Mii Plaza on the 3DS does have its own set of accomplishments.

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Nordic Games’ Painkiller: Hell & Damnation could be set for Wii U.

A new document unearthed from developer The Farm 51 hints at a possible version for Nintendo’s new console. A roughly translated excerpt suggests there are plans “involving production and release of new games in the series ‘Painkiller’ for the Wii U.”

Here’s the blurb in full:

“The Farm 51 Group developer has obtained an official game development license for the Wii U, whose premiere is planned in the fourth quarter of 2012. It should be noted that unlike the Xbox 360 platform and PlayStation 3, which are available on the market for several years, the opportunity to create games for the Wii U before the planned market launch is made ??available only to developers who are are planning to release titles in the coming years particularly of interest to Nintendo. In this case, not only the history but experience and current status of the issuer was analyzed, as well as the market potential for future products. The issuer has taken this action in cooperation with the publisher Nordic Games, in plans involving production and release of new games in the series “Painkiller” for the Wii U.”

One would think that if this information is trustworthy, Painkiller: Hell & Damnation has a good shot of landing on Wii U  – though we’ll maintain a bit of skepticism until anything is officially announced.

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