Rumor: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 poster
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
A retail source has sent in the above image to Kotaku. It’s a poster photo of Activision and Treyarch’s long-rumored Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Activision did not comment on the poster in question. If it’s reliable, however, we may hear something about the game early next month.
Rumor: Miyamoto acknowledges Super Mario 4
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
Korean website Betanews had a chance to interview Shigeru Miyamoto at the Louvre Museum last week.
Supposedly Miyamoto confirmed the existence of Super Mario 4, saying:
“We have Mario team in company, so we are making Super Mario 4. But only I can say is, we just announced that game. More details will be revealed later.”
It wasn’t specified if this is the 3DS Mario game or the upcoming Wii U title.
Obviously the above quote is a very rough translation. Super Mario 4 was mentioned by Miyamoto, though… assuming we can trust the source. I’d be more confident if a) we received a more accurate translation and b) if the source and Miyamoto’s words could be verified. Until then, remain cautious.
No WWE game for 3DS this year?
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments
WWE All Stars made it out for the 3DS last year. At this time, it’s unclear if there will be more wrestling action on the system in 2012.
When THQ’s WWE Global Community Manager Aaron Kaufman was asked about a new title for the 3DS, suggesting a possible WrestleFest game with DLC he said, “cool idea, unfortunately no”.
To me this sort of sounds like a no to the WrestleFest idea rather than ruling out a project for the 3DS entirely. There are others, though, who think otherwise. Maybe THQ will clarify the situation soon…
[RUMOR] Nintendo renaming the Wii U to the “Wii Entertainment System”
Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Update from Valay: Already confirmed fake (thanks Damian). Apologies to anyone out there who thought this could turn out to be true. These things are just too easy to photoshop and whatnot. I’ll be sure to smack Austin later (or something like that) so that you won’t see similar types of speculation on here in the future.
Oh please lord Jabu Jabu do not let this be true. According to Nintendo of Japan’s website, there is something in existence that is called the “Wii Entertainment System”, and that something is scheduled to have information released about it on the 26th of April, 2012. Now, my gut isn’t sure whether this is a misunderstanding or if it could be a hint, but if it is, it would fall in line with earlier rumors that Nintendo was looking to rename the Wii U to avoid confusion from consumers.
That being said, this is the complete wrong way to go with it. This is going to cause more confusion if anything, because it sounds like it could easily be a synonym for ‘The Wii’. Oh Nintendo, how do you expect to sell consoles if people think it’s simply a slightly newer version of a device released in 2006!?
Rumor: EA interested in Need for Speed film
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
Variety reports that EA and John Gatins are looking into a film for the Need for Speed IP. According to the site, George and John Gatins will assist in adapting the franchise into a movie. Warner Bros. and Sony have expressed interest in the project, but Paramount apparently is the frontrunner to pick up the film.
Pandora’s Tower rumored for North America
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments
Could North America end up getting Pandora’s Tower, the final game in the Wii RPG trinity? Short answer: Possibly.
NinTemple has posted an alleged audio recording of a conversation held with a GameStop manager, hinting at a potential announcement.
If it’s reliable, pre-orders will begin in June. Apparently an internal GameStop message informed employees to tell customers about The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower when they purchased Xenoblade Chronicles last Friday.
One issue is that we can’t confirm the validity of the recording. The manager also mentioned some inaccurate information, including how Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story are GameStop exclusives. We all know this isn’t true.
We’ll mark this as a rumor for the time being.
Nintendo news coming from Captivate 2012?
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
Capcom usually has at least one Nintendo game announcement or update to share at Captivate. In 2011, for instance, we received a new trailer and screenshots for Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D.
It looks like things will be no different this year.
When asked if some of tomorrow’s “Capcom goodness” will be Nintendo-related, IGN editor Rich George said,
“There will be something that interests you, I think.”
You know what would be nice? A Monster Hunter Tri G localization announcement.
We’ll be here tomorrow morning at 11 AM of course, so stay tuned for any announcements – assuming there are any! We’ll definitely have a huge update on Gaming Everything as well.
Rumor: Wii U parts total $180, minimum $300 price tag expected
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Forget The Box published a new speculatory report about the Wii U’s pricing today. The site’s “sources closely involved with manufacturing and distributing Nintendo products” claim that the console’s various parts total roughly $180. The Wii U’s controller, meanwhile, apparently won’t cost more than $50 to produce.
The same source believes a minimum $300 price tag should be expected, adding:
“Cutting production costs to maximize profits is Nintendo’s main concern with the Wii U. They are cutting costs in the Wii U’s hardware to build back confidence in investors. Nintendo wants investors to view Wii U as a less risky proposition. ”
One of the Wii U’s touted features, fear field communication (NFC), is essentially “a drop in the bucket”. The source says that this functionality should cost $5 at most:
“NFC capabilities are a drop in the bucket for Nintendo. As NFC becomes more mainstream in mobile devices, the price for NFC implementation will rapidly decline. Nintendo is jumping on NFC because of a projected cost decline in the technology.”
The source said the following regarding the controller’s other manufacturing costs:
“The cameras in the Wii U controller are an estimated manufacturing cost of $6. They are slightly better quality than the 3DS and DSi cameras. The touch screen has a manufacturing cost estimated at $14.”
And on the hardware overall:
“Nintendo chose an economical GPU and CPU that could keep up with the performance of today’s current consoles, but keep hardware costs down to maximize profits. Nintendo got a bargain price on the custom GPU and CPU that the Wii U uses. There is a bigger focus on downloadable content, applications, video content, digital distribution, and services to create a stream of revenue. Investors will be ecstatic with the news.”
Concerning the Wii U tablet, Forget The Box believes the “cost of materials would be slightly less than what Kinect cost when it was first released for the Xbox 360.” A breakdown of Microsoft’s accessory added up to approximately $56 following launch.
As is the case with each rumor we post on the site, take this report with a few grains of salt.
Rumor: SEGA mulling over Sonic reboot for 2014
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 5 Comments
It’s no secret that SEGA has been experiencing significant financial troubles. Perhaps as a result of this, SEGA may be considering a potentially “massive” and “total” reboot for Sonic in 2014. SEGA and Team Sonic would be looking to monetize the IP which would provide the company with more capital.
That’s all according to a new rumor published on TSSZ News, who warns the reboot “is allegedly still in the exploratory phase”. The site also has speculatory information of possible gameplay changes for Sonic – including a change in structure similar to an open-world, a new universe, and more.
Head past the break for a rundown of TSSZ News’ report.
Rumor: Unnamed Wii U devs say not to expect anything special graphically, issues with PS3/360 ports
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
You know the drill by now. There are some unnamed “key developers” out there who have spoken with CVG, and these folks are saying some concerning things about the Wii U.
One developer source told the site:
“Assumptions that Wii U games will look like ‘up rezzed’ current-gen titles with better textures aren’t quite right. They’ll look just as good, but not better. You shouldn’t expect anything special from a graphics point of view.”
And a second source:
“We’re still working on dev machines but there have definitely been some issues [in porting PS3/360 games]. It’s not actually a problem getting things up and running because the architecture is pretty conventional, but there are constraints with stuff like physics and AI processing because the hardware isn’t quite as capable.”
“I suppose you don’t need sophisticated physics to make a Mario game.”
I’m not sure about you guys, but all of these rumors, unnamed sources, and random quotes are starting to become quite agitating. In the search for new Wii U information and details about the system’s power, there sure have been a lot of contradictory reports flying around…
