Rumor: Wii U controller leaker fired, could land in court
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
A QA tester over at TT Games made a big mistake the other day. Unfortunately, this person leaked an image of the Wii U’s controller, showing differences in the model since it was last shown at E3 2011.
Studios who are working with the Wii U are required to sign NDAs in order to prevent potential leaks. Obviously that doesn’t automatically prevent items from making it out to the public though, as we saw with the Wii U controller image.
However, the broken NDA does come with serious consequences. Erlend Wollan, a system development consultant on various platforms/technologies, claims that the leaker was already fired and could end up in court.
Wollan wrote on Twitter:
“Dev at Traveller’s Tales who leaked updated WiiU controller (now with sticks!) already fired and may be taken to court. Respect NDA’s folks.”
I don’t doubt that the TT Games employee was fired. Even though the leak didn’t appear to be intentional – it was nothing more than a casual update on Twitter – there’s no way the company (or Nintendo) would let this egregious error slide by.
Thanks to Lars H for the tip.
Rumor: Castlevania: Mirror of Faith in the works for 3DS
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments
Update: NeoGAF member “Santiako” is adding more details to the rumor. Mirror of Faith features 2D gameplay similar to what was produced on the DS. However, Mercury Steam is making the game rather than Konami. Konami will still be publishing.
It seems that Konami will be announcing Castlevania: Mirror of Faith, a new 3DS title, at this year’s E3. The news apparently comes from the company’s appointment schedule for the event.
Gameplay information is not yet available. However, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer David Cox and director/writer Enric Álvarez are supposedly working on Mirror of Faith.
Take this with a grain of salt for now. It would certainly make sense to bring a new Castlevania to the 3DS though.
Nicalis receiving publishing offers for La-Mulana WiiWare?
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments
Hopefully I’m interpreting this correctly. It sounds like publishers have showed interest in bringing La-Mulana to WiiWare following Nicalis’ decision to move on from the title.
The following was written on the official La-Mulana blog today:
“…However, we also hope WiiWare version is releasd overseas. Our intention may have gotten across. Some publishers have offered just after the interview was posted on the websites.”
We need more information, Nigoro!
Updated Wii U controller shows analog sticks and more
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Update: Original Twitter account has been shut down. Hmmm…

The image above comes from a QA tester over at TT Games, who posted the image above to his Twitter account.
While not an extreme makeover, it does show quite a few new things. Most significant is the addition of analog sticks that have been substituted for circle pads – a much welcomed change. The layout of some buttons have been shifted around as well.
What do you think? Do you prefer the (slightly) new design?
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Rumor: Wii U survey asks about $300 price tag, concept images included
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
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