Rumors

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

Is it time to start up the Wii U rumor mill once again? Perhaps, as someone has published some unconfirmed specs about the console.

Wii U Daily claims to have obtained some information from a developer who has been porting a PlayStation 3 title to Wii U.

The rumored specs are as follows:

– Quad Core, 3 GHz PowerPC-based 45nm CPU
– 768 MB of DRAM “embedded” with the CPU, and shared between CPU and GPU
– Unknown, 40nm ATI-based GPU

Supposedly Nintendo has been testing one console version that includes 768 MB of RAM and another with 1 GB of RAM. The site believes IBM has made the RAM which is embedded within the processor.

Keep in mind that the rumored specs above were from a Wii U kit handed to developers back in March. It’s possible that the console has seen an increase in power since then and may give it a larger edge over the Xbox 360.

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

Update: VG247 claims that a local GameStop salesperson confirmed the information.

Could Xenoblade Chronicles actually a release in North America? If a new database listing at GameStop is to be believed, the answer is a resounding “yes”.

It seems that the title will be released exclusively through the retailer. Notice the “Xenoblade Chronicles GS Exclusive” entry in the image above.

If the photo can be trusted, Xenoblade Chronicles will launch in North America on April 3, though that could be a temporary date.

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

Nintendo told fans that they would deliver 10 free NES games and 10 free Game Boy Advance titles to 3DS “Ambassadors” who purchased the system before August 12. So far, they’ve followed through on one half of their promise.

We heard that the GBA titles would make it out this year (the NES games were made available a few months ago), but now people are beginning to wonder if that will actually happen. There’s only a few weeks left in 2011, and a hint from Nintendo of Spain seems to say that Ambassadors will be asked to wait until next year for their rewards.

Nintendo of Spain’s Ambassador site contains the following blurb about the GBA titles:

Available from next year.
Game Boy Advance titles for the Virtual Console service

Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Metroid Fusion
WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
and five titles

Nintendo has been delaying 3DS-related items lately, so this wouldn’t be entirely surprising. Until we hear something official though, take this rumor with a grain of salt.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

There’s a rumor going around that Square Enix is remixing either Dragon Quest VII or Final Fantasy VII for the 3DS. Supposedly “Creamsugar” has learned that this announcement will be made next year.

“OK here is the rumor: big N will announce a megaton on next year’s meeting which to celebrate 3DS sold XX million. …It’s a remix version of the 7th game of a famous (J)RPG series, and will sell half year later of a spin-off game of the series. …The source told me at the end of year 2010, there will be a power up version of MH3 for 3DS. And then we all knew it during this year’s TGS”

For some reason, this speculation is being picked up on a variety of sites. And really, I have no idea why. The “source” seems questionable, and has provided some information in the past that has seen mixed results. But I suppose there could be some truth to the rumors as there are a few folks out there who have faith in this person. It’d be nice if this turns out to be true, but I wouldn’t count on it until something more official comes our way. That may take quite a bit of time.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

Nintendo has said previously that a new 3DS system update is due out before the end of the month. They’re running out of time, as only nine days remain in November.

It seems that 3DS owners will need to wait until the very end of the month. A new European commercial, which focuses on the upcoming video recording features, apparently states that the functionality will be available “from 30th November.” Talk about waiting for the last possible moment!

The new update will add video recording additions to the 3DS Camera application, software transfers between two 3DS systems, and includes new content for the StreetPass Mii Plaza.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments

A source, who is friends with an engineer at EA, claims to have been given information online plans for Wii U.

This source has reason to believe that EA is looking to make their Origin service a significant aspect of the console’s online plans. If true, players would be able to take advantage of full-on voice/video chat, leaderboards, and comprehensive friends lists.

The source said:

“Many publishers are happy with Xbox Live’s features, but they aren’t happy with how strict Microsoft’s guidelines are. Nintendo went with an open flexible approach with online because when Nintendo asked developers/publishers what they wanted in an online service, that was the number one thing they asked for.”

The rumors don’t end there. Supposedly Valve hopes to bring their Steam platform to the console. EA, however, are “aggressively persuading Nintendo to go Origins exclusive with Wii U’s online so they can gain a competitive advantage over Steam.”

That’s assuming any of this is real, of course. We’ve all heard the “my friend/parent/dog works at X and told me X” story. This round of speculation is interesting, but take it with a grain of salt.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments

Killer Freaks from Outer Space is one of the few, original titles we know of that is coming exclusively to Wii U. But, interestingly, the game apparently started out as a PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 project featuring the Rabbids.

Ubisoft Montpellier supposedly came up with the concept in February 2010. Because there were plans to use the Rabbids, the game was initially titled “Killer Rabbids”. The team decided to go in a different direction, and ultimately scrapped the idea of using the creatures.

The funny thing is that the Rabbids’ influence can still be seen in the game. Ubisoft was even asked during a roundtable event at E3 2011 if they influenced the “freak” enemies seen in the current product. A developer responded by saying that although they do look somewhat similar, the beasts shown in sample footage are just one type of “freaks” you’ll encounter in the title. Based on what we know now, it seems that the two creatures share a deeper connection.

Thanks to Kyle for the tip!

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Rumors, Wii | 0 comments

Rumor has it that The Last Story will be seeing a slight name change in Europe. The game will apparently be called “The Last World” and will launch on February 24, 2012.

Additionally, it seems that Fortune Street will be titled “Boom Street”, with a release date set for January 5. The name change is backed up by a listing on the OFLC.

Last but not least, the same source claims that Inazuma Eleven 2 is coming to Europe sometime in January.

All of this information has yet to be confirmed. Hopefully Nintendo of Europe will provide official release dates before the end of the year.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 2 Comments

TSSZ News claims to have details on the first Sonic game for Wii U, Sonic Dimensions. Their sources have been rather accurate in the past, but you should consider all of the points below “rumor” until we hear something official. We’ll probably have to wait quite awhile for an announcement, as the Wii U won’t be resurfacing until E3 2012… and that’s assuming any of this is true!

In any case, here’s what the site has reported thus far:

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments

A french site appears to have ousted a new dungeon for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. With its reveal, that would bring the total amount of dungeons we’re aware of thus far up to five.

I understand that some of you may consider this to be spoiler territory, so head past the break for the information.

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