Posted on 13 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

I sort of wish I would have typo’d “launch” and instead wrote “lunch” so that it said “Straight Right talks making lunch”. Oh well. Here’s some good stuff about Mass Effect 3 for Wii U, as well as some (re-confirmation of) information that we heard about earlier:

“It’s going to be a launch title, but of course we don’t know quite yet when the hardware will launch. We intend to be there that same day. It’s challenging [to meet an unannounced launch date].” – Straight Right boss-o man Tom Crago

He also talked a bit more about things they’ve touched on in the past and said that the Wii U is “sophisticated”:

“This is the biggest title we’ve worked on in a long time. There’s a significant technical challenge bringing the game from its original format to the Wii U. It’s a new, different and sophisticated piece of hardware, so there’s a good deal of technical energy that’s been expended making that happen. We’ve made a number of bets on the Wii U, so we’re certainly hoping that the platform comes strongly out of the gate. We’ve got two other titles in development. One of them is original, our own IP, and another is based on another big franchise that will come out in 2013. It’s a big title and you will have heard of it.”

New games are always good, especially for a new platform! Here’s to them succeeding with all of their Wii U endeavors.

Via Eurogamer

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

The followings Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on September 11:

Matchbox Twenty – “Bent” – keyboard support
Matchbox Twenty – “How Far We’ve Come” – keyboard support, Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99
Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean” – keyboard support

Each song can be purchased for $1.99 on PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 and $2.00 on Wii.

Source: Harmonix PR

Posted on 13 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

You know what I really appreciate in a developer? Humility. The understanding that they aren’t perfect and that they’re trying their hardest to do the best that they can. Self-awareness, I guess would be the way to phrase it, and Mass Effect 3 Wii U developer Straight Right has just that.

“We’re very conscious of not wanting to mess up given the level of expectation and the fact that we’re taking something which, on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and PC, was exceptionally good.” – Straight Right boss Tom Crago

He went on to talk specifically about what their thought process has been with Wii U:

“You look at the game and think ‘how could I possibly make this better?’ The Wii U gives you that opportunity with the GamePad. But first and foremost you say, ‘well, I don’t want to screw this up’. You want to replicate the experience on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as sympathetically as possible. But then you say, ‘how can I enhance this experience?’. We tried to get the game looking great and singing on Wii U, and then use the GamePad to complement this.”

Via Eurogamer

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

Above is the Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney ad from this week’s Famitsu. It contains the release date puzzle, which apparently hints at a November 29 launch.

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

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