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EA recently said that there are no plans to bring Madden NFL 14 to Wii U. But what of FIFA 14, which also has yet to be confirmed for the system?

When asked by Eurogamer about the company’s plans, EA Sports said:

“We are only showcasing features for X360, PS3 and PC now. News about other platforms will be revealed in the months ahead.”

Well… FIFA 14 hasn’t been ruled out for Wii U, technically. That’s at least semi-positive…

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“In the beginning, Bravely Default was an action RPG. We switched to a traditional JRPG style by selecting commands and without action. We did a prototype that was up and running. We played it and discussed with the producer if it was fun or not, and we decided to make a traditional JRPG.”

– Silicon Studio President Takehiro Terada


I bet a lot of folks out there would be happier of the game were made to be an ARPG, but ultimately the decision lies with the developer. I do wonder if the title would end up being better in the west in particular if it weren’t a traditional turn-based battler… I know I’d be more enticed to buy it!

Via Siliconera


BearShark became available on the 3DS eShop today. It’s an endless runner based on the popular Nintendo Video animated series.

BearShark’s new 3DS eShop title appears to be just the start of CollegeHumor’s foray in the video game business.

CollegeHumor chief executive officer Paul Greenberg told GamesBeat:

“We will definitely be launching more games based on characters and content that we created. We want to create properties and then exploit it. Over time, we’ll continue to build those out as cross-over entities.”

Maybe we’ll be seeing a Dinosaur Office-based 3DS eShop game one day?

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“With regard to the Nintendo sensor, at that time we were trying to start this company that would use pulse sensors, but not just to measure pulse rate – that doesn’t tell you too much. You have to be more sophisticated than that if you want to measure things thing arousal, valance or a range of emotions using heart-rate variability. I don’t think Nintendo really knew what to do with that.”

– Neuro-technology Professor Roger Quy


I’m not entirely sure I’d agree with Quy on this one. I think he’s right that only measuring heart-rate isn’t terribly useful, but I’d imagine that many people would have also said that only measuring weight distribution wouldn’t be very useful for a fitness game, and look at well Wii Fit did! I think the real issue is that Nintendo was deciding exactly where to go with Wii and DS, the Wii U was conceptualizing at that time, and bigger fish needed to be fried. They probably just decided it wasn’t worth the effort to put out another peripheral.

Via Nintendo Life


GameStop is handing out a special bonus to those who pre-order Sniper Elite V2 for Wii U. All consumers will receive a medal, posted below, at launch. The offer is valid both in-store and online.


You can also opt to pre-order Sniper Elite V2 from Amazon here.



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