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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Amazon Canada is listing Deadpool for Wii U. Other than the retailer’s product page, though, there isn’t any sort of hint that Activision plans to bring the game to the system.

The ESRB still only lists Deadpool for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. A quick look at other popular retailers in the US also make no mention of a Wii U version.

It’s possible that Amazon Canada’s listing could be a simple mistake. If Activision provides a comment about the situation, we’ll have it right here.

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You may know Silicon Studio as the team behind Bravely Default and 3D Dot Game Heroes. The company does more than game-making, however.

Silicon Studio has a full game engine at its disposal known as Paradox and Yebis 2. Its middleware is also compatible with the Wii U, so they’re pretty knowledgeable in the technical realm.

Speaking about the Wii U, Silicon Studio president Takehiko Terada said:

“Wii U has very specific characteristics. Some game designers will like it. Some others will have a hard time to port their game. There are pros and cons. We are very close to Nintendo, so we were working on Wii U for a long time. We almost got the maximum performance with the hardware. Since we are working closely with the Nintendo support team they gave us a lot of useful information.”

And principle engineer Ian Graham added:

“I think it was a bit of having a headstart and there was a lot of continuity from the Wii in terms of architecture. They added a significant amount of horsepower, but there was no revolution needed at the engine level to take advantage of it.”

When asked if other people will be using Silicon Studio’s tools, Terada noted that it won’t be happening just yet since the company only recently began selling it on Wii U.

“Not yet, I think. We have an internal development team, but we just started to sell it on Wii U.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Ubisoft has been of the Wii U’s strongest supporters. But in light of troubling sales, you never know when a publisher will pack its bags and leave the console behind.

Still, there’s no reason to worry about Ubisoft at the moment. The company has plenty of titles coming out for the system this year, and a spokesperson said that “it takes some time to grow an established base.”

The spokesperson provided GamesIndustry with the following statement:

“As with any new console, it takes some time to grow an established base. Ubisoft has a varied and high-quality line-up for Wii U, with more big titles on the way including Rayman Legends, Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag and Splinter Cell Blacklist. We’re confident that this will help in continuing to attract gamers to the Wii U system and that Nintendo will take steps to ensure that the Wii U is successful in the market.”

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Alright, Amazon: I owe you an apology.

The retailer didn’t seem to know what it was doing when it listed New Super Luigi for 3DS. It later changed the entry to Wii U, but listed a $60 price point. I, along with others, thought Amazon had gone mad by listing Wii U DLC for release, especially at such a high amount.

But Amazon was onto something. During the Nintendo Direct today, Nintendo confirmed that New Super Luigi U will be seeing a disc-based release in addition to the previously-announced DLC for New Super Mario Bros. U.

And so the original New Super Luigi listing has been changed for a final time. It now properly lists the $30 price point and August 25 launch date. If you’re interested in the product, you can reserve it from Amazon here.

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Nothing has changed with the Wii U version of Ghost Recon Online. Just as it was last September, the game remains “on hold”.

The official Ghost Recon Online Twitter account wrote today:

Why do I get the feeling that the Wii U won’t end up getting Ghost Recon Online? Prove me wrong, Ubisoft!

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Game & Wario ended up as a retail product. That wasn’t always the plan, though.

In a new Iwata Asks, Intelligent Systems’ Naoko Mori and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata discussed how the title originally started out as pre-installed software for Wii U. Mori said that “it wasn’t actually conceived of as being part of the WarioWare series.” With the arrival of E3, the team “began working on something that we could present and which would be easy for people to pick up and play.”

Since this was intended to be included with the Wii U, “we didn’t want to make it overly quirky. We didn’t want something that would only appeal to a certain section of our customers.”

The full exchange between Mori and Iwata can be found below.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

In an interview with Polygon, Capcom’s senior product manager revealed that the company would absolutely be willing to continue looking to the past for old franchises or games that could use modern remakes, similar to what they’re doing with DuckTales later this year. They’re unable to talk about exactly what games might be getting the treatment, but they did hint that Aliens vs. Predator (the 1994 side-scroller) is the one that fans have been requesting most.

We’ll let you know if they announce anything else for a remake.

Via Nintendo Life

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 0 comments

Amazon has posted the boxart for The Wonderful 101. Additionally, the game has a new logo. You can find both images below.

Thanks to Yoho, Pir, and Jake for the tip.

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments

SEGA may have let a couple details slip about Sonic Lost World through its official Sonic Facebook page.

Three images are rumored to have been shown on the page while more information had been promised for May 29. The first photo described sounds quite a bit like the official artwork piece released today. Another image, Sonic Stadium writes, “is said to have featured the outline of six ‘guardians’ from the game who may be friends or foes.”

One reader tip sent to Sonic Stadium reads:

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