Wii U

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And now we have our first rumor clarification surrounding Wii U’s launch month.

Regarding SEGA’s recent Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed press release apparently confirming a November launch, a spokesperson said this was an error. The listing only applied to the Xbox 360, PS3, Vita and 3DS versions of the game.

Like most of you though, I’m still positive the console is coming in November.

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Gearbox co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Brian Martel has yet again delivered very positive remarks about the Wii U.

In an interview with Deadspin, Martel noted:

“We really like the Wii U. I think it’s a really cool platform. I like what they’re doing – obviously with the touchscreen – and it will be interesting to see what Microsoft do with their approach to that idea. It’s one of those problems of the Wii: the only people who have ever made a lot of money on the Wii is Nintendo. So we’re really excited to bring Aliens: Colonial Marines to it. And we’re going to do a wait and see approach, our publisher 2K is going to see whether they’re going to go with that.”

Martel was asked about his thoughts of how Borderlands 2 would be like on Wii U. While a Wii U version isn’t in development, Martel seemed excited with the possibility. He specifically pointed to inventory management as something that “would be amazing” on the console.

“If Borderlands 2 was on the Wii U, the thing I would be most excited about is inventory management: it would be amazing on that, it would just be fantastic. And I think the artwork would look really good, with the way they can deal with the resolutions and textures, I think it’s a really good console.”

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This is the second time in the span of a few days that a third-party publisher has suggested a November launch for Wii U.

We posted about SEGA’s indication last night, and now D3Publisher has followed up with a more specific date of its own. If the publisher is to be believed, the console will be available by November 23 in Europe as will the Rise of the Guardians title.

Take a look at the European game announcement below…

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Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has returned with more “positive” commentary about the Wii U.

Speaking at the Develop Conference in Brighton last week, Patcher expressed doubt in Nintendo’s new console. He also spoke about his belief that Activision persuaded Nintendo to make the Wii U Pro Controller so that “big games like Call Of Duty” could come to the system.

He said:

“(Wii U) isn’t going to work. I don’t get it. I think that essentially this is a solution in search of a problem. I mean, somebody had an idea – ‘let’s make the controller a tablet’ – and there aren’t many games that are going to take advantage of that. Activision never said anything to me, but I know that [for] big games like Call Of Duty they said, ‘No, we’re not putting it on there if you don’t give us a conventional controller’. So they gave in.”

Patcher went on to discuss Nintendo’s approach to their hardware, thinking that innovative ideas will lead to success. In the case of Wii U (and opposed to the Wii), he feels that Nintendo isn’t “getting lucky”:

“(The Wii is) gimmicky. It worked, they got lucky, [but] I don’t think they’re getting lucky with Wii U. I don’t think they suck – I just think that they really believe that, ‘If we’re still novel, everything we do will work’. This isn’t going to work. Hardcore gamers will buy them; hardcore Nintendo fanboys will buy it. They could put out a piece of cardboard and say that it’ll play Mario and they’ll buy it.”

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If you were to ask gaming enthusiasts about the Wii U’s release date, most would probably tell you that the console will launch in November. SEGA may have just confirmed this on its own.

In a press release detailing Wreck-It Ralph’s inclusion in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, the company wrote that the game “will be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo’s Wii U, and Windows PC Digital Download this November.”

So the question is, has SEGA confirmed a November release for Wii U? That’s just a rumor for now. After all, it may have been nothing more than an error on SEGA’s part.

While it’s widely expected that November is indeed the launch month, Nintendo has only said that the console is due out Holiday 2012. We’ll be getting concrete information in early fall.

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You may know Firebrand Games as the studio behind Trackmania Wii/DS. The developer seems keen on supporting Wii U with its Octane technology, described by the company as something “that encompasses a full development pipeline and tool chain as well as a highly developed game engine.”

Firebrand says its Octane 5 tech is “coming shortly” to Nintendo’s new console. Once everything is worked out, maybe we’ll see a new Wii U game from the studio.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.