Nintendo Power’s most-wanted games – April 2012
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The listings below are based on data collected by Nintendo Power readers:
3DS
1. Paper Mario
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2
3. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
4. Animal Crossing
5. Final Fantasy
Wii
1. The Last Story
2. Skylanders: Giants
3. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
4. The Amazing Spider-Man
5. Men In Black
Wii U
1. Batman: Arkham City
2. Ninja Gaiden III: Razor’s Edge
3. Tekken
4. Darksiders II
5. LEGO City Stories
Gearbox: Aliens: Colonial Marines Wii U isn’t a port
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Gearbox Software community managed Chris Faylor strongly believes that the Wii U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines isn’t a port.
SEGA senior producer Matt Powers referred to it as “the Wii U port”. As soon as Faylor heard this, he ran over to Powers and said:
“I hate that word. The Wii U version is not a port. Remove it from your vocabulary.”
I suppose this bodes well for the Wii U version of Colonial Marines! Even if it is a port (don’t shoot me, Mr. Faylor!), it seems as though Gearbox really cares about their work on Nintendo’s console.
Suda 51 still without a Wii U dev kit
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Goichi Suda probably isn’t making a Wii U game right now. That’s because he still doesn’t have a development kit.
As far as whether or not he’s looking to get ahold of one, Suda 51 said:
“It’s hard to say. Maybe, maybe not. It’s really depending on publishers. We are developers, so it’s up to a publisher.”
It feels like it was ages ago when Suda 51 first said he’d like to make No More Heroes for Nintendo’s next console. As we now know, that’s the Wii U. But without a dev kit, he won’t be able to make No More Heroes 3…
Resident Evil 6 “will not be available at this time on the Wii U”
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Resident Evil 6 isn’t coming to Wii U. For now, at least.
Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi told IGN that the game “will not be available at this time on the Wii U.”
He said:
“Unfortunately, RE6 will not be available at this time on the Wii U. Right now we’re concentrating on the PlayStation 3 version, 360 version and the PC version of the game.”
Kobayashi didn’t rule out a Wii U version completely. Technically we could still see the game on the platform at some point…
Coaster Creator 3D details
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As we mentioned earlier, Gamers Digital and Big John Games brought Coaster Creator 3D to GDC 2012. While the game is in a pre-alpha state, the project is incredibly promising.
We think you’ll agree once you read up on the details below.
– Draw your track on the touch screen
– What your draw appears in 3D on the top screen
– Change the track in three dimensions with the stylus by pushing/dragging
– Track changes occur in realtime on the top screen
– “Brush system”: tune track radius by selecting larger sections at once
– Interface inspired by Maya (computer software)
– Parts library planned
– Basic customization of the track and seats in the demo
– Career mode: players will start off designing simpler tracks in a small family-run kid’s park that don’t involve too many G’s and will work their way through the industry designing more ambitious tracks
– Design other areas of the park, add concession stands, other rides, queuing lines, etc.
– Share tracks with QR codes
– Miis ride the cars with proprietary avatars
– They’ll respond to track conditions appropriately
– Might have a camera system like those found in real rides designed to take shots of the characters
– Record your own screams, will be played during the ride
– Arcade mode is planned
– In this mode, players would tilt the 3DS to collect stars as you pass by on the tracks
You can find some footage of Coaster Creator 3D footage here.
A couple more Assassin’s Creed III images
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Off-screen Ghost Recon Online footage
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Confirmed: No Wii U version of Epic Mickey 2
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Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is in development for a number of different platforms. However, the game won’t be coming to the Wii U.
There had been a rumor about a Wii U version/Wii U tablet support back in February, but based on recent comments from Junction Point’s Warren Spector, fans shouldn’t count on any Epic Mickey 2 action on the new console.
When asked if he had given any thought to a Wii U version in the latest issue of Nintendo Power, Spector said:
“We’ve certainly thought about it. It’s a really interesting piece of hardware. Unfortunately, we were already too far into development by the time it was announced. So there’s just no way we could get it out by the time Wii U launches. I mean, who knows what’s going to happen in the future? But for right now, there are no plans. There is all sorts of fun stuff we could do with that controller, though.”
Nintendo fans can get their Epic Mickey 2 fix on the Wii. It’ll also be made available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, and Mac. A 3DS spinoff is in the works as well.
Developers maintain interest in Wii U at PAX East
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A number of different developers expressed interest in the Wii U at PAX East, though most studios wouldn’t commit to supporting the console outright. That could be due to caution, or because they’re not in a position to announce new games until E3.
The folks over at Gajin Games’ Runner 2 once again said they’re considering Bit.Trip Runner 2 for Wii U. The same goes for Arkedo, who haven’t ruled out the action-adventure platform “Hell Yeah!” for Nintendo’s upcoming system. Mutant Blobs Attack developer DrinkBox Studios will see how things pan out before making any decisions.
