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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments

A few days ago, Nicalis shared the surprising news that the company wouldn’t be publishing La-Mulana on the North American/European Wii Shop Channels. Nicalis made the announcement even though the game had been confirmed for both regions close to three years ago.

Now Nigoro is sharing their side of the story. La-Mulana’s director Takumi Naramura answered a few questions in an IndieGames interview, commenting on publisher agreements, contracts, any possible deadlines, and more.

Head on past the break for Naramura’s words.

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XSEED delivered a batch of pretty screenshots/art of The Last Story today as part of a media blast. You can find all of the images in the gallery above.

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The following digital content will be made available in Japan next week:

Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos

Nikoli Puzzle: Hashi o Kakero (Hamster | ¥500) Upcoming (05/09)
Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC (Nintendo)
I Den – Red Vs. Blue: The Seal Chapter (¥350) Upcoming (05/10)

Wii | Virtual Console

The Super Spy (D4 Enterprise | Neo Geo | 900 Points) Upcoming (05/08)

Nintendo DSi | DSiWare

Kouenji Joshi Soccer: Aru Seishun no Monogatari (Starfish SD | 800 Points | ¥800) Upcoming (05/09)
Fushigi na Ten Tsunagi: Shouwa – Youjouhan Monogatari Hen (Collavier | 500 Points | ¥500) Upcoming (05/09)

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Cambridge, Mass. – May 4th, 2012– Harmonix today announced that three tracks from Rage Against the Machine are headed to the Rock Band ™Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 1,400 artists and more than 3,500* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. More than 100 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch on Nov. 20, 2007.

Tracks downloaded from the Rock Band Music Store are compatible with the award-winning full-band Rock Band 3 experience, as well as the upcoming controller-based Rock Band Blitz, coming summer of 2012 for Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation®Network!

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360 Wii and PlayStation®3 system

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Nnooo’s first WiiWare project wasn’t Pop. Prior to this, the studio was considering an idea for a game titled “Blast”. Although it was up and running, Nnooo felt “it was proving too big a game for two people to achieve”.

Blast was shelved, but Nnooo’s Nic Watt told ONM that the studio would be interested in revisiting the project.

According to Watt:

“We were working on a title before Pop called Blast that we had running, but it was proving too big a game for two people to achieve, so we decided to focus on something smaller for the WiiWare launch. We hope to return to Blast sometime in the future.”

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Next week’s NPD report could bring along encouraging first month results for Xenoblade Chronicles. Analyst firm PiperJaffray has made some forecasts about the upcoming data, including a prediction that the epic RPG was the third best-selling game in the U.S. last month. If this turns out to be true, I’m sure Nintendo would be more than happy with Xenoblade’s performance in North America thus far.

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Super Hang-On was just a taste of the Virtual Console Arcade goodness coming our way.

Next week, SEGA’s Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Monster World IV will be hitting the Wii Shop Channel. Each title will be available for 900 points.

This is the first time Monster World IV will be released outside of Japan.

So yes, two Virtual Console Wii games in the same week. When was the last time that happened?!

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II has taken a step back in being confirmed for Wii. A Wii version seemed like a strong possibility after it was discovered that Activision has added in an official sub-board on the game’s official forums. This was a just a mistake, however.

An official notice on the Black Ops II forums reads:

Members of the Wii Community — When migrating our forums from Call of Duty: Black Ops to the new site, the “Wii” section migrated with it, which should not have been the case.

To date, we have only confirmed development for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. We apologize for any confusion that this may have caused. Please stay tuned here for any updates.

A Wii edition may be out of the question – for now, anyway – but Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia did tease a version for the console’s successor.

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3DS

1. Paper Mario
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2
3. Animal Crossing
4. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
5. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle

Wii

1. The Last Story
2. Skylanders: Giants
3. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
4. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
5. The Amazing Spider-Man

Wii U

1. Batman: Arkham City
2. Assassin’s Creed III
3. LEGO City Stories
4. Tekken
5. Darksiders II

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Featuring 50 new rhythm games, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise will keep you tapping your feet

For the first time on home consoles, the quirky rhythm-based action of Rhythm Paradise returns, so get ready to gather your friends and family round the TV to experience a colourful world of quirky rhythm games. Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise launches for Wii across Europe on 6th July featuring 50 brand new rhythm games and the eccentric characters and funny situations that Rhythm Paradise fans have come to know and love.

From playing golf with mandrill to controlling a flowerpot-punching karate man, everything has to be done in time to the beat to win. Try not to let the craziness occurring on screen distract you from the music because it is keeping the rhythm that counts. If you do stop to look at what’s going on then you won’t be disappointed, as each of the 50 rhythm games has their own short story featuring the classic Rhythm Paradise humour In a European exclusive, fans will also be able to switch between the Japanese and English soundtracks covering many musical styles.

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