Rumor: A couple of Sonic Lost World tidbits, more news on May 29
Posted on 10 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:
Leaked Famitsu scan reveals a few returning characters in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
Posted on 10 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Rumors | 1 Comment
Wow, there really has been a lot of news about Ace Attorney 5 making the rounds lately. Just yesterday we we reporting about the game’s localisation and earlier today the game’s Tokyo Game Show demo was made playable online (only in Japanese, naturally). Now a rather legitimate-looking Famitsu scan is showing off a couple of familiar faces that are set to make a return appearance. Unless you want to surprise yourself when the game releases later this year, head on over the break to check it out.
2K Sports apparently confirms no WWE 2K14 for Wii U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 1 Comment
A portion of a Eurogamer article seems to confirm that WWE 2K14 won’t be heading to the Wii U.
2K Sports told the site that the wrestling game will be launching on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but “the game will again skip Wii U” – just like WWE ’13.
Eurogamer’s Wii U comment comes after the PS3/360 remark, so it’s not entirely clear if 2K Sports made an exact confirmation about the status of WWE 2K14 for Nintendo’s console (and we’re waiting for Take-Two/2K to come out and provide an official statement). Still, it’s not looking good, folks.
Rumor: Nintendo offers conversion tools to bring smartphone games to Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
A new report from the Japan Times claims that Nintendo is now offering developers “professional-use conversion software” that allows smartphone and tablet games to be more easily made for Wii U. Nintendo’s ultimate goal is to increase hardware sales and offer a greater array of titles.
Given Nintendo’s new approach to smaller developers, this would hardly be surprising. The company just recently began supporting Unity on Wii U and launched the “Nintendo Web Framework”, enabling application development on the Wii U through HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS.
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Rumor: Mario 3D hitting Wii U by October, Nintendo gearing up for big global marketing campaign
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
CVG has posted a smattering of Wii U rumors today, led by speculation that Mario’s debut 3D outing for the console will be available by October.
The site says that it has had talks “with retail chains at the executive level”. One of its sources claims that Nintendo has been intentionally holding back on some of its games such as Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, and Wii Fit U, so that it can come out strong in the second half of 2013. However, a separate source denies this to be the case.
Rumor: Retailer says Call of Duty: Ghosts is coming to Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
One retailer source has told ONM that Call of Duty: Ghosts is coming to Wii U.
Activision officially announced Ghosts yesterday. In addition to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, the company confirmed that the game is also heading to “next-generation platforms” – which may or may not include Wii U.
When asked if gamers can expect Call of Duty: Ghosts on Wii U, Activision would only say: “We don’t have any news for the Wii U at this time, as we aren’t dating next generation platforms yet. Stay tuned.”
Wii U allgedley hacked, playing copied games possible
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Wiikey, the same group behind Wii’s first mod chip, has allegedly hacked the Wii U.
An announcement on Wiikey’s website reads:
“Yes, its real. We have now completely reversed the WiiU drive authentification, disk encryption, file system, and everything else needed for this next generation K3y. Stay tuned for updates!”
Tangible evidence of the hack has yet to surface. Additionally, assuming Wiikey was successful, the implications may not be as severe as you would initially think.
Currently, it’s also possible to play copied games. The hack doesn’t allow for homebrew, region-free gamings, or in-game cheats.
Nintendo will likely choose to address Wii U vulnerability concerns through future Wii U firmware updates.
Rumor: Nintendo to let 3DS owners repurchase Wii U VC games at a discount
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
If you have a Virtual Console game on your Wii U through Wii mode, you can repurchase it on the eShop at a significant discount. We’re now hearing that a similar program may be offered between Wii U VC and 3DS VC games.
According to a new article written by Emily Rogers, a VC game would need to have launched for both Wii U and 3DS in order to be eligible – as you would expect. Rogers also clarifies that not all titles would be included in the program.
When might we be hearing about this from Nintendo? Perhaps not at E3, but likely before year’s end.
Rogers has also reiterated rumors about a gifting feature for the Wii U eShop, which was first provided on the Wii Shop Channel. This element is coming not only due to requests from gamers, but indie developers as well.
Rumor: Call of Duty reveal coming next week
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
The next Call of Duty, rumored to be Call of Duty: Ghosts, could be set for a reveal next week. IGN has posted marketing material sent to retail stores that suggests an official announcement is just a few days away.
The item is a display blueprint that will be distributed to most GameStop outlets on April 29. They will be told to bring out the display on May 1.
Black Ops II just so happened to be revealed during the NBA Playoffs last year on May 1. We could be seeing a similar pattern with this year’s Call of Duty.
Rumor: Next Scribblenauts to throw DC license into the mix
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Warner Bros. and 5th Cell are gearing up for a new Scribblenauts that incorporates the DC license, according to an IGN report. The game is rumored to be arriving on the Wii U, 3DS, and PC.
Scribblenauts Unmasked was one of the names being thrown around internally. Max is returning once again for this latest outing, who is out to help a variety of DC superheroes.
IGN’s write-up offers two gameplay scenario examples:
