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Capcom has supported Wii U with two game’s thus far: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Resident Evil: Revelations, which will arrive on the console soon. Aside from these two releases, more support from the publisher seems to be on the way.

When asked by a fan why Capcom Arcade Cabinet and Darkstalkers Resurrection aren’t coming to Wii U, Capcom’s Christian Svensson explained that the titles’ inception came “before having visibility into the digital Wii U market or Nintendo’s policies/vehicles pertaining to digital.” Svensson did leave a tease for Wii U eShop fans, noting that they “will have things to look forward to in the future.”

Multiplatform refers to”more than one”. It does not necessarily mean “all”.

To answer your question more clearly, the projects in question were conceived of and started before having visibility into the digital Wii U market or Nintendo’s policies/vehicles pertaining to digital.

Fear not though. Wii U eShop fans will have things to look forward to in the future.

In another thread discussing Wii U support in general, Svensson additionally teased:

We’ve got MH Tri Ultimate and RE: Revelations announced for Wii U with more fun you’ll hear about “in the not-so-distant future ™”.

What else might Capcom have in store for Wii U?

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U retail

Tank! Tank! Tank! (free version)

Wii U DLC

Tank! Tank! Tank!: -80% until 28/02/2013 (€1.99 was €9.99, £1.59 was £7.99)

Wii U sale

Chasing Aurora: -25% until 21/02/2013 (€8.99 was €11.99, £7.99 was £10.79)

Wii U price reduction

Trine 2: Director’s Cut (€12.49 was €16.99, £9.99 was £13.99)

3DS retail

Shifting World – €19.99 / £17.99
Mahjong 3D – Warriors of the Emperor – €19.99 / £17.99

3DS demo

2 Fast 4 Gnomz

3DS VC

Castlevania – €4.99 / £4.49

Source: Nintendo PR



The Wii U has its first Pokemon game. “Pokemon Scramble U”, announced in CoroCoro this month, is heading to Japan this spring. It will be available exclusively through the Wii U eShop.

Pokemon Scramble U features the same kind of gameplay fans have been accustomed to with the past two releases. You’ll be able to team up with three other players and use up to 100 Pokemon at once. Pokemon Scramble U will contain the full set of 649 Pokemon.

Fans can likely expect Pokemon Scramble U to make its way to North America and Europe in the future. The mini-franchise is known as “Pokemon Rumble” in the west.


Software

1. Balloon Fight
2. Puddle
3. The Cave
4. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
5. Little Inferno
6. Nano Assault Neo
7. New Super Mario Bros. U
8. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
9. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
10. Chasing Aurora
11. Scribblenauts Unlimited
12. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
13. Funky Barn Download
14. ZombiU
15. Assassin’s Creed III
16. Darksiders II
17. Just Dance 4
18. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
19. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
20. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

Videos

1. Puddle Video
2. Nintendo Direct – Wii U Games January 23, 2013
3. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 Video
4. The Cave Trailer
5. Balloon Fight Video
6. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
7. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
8. The Cave Character Trailer
9. Scribblenauts Unlimited Video
10. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
11. Little Inferno Video
12. Monolith Announcement Video
13. Nano Assault Neo Video
14. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Video
15. Little Inferno Video 2
16. Zen Pinball 2 Trailer
17. Wonderful 101 Video
18. Toki Tori 2 Video
19. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Video
20. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition Video

Source: Wii U eShop


This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:

Dead Space 3 – 7
Strike Suit Zero – 6
The Cave – 6
Persona 4 Golden – 9
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time – 7
Proteus – 8
Kentucky Route Zero: Act 1 – 8
Antichamber – 6
Joe Danger Touch – 8
Hundreds – 7
Wave Trip – 7

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Following the game’s success on Kickstarter, Nicalis has confirmed plans to bring The 90’s Arcade Racer to Wii U. The company will also handle digital distribution responsibilities for the Windows, OS X, and Linux versions, and newly confirmed iOS and Android releases.

Creator Antonis Pelekanos said:

“There was a simple reason why I started this project, ‘What if a racing game with old school principles was built using today’s technology’. I know we can achieve that goal. Working with Nicalis, we can release on more platforms, including Wii U. Nicalis will also support with Unity programming, physics, tuning and general design and production of the game.”

Pelekanos, also known as Pelikan13, previously hinted at a Wii U version of The 90’s Arcade Racer. It’s nice to know that the game will indeed be heading to the eShop!

Source: Nicalis PR


Star Wars Pinball content is coming to Pinball FX2, Zen Pinball, and Zen Pinball 2. Strangely, when Zen Studios announced the DLC, it made no mention of the Wii U eShop version.

No need to fret, though – it seems the Wii U will be getting some love after all.

When a fan made a remark about Star Wars Pinball for Wii U on Zen Studios’ blog, one staffer said: “The force is strong with Wii U”. The employee later replied to another Wii U comment, noting: “Details coming soon!”

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It’s impossible to deny that the Wii U has received a healthy dose of indie support thus far. The future looks bright with more developers pledging support for the system.

One title that won’t be coming to the eShop is Strike Suit Zero. While the team considered a Wii U version, there were only discussions for a brief time.

Born Ready Games community manager Ben Smith told Writer Trigger:

“There were brief discussions about how a Wii U version might work, but they never got further than the ideas station.”

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