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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Renesas Electronics is heavily involved with a crucial hardware part for Wii U. And just a couple of days ago, the company announced plans to shut down (within the next 2-3 years) four semiconductor plants – one of which specifically handles the console’s DRAM embedded within the CPU.

You can probably guess why this could be an issue for Wii U. Nintendo officials say that near-term production will not be affected, so there’s no reason to panic for now.

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On Twitter, Assassin’s Creed IV game director Ashraf Ismail commented on a couple of important topics.

First, when it comes to cinematics, Ismail said that the new game will tell its story through gameplay more than before. The tweet came in response to a fan who felt that Assassin’s Creed III relied on cutscenes too much.

Ismail also tackled a question regarding Assassin’s Creed IV’s length. It will take players 15-20 hours to complete, but to see and do everything, you’ll need to spend roughly 60-80 hours on the game.

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New footage from Sonic Lost World was shown during a live-stream from the Summer of Sonic event. You can find it above.

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Ubisoft Shanghai producer Liu Jun recently shed some light on the Wii U version of Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Topics include offline co-op, GamePad usage, DLC support, and more.

Read on below for a few excerpts. The full interview can be found over at Nintendo Life.

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Mark Rubin, executive producer over at Infinity Ward, shared a much-too-short clip on Twitter teasing “squad” gameplay for Call of Duty: Ghosts. It only lasts seven seconds, but we do get a brief look at “online play” and “options” menus. There’s also something labeled “Squads” at the top of the screen.

We should be hearing more during the Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer reveal later this month.

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Thanks to Mo for the tip.

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Monster Hunter Frontier G will allow players to chat in two ways on Wii U.

Players only need to press the ZL/ZR buttons to bring up a touch screen keyboard on the GamePad. But as 4Gamer points out, you will need to be careful when confronting a monster since the it’s displayed on the controller’s entire screen. That’s where having the full world on the TV comes in handy.

There will be a second option if typing on the GamePad isn’t your sort of thing. Capcom has confirmed that the Wii U version will fully support actual, real life keyboards.

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Recently, Ubisoft Japan and 13 other companies held an event to introduce Japanese-based businessmen to French President François Hollande. Various booths were on display – including one from Ubisoft – which was decorated with Rabbids Land. Hollande didn’t have time to play the game, but he did get to see Assassin’s Creed III in action. He was also presented with a Wii U console along with copies of Just Dance 4, Rabbids Land, and Assassin’s Creed III as a gift.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

I picked up the new indie title Cloudberry Kingdom on Wii U this evening and was disheartened to see that the leaderboards were only functioning offline– meaning it only registered scores that were obtained on my Wii U system locally. After poking around Miiverse for a bit I learned from educated game owners that the leaderboards simply aren’t online-capable right now, but Pwnee Studios does plan on patching that in.

It’s unfortunate, for sure. I’m looking forward to being able to compare my scores with my friends soon.