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At E3 2012, SEGA finally confirmed that a Wii U version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is in development. At the time though, the company did not share any information about how it would play on the new console.

SEGA has finally allowed a few folks to get some hands-on time with the Wii U version. Today, the first details have been revealed. It’ll be making use of Off-TV play, and the GamePad will be used for both racing and mini-games.

Take a look at the first details below:

– Off-TV play confirmed
– Swipe your finger down on the touch screen to bring the game to the GamePad
– Flick your finger up to resume playing on the TV
– Screen shows pertinent information on the GamePad while racing
– Shows the current orders of racers and a mini-map of the course
– When you use a power-up, you can see its destiny on the GamePad
– If you use a remote-controlled car with dynamite, you can watch it travel to the target
– Optional: steer with the GamePad like a wheel
– GamePad used for mini-games
– Super Monkey Ball Arena: whoever has the GamePad controls AiAi in his sphere
– In this mini-game, opponents use Classic Controllers and play as Sonic and Tails in racing cars
– Need to squish the tiny versions of Sonic and Tails who are driving around attempting to collect as many bananas as possible

Head past the break to read up on commentary from executive producer Steve Lycett.

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This week’s eShop video additions are as follows:

Nintendo Show 3D: August 9, 2012
Touch Battle Tank 3D Video
Commando: Steel Disaster Video
Wii U Experience: Chicago

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As many of you know, ZombiU wasn’t always a Wii U game. It actually started out as a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 project with the title “Attack of the Killer Rabbids from Outer Space”.

That was in 2010. In 2011, Ubisoft turned the game into “Killer Freaks from Outer Space” and unveiled its work at E3 2011.

What we saw at this year’s E3 was a surprise to many. Ubisoft, for the most part, “trashed” its previous two projects in favor of making ZombiU for Wii U. Some elements from the “Killer” projects may have been added to ZombiU, but for the most part, it’s a very different game.

You can take a look at a few concept images for both Attack of the Killer Rabbids from Outer Space and Killer Freaks from Outer Space in the gallery above. What’s shown for these two projects is a very, very different approach compared to ZombiU.

Thanks to bitinfo for the tip.

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According to Toki Tori 2 maker Two Tribes, the Wii U can output two different audio streams. Developers can send one sound to the television and another to the GamePad. This is somewhat similar to the Wii in that the controller’s built-in speaker can produce its own sound.

Two Tribes tweeted earlier today:

“We’ve got the first audio code running on Wii U. You can send separate audio to game pad and TV. Not sure yet if and how we can use that.”

While Two Tribes isn’t sure if they’ll be using this functionality, it’s possible that other studios will be incorporating it into their future projects.

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The images above come from Nintendo’s latest annual report. Although they aren’t hugely important, they’re pretty interesting, and a few of them promote the upcoming launch of Wii U.

Nintendo’s annual report also contains a message from president Satoru Iwata. If you missed that, you can read it here.

Thanks to Carl O for the tip.

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Potentially, there’s a lot you can do with the Wii U GamePad. Most original titles will let you play the entire experience straight on the controller. Others are hoping that Virtual Console games will be capable of being streamed to the pad.

But what about playing Wii games on the controller? This is something that hasn’t been brought up before, for the most part.

Nintendo’s response to the possibility is interesting. Spanish Wii U brand manager Pepe Arcas said the following:

“We still don’t know if you can play Wii games in the Wii U GamePad. It’s not confirmed, we don’t have any information yet, but as you say (speaking to the interviewer) Wii U is… you can play old Wii games, and as you also said, the Sensor Bar is included in the Wii U GamePad, so you are able to point the Wii Remote at the Wii U GamePad. It makes sense, but we have no information or confirmation about this feature.”

Being able to play Wii titles on the GamePad would be pretty darn neat. Though, I can imagine it’d be odd controlling some of the console’s titles…

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THQ has gone back and forth between calling this the Crucible and Arena mode. It is the Crucible, but the actual mode seems to be “Arena” I guess we’ll stick with that for now.