Not all Dragon Quest games will be online
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Dragon Quest X is an online title, but that doesn’t mean all future entries in the series will follow the same path. During a press conference in Tokyo earlier today, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada commented on what fans can expect in terms of online play. Wada said, “We’re not making them all online. We’ll continue with a variety of developments, online included.”
Was The Avengers game in the works for Wii U?
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About a week ago, leaked footage of an incredibly promising game based on The Avengers was discovered on YouTube. THQ Brisbane closed shop in August, leading to the cancellation of the project.
The game was definitely in development for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC… but it appears that THQ was planning on releasing a Wii U version as well. The LinkedIn profile of ex-THQ Brisbane employee Drew Mayo indicates that he was working on an unannounced title for all four platforms. The Avengers game was never revealed, as we probably wouldn’t have known about it had the footage not been leaked.
So, that “unannounced” project was most likely the game based on The Avengers. And it probably would have been released for Wii U.
Off-screen Batman: Arkham City footage
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New Dragon Quest X details
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Game Memo has gotten their hands on some new Dragon Quest X details. Here’s what their report states:
– Lots of volume, with the hope that players can continue to play online for a long time
– Gameplay content outside of story such as specific quests for the five races
– It seems there will be an “ending” and a “last boss” unlike most online games
– The game’s inn facility will now have a concierge which will provide info about events
– Auto saves
– Can also go to the church to save
– Post office service: send letters/items to friends without directly meeting
– Many times bigger than Dragon Quest VIII’s massive world
– Your character is human, but turns into one of the five races after some sort of happening
– Game begins in a small village, you live with either your brother or sister
– Character making feature allows you to create this family member as well
Bethesda open to Wii U support, Skyrim port possible
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This information comes from Bethesda’s Pete Hines…
“It’s definitely a possibility for the future. We’ll look at any platform that will support that games we’re trying to make, but that’s the key thing – the console has to support the game as it is designed.
“The more changes we have to make to a game the less and less palatable it becomes because making a game is an enormous process. Just doing 360, PS3 and PC – I don’t think people understand the amount of work that goes into that. All of the localisation you have to do… all of the testing you have to do… on every platform in every language… It’s a pretty huge undertaking.
“So you aren’t just supporting the Wii U; You’re supporting it in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.”
When Hines was asked about bringing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to Wii U, he said, “We’ll see. It’s definitely a possibility.”
Rodea the Sky Soldier is finished, up to Kadokawa to publish, no Wii U version planned
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You remember Rodea the Sky Soldier, right? It was that very promising NiGHTS-like game that was set for a dual-release on Wii and 3DS.
Although we haven’t heard anything about the project since it was announced earlier this year, development has progressed well. In fact, Yuji Naka has said that the title is complete “for awhile now.”
“Rodea the Sky Soldier has been finished for awhile now. My part at Prope has been done. Now it’s up to Kadokawa Games to decide on the release strategy whether it will be come out for North America, Europe, and Japan.”
Naka was also asked about a possible Wii U version. At this time he explained why there are no plans for that:
“It’s finished as Wii title and as of now we have no plans to bring it to Wii U. Rodea was made specifically for the Wii so players could enjoy it by flicking the remote. If we tried to incorporate those controls into the large Wii U controller it wouldn’t be the same. I would really like for people to play and enjoy it on the Wii as I had originally intended.”
Star Fox Wii U “would probably have exciting new features”
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It has become clear that Mario, Zelda, Smash Bros., and Pikmin games are in development for Wii U. However, one franchise that isn’t a lock for the system is Star Fox.
In an interview with the Official Nintendo Magazine, Nintendo’s Yusuke Amano was asked about the possibility of Star Fox for Wii U.
Amano said:
“You’ll probably have to ask Miyamoto-san! But if we were to make a new one, it would probably have new exciting features that improve on what we’ve seen in Star Fox games before.”
Vigil talks Wii U touch screen, getting game on screen was simple
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Darksiders II producer Ryan Stefanelli has commented on some of the experiences he’s had with Wii U thus far. Specifically, Stefanelli discussed the touch screen that the console offers and mentioned how easy it was to enable full gameplay on it.
“Just to have something on the touch screen, we put the inventory and map systems on the controller – and even that small thing makes a big difference. When you collect a new piece of loot, you just look down to see if you want it, and can equip it instantly. I can’t say for sure if that’ll be in the final cut, but it’s really cool that the gameplay experience never has to be broken up by changing out equipment. …It (the touch screen) allows for quick weapon and equipment swaps. For example, you could have two different equipment sets for Death – one that’s geared towards heavy weapons and big armour, and another that’s designed for mobility and quick strikes. On the Wii U, all it would take to switch from one to the other would be a hot button on the touch screen, and multiple swaps could be made during an intense combat without ever pausing.”
“Our one and only goal once we got the Wii U hardware was to get Darksiders II running on it. We didn’t even have running the game on the touch screen on our ‘to do’ list. but once we got it running, we just fooled around with getting it on the touch screen as a lark. It took all of five minutes and two lines of code, and boom! – there was the entire game running on the controller. Amazing.”
