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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Sonic Boom is more than a game. In addition to the Wii U and 3DS titles, SEGA is also planning a TV show and even a line of toys.

Big Red Button CEO Bob Rafei recently explained to Siliconera how the games tie into the TV show. He told the site:

“The whole point of the Sonic Boom approach is to have a consistent brand and a consistent approach for the transmedia play. The transmedia play is the toy series, the games 3DS and Wii U, and the TV shows. From a character approach, from a writing approach they are the same characters living in the same universe. This world that has a backstory with the ancients and the main villain which we will introduce at E3, that is where the TV show also lives in. In terms of how they relate to each other, the villain starts to process and introduces the TV show.”

“The TV show is a situational comedy. They have a different format for the medium. They have, I think it is, 52 different eleven minute episodes where the world has to reset because when it’s played in syndication you don’t know which order they will be played in.”

“[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric] is a classic adventure storyline which has a beginning where something is the inciting incident that sets them on their adventure and they progressively go through the world and the stakes are raised until they defeat the villain at the end. That kind of format is very difficult to tell in an eleven minute episode especially when the priorities are the humor. For us, it was gameplay, character mechanics, and then narrative. For them it was narrative as primary, the jokes as primary and secondary is action.”

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Information leaking out of this week’s Famitsu confirms new playable characters for Hyrule Warriors. Princess Zelda will be included on the roster, as will Midna from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Zelda appears to come equipped with a sword made with magic, and a bow can come into play as well. Meanwhile, Midna fights by using her hair and summoning the wolf of a shadow produced by magic.

Famitsu also touches on other things such as how King Dodongo and Lizalfos are in Hyrule Warriors. There’s also multiplayer with one person playing on the GamePad while the other plays on the TV.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 26 Comments

Just to follow up on our last post, we have a tiny bit of additional information about the title Ubisoft is holding back on for Wii U. CEO Yves Guillemot, speaking with Geoff Keighly for Spike’s E3 All Access Show, said it’s mainly targeted more towards “families and friends.”

He stated:

“What we have this year is two games. We have as you said Watch Dogs but we also have Just Dance. And we have another one we didn’t speak about yet. It will come. Just for Wii U… but it’s more for families, families and friends.”

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Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has spoken about the company’s declining support for Wii U as part of an interview with Polygon. You’ll find his comments below.

“We did adapt the number of products to the level of quantities that the machine did. So we will have Just Dance again which is well suited for the machine. We’ll have Watch Dogs. We have another couple of products that we are waiting to launch, specifically we have one game that we wait for the machine to be more mass market to launch.”

“We don’t have a number. We need the sales to increase so it becomes more and more mass market then we will have the volume that will justify massive marketing and TV marketing.”

“I hope so. We have a game that has been done for six months. It’s on the shelf, waiting for more families to have the console.”

“I think it (ZombiU) was so adapted to the Wii U so (bringing it to another platform) would be difficult to do. Maybe it will come to other platforms, but not as a full game. It was really developed for that type of machine.”

“Nintendo is really coming up with fantastic games,” he said. “They could, with the right price and very good games, help the machine start selling.”

“It could never come out. It could come out on another format… ”

“I think we have to wait for Smash Bros. to come. Smash Bros has always been a big, big property for Nintendo and for gamers. And we all know that there are lots of Nintendo fans that are waiting for big games to come. We know they are coming. We don’t know if they will still be there. I think when I speak with the fans that come to E3 90 percent of them are crazy Nintendo fans. They really love Nintendo and the games they do.”

On another note, Guillemot officially confirmed that Watch Dogs is coming to Wii U in November.

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Ubisoft does have something planned for Wii U after all. During its E3 presser – currently ongoing – the company announced the latest Just Dance game, Just Dance 2015. The game will be released this October.

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Activision has made its E3 2014 lineup official. In total, the publisher will have three games on hand: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Destiny, and Skylanders Trap Team.

The latter two titles will be playable at Activision’s booth, located in the South Hall (booth #1647).

Overviews of each game can be found below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Demelza(@ReporterDem) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
4. Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
6. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Wii Party U – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Nintendo
9. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft

3DS

1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
2. Pokémon Y – Nintendo
3. Pokémon X – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Mario Golf: World Tour – Nintendo
6. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
7. Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Nintendo
8. New Super Mario Bros. 2 -Nintendo
9. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds

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Individual Formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			WATCH DOGS	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		2			WATCH DOGS	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
2		3			WATCH DOGS	XB ONE	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
3		4			MARIO KART 8	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
5		5			WATCH DOGS	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6		6			MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION 3 EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7		7			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
9		8			TITANFALL	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		9			MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT	PS4	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12		10			2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		11			MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT	XB ONE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		12			WILDSTAR	PC	NCSOFT EUROPE	NCSOFT EUROPE
8		13			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	PS4	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
16		14			2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		15			TOMODACHI LIFE	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
14		16			FIFA 14	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		17			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	XB ONE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15		18			FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		19			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17		20			PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
20		21			FIFA 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13		22			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
36		23			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
29		24			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
25		25			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
19		26			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23		27			TITANFALL	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		28			FIFA 14	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		29			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
40		30			BATTLEFIELD 4	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		31			FIGHTER WITHIN	XB ONE	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
37		32			GRAN TURISMO 6	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–		33			MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
22		34			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	PS3	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24		35			TERRARIA	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	505 GAMES
32		36			SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
26		37			LEGO THE HOBBIT	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		38			MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
38		39			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
18		40			BORDERLANDS 2	VITA	2K GAMES	SONY COMPUTER ENT.

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			WATCH DOGS	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
2		2			MARIO KART 8	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		3			MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT	AIRTIGHT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3		4			WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER	MACHINEGAMES	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
4		5			FIFA 14	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		6			2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		7			MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION 3 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9		8			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	INFINITY WARD	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7		9			TITANFALL	RESPAWN ENTERTAINMENT	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8		10			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
16		11			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
13		12			BATTLEFIELD 4	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		13			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		14			WILDSTAR	CARBINE STUDIOS	NCSOFT EUROPE	NCSOFT EUROPE
–		15			TOMODACHI LIFE	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
11		16			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15		17			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14		18			PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	POPCAP GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12		19			LEGO THE HOBBIT	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
19		20			SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
17		21			THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2	BEENOX	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
23		22			RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		23			FIGHTER WITHIN	DAOKA	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
21		24			TERRARIA	RE-LOGIC	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	505 GAMES
35		25			GRAN TURISMO 6	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
24		26			THIEF	EIDOS MONTREAL	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20		27			SKATE 3	EA BLACK BOX	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30		28			DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
18		29			BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX/IRON GALAXY	2K GAMES	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
22		30			WWE 2K14	YUKE’S	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
33		31			BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS	WB GAMES MONTREAL	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
36		32			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
–		33			NBA 2K14	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
26		34			METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES	KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS	KONAMI	KONAMI
27		35			LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA	TRAVELLER’S TALES	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
31		36			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
34		37			SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE	BEENOX	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25		38			FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		39			FROZEN: OLAF’S QUEST	1ST PLAYABLE	GSP/AVANQUEST	GSP/AVANQUEST
38		40			NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	GHOST GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

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