In an interview with ONM, Linzner delivered encouraging sentiments that the console is easy to develop for and its power can be utilized properly. He said that the studio was able to easily run a fairly complex game world containing “thousands of animated objects”.

According to Linzner:

“The Wii U hardware has a great architecture and, most importantly, it is easy for developers to utilise its power. For instance, we have a very action-heavy game with literally thousands of animated objects, but had no problems rendering the complete gameworld, twice, for the Wii U controller display in two-player mode.”

Linzner later made a suggestion for Nintendo. He feels that the company should re-release Wii software for the new console in HD. These games, Linzer believes, “would look and play better than many current titles.”

“You could easily take many original Wii titles from Retro Studios or Nintendo and release them again in HD and they would look and play better than many current titles. I believe that the most important resource in game development is the developers, rather than the actual hardware.”

Source

Famitsu software sales (6/18 – 6/24)

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01. [NDS] Pokemon Black/White 2
02. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D
03. [PS3] Tokyo Jungle
04. [PSP] Kenka Banchou Bros. Tokyo Battle Royal
05. [PSV] Persona 4 Golden
06. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open
07. [PS3] K-On! Houkago Live!! HD Version
08. [WII] Mario Party 9
09. [PS3] Lollipop Chainsaw
10. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma

This could be the last time we see a DS game at the top of the charts!

NBA 2K13 boxart

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If you ask me, we need a “NBA 2K” game with Walt Frazier on the box! I know that there’s no way that’ll happen, though.

GamesMaster review scores – August 2012

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The latest GamesMaster review scores are as follows:

Project Zero 2: Wii Edition – 89%
Diablo III – 86%
Heroes of Ruin – 77%
The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy – 78%
Dr Who: The Eternity Clock – 55%
Inversion – 74%
Resistance: Burning Skies – 80%
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II – 77%
Gravity Rush – 93%
Batman Arkham City – Harley Quinn’s Revenge – 80%
Deep Black Episode 1 – 61%
Blood Forge – 51%
Dragon’s Lair – 62%
Joy Ride Turbo – 77%
Starhawk – 84%
Datura – 43%
Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty – 59%
Velocity – 79%
The House of the Dead 4 – 83%
Pixeljunk 4am – 88%
Block Factory – 40%
Bird Mania 3D – 25%
Inchworm Animation – 80%
VVVVVV – 90%
Summer Challenge Athletics Tournament – 62%
Game of Thrones – 62%
Tera – 73%
Hitman Sniper Challenge – 80%

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

Dragon Quest X may come with a single registration code

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Each copy of Dragon Quest X is rumored to be packaged with a unique registration code. Without this code, it’s impossible to play the game.

This is just retailer speculation at the moment. Square Enix hasn’t officially weighed in on the situation, but if it sticks, this could mean that Dragon Quest X could be excluded from used game sales.

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Nintendo of Europe publishing “Quiz Party”

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Nintendo of Europe will be publishing a new Wii game from CK Games next month.

“Quiz Party” is a casual title featuring over 2,000 questions pertaining to history, geography, sports, television, and movies. A multiplayer mode is included that allows players to split into teams of two or four. Mascots for each team can be chosen, including Miis.

Famitsu’s most-wanted games – issue 1229

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01/02. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 1516 votes
02/01. [Wii] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix, 08/02/12) – 1295 votes
03/03. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Nintendo, 06/23/12) – 946 votes
04/04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom, TBA) – 822 votes
05/05. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Jump Out (Nintendo, Fall 2012) – 570 votes
06/07. [PS3] Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Square Enix, TBA) – 490 votes
07/14. [PSP] Nayuta no Kiseki (Falcom, 07/26/12) – 424 votes
08/11. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, August 2012) – 421 votes
09/06. [PS3] Yakuza 5 (Sega, December 2012) – 394 votes
10/09. [3DS] Rune Factory 4 (Marvelous AQL, 07/19/12) – 387 votes
11/23. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami, 2013) – 385 votes
12/27. [3DS] Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Atlus, 08/30/12) – 378 votes
13/17. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV (Atlus, 07/05/12) – 371 votes
14/12. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG (Namco Bandai, TBA) – 359 votes
15/19. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo, Holiday 2012) – 355 votes
16/15. [PS3] Robotics;Notes (5pb., 06/28/12) – 351 votes
17/16. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena (Atlus, 07/26/12) – 347 votes
18/21. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 (Tecmo Koei, 09/27/12) – 318 votes
19/20. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, TBA) – 304 votes
20/08. [PS3] Toki to Towa (Namco Bandai, TBA 2012) – 298 votes
21/10. [3DS] Culdcept (Nintendo, 06/28/12) – 281 votes
22/13. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix, TBA 2012) – 278 votes
23/18. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ, TBA) – 242 votes
24/22. [PS3] Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk (Gust, 06/28/12) – 239 votes
25/28. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5, TBA 2012) – 233 votes
26/24. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice (SCEJ, TBA) – 232 votes
27/26. [PSV] Hatsune Miku Project Diva F (Sega, 08/30/12) – 228 votes
28/–. [PS3] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Namco Bandai, 09/13/12) – 179 votes
29/–. [PS3] Final Fantasy X HD (Tentative) (Square Enix, TBA) – 175 votes
30/–. [PS3] Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games, 09/06/12) – 174 votes