Despite the financial situation surrounding Index Corporation, subsidiary Atlus hasn’t been greatly affected. Its games are still in the works and are coming as originally scheduled – including Devil Survivor 2: Break Record.

Atlus has been able to confirm that, just like its other projects, the 3DS game will arrive in Japan on time. Break Record is still planned for release in Japan this fall.

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The just-released 3DS eShop game Urban Trial Freestyle could make its way to Wii U. Paul Leskowicz, VP of Tate Multimedia, told NintendoWorldReport that the company is considering the possibility, though nothing is imminent. If Urban Trial Freestyle does end up on the Wii U eShop, it would “require new ideas and enhancements to fit Wii U specific features.”

Leskowicz said:

“We’re of course thinking about this but no final decision has been made yet. Bringing the game to Wii U will require new ideas and enhancements to fit Wii U specific features. We promise to keep you posted!”

Leskowicz also commented on whether there are plans for a sequel or expansion to Urban Trial Freestyle. Although the team is “working on some new stuff around trials mechanisms”, a sequel isn’t something we’ll be seeing in the very near future.

“We are working on some new stuff around trials mechanisms and would like to enhance the stunts factor of the game, but there is no rush with the sequel as there are still a lot of players that we hope will discover our game since the game is just releasing now on the 3DS.”

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Yet another Cooking Mama game is in development and it’s heading to Japan this winter.

Cooking Mama 5 is in development for the 3DS, Cooking Mama Limited has confirmed. The game will be officially revealed during Shogakukan’s Ciao Summer Festival on July 28. The previously-announced Gardening Mama: Mama and the Forest Friends will be playable at the event as well.

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In a series of tweets, The Wonderful 101 director Hideki Kamiya expressed some concerns about the lack of attention surrounding The Wonderful 101.

Kamiya noted how magazine coverage appears to be light, and stores have shied away from promoting the Wii U exclusive because they’re unclear as to what it is. On the whole, he feels that ads are minimal and awareness is lacking.

From the perspective of development, Kamiya estimates than manpower and resources are around 1.5 times greater than what was spent on the first Bayonetta. Kamiya also appeared to make a comparison to Okami – “no one really gets the game, so there isn’t a lot of hype”.

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Earlier today, Nintendo announced that the Japanese Club Nintendo website has been hacked. Personal data such as names, home addresses, phone numbers, and mail addresses may have been compromised.

Nintendo started looking into the situation after a significant amount of errors were detected on Tuesday. Between June 9 and July 4, the company confirmed that 23,000 unauthorized log-ins were made with 15 million attempts.

Users will need to change their passwords through email, as all old passwords will no longer work. Nintendo is now looking to improve security on Club Nintendo Japan.

Thanks to luis santiago for the tip.

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