Gamesbymo’s indie game A.N.N.E is a long ways off. No release date – or release window – has been set, but developer Mo Breton hopes to have the game out by the end of next year.
“It is hard to give a set date for this yet, but I would really love to get the game out on the eShop before the end of 2014.”
Wii U development of A.N.N.E is just underway. Breton said that he’s keeping the system in mind and the functionality provided by the GamePad as some final decisions are made.
“We are just getting started on the Wii U version. My focus is currently 100% on completing the game and as I move forward with some final decisions I keep the Wii U in mind in order to take advantage of specific Wii U hardware feature like the Wii U Gamepad.”
I guess Nintendo doesn’t know the release date for Bugs vs. Tanks! after all. Even though it was listed for June 13 on the Big N’s official website, Level-5 has taken to Twitter and clarified that it will not be hitting the 3DS eShop that day.
The tweet reads:
The date currently posted for the release of BUGS vs. TANKS! is unfortunately incorrect. We will keep you posted, though!
— LEVEL5_IA (@LEVEL5_IA) June 6, 2013
Ian Livingstone, life president of Eidos, feels that Nintendo should expand its horizons. Speaking at the Bristol Games Hub, Livingstone said that the company’s IPs should be spread out across all platforms. He believes that if this isn’t considered, “a whole generation of young people will miss out on their games.”
Livingstone’s comments in full read:
“Nintendo should have their IP on every platform. Otherwise a whole generation of young people will miss out on their games.”
While Livingstone may want this to happen, it won’t. As long as Nintendo remains in the hardware business, there’s no way you’ll be seeing the likes of Mario and Zelda on competitor systems.
Gardening Mama: Mama and the Forest Friends has been announced as the series’ next entry. Office Create will publish the game in Japan in September.
Here’s everything we know about Mama and the Forest Friends thus far:
– Forest with furry critters that ask Mama for flowers
– Rabbit wants four tulips
– Can pack up the tulips and send to the rabbit so she can attract more customers for her store
– Animals live in a town which blooms when Mama delivers flowers.
– Mama’s fuzzy friends give her shopping tickets as rewards
– Use these tickets to get decorative items for your garden
– Touch screen mini-games included
– Plant flowers in the right order, play a timing mini-game where you pour soil, and balance a watermelon cart by moving left and right
– Mama also has a garden to take care of
– Everything you harvest goes to the barn
A Bravely Default sequel has been mentioned once again. Producer Tomoya Asano hinted at a follow-up several times in the past, and was actually taking feedback from fans at one point for a future Bravely Default game.
The latest comes from Yasumi Matsuno, who once worked on Tactics Ogre. Matsuno mentioned on Twitter that he was meeting with Bravely Default illustrator Akihiko Yoshida for drinks, and later said that Yoshida wouldn’t be discussing Final Fantasy XIV. After he was pressed further, Matsuno tweeted that Yoshida is at work on the next Bravely Default project.
Nintendo has commented on the gossip surrounding the recall of Wii U Basic Sets. An official statement states that the company is doing nothing more than “rebalancing stock” of the Wii U Basic and Premium Sets. Those who are interested in the console option “will continue to find them available.”
Nintendo: retailers “rebalancing stock” of Wii U 8GB/32GB SKUs. “Consumers looking for either model will continue to find them available.”
— Andrew Goldfarb (@garfep) June 5, 2013
News surfaced last night that GameStop stores will need to return all Basic Set consoles on June 18. Nintendo’s statement suggests that there isn’t much to the recall, however.
