The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 50,190
3DS – 26,273
Vita – 22,051
PS3 – 17,415
Wii U – 13,173
PSP – 8,443
Wii – 2,238
Xbox 360 – 596
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 37,536
Vita – 21,399
3DS – 17,897
PS3 – 14,682
Wii U – 8,262
PSP – 7,536
Wii – 1,660
Xbox 360 – 490
Chances are that we won’t be seeing any games from Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios on the Wii U anytime soon.
In an interview with Norwegian site PressFire, founder Christofer Sundberg said that his only dealings with the console is through Skylanders Giants, which his children play. Although Avalanche does have a Wii U dev kit in its possession, it’s collecting dust, and the company doesn’t have any Wii U plans. The console’s install base is too small, according to Sundberg.
Sundberg also noted that it has been difficult to get in touch with and cooperate with Nintendo. It was only through Avalanche’s publisher that the studio was able to get through.
Sundberg finished by giving some advice to Nintendo: reach out to developers like Sony.
“I think Nintendo has much to gain by going the same way as Sony, by stretching out a hand to the developers so as to include even more, says Sundberg. If it happened, would be developing felt more enthusiasm, and perhaps had wanted to make something cool and good. In Nintendo’s case, it could have acted on the use of GamePad controller for the Wii U. – roughly translated Sundberg quote”
Bases Loaded will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on May 15 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
Three more Virtual Console games are heading to the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Mappy (FC, 500 Yen), Pac-Man (FC, 500 Yen) and Super Metroid (SF) are all due out on May 15. Super Metroid should also be launching in North America next week for 30 cents as part of the Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign.
Thanks to Mo for the tip.
SEGA is continuing its “3D” series for the 3DS eShop with 3D Sonic the Hedgehog. The game supports full 3D visuals, button customization, the ability to save at any point and enable/disable spin dash, and more.
3D Sonic the Hedgehog launches on the Japanese eShop on May 15 for 600 yen. Screenshots can be found above.
EA signed an exclusive deal with Disney to develop and publish “new Star Wars titles for a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres”.
There’s no doubt that new Star Wars releases from EA will appear on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms. But what about Wii U? EA hasn’t exactly been supportive of the console as of late.
No announcements were made, but EA said during an investor conference call today that it plans to bring Star Wars titles to all major platforms. Hopefully EA considers Wii U to be a “major platform”…
