Nintendo’s new Art Academy title for Wii U, now called “Art Academy: Sketch Pad”, may be coming out on the eShop next week. A listing on the company’s website suggests a release is planned for August 7 (a Wednesday, oddly enough).
The listing also contains the following description:
Art Academy: SketchPad is a robust art application that anyone can enjoy – from beginners to experts of all ages. Unleash your creativity using realistic stylus and touch screen-based controls. The tools at your disposal allow for an amazing level of detail. The huge variety of pencils, colored pencils, and pastels behave just like the real thing – with additional tools to further enhance your experience.
Use a pre-loaded image as a subject, or anything else you wish to create works of art to your heart’s content. When you’re done, you can instantly share your creation by posting directly to Miiverse!
Codemasters founder David Darling
Darling apparently went on to talk about how Nintendo could look into the realm of brain-controlled gaming with their next home consols, or perhaps something even later than that, and said that the tech is already being researched heavily at Warwick University.
| Rank | Game Title | Platform | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monster Hunter 4 | 3DS | Capcom |
| 2 | Pokemon X & Y | 3DS | Pokemon Co. |
| 3 | Final Fantasy XV | PS4 | Square Enix |
| 4 | Gyakuten Saiban 5 [Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies] | 3DS | Capcom |
| 5 | Dragon’s Crown | PS3 | Atlus |
| 6 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | PS3 | Square Enix |
| 7 | Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle | PS3 | Bandai Namco |
| 8 | God Eater 2 | PSV | Bandai Namco |
| 9 | Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki [The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash] | PS3 | Nihon Falcom |
| 10 | Majo to Hyakkihei [The Witch and the Hundred Knights] | PS3 | Nippon Ichi |
| 11 | Grand Theft Auto V | PS3 | Rockstar Games |
| 12 | Drag-on Dragoon 3 [Drakengard 3] | PS3 | Square Enix |
| 13 | Fairy Fencer F | PS3 | Compile Heart |
| 14 | Kingdom Hearts III | PS4 | Square Enix |
| 15 | Killer is Dead | PS3 | Kadokawa Shoten |
| 16 | Puzzle Dragon Z | 3DS | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| 17 | Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster | PS3 | Square Enix |
| 18 | Psycho Break [The Evil Within] | PS3 | Bethesda Softworks |
| 19 | Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce 2 [The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds] | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 20 | Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki [The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash] | PSV | Nihon Falcom |
Activision will be sharing the first, concrete details on Call of Duty: Ghosts’ multiplayer features on August 14. A notice posted on the game’s official website confirms the news.
Visit the Call of Duty: Ghosts website at 1:30 PM ET / 10:30 AM PT for the official reveal.
Nintendo has been emphasizing its “digital business” over the past few years, and it sounds like an even greater focus will be placed in this area going forward.
Recently, president Satoru Iwata stated, “It’s important for us to expand our revenue opportunities.”
Means of downloading content, other than the eShop, have been looked at. Nintendo officials have confirmed that a system will launch by year’s end so that users can purchase items from a PC or smartphone.
The company’s statement reads:
“By the end of the year, we will launch a system where you can purchase (content) from your computer or smartphone through strict account management.”
