The Wonderful 101 reviews have started to hit the net. And of course, fans are bugging director Hideki Kamiya about some of the scores the game has received over the past day or so.
Kamiya, however, isn’t big on review scores. He doesn’t care what The Wonderful 101’s Metacritic average is. He doesn’t care if one site gave the game a so-so score. Instead of relying on scores, Kamiya thinks you should rely on your own intuition and thoughts about the game (that demo sure comes in handy!).
You can find Kamiya’s tweets below (warning: one expletive).
It took awhile, but Activision finally confirmed Call of Duty: Ghosts for Wii U last month. The game marks the series’ second entry to launch on Nintendo’s newest home console.
In a recent interview with Joystiq, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg spoke about the decision to bring Call of Duty: Ghosts to Wii U.
Hirshberg explained that Activision is looking to help Nintendo be successful – the same approach taken with other platforms – which in turn boosts the publisher’s business. He added, “We generally try to be wherever our gamers want to play.”
Hirshberg’s comments in full:
“The driving force behind us bringing Ghosts to the Wii U is the same as every other platform, it’s just we want to do everything we can to make the first-party successful. Obviously if they’re successful, that’s good for our business, that’s been our strategy in the past, we’ve been a very kind of platform agnostic company. We generally try to be wherever our gamers want to play. So we thought if our content can help the Wii U and Nintendo gain some momentum, then we wanted to do that.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes has been shown off on consoles since its reveal, but don’t forget that handheld versions are also in development for the 3DS, DS, and PS Vita.
Thus far, Warner Bros. has yet to reveal any details or media for the portable release. The publisher has only said that they’ll offer “something different” – whatever that means.
We did at least recently come across one nugget pertaining to the handheld editions. According to GameFly listings, the 3DS, DS, and PS Vita games will be called “LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril”.
This implies that the experience will be different on the portable systems, which is understandable. Maybe TT Games’ approach to LEGO Marvel will be comparable to the differences between LEGO City Undercover (a console game, being on Wii U) and LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (a handheld game, being on 3DS).
Don’t expect big sales from The Wonderful 101 when the game launches in Japan in a few days.
According to Japanese retail blog Sinobo, Nintendo will ship a measly 30,000 copies of the game. For a new, exclusive, and Nintendo-published release, that’s pretty darn low.
You can definitely say that Nintendo is playing it safe with The Wonderful 101’s initial shipment. If nothing else, the game should see a high sell-through rate.
A whole bunch of additional 3DS downloads have come to UK retailer GAME. Consumers can now purchase codes for numerous Virtual Console and eShop exclusive titles.
Here’s the full lineup:
3DS Virtual Console Downloads
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins — £3.59
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX — £5.39
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages — £5.39
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons — £5.39
Super Mario Bros. — £4.49
The Legend of Zelda — £4.49
Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels — £4.49
Super Mario Land — £3.59
Donkey Kong — £3.59
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link — £4.49
3DS eShop Download-Only Software
Pokémon Dream Radar — £2.69
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis — £7.19
HarmoKnight — £12.99
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move — £8.99
Pullblox — £5.39
Splash or Crash — £2.69
Pokédex 3D Pro — £13.49
Fallblox — £7.19
Plenty of Wii U titles have supported downloadable content. However, indies using the Nintendo Web Framework have been out of luck – until now.
A new version of the tech, announced at GDC Europe earlier today, will provide eCommerce support. This will allow developers to monetize additional items such as DLC.
In Japan, more copies of Conception II will be available for the PlayStation Vita and the 3DS. Publisher Spike Chunsoft will send out 60,000 units for Vita and another 30,000 units for 3DS.
As far as the split goes, Siliconera points out that there are more games on Sony’s handheld geared toward the “otaku” userbase as opposed to the 3DS, which Conception II fits into. The original Conception was also a PSP-only release. Spike Chunsoft could be banking on consumers upgrading to Vita and supporting the sequel.
IRVINE, Calif. – Aug. 19, 2013 –
Beginning today, the vast majority of the ATLUS catalogue for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, which includes Soul Hackers, Code of Princess and Etrian Odyssey IV, will be on sale for $10 off. This sale is for a limited time and is only valid for digital purchases from the Nintendo eShop in North America. After Aug. 31, each game will revert to its normal price.Code of Princess – On sale for $19.99
Blending frantic fighting with elements of classic arcade side-scrolling beat ’em ups and the character development and growth of an RPG, fans of action will savor the game’s frenetic combat. Out-of-this-world multipliers punctuate the strategic demands of battling hordes of enemies on a three-railed battlefield.
