A few months ago, a Wii U listing of the Karateka remake popped up on the ESRB. The game’s launch came and passed… yet there was no news about it heading to the eShop.
We contacted the game’s developer to find out just what was happening, and whether or not Karateka would ever arrive on the Wii U.
Producer Heather D’Evelyn told us that Karateka was considered for the platform “at the beginning of the project but never went into development.” D’Evelyn added that there are no plans to bring the game to the Wii U at this time.
This makes you wonder why Karateka was ever listed for the Wii U on the ESRB, doesn’t it? Ah well…
Thanks to Timmy for the tip.
LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins is out now in North America. If you’re looking to purchase the game through the eShop, you’ll need roughly 5,900 blocks of space on an SD card. That’s fairly small compared to some of other recent retail releases!
01./01. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
02./00. [3DS] Card Fight!! Vanguard: Ride to Victory!!
03./02. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
04./03. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 #
05./04. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013
06./07. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
07./08. [PSV] Muramasa Rebirth
08./05. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013
09./14. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
10./11. [PSP] Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment #
11./13. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
12./18. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice #
13./12. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online #
14./09. [PSP] Fate/Extra CCC #
15./19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
16./21. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
17./10. [WIU] Game & Wario
18./16. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2
19./20. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Legacy of Civilization A
20./22. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
A few big titles came out on Nintendo platforms last month. Arguably the most significant was Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, which launched on both the Wii U and 3DS.
In roughly three weeks, Ultimate moved somewhere between 100,000 and 130,000 copies on both platforms. The 3DS picked up 60% of the game’s sales while Wii U picked up the other 40%. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is now 13th all time on NPD’s Wii U lifetime software chart.
Other NPD estimates include LEGO City: Undercover (more than 100,000 copies, but less than Ultimate on Wii U and 3DS), Need for Speed: Most Wanted U (less than 10,000 copies), and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate (around 30,000 units).
Nintendo will be launching the Wii U Virtual Console as well as the system’s first of two big updates in the coming days. It’s just a matter of when.
Findings on Nintendo’s website and Facebook page may give an indication as to when both of the above-mentioned items will be available.
First, Nintendo posted an image to its Facebook page on Saturday suggesting that the VC will begin in three days. That would set the service’s arrival for April 23:
There’s also a listing for Excitebike on Nintendo’s official website mentioning an April 23 release.
During the most-recent Nintendo Direct, Satoru Iwata said that the Wii U VC would be available a day after the new system update is prepared. Does this mean that the firmware will go live on Monday followed by the VC on Tuesday?
Buddy & Me managed to surpass its goal on Kickstarter. A total of $42,093 was raised out of the desired $40,000 amount.
As you may remember, the Wii U was added in to the campaign as a stretch goal. The necessary $55,000 total wasn’t met, however. What does that mean for the Wii U?
The official Kickstarter page explains:
First up, let me say that we owe our loyal Nintendo fans so much. You guys have been amazing, and are one of the biggest reasons this Kickstarter survived after its first three weeks. You’ve reminded the team of how much our previous games meant to you, and really inspired the team. We will not forget that. We don’t want to let you down.
Bottom line, it does cost a lot extra to port to Wii U, and we will need to find that funding somehow, somewhere, sometime. We can’t in any way promise or guarantee it until we’ve figured out how to do it… but what we can promise, is that we’ll try.
You’ll be happy to know, we’ve already reached out to Nintendo (Nintendo of America headquarters is just a few miles away from us), and are trying to figure out exactly what it would take to get development kits, and get more familiar with the technology.
Japan will be getting a special “Year of Luigi” 3DS XL system. There’s just one thing: the design isn’t completely Luigi-filled.
Mario seems to have found his way onto the design. Sneaky, sneaky.
