I think the improved load times are what the majority of Wii U owners are looking forward to the most with the Spring update that was just released, and if you’re still waiting for the thing to download/install, you’re someone without a Wii U who wants to see if Nintendo made good on their promise, or you’re just curious what the actual numbers are, I’ve got you covered. All figures are listed in seconds.
Here’s the breakdown:
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is heading to Europe. NIS America announced today that it intends to publish the game throughout the continent this fall.
Atlus shipped Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers in North America last week. Japan got the game last year.
Source: NISA PR
Update: Nintendo confirms that the update can take up to an hour to download. We’ve also posted the full firmware details below.
Nintendo has just launched the long-awaited Wii U update. It’s the first of two big firmware upgrades planned for the system. A second update will be released for the Wii U sometime this summer.
A number of improvements and features are added through today’s firmware release. Most importantly, system load times have been dramatically improved. It is also now possible to copy save data and boot straight to Wii mode by holding down the “B” button when turning on the console.
Game Informer has posted a few shots from Batman: Arkham Origins. You can find them in the gallery below.
Responding to recent speculation, EA published an official statement about layoffs taking place throughout the company.
The note reads:
In recent weeks, EA has aligned all elements of its organizational structure behind priorities in new technologies and mobile. This has led to some difficult decisions to reduce the workforce in some locations. We are extremely grateful for the contributions made by each of our employees – those that are leaving EA will be missed by their colleagues and friends.
These are hard but essential changes as we focus on delivering great games and showing players around the world why to spend their time with us.
EA’s statement doesn’t give any indication as to how many staffers have been laid off. However, Kotaku’s sources say that as much as 10% of the workforce will now need to look for new jobs.
Other speculation has suggested that the EA Partners label will be shut down in the near future.
We’ve come across the North American Game & Wario boxart. Take a look:
