Animales de la Muerte started out as a WiiWare game way back in 2008. Eventually, High Voltage Software decided to move the project to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. And then things went quiet. Nothing was said about the game, and most assumed that the project was dead.
It’s still alive, though! Well, in one way. The game has seen a complete overhaul and will now release on mobile devices later this month. An interesting conclusion to this five year saga, to say the least.
The Wii U hasn’t managed to catch on like the Wii. Nintendo’s last console had a simple premise: pick up the controller, swing away, and you’ll be good to go. Unlike the Wii remote, the GamePad is a much more complex device.
So while there may be skepticism surrounding the Wii U, Shigeru Miyamoto believes that people will begin to understand its purpose more as they familiarize themselves with what it has to offer.
He told CNN:
“There was a period when we first released the Nintendo DS that people would say there’s no way people can look at two screens at once. I almost feel like, as people get more familiar with Wii U and these touchscreen interfaces, that there is going to come a point where they feel like ‘I can’t do everything I want to do if I don’t have a second screen’.”
Miyamoto continued, discussing the Wii U’s wide array of functions:
“I feel a device like Wii U, with its ability to continue to offer new features and that network connection and the connection to the TV and the interface, really makes it feel that it’s more than just a game machine, but something that offers a lot of practical use and practical purpose in the living room. I look at it as being a very useful device that can do many different things and therefore really seems to be the device that’s ideal to have in the living room.”
New Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D details have arrived from a fact sheet published by Nintendo of Europe.
The updated Wii game will contain a few new elements. Players will be able to experience the entire adventure with a friend through local play, and there’s also an easy mode that gives Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong one extra heart each. Nintendo also says that Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D possesses “brand new content created just for Nintendo 3DS”.
You can find the full fact sheet below.
Evoland could make its way to Nintendo systems. The PC indie game, which is soon to be released on iOS as well, has seen interest from the Big N.
The only barriers standing in the way of possible ports concerns extra effort “from a technology and UI standpoint”. Developer Shiro Games is also hard at work on its next project, so bringing Evoland to even one system would take away resources.
According to Shiro Games CEO Sebastien Vidal:
“We have talked with Nintendo about this and it is something that we would like to do in theory. It is quite a bit of work from a technology and UI standpoint, though. On top of that, we have already started working (a bit) on our next game. The only thing I can say is that we are discussing the possibility regularly, but we don’t know if it will happen or not at this point.”
“As far as Nintendo is concerned, we have discussed the possibility to port the game and they were quite keen, but we said we would talk again after the release when we’ll have more time to decide where we’re going next. We didn’t discuss 3DS, Wii U or anything else, so it’s just early discussions.”
With Aliens: Colonial Marines’ Wii U cancellation, SEGA has no new games on the way for the platform… so it would seem. But not so fast! The company tried softening today’s news “blow” with a tease that it has “some fantastic developments for Wii U in the pipeline”. SEGA didn’t specify when it would be making any announcements.
A statement from SEGA reads:
“We are constantly looking at all areas of our business and in this case have made the decision to not continue development of the Wii U version. Rest assured that we have some fantastic developments for Wii U in the pipeline which we will announce at a later date.”
When it comes to Aliens: Colonial Marines, I can imagine that SEGA believed that publishing a new version of the game wouldn’t be viable at this point. It’s just not a good product, and it would have very likely bombed on Wii U.
Two Tribes finally launched Toki Tori 2 yesterday, but the studio doesn’t plan to end its support of the Wii U eShop game. In fact, the company is currently looking for feedback from users when it comes to gameflow so that it can gather up requests for a future update. Head on over to the game’s Miiverse community and share your thoughts!
More details about Gaist Crusher have emerged since its initial announcement. You can find more information about the game below.
– Young men equipped with metallic life forms known as “Gaist” and “Gaist Gear”
– When you destroy a “Gaist” you get “Gaimetal” or “Gaiphon”, used to make “Gaist Gear”
– Gaist Gear comes in two forms: Mail Form (defensive) and Weapon Form (offensive)
– Over 100 different “Gaist Gear” available
– Multiplayer modes will be both co-op and competitive
