A group of thieves stole 7,000 Wii U consoles at a warehouse near Seattle’s SeaTac airport. Given that the average price of the system comes in at $300, the robbers made off with roughly $2.1 million in hardware.
Check out the above ABC report for additional details.
Here’s the full rundown of software available in Japan this week (and respective positions in the video above):
– Dasshutsu Adventure: Majo no Sumu Yakata (Download Software) 0:00
– Bird Mania 3D (Download Software) 0:51
– peakvox: Rhyrhyrhythm (Download Software) 1:37
– Spelunker (Virtual Console) 2:27
– Neko Neko Bakery: Bread Puzzle Nya! (DSiWare) 3:17
– The Tower of Druaga (Virtual Console) 3:51
– The King of Fighters ’99 (Wii Virtual Console) 4:37
SEGA will launch 3D Space Harrier on the Japanese 3DS eShop next week. For 600 yen, the game can be yours. It officially hits the store on December 26.
This updated version of Space Harrier features full 3D visuals, widescreen support, and more.
Around one more week until this game hits the North American eShop. It should be worth the wait!
3DS’ Eurosport app, which launched only a year ago, will be coming to an end. The service will officially be terminated at the start of 2013.
It seems as though the app wasn’t too popular, which has caused support to cease. You may remember that the app was just like Nintendo Video, but with a focus on sports content.
There’s one lone score in this week’s issue of Famitsu. Level-5’s Fantasy Live earned three nines and an eight. The game received a total of thirty-five points out of forty.
Project X Zone seems like one of those games that would be more difficult to localize compared to other Japan-only titles. It’s arguably very niche, and features a ton of different IPs – which could make it difficult to bring to North America and Europe.
Having said that, Namco Bandai is aware of Project X Zone fan interest overseas. Community strategist Rich Bantegui had the following exchange with a fan, noting that he’s “blown away by the amount of interest in the title.”
@videogame554 Sup Anthony, just like my recent answer – I havent heart any news. But im blown away by the amount interest in the title.
— Rich Bantegui(@Filthierich) December 13, 2012
Last we heard, Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada said he was pushing hard for localization. If that’s still the case and the fans remain interesting, maybe Project X Zone will head to North America and/or Europe one day.
Thanks to Alfalfa for the tip.
Disney Interactive will be showing off its answer to Activision’s Skylanders franchise, “Disney Infinite”, next month. Chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios John Lasseter and Disney Interactive co-president John Pleasants will be on hand to unveil the title.
The press will get a first-hands look at Disney Infinity during an event on January 15.
An October article from the New York Times outlined Disney Infinity as a “console game with extensive mobile and online applications in which various Pixar and Disney characters will interact with one another for the first time.”
