Irrational Games’ Ken Levine has a Wii U. He likes it, in fact. But that doesn’t mean we’ll see any of his games on the console anytime soon.
When asked if he had any news to share about Wii U, Levine said:
“We never had any news on the Wii U. I bought one and I like it. I play games on it! But in terms of development, nothing is brewing right now.”
So I guess BioShock Infinite won’t be released for Wii U? Though I don’t think anyone was counting on that happening…
The Homebrew Channel is now officially working on Wii U. While you can’t use the functionality in the console’s native OS, you can boot up the app through Wii mode.
All Homebrew Channel functionality works on Wii U. BootMii was initially unavailable, but it seems as though this was added back in following an update.
There are more details about the Homebrew Channel running on Wii U here.
This week’s Wii U eShop chart is as follows:
1. Nano Assault Neo
2. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
3. New Super Mario Bros. U
4. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
5. Little Inferno
6. ZombiU
7. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
8. Scribblenauts Unlimited
9. Assassin’s Creed III
10. Chasing Aurora
11. Darksiders II
12. Nintendo Land
13. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
14. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
15. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
16. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
17. Madden NFL 13
18. Just Dance 4
19. Rabbids Land
20. EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13
Just as a heads up, the Wii U charts are a bit wonky at the moment. At the moment, you can’t access the listings from the “chart” menu. You have to link on the unique image/link shown on the main store page.
Source: Wii U eShop
Word on the street is that the next Assassin’s Creed game will take in Brazil. Ubisoft Brazil managing director Bertrand Chaverot, speaking with Techtudo, revealed the setting a few days ago.
While the rumor sounds plausible, don’t expect an official confirmation from Ubisoft anytime soon.
01./00. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG #
02./00. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney
03./00. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
04./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
05./03. [3DS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Dungeon
06./04. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational #
07./02. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Subtitled Edition
08./05. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
09./00. [PSV] Fate/Stay Night -Realta Nua-
10./00. [PSV] Atelier Totori Plus: The Alchemist of Arland 2 #
11./00. [PSP] Kamen Rider: Ultra Climax Heroes
12./00. [WII] Kamen Rider: Ultra Climax Heroes
13./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
14./08. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III
15./00. [3DS] Naruto: SD Powerful Shippuden
16./17. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
17./14. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
18./00. [PSP] UnchainBlades EXXiV
19./00. [3DS] UnchainBlades EXXiV
20./00. [PSP] Saint Seiya ?: Ultimate Cosmos
GameStop is running special deals between December 9 and December 15. The sale will run concurrently with other offers taking place between December 5 and December 11.
Find the full lineup of deals in the ad below.
According to Longbow Research’s James Hardiman, the Wii U has been achieving an attach rate of 1.2 games sold per system. That tidbit is based on NPD data gathered in the US last month. The Wii saw a rate of two titles sold for every console when it launched in 2006.
So why have buyers been purchasing fewer Wii U games compared to Wii? Hardiman believes that consumers may not be inclined to pick up another game due to Nintendo Land’s inclusion in the Deluxe set, or the price tag of the Wii U is dissuading them from spending extra cash on releases.
