Before you watch the next episode I want to say two things:
1) A massive thank you to Andrew Nixon, who drew this wonderful picture of me literally busting eggs! It was a great surprise to wake up to this morning, and you all should see quite a bit more of it going forward. With any luck I can convince him to draw us up a logo when the episodes “officially” begin around episode 10. Right, Andrew!?
2) I did one of those cheap split-the-episode-in-two things to try and get people to watch both halves, but after seeing how it turned out I think I’ll just stick with the one-glitch-per-part thing I’ve done in the past. So if you’re going to complain about that, don’t– it has already been nixed. :]
Enjoy!
Part two after the break!
Disney Infinity isn’t being entirely made by Avalanche Software. There’s at least one other studio assisting on the project as well.
On Facebook, Studio Gobo posted a message confirming its involvement with the project. Gobo has been assigned to handle the Pirates of the Caribbean playset.
The notice in full:
“If you see any boats or pirates — that’s the bit that we are working on at Gobo. We’re responsible for the Pirates of the Caribbean playset in Disney Infinity. Very proud.”
Could Gobo be working on other playsets along with Pirates? And might there be other studios developing Disney Infinity?
Software
1. Balloon Fight
2. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
3. The Cave
4. Puddle
5. Little Inferno
6. Nintendo Land
7. Nano Assault Neo
8. New Super Mario Bros. U
9. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
10. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
11. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
12. Chasing Aurora
13. Scribblenauts Unlimited
14. ZombiU
15. Funky Barn Download
16. Assassin’s Creed III
17. Darksiders II
18. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
19. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
20. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
Videos
1. Nintendo Direct: February 14, 2013
2. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 Video
3. Puddle Video
4. The Cave Trailer
5. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
6. Balloon Fight Video
7. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
8. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Trailer
9. Little Inferno Trailer
10. The Cave Character Trailer
11. Scribblenauts Unlimited Video
12. Little Inferno Video 2
13. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
14. Zen Pinball 2 Trailer
15. Nano Assault Neo Video
16. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Trailer
17. HarmoKnight Trailer
18. Chasing Aurora Video
19. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Video
20. Nintendo Direct – Wii U Games January 23, 2013
Source: Wii U eShop
To celebrate the release of Dragon Quest X for Wii U in March, Nintendo has teamed up with Square Enix for a limited edition pre-paid card. Aside from the pretty artwork, there isn’t much different about the card. You’ll pay 3,000 yen for use on Nintendo’s online shops.
Some may think of Resident Evil: Revelations’ console release as a port, but there is a healthy amount of new content in the game. Users will be able to play as Hunk in Raid mode (which also has new weapons), take on a new enemy type, and experience a tougher difficulty level.
Capcom has also touched up the game’s visuals significantly. Resident Evil: Revelations Tsukasa Takenaka told Joystiq:
“The models have been almost completely redone, the lighting filters, those kind of effects that consoles can do, has been redone from scratch and it’s definitely something where we’ve made the game into something that’s a whole new version for consoles.”
In a video posted to the official Rayman Facebook page, Rayman Legends creative director Michel Ancel and senior game manager Michael Micholic showed appreciation for fans’ support resulting from Ubisoft’s decision to push the game back on Wii U. Micholic said that it “definitely hurt us to see you guys so upset about the delay.”
Ubisoft previously said that it would be making an exclusive Legends demo available to Wii U owners. This won’t actually be happening. Instead, Ancel and Micholic confirmed that the company will release Rayman Legends’ full online challenge mode exclusively on Nintendo’s console, via the eShop.
Here’s the rundown of the download:
– Online challenge mode will be accessible through the main hub
– New challenges daily and weekly, each with their own leaderboards
– Challenges in 5 different settings with unique gameplay styles
– Deadly pit, land of the dead, infernal tower, dojo, dungeon
– Dungeon challenge created exclusively for Wii U
– All challenges can be played alone or up to 5 players
– Invite friends, filter the competition
– Each result recorded on the leaderboard and as a ghost
– History system saves all performances, trophies earned
The Rayman Legends online challenge mode will be hitting the Wii U eShop in early April as a free download. Micholic said it will be “playable for countless hours”.
The latest video additions to the 3DS eShop are as follows:
Nintendo Direct: February 14, 2013
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (downloadable)
Kersploosh! Trailer
Fire Emblem: Awakening – Accolades Trailer
HarmoKnight Trailer
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Trailer
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Trailer
LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Trailer
Nintendo Show 3D: February 14, 2013
Moke Moke Video
Rabbids Travel in Time 3D Video
Petz Fantasy 3D Video
Naruto Powerful Shippuden Video
Source: 3DS eShop
Update 2: Amazon has a pre-order page up as well. You can reserve the game here
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Update: Best Buy has a product listing up for a Wii U version of Watch Dogs as well. You can access it here.
More evidence suggests that Watch Dogs will be coming to Wii U.
GameStop is currently listing the title for Nintendo’s console. In fact, consumers can pre-order the supposed Wii U version right now.
Watch Dogs promotional material leaked out last week, which said that the title will be available on “all home consoles” this holiday. While we would hope that the Wii U is included in those plans, Ubisoft has not officially confirmed the platform for release.
German developer Bumblebee launched a Kickstarter for a new turn-based RPG, Days of Dawn, late last month. PC, Mac, and Linux were the game’s only confirmed platforms, but the indie team announced last Friday that it has become a Wii U developer. Bumblebee said that a Wii U version “is now within reach” and it would be “a dream platform for the game.”
Days of Dawn only has until mid-Sunday to reach its $50,000 goal. Currently, the total stands at $27,392. It’ll be tough to raise another $23,000 (give or take) in less than a week, but it’d certainly be nice to see another indie effort on Wii U.
You can find more information about Days of Dawn here.
