There have been a few rumors that Need for Speed: Most Wanted could have made it out for the Wii U’s launch. Speculation indicated that publisher EA was simply holding onto the game, despite the fact that it was done.
Criterion Games’ Alex Ward has now offered his own reasoning for the wait. According to Ward, if Most Wanted was pushed for the Wii U’s launch, there could have been a strong chance that the game would have shipped without online plan. Ward noted that the team was unaware as to “how much we could do online or how it was going to be, because obviously Nintendo were making a lot of changes up until their run-up to launch.”
“The reason we didn’t do the game for launch is because the online side of it wasn’t very clear to us. We weren’t sure how much we could do online or how it was going to be, because obviously Nintendo were making a lot of changes up until their run-up to launch. So we didn’t want to bring the game out at launch on Wii U with no online play.”
Bloomberg is reporting that Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of 2K and Rockstar Games, has reached an agreement to take on the responsibilities of WWE game development and production going forward.
THQ had been publishing official wrestling titles for over a decade. But once the company started to sell off its assets, the WWE licence required a transfer. Previous rumors suggested that Take-Two would indeed be taking over the reigns of the franchise, though Bloomberg’s article appears to confirm the news.
According to Bloomberg, court documents say that “the WWE and Yuke’s contracts will be terminated and the companies will be allowed to enter into new agreements with Take-Two, which will hire THQ’s employees that work on the wrestling games”.
For details concerning the more legal aspects of the situation, check out Bloomberg’s report.
NostalgiCO launched a Kickstarter for its new action RPG, Cryamore, in late January. Nearly $150,000 has been raised thus far and is well ahead of the original $60,000 goal. If the studio is able to surpass $250,000, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U versions will be made.
You can get an idea of Cryamore’s gameplay in the video above. The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man, and Secret of Mana were all inspirations.
Two Tribes has confirmed that it isn’t working on a demo for Toki Tori 2. The indie dev said it’s too busy making the full game to bother with a demo for now.
Yesterday, Two Tribes tweeted:
“@xsoulsilverxd: @twotribesgames will there be a demo on the eshop soon?”No time for a demo, need to get it into your hands ASAP!
— Two Tribes (@TwoTribesGames) February 12, 2013
Maybe we could see a demo after launch? Chasing Aurora will soon be receiving one, despite having been out for a few months now.
Salamander will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on February 20 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden
02./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
03./02. [3DS] Fantasy Life
04./04. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
05./06. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
06./09. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
07./08. [PSV] Demon Gaze
08./03. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry
09./15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
10./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
11./28. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Monster Monpiece #
12./13. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
13./11. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei
14./19. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
15./00. [PSP] Heroes’ Vs
16./21. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
17./14. [PS3] Hitman: Absolution
18./20. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition
19./24. [WIU] Nintendo Land
20./25. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 #
