Looking for the latest information on Renegade Kid’s projects? Then keep your eyes peeled during PAX East. Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham has said the studio “will have some new 3DS and Wii U goodness to reveal” when the event takes place in late March.
Watsham didn’t elaborate on any planned announcements, but maybe we’ll see a new game or two.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata opened up about Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s success – from sales to the popularity of the game’s screenshot tool – in an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei. There are other Animal Crossing topics addressed as well, such as the disappointment of Wii’s City Folk and how the team approached the 3DS game from there.
Aside from Animal Crossing, Iwata talked quite a bit about smart phones, shared thoughts on free-to-play, and more.
Read up on Iwata’s comments below.
Let’s take a look at the Wii U’s Japanese lineup for 2013. Only three games have confirmed dates – Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2, Tank! Tank! Tank! (already released on the eShop), and Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
Aside from these titles, it doesn’t seem like there’s a whole lot to look forward to in 2013 if you have a Japanese Wii U. Pikmin 3, Dragon Quest X (updated Wii port), Game & Wario, and Wii Fit U are basically the only other titles officially set to be released in the first half of the year.
Warner Bros. is among a number of companies interested in buying THQ’s assets. But rather than acquiring THQ’s full slate outright, buyers could instead opt to buy individual games and franchises.
This is situation that Warner Bros. has experience with. In 2009, the company bought Mortal Kombat and Spy Hunter from Midway Games.
Identities of the other companies interested in THQ’s assets have not been revealed.
Amiba, Han, and Nameless Asura are among the first pieces of downloadable content for Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2. More information about that here.
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic’s launch is just around the corner. Namco Bandai is publishing it in Japan on February 24.
A few screenshots along with details can be found below. You’ll learn about the game’s Rukh element and more.
– Adventure part of the game has story elements
– Dungeon part lets you play as Aladdin or Alibaba
– Earn different colored Rukh
– Use Rukh to level up your character
– White Rukh: HP
– Teal: MP
– Blue: Attack power
– Purple: Defense power
– Ten types of Rukh in total
Hiro Mashima may best be known for his work on Fairy Tail and the Monster Hunter Orage manga. He’ll be lending his talents to Monster Hunter 4. Fans can expect to see Mashima’s work on equipment designs in the game.
EA, Activision, and Ubisoft top the UK charts as the top boxed games publishers of 2012. Nintendo landed in the fourth spot.
According to Chart-Track, FIFA 13’s record-breaking sales contributed to EA’s success, as did Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Battlefield 3, and even FIFA 12. Activision now maintains the second spot – thanks to Skylanders and Call of Duty – after settling for third place the year prior.
Below are the rankings in full.
1. EA
2. Activision
3. Ubisoft
4. Nintendo
5. Microsoft
6. Sega
7. Warner Bros
8. Take-Two
9. THQ
10. Square Enix
Nintendo has been on a roll with retail releases on the 3DS eShop, so it wouldn’t make sense for that to stop now. But just in case you had any sort of doubt, it has now been completely confirmed that Fire Emblem: Awakening will be available on the digital store when the game launches next month.
Did you know Awakening is currently unavailable on the Japanese eShop? I suppose that’s because Nintendo started getting involved with digital retail releases after the game shipped.
