WWE has offered up some of the first comments about the transfer of its wrestling rights to new owner Take-Two Interactive.
As previously mentioned, 2K will publish all WWE titles going forward after THQ sold its assets last month. A new five-year deal is in place.
Fans can look forward to the next title, known as WWE 2K14 (as opposed to WWE ’14), this fall. Yukes will remain as the primary developer behind the annual wrestling releases, but Visual Concepts will assist the studio from here on out.
According to WWE executive VP of consumer products Casey Collins:
“We looked at a lot of different leaders in the industry and talked to all of the big guys, and for us, we had been with THQ for so many years, it was nice to finally go out and date a few other companies and see what kind of thought process they had about the video game industry going forward. As we look at the next-gen systems coming out, whether that’s this holiday or next holiday, we want to make sure we align our property with who we thought would be a leader going forward on these next-gen systems. With Yukes, we have a lot of history, and we’ve been very happy with what Yukes has done in the past. What we’re going to do moving forward is meld Yukes with the team at Visual Concepts, so we can have the best of both worlds. Having Yukes’ experience and then getting the Visual Concepts guys on board with them, we think this is going to be a dynamic duo.”
The new WWE game-making team will include “some of the key designers behind the WWE gaming franchise” from THQ. Additionally, “the THQ Fight Team is also being brought over, and they’ll report directly to Visual Concepts. Their experience in the marketing, their experience in the development, their experience with our franchise for years. We thought that it was very valuable to keep that continuity.”
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden
02./02. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
03./04. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
04./06. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
05./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
06./03. [3DS] Fantasy Life
07./09. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
08./12. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
09./10. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
10./16. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
11./14. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
12./00. [PSV] Sakura-Sou no Pet na Kanojo #
13./13. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei
14./00. [PSP] Sakura-Sou no Pet na Kanojo #
15./18. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition
16./19. [WIU] Nintendo Land
17./07. [PSV] Demon Gaze
18./23. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2
19./08. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry
20./20. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 #
Good news, European gamers: the next Wii U Virtual Console release from Nintendo, F-Zero, will run at 60Hz.
Balloon Fight was the first VC release for the platform but ran at 50Hz, resulting in outcry from fans. Such games run slower and simply aren’t the way they were intended to be presented.
Thankfully, this is something players won’t have to worry about with F-Zero.
Source: Nintendo PR
This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:
Nintendo has updated Miiverse once again today with a bunch of new changes. Here’s a rundown:
– Users can now take advantage of a new “Player Posts” button at the top of each community
– This allows you to view posts from only those who have purchased a particular title
– Spoiler-filled messages feature a special mark now as well
– Can more quickly unfollow people
– In the list of people you follow, there is now marker next to their name with which this is possible
– No longer see posts of people you block
Nintendo decided to leave Gamescom behind in 2012. This year, however, the company will be returning to the expo.
Tim Endres, Gamescom project manager at organiser Koelnmesse, commented on the news:
“Nintendo’s return is an absolute highlight for our community, exhibitors and trade visitors from around the world.”
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 66,139
3DS – 31,832
PS3 – 16,934
Wii U – 10,744
PSP – 10,501
Vita – 8,044
Wii – 1,655
Xbox 360 – 506
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 89,050
3DS – 38,645
PS3 – 17,004
Wii U – 12,185
PSP – 11,056
Vita – 8,762
Wii – 1,945
Xbox 360 – 593
