Guild01’s original retail release in Japan consisted of four games. Three of these titles in total will be released on the North American and European 3DS eShops – Liberation Maiden, Aero Porter, and Crimson Shroud.
The question is, what happened to that last game? “Omasse Rental Weapon Shop” hasn’t been confirmed for overseas territories yet.
Level-5 says there are two hurdles in the way of a western release: the amount of text and Japanese culture. While the company is considering localization, Omasse Rental Weapon Shop is “extremely text-heavy, and it functions on the expressive power of its text and language.” Level-5 is also considering “whether or not a large enough audience outside of Japan would appreciate a game that relies so heavily on knowledge of Japanese culture.”
Right now, content can only be transferred from a Wii to Wii U. Moving data from one Wii U to another is currently impossible.
Fortunately, Nintendo is looking into such functionality. The feature would presumably work similar to 3DS transfers if/when it were to be made available.
According to a Q&A excerpt from Nintendo’s support site:
I know games can be transferred from a Wii to a Wii U, but how about from a Wii U to a Wii U?
Transferring data from one Wii U to another Wii U is not supported at this time. However, we are looking into this feature and will provide an update if there is anything to report.If I bought a Basic console and purchase games from the Nintendo eShop, and then buy a Deluxe console and want to transfer those games, is that possible?
Transferring data from one Wii U to another Wii U is not supported at this time. However, we understand that this is a feature of interest to some consumers so we are taking that into consideration and are looking into this feature.
The US Club Nintendo site will only give users 160 coins if they register their Wii U systems. That’s the same amount as the 3DS and 3DS XL, even though the console’s real price value is quite a bit higher.
Those who were hoping that the registration would also provide a warranty extension will be disappointed. The Club Nintendo site confirms that no such offer is in place.
This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Assassins Creed III – 8
Hitman Absolution – 7
Halo 4 – 8
New Super Mario Bros. U – 8
ZombiU – 7
Nintendo Land – 7
Hotline Miami – 9
Medal of Honor: Warfighter – 3
Paper Mario: Sticker Star – 8
Assassins Creed III: Liberation – 7
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
There are a lot of Wii U launch games coming out on Sunday, but none of them are quite as hotly anticipated as Ubisoft Montpellier’s ZombiU. This isn’t necessarily because we all think it looks incredible (which, admittedly many of us do), but there’s a certain excitement surrounding it that isn’t present when talking about New Super Mario Bros. U or Scribblenauts Unlimited. It’s a new IP, for one, but it’s also a return to the survival horror styles of yesteryear, and it uses the Gamepad more interestingly than any other launch title, bar none.
Even if you forget about all of that, though, the concept alone might be enough to call ZombiU the zombie game we’ve been dreaming about for years.
Well well well, just 24 hours until the midnight of November 18th here in Minnesota. Needless to say, I am pretty darn excited! That being said, me and the podcast crew have an awful lot of stuff to get done both before, on, and after that day, so I figured I’d fill you in on our current plans for tomorrow, Sunday, and beyond:
November 17th
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Review
This review will cover the Wii version of the game, reviewed by Austin.
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Review
3DS game, reviewed by Laura.
The Wii U Metacritic Score Predictions Game!
Austin will try and guess the arbitrary review score numbers of every Wii U launch title, courtesy of the only-slightly-evil website Metacritic. We’ll check his accuracy next week…
November 18th (Launch Day!)
Here’s a Podcast – Episode 16!
Primarily focused on our impressions of everything Wii U-related, the sixteenth episode of “Here’s a Podcast!” should be recorded and posted by 10PM Sunday night.
8PM EST (6PM PST): Wii U Livestream
Similar to what we did for the Extra Life 24-Hour Gaming marathon, Austin, Jack, Laura, and potentially one or two others will spend a few hours playing various Wii U games, taking questions, talking to you guys, and playing games requested by people.
The Following Week/Weekend
ZombiU Review (Austin)
New Super Mario Bros. U Review (Jack)
Nintendo Land Review (Laura)
Scribblenauts Unlimited Review (Austin)
Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing Transformed! Review (Someone)
The Future…
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Wii U Review (Austin)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Review (Austin or Jack)
Batman: Arkham City ARMORED EDITION YEA Review (Austin)
If you have any questions, requests, or want us to move stuff around, please comment or let us know somehow. We are here to accomodate you as best we can! Thank you!
