Coming off of the Wii’s full unveiling in 2006, developers and consumers alike maintained a great deal of skepticism about the console. You could argue that the Wii U is now finding itself in a similar position.

Even so, ZombiU producer Guillaume Brunier believes that the new system could end up being more popular than its predecessor. Brunier pointed to the GamePad’s touchscreen as one factor that can help “get Wii U further than Wii got.”

Brunier said:

“When they released the Wii a few years ago, I don’t think developers–and Nintendo–anticipated how big it would become. I think this is going to be the case with the Wii U too. Touchscreen interfaces are so common to everyone right now, that having this as part of a gaming platform is really going to get Wii U further than Wii got.”

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The followings Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on August 7:

Cutting Crew – “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” – keyboard support, Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99
Hoobastank – “Crawling in the Dark” – keyboard support
Whitesnake – “Still of the Night” – keyboard support

Each song can be purchased for $2.00 on Wii.

Source: Harmonix PR

This month’s GamesTM review scores are as follows:

Lollipop Chainsaw – 8
The Secret World – 8
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – 7
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – 8
The Amazing Spider-Man – 6
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard – 5
Babel Rising – 4
Steel Batallion: Heavy Armor – 3
Sins of a Solar Empire – 6
Krater – 5
Home – 8
Pocket Planes – 6
Gungnir – 6
Quantum Conundrum – 8
Joy Ride Turbo – 6
Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode 3 – 8
Gunlord – 5
Rainbow Moon – 8
Dr Who: The Eternity Clock – 2
The Big Big Castle – 7
Uplink – 8

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

Shin’en has divulged one small detail about Nano Assault EX. The studio has confirmed that it will be implementing Circle Pad Pro support.

Nano Assault EX was announced for the eShop yesterday. It will offer new modes as more options.

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When publications have asked David Cox about the possibility of bringing Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 to Wii U, he’s replied by saying that his team has no plans for Wii U.

Speaking with ONM, however, Cox sounded slightly more open to the idea. Although Cox wouldn’t confirm his new game for Wii U, he did say that it “would be cool” to see on the console.

Cox stated:

“At the moment there are no plans for a Wii U version. But never say never. It’d be cool, wouldn’t it?”

Anyone out there hoping that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will eventually wind up on Wii U?

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A few months ago, Nintendo filed a trademark for “The Last Ranger”. That was for Japan.

The company has followed up that initial trademark with a new filing in Europe.

It isn’t clear what Nintendo has in store for “The Last Ranger”, but if it’s an actual game, it sounds like it’ll be brought overseas.

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Square Enix hopes to keep Dragon Quest X going for a long time. Just how long? Well, according to Nikkei, the company has plans to release download content for the next ten years or so.

At the moment, Square Enix is working on a number of story quests. Also in the works are major version updates that are scheduled for release every ten weeks.

Nikkei says that Square Enix is looking to obtain mid to long term earnings expansion through Dragon Quest X.

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Nintendo’s 2012 annual report has gone live. While it doesn’t contain a whole lot of interesting information, president Satoru Iwata did include a message to consumers. He discussed the Wii U, 3DS, Nintendo Network, and more.

We’ve posted the full message above.