The Wii U version of Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien features a special homage to the Famicom.
Gaijin’s Mike Roush revealed to the Official Nintendo Magazine that players will be able to collect Famicom cartridges in the game. By doing so, they’ll unlock Retro Game Challenges.
According to Gaijin’s Mike Roush:
“You will be able to play the Retro Challenges on the Wii U Pad after collecting Famicom cartridges. We have a whole Famicom theme around the Wii Pad, and Disasterpeace made the most amazing music with FamiTracker so it’s sounds just like a Famicom game!”
One more piece of news: when you “boot up” the mini-games, they’ll play out as if Runner2 were a NES game.
01./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 6
02./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013
03./00. [PSP] Summon Night 3
04./00. [PSP] Sol Trigger
05./00. [360] Resident Evil 6
06./03. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
07./05. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
08./01. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld
09./00. [PS3] F1 2012
10./12. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
11./15. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
12./11. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone
13./02. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 #
14./08. [PSP] Final Fantasy III
15./18. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
16./16. [PS3] Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
17./00. [PSP] Entaku no Seito: The Eternal Legend
18./14. [3DS] Medarot 7: Kabuto / Kuwagata
19./20. [3DS] Brain Age: Concentration Training
20./19. [WII] Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online #
This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS3 – 42,218
3DSLL – 39,046
3DS – 24,623
PSP – 17,769
Vita – 7,957
Xbox 360 – 4,894
Wii – 4,849
PS2 – 894
DSi LL – 344
DSi – 330
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DSLL – 55,353
3DS – 24,822
PSP – 23,061
Vita – 14,469
PS3 – 8,935
Wii – 5,421
PS2 – 1,103
Xbox 360 – 742
DSi – 429
DSi LL – 365
Earlier today, analyst Daniel Gibson at Macquarie Capital Securities Limited tweeted that a fire broke out at a Wii U assembly factory in Japan. Gibson mentioned that Nintendo would revise its shipping forecast as a result.
Nintendo has now officially responded to the situation, and it looks like the fire won’t have a major effect on production. The company said, “As of now, we see no impacts on our Wii U console production scheme”.
CVG reports that supply constraints have been an issue for the Big N thus far. Due to strong demand, many retailers already sold out of allocated stock.
Fortunately, it seems as though this latest development won’t negatively impact the Wii U production line.
