Update: By the look of things, a formal hearing is set for October 12. While there were attempts to settle things privately, though that didn’t work out. Thanks to Nimblest-Assassin for the heads up.
Things are getting really weird with Bridgestone’s recent Wii-related commercial.
It all started when Kevin Butler was spotted in the company’s “Game On” promotion featuring the Wii. It didn’t take long for an updated TV spot to be released, this time featuring a new actor – and not Kevin Butler.
The latest twist in this saga is that Sony appears to be suing Bridgestone and Wildcat Creek, Inc. for the commercial. Ironically enough, it seems Bridgestone hired the Wildcat advertising company for the promo, and Kevin Butler – otherwise known as Jerry Lambert – is its president.
Sony filed against the two parties around a month ago. Documents reveal that the case is centered around trademark infringement. We don’t have the exact details on the situation yet, but one would think that Sony wasn’t happy that Lambert was in the commercial.
Marvelous’ Senran Kagura series had been exclusive to the 3DS… until Shinovi Versus was introduced.
That game is a spin-off of the mainline Senran Kagura titles. Going forward, it’s possible that other spin-offs will be made for other platforms, but the core entries will remain on the 3DS and its successors.
According to producer Kenichiro Takaki:
“We would like to continue the main series on the Nintendo 3DS or if there is a successor to the 3DS, Kagura will continue there. But, we definitely want a lot of users to play and experience the game so you can count on different forms of the game coming out.”
It would make perfect sense for GameCube games to be made available through the Wii U Virtual Console. The Wii featured Nintendo’s past library up through the N64, so moving on to the GCN would be the next logical step.
UK magazine Retro Gamer says this will indeed be happening. In its latest issue, an article contains the following blurb:
“Backwards compatibility with Wii will be included but you’ll no longer be able to play GameCube titles. They’ll be on the Virtual Console store instead.”
I personally don’t think we should be putting too much stock into this. While there’s a very, very strong possibility of GameCube games arriving on Wii U digitally, Retro Gamer’s words shouldn’t be taken as a confirmation.
A whole bunch of indie developers have weighed in on Nintendo’s eShops. Most of the commentary focuses on Wii U, but there are also tidbits about the 3DS. For instance, Bertil Horberg was able to confirm that Gunman Clive is heading to the portable’s digital store.
Going back to Wii U, indie developers discussed revenue cuts, expressed optimism over Nintendo’s deal with Unity, and more.
There’s lots of content to read up on below.
