Compared to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, FIFA 13 on Wii U is kind of a mixed bag. You won’t be getting the First Touch system and the FIFA Street skill system, among other touches made to features such as the Player Impact Engine, tactical defending and precision dribbling.
According to producer Matt Prior:
“Some of the later improvements on 13 we weren’t able to get into the game. So we’ve got version one. They’ve got version two.”
The team took around fourteen months to build FIFA 13. 80 percent of the time was spent on building the game’s foundation, while the other twenty was used to add in new features. That’s why the Wii U title is lacking compared to the other console release.
Amid the news that voice chat will be somewhat unconventional on Wii U, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed developer Sumo Digital has confirmed that the game won’t support voice chat.
Executive producer Steve Lycett said:
“We don’t support voice chat on WiiU for those reasons, one of the side effects of being a launch title basically.”
Maybe we’ll see Wii U voice chat in the inevitable third Sonic racer?
Thanks to Captain N for the tip.
Individual formats
1 1 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 2 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 3 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 4 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 5 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7 6 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 7 POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 8 DISHONORED PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
5 9 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 10 SKYLANDERS GIANTS PS3 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 11 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
10 12 BORDERLANDS 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
8 13 RESIDENT EVIL 6 XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
9 14 RESIDENT EVIL 6 PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
– 15 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
11 16 XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
18 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 18 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 19 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 20 F1 2012 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
21 21 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
20 22 F1 2012 PS3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 23 007 LEGENDS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22 24 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 PS3 KONAMI KONAMI
– 25 007 LEGENDS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
16 26 BORDERLANDS 2 PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2
25 27 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 28 KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
24 29 SLEEPING DOGS XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19 30 XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2
26 31 ROCKSMITH XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
31 32 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
34 33 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
29 34 SLEEPING DOGS PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12 35 DISHONORED PC BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
23 36 LITTLEBIGPLANET PS VITA VITA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
28 37 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
30 38 FIFA 13 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
38 39 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 40 DARKSIDERS II XB360 THQ THQ
All formats
1 1 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 2 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 3 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
6 4 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 5 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
3 6 POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 7 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
8 8 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
5 9 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 10 XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN FIRAXIS 2K GAMES TAKE 2
9 11 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 12 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 13 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14 14 ROCKSMITH UBISOFT (SAN FRANCISCO) UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 15 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
15 16 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 17 SLEEPING DOGS UNITED FRONT GAMES SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19 18 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13 19 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
16 20 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
20 21 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
17 22 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 23 RAGE ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
21 24 DARKSIDERS II VIGIL GAMES THQ THQ
25 25 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 26 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31 27 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH XBOX 360 CLASSICS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24 28 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
– 29 KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 30 BRINK SPLASH DAMAGE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
32 31 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
18 32 NBA 2K13 VISUAL CONCEPTS 2K SPORTS TAKE 2
26 33 MAX PAYNE 3 ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
30 34 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY NAUGHTY DOG SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
29 35 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22 36 LITTLEBIGPLANET PS VITA TARSIER/DOUBLE ELEVEN SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
36 37 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 38 SONIC GENERATIONS DIMPS SEGA SEGA
28 39 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BEENOX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 40 UDRAW STUDIO: INSTANT ARTIST PIPEWORKS THQ THQ
Source: Chart-Track
Remember that SNES-like Wii U Pro controller we mentioned a few days back? That one is actually dubbed “Famicom” – understandably so. And that’s not the only Pro Controller on the way.
Reader Koh has sent us images of even more color variations: the real SNES product, along with gold, black, and white schemes. Not much separates the controllers. The set of five all seem to feature a SNES-inspired design in the middle, so the only element that separates them are colors.
Each apparently works with the Wii U and the Wii. Remember though that these aren’t official controllers – they’re being made by a third-party, not Nintendo.
If you’d like to see what the toys look like when they aren’t dismantled, view this post!
Thanks to Derek Austill for the tip.
Harvest Moon: A New Beginning wasn’t supposed to hit store shelves until November 6. Those plans have since been scrapped, essentially.
Natsume recently confirmed that A New Beginning now has a soft release date. Retailers will begin to receive stock as early as tomorrow, and throughout the rest of the week.
That applies to the United States. Natsume says “the game has shipped up north as well, but it might take just a little more time to hit the shelves.”
“Harvest Moon: A New Beginning now has a soft release date. That means the game has started shipping to all retail outlets that will carry it. Depending on the retail chain and how quick they are, you should start seeing on store shelves as early as next week (10/22 -10/26). For our Canadian fans…the game has shipped up north as well, but it might take just a little more time to hit the shelves.”
Here’s that Wii U commercial shown during Homeland earlier today…
Nintendo was initially planning on showing the first Wii U commercial during tonight’s episode of X Factor. For whatever reason, that didn’t happen. It was instead broadcasted on Homeland.
The advert hasn’t made its way online yet. When it does become available, we’ll have it on the site.
