Given the success of Activision’s Skylanders franchise, it isn’t surprising to hear that a third entry in the series is most likely on the way.
Skylanders Giants features a post-credits scene that essentially confirms another sequel. If you’d like to read up on the details from the scene, head past the break. Beware of spoilers!
If you had any sort of doubt that Pikmin 3 wouldn’t be releasing during the Wii U launch window in North America, that should dissipate once you finish reading this post.
Basically, Nintendo published a tiny blurb in the latest Iwata Asks discussion that said that Pikmin 3 would be released in Spring 2013. That set off a firestorm of concern that the game could be missing the launch window.
The notice has since been updated and now reads:
“Pikmin 3 is scheduled for release for the Wii U console in the spring of 2013 in Japan, and during the Wii U launch window, from system release thru 3/31/2013 in the US. (Editor’s note 10/19/2012: We originally published the article citing only the expected release timing in Japan. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.)”
Straight Right is working on a AAA port of a multiplatform Square Enix game for Wii U. We still don’t know which title this is, but you can cross one off the list.
Crystal Dynamics’ Meagan Marie confirmed that there still aren’t any plans for a Wii U version of Tomb Raider.
She said:
“Tomb Raider is in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. No Wii U at this time!”
And thus the guessing game continues. Hitman: Absolution? Sleeping Dogs?
Anyone have their own guess?
If there is a new Mass Effect game (it’s really a matter of when, right?), it won’t star Commander Sheppard at all. BioWare would look to take the franchise in a different direction with a brand new hero.
BioWare Montreal producer Fabrice Condominas explained:
“There is one thing we are absolutely sure of – there will be no more Shepard, and the trilogy is over. This is really our starting point. Now the Mass Effect universe is vast, and very, very rich. So at this point in time, we don’t even know what kind of time frame we’re going to be in. All we’re doing is more gathering ideas from the teams, gathering feedback to see several things. So first, we don’t want to make ‘Shepard 2?, or Mass Effect 4 with like, ‘oh there’s no more Shepard but you’re a soldier in the universe’. So this will be a very, very different context for sure, and nothing has been decided on the rest.”
There’s yet another batch of Animal Crossing: Jump Out details below. It covers StreetPass integration, general gameplay information, and more.
– Hold original exhibitions at the museum. Build a second floor in the museum through community work to open the museum shop and original exhibition room.
– Palotini will reward your hard work with a badge. Badges include ones for catching a lot of fish, gathering a bunch of stuff from the ocean, pulling lots of weeds, etc. Badges are displayed on your profile, so anyone you streetpass with will see your badges.
– Can work part-time at the cafe if you’re a regular customer or order coffee for take out. Working part time will reward you with unique furniture.
– Fortune Teller hut opens through community work. Follow your fortune and keep a lucky item with you and something good might happen.
– ID card box: Passcard given to you once you’re registered as a citizen. The photo used on the card is taken in the ID card box.
– Can now look up at the sky. Can see things such as a rainbow after it rains, aurora on cold nights, cumulonimbus clouds in the summer, shooting stars, balloons with presents, etc.
– Fruit produced in your village can now have special flavors or appearances to them.
– Animals from other villages will come to visit in the camp grounds. You can play games with them such as gesture games or rock, paper, scissors.
– Play hide and seek with the villagers you’re good friends with. Can get items if you manage to find them all.
– Become good friends with one of the villagers and they might send you a special letter with a photo attached that you can place in your house.
Nintendo really really doesn’t like pirates. They don’t like them so much that the only pirates in their games either don’t dress like pirates at all, or are robots. No real pirates allowed. Did you know they even have an anti-piracy website?
UK resident Justin Brooks learned this the hard way when Nintendo found out he had been selling “thousands” of counterfeit Wii and DS games to people in the region, reportedly making around $962,000 over two years. Now his escapades are coming to an end and he faces two counts of “fraudulent trading”, two counts of “supplying an article to use in fraud”, two counts of “unauthorized possession of goods bearing a trademark”, and one count of “unauthorized use of a trademark.”
