UK consumers can now pre-order the limited edition Pikachu 3DS XL.
Thus far, GAME is accepting early orders. You can pre-order here. Pricing is set at £179.99.
Thanks to Taliesin Mosler for the tip.
During its NYCC 2012 panel, Marvel revealed that The Amazing Spider-Man is in the works for Wii U. The game was released earlier this year on Wii and other platforms.
Included in the Wii U version is all of the downloadable content made available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 up to this point – the Rhino Challenge Pack, the Oscorp Search and Destroy Pack, the Lizard Rampage Pack, and Stan Lee Adventure Pack.
On Wii U, players will be able to use the GamePad touch screen to navigate Osphone’s interface and map out a path through the city. Optional motion controls will be available as well.
The Amazing Spider-Man arrives on Wii U in Spring 2013.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is purportedly planning a number of changes inside the company that will begin to take effect over the next few months.
Perhaps biggest of all is that Shigeru Miyamoto will be stepping down as EAD General Manager in December. Takashi Tezuka, who has worked on Mario and Zelda games (among other titles) for the past thirty years, will take over the role.
Miyamoto won’t be leaving Nintendo. He’ll instead form a new team that will work on smaller projects – something that’s been talked about before.
There are other notable upcoming changes, including a shift in Kyoto development sources, the possibility of Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai joining EAD Tokyo (Super Mario Galaxy 1/2, Mario 3D Land), and more.
Here are the full list of changes in full (via Guardian UK, Nikkei, Wired):
2013 Expected Iwata Changes
+ Major shift in Kyoto development sources involving 3 R&D buildings
+ Shigeru Miyamoto stepping down as EAD General Manager
+ Takash Tezuka becoming new EAD General Manager
+ New Groups / New Producers announced for EAD Kyoto / SPD Kyoto
+ EAD Tokyo Expansion / Masahiro Sakurai Possibly Joining EAD Tokyo
+ New Division lead by Miyamoto with younger staff focused on smaller scale games
+ Miyamoto’s Departure Inspiring New IPs for the EAD Kyoto Division
