There was only one small announcement on today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct: JoySound Wii Karaoke U. It’s a new singing application that will be included on all Japanese consoles.
Details about the app have been posted below.
– App is free
– There is a cost to sing
– 1 hour – 100 yen
– 24 hours – 300 yen
– 30 days – 1,000 yen
– 90 days – 2,000 yen
– Will have a wide range of control over the song
– This includes changing the tempo, adjusting the volume or adding an echo to the microphone
– Can see a standard video for the song, your Mii performing the song, or your own previously uploaded pictures in a slide show
– Each user’s Mii will have their own profile for the game
– Can store their favorite songs and custom settings
– Special USB karaoke microphone to be released
– Will be sold as a standalone microphone and in a bundle with a trial disk containing 50 songs that can be accessed for 30 days
There will be some sort of DLC in New Super Mario Bros. U, it seems. Under ‘Nintendo Network’ features, downloadable content is listed (presumably on the boxart).
We’re not entirely clear what’s being referred to here. Is this free content? Paid content?
If it’s the latter, NSMBU wouldn’t be the first Mario game to receive DLC. New Super Mario Bros. 2 has already churned out a few extra levels that users can pay for.
Don’t count on a new Tatsunoko vs. Capcom game anytime soon. Capcom’s Christian Svensson says that the company’s “rights with Tatsunoko have lapsed fairly recently”, meaning there wouldn’t be another title unless a new deal was decided upon.
The news also affects the original Wii game. Because the deal expired, Capcom is “no longer allowed to sell the title physically or digitally”.
Svensson wrote on the Capcom-Unity boards:
“Our rights with Tatsunoko have lapsed fairly recently (so we’re no longer allowed to sell the title physically or digitally). Unless Japan were to strike a new deal, I’d say the chances of this happening are slim.”
Interabang Entertainment, the studio behind the upcoming indie game Super Comboman, has been talking with Nintendo this week. What does that mean, exactly?
Now that the two sides have been in communication, there’s a chance that Super Comboman could head to the Wii U eShop. Nothing is set in stone though, and all consoles are under consideration.
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo has revealed additional details about SiNG PARTY, the new singing-and-dancing game for Wii U that turns living rooms into concert venues. The game will launch alongside the Wii U console on Nov. 18 at a suggested retail price of $59.99, and includes a microphone. Wii U owners can also download the game directly from the Nintendo eShop for $49.99, though they will need to obtain a compatible microphone separately. The game is backward compatible with all licensed Wii microphones, while new microphones will be available at a suggested retail price of $24.99 each.
The game includes a wide variety of music from many different genres and eras, with a primary focus on creating the best party atmosphere for both singing and dancing. Artists like Rihanna, Jackson 5, Lady Gaga, The Wanted, James Brown, The Village People and Selena Gomez & The Scene blend together to create a perfect party playlist for everyone young and old. Additional songs will be available starting in 2013.
Former Square president Hisashi Suzuki doesn’t have particularly nice things to say about Square Enix today, particularly the decision to merge the two formerly separate companies. Here’s the tweet:
Now, this is the Google-translate version so of course the rage might be slightly lost, but the point still stands: He thinks the merger was/will be a failure, and there is no vision for the future from the company. Harsh words!
After an announcement for America and Europe, Level-5 revealed today that the three Guild 01 titles being made available on the eShop overseas will make their way to Japan in the coming months.
The first of the three titles– Liberation Maiden— is already available to western consumers, and will be hitting the Japanese eShop on November 14th. The other two will be coming “at a later date”, which likely means before the end of the year.
