Electronics maker Foxconn, the manufacturer behind the Wii U, has admitted that it employed underage children in one of its Chinese factories amid recent allegations.
Reuters reports that Foxcon “had found some interns at a plant in Yantai, in northeastern Shandong province, were under the legal working age of 16.” Some teenagers were as young as 14. It’s unclear, however, just how many children were involved.
Foxcon said in a statement:
“We recognize that full responsibility for these violations rests with our company and we have apologized to each of the students for our role in this action… it is also a violation of Foxconn policy and immediate steps have been taken to return the interns in question to their educational institutions.”
Through an unnamed Yantai government official, China’s official Xinhua news agency claims that 56 underage interns will return to school. That would encompass 2.7% of Foxconn’s workforce, which employs 1.2 million employees in total.
There will be a limitation with the use of Nintendo characters in Scribblenauts Unlimited.
Bad news for those who were hoping to transform Mario into a zombie: adjectives won’t work on the plumber, or any other Nintendo characters for that matter.
That’s disappointing news, but fans will be pleased to hear that they will be be able to interact with objects, including Nintendo-themed ones. Players can summon karts, mushrooms, and more.
Developer 5th Cell and Warner Bros. Interactive are planning on “dozens” of characters and items from the Mario and Zelda series in Scribblenauts Unlimited.
Bit Boy!! Arcade, an upcoming game for the 3DS eShop, should be out before year’s end. Developer Bplus is currently targeting a release for Christmas or so in North America.
If we hear about a more specific date, we’ll be sure to let you know.
01./00. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
02./01. [PS3] Resident Evil 6
03./00. [3DS] Project X Zone
04./02. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013
05./00. [PS3] Tokitowa: Time and Eternity #
06./07. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
07./06. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
08./11. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
09./00. [PS3] Rocksmith
10./00. [PSP] Diabolik Lovers #
11./08. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld
12./04. [PSP] Sol Trigger
13./10. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
14./00. [PS3] Dishonored
15./03. [PSP] Summon Night 3
16./12. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone
17./15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
18./14. [PSP] Final Fantasy III
19./19. [3DS] Brain Age: Concentration Training
20./22. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set
Yes, there will be Nintendo characters in Scribblenauts Unlimited.
Warner Bros. just annouced that Mario and Zelda characters will be joining the game on Wii U. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Link, Zelda, Epona, and Goron have all been confirmed.
The first image of the Nintendo characters is above. Read on below for the announcement.
When Call of Duty: Black Ops II launches next month, Activision’s Call of Duty Elite service won’t be supported. The company reconfirmed that it is “evaluating options”, but nothing will be ready this year.
According to an Activision representative:
“We are currently evaluating options for Call of Duty Elite to support Nintendo’s Wii U game system, however Call of Duty Elite for Call of Duty: Black Ops II will not support this platform when the game launches on November 13th.”
Maybe things will change with next year’s Call of Duty release?
