The Wii may be getting another, smaller redesign. Rumor has it that a “major retailer” is listing the Wii mini console in its internal release schedule.
Assuming this is true, the updated system would release on December 7 – that’s in two weeks.
Introducing the Wii Mini! Coming Dec 7 2012!
WII MINI CONSOLE
Compact Nintendo Wii Console
Comes with Sensor Bar, Nunchuk and Wii Remote Plus with Jacket.
Numerous UK retailers are reporting Wii U sell-outs at their shops a week before the console hits the territory.
Pre-orders have been high, which doesn’t leave much inventory for remaining stock. MCV writes that “some retailers have told us their already taken orders against future Wii U shipments.”
HMV may be the one bright spot in terms of available inventory. The retailer apparently obtained some extra stock for its midnight launch.
Another round of upcoming digital downloads have been rated and priced. The full listing can be found below, and more details are at the included links.
November 29
Invasion of the Alien Blobs! (DSiWare) – $1.99 / 200 points
Bloons TD 4 (DSiWare) – $4.99 / 500 points
December 6
Crystal Adventure (DSiWare) – $1.99 / 200 points
Christmas Wonderland 2 (DSiWare) – $7.99 / 800 points
Murder on the Titanic (3DS Download) – $7.99
3DS
1. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
2. Animal Crossing
3. Fire Emblem
4. Ace Attorney 5
5. Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
Wii
1. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
2. LEGO The Lord of thE Rings
3. Wreck-It Ralph
4. Young Justice: Legacy
5. Karaoke Joysound
Wii U
1. New Super Mario Bros. U
2. Pikmin 3
3. Nintendo Land
4. Rayman Legends
5. ZombiU
Keep in mind that this list was compiled and published before certain games came out. Expect the results to change next month.
Source: Nintendo PR
Eurocom, the developer of Dead Space: Extraction and the most-recent 007 games, has significantly reduced the size of its team. Over 200 staffers had been employed by the company, but only 50 will remain.
The company said in a statement:
“Eurocom are undertaking a restructuring which I regret to say has meant we’ve made the majority of our workforce redundant today. This includes many very experienced, talented and highly skilled employees, and we’d like to thank them all for your hard work and efforts. We’ve fought to try and save as many jobs as possible, but the steep decline in demand for console games, culminating in a number of console projects falling through in the last week, left us with no option. Eurocom has retained a core staff of just under 50 employees and will be focusing mainly on mobile opportunities moving forward.”
ThisIsDerbyshire.co.uk writes that Eurocom is suffering from cash-flow problems. The site says the studio is working hard to preserve the final 42 jobs.
