This is the second time in the span of a few days that a third-party publisher has suggested a November launch for Wii U.
We posted about SEGA’s indication last night, and now D3Publisher has followed up with a more specific date of its own. If the publisher is to be believed, the console will be available by November 23 in Europe as will the Rise of the Guardians title.
Take a look at the European game announcement below…
Since its inception, NetherRealm Studios has only made fighting games. That started with Mortal Kombat in 2011 and will continue through 2013 with Injustice: Gods Among Us.
While there’s no doubt that fighting titles are NetherRealm’s specialty, Ed Boon hopes to branch out into other genres in the future.
Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon told the PlayStation Blog the following when asked about making a non-fighting project:
“We feel like Injustice is kind of our first step towards that. If it does well, we would like to see our next step be a non-fighting game, maybe something unique in its own right. This is our first step in that direction.”
This week’s ESRB updates are as follows:
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Wii) – E
FIFA Soccer 13 (3DS) – E
Outdoors Unleashed: Africa 3D (3DS) – T
Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has returned with more “positive” commentary about the Wii U.
Speaking at the Develop Conference in Brighton last week, Patcher expressed doubt in Nintendo’s new console. He also spoke about his belief that Activision persuaded Nintendo to make the Wii U Pro Controller so that “big games like Call Of Duty” could come to the system.
He said:
“(Wii U) isn’t going to work. I don’t get it. I think that essentially this is a solution in search of a problem. I mean, somebody had an idea – ‘let’s make the controller a tablet’ – and there aren’t many games that are going to take advantage of that. Activision never said anything to me, but I know that [for] big games like Call Of Duty they said, ‘No, we’re not putting it on there if you don’t give us a conventional controller’. So they gave in.”
Patcher went on to discuss Nintendo’s approach to their hardware, thinking that innovative ideas will lead to success. In the case of Wii U (and opposed to the Wii), he feels that Nintendo isn’t “getting lucky”:
“(The Wii is) gimmicky. It worked, they got lucky, [but] I don’t think they’re getting lucky with Wii U. I don’t think they suck – I just think that they really believe that, ‘If we’re still novel, everything we do will work’. This isn’t going to work. Hardcore gamers will buy them; hardcore Nintendo fanboys will buy it. They could put out a piece of cardboard and say that it’ll play Mario and they’ll buy it.”
Capcom will hold a press conference in Cologne one day before the start of Gamescom 2012. The publisher’s event is set for Tuesday August 14th at 11.00 CET.
This year marks Capcom’s “biggest ever presence” at Gamescom, and its own conference will be an “event to remember”.
The company will likely have a few things to say about its already-announced games, but perhaps there’ll be a reveal or two. I’m personally pulling for a Monster Hunter Tri G localization announcement (a man can dream!).
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2 2 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
4 3 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME PS3 SEGA SEGA
3 4 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 5 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 6 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
6 7 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 8 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9 9 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
19 10 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15 11 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
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12 14 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION PS3 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
27 15 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
38 16 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
21 17 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
20 18 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES DS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
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22 27 FIFA STREET PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
37 28 MAX PAYNE 3 PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
18 29 DIABLO III PC BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
40 30 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
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31 32 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24 33 FIFA 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 34 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
17 35 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
39 36 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 37 SNIPER ELITE V2 PS3 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
– 38 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 39 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 PC SEGA SEGA
– 40 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES 3DS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
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2 2 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME SEGA STUDIOS AUSTRALIA SEGA SEGA
3 3 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BEENOX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 4 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
9 5 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 6 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 7 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
7 8 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 9 SPEC OPS: THE LINE YAGER DEVELOPMENT 2K GAMES TAKE 2
11 10 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
14 11 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13 12 MAX PAYNE 3 ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
10 13 FIFA STREET EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 14 SNIPER ELITE V2 REBELLION 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
16 15 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18 16 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
23 17 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
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22 19 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
25 20 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 21 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 22 GRAND SLAM TENNIS 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 23 MASS EFFECT 3 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
39 24 DIRT SHOWDOWN CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 25 F1 2011 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
28 26 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 27 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 28 WWE ’12 YUKE’S XBOX 360 CLASSICS THQ
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37 31 SKATE 3 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 32 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 33 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD VOLITION THQ THQ
– 34 [PROTOTYPE 2] RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27 35 METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION ARMATURE KONAMI KONAMI
35 36 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
– 37 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 38 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
33 39 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
40 40 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
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3DS VC
Wario Land II -£4.50
3DS Download
The Incredible Barbazan: The Fire Juggler (download video) – £1.40
DSiWare
Zuma’s Revenge! – £7.20 / 800 points
Flip the Core – £1.80 / 200 points
Wii VC
Double Dragon II: The Revenge – 500 points
Successfully Learning English Year 2 – 800 points
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy DLC – £0.90 each
The Dalmasca Estersand (FF12 – FMS)
Dungeon (FF02 – FMS)
Etro’s Champion (FFS – BMS)
Battle (FF06 – BMS)
Nintendo Video
Big Buck Bunny in 3D
Source: Nintendo PR
