Beamdog’s first Nintendo game was MDK2 for WiiWare. It will also be the studio’s last title for a Nintendo platform apparently.
A fan recently asked Beamdog founder Trent Oster if the company would consider Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition for Wii U.
Oster responded with the following:
“We don’t do Nintendo development. Our previous experience with Nintendo was enough to ensure there will not be another.”
Given Beamdog’s minimal experience with Nintendo platforms, one would have to assume that their negative experience was related to MDK2. I wonder: What’s the story behind this?
Typically, 3DS games in Japan cost 5,040 yen. Level-5’s Little Battler eXperience Explosive Boost will be offered at a slight discount.
The company has announced a July 5 launch for the game and a 5,040 yen price point.
Level-5 has opened a full-blown website for Explosive Boost. You can find it here.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip.
Tony Hawk wants to see his games on Nintendo’s new console in the future. The skate legend told IGN that he “would love to still be here and take advantage of new consoles as they come, including Wii-U”.
He said:
“[In a few years] I would love to still be here and take advantage of new consoles as they come, including Wii-U and whatever else they have in the pipe.”
The Tony Hawk games have taken a major dip quality over the past few years. However, the series has a chance at redemption with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, a remake of the classic PS1 title.
It appears there will be two Mario side-scrollers at this year’s E3 after all.
According to Nintendo, the Mario Wii U title confirmed for the show “is based on the Mario experience that was demonstrated at last year’s E3 Expo.” That experience was New Super Mario Bros. Mii.
In addition to this game, we know that a 2D side-scrolling Mario project is in the works for the 3DS. It will be making its debut at E3 as well.
Alien Chaos 3D will launch in North America as a retail title – for now at least. In Europe, however, the game will be distributed on the eShop.
Reef Entertainment made the announcement today. The title doesn’t have a price yet, but it will be ready for a summer launch.
Source: Reef Entertainment PR
Mario won’t be the only Nintendo IP making an appearance on the Wii U at this year’s E3. Nintendo has also confirmed today that Pikmin 3 will finally be shown on the new console in June.
Nintendo said in a statement:
“In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new Pikmin game will be shown at the E3 Expo in June. He believes that anyone who has played Pikmin games in the past will enjoy playing.”
Pikmin has been dormant for nearly a decade. The last game in the series, Pikmin 2, made it out for the GameCube in 2004.
Nintendo – specifically Shigeru Miyamoto – has teased Pikmin 3 for several years (see here, here, here… and here). We’ll be seeing the project at long last!
The latest issue of Game Informer contains a feature on next-gen consoles. The magazine dissected some of the recent rumors surrounding the new systems, including talk about the Wii U.
Two analysts were brought in to comment on some of the speculation.
First, Game Informer tackled the possibility of support for two Wii U tablets, complete with commentary from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
The publication wrote:
