A couple of months ago, Shin’en dished out some information on a never-released futuristic racing game featuring 3D polygons. The studio has now released a short video of the prototype in action – you can find it above.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is available in North America today. Additionally, eight tracks can be purchased as downloadable content for $.99 each:
1. “Battle Theme 1” (FINAL FANTASY II)
2. “The Final Battle” (FINAL FANTASY IV)
3. “Fighters of the Crystal” (FINAL FANTASY XI)
4. “Fighting Fate” (FINAL FANTASY XIII)
5. “In Search of Light” (FINAL FANTASY V)
6. “Cosmo Canyon” (FINAL FANTASY VII)
7. “Ride On” (FINAL FANTASY VIII)
8. “A Fleeting Dream” (FINAL FANTASY X)
Source: Square Enix PR
Pro Evolution Soccer will be coming to Wii U. It’s just a matter of when fans will be able to play it on the console.
Konami isn’t committing to an exact version for PES Wii U yet since it’s focusing on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions. But rest assured, you’ll find PES on Wii U eventually. FIFA might be able to tide you over until then.
For the past couple of years, Wii releases have been very low. Third-parties have, for the most part, ended its efforts to bring core experiences to the console and Nintendo has only developed a handful of titles.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata acknowledged the situation in a Q&A session with investors last week. He said that a lack of third-party titles and the company’s own initiatives with the 3DS and Wii U caused the Wii to suffer from a drop in momentum.
In the same response, Iwata replied to a question regarding a concern that the Wii U will miss out on future games if it is unable to compete with the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 successors due to a lack of power. While he can’t “promise that the Wii U will never be excluded from multiplatform software for eternity”, Iwata believes that it “will not have such a big difference as the Wii had in comparison to how, on other platforms, developers could expect very different graphic capabilities of generating HD-applicable high-resolution graphics. He later discussed the benefits that the Wii U and GameTablet bring to the industry.
We’ve posted Iwata’s full response below.
Even six months after the initial talk started, we’re still seeing people ask Shigeru Miyamoto about his eventual retirement. One investor at Nintendo’s most recent shareholders meeting asked how the company will carry on once Miyamoto departs.
Both Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata weighed in on the situation.
Miyamoto said that he’s been taking on fewer responsibilities overall as younger employees serve as the “main roles” for series like Mario Kart and Super Mario. He later teased some of the vague ideas he has in mind for the future.
Iwata added that “Miyamoto still will be actively creating things but we are working for the transition of power to go to younger people at the same time.”
Head past the break for the entire commentary on the topic.
As was the situation with Wii, there are many doubts about the Wii U right now. Some gaming enthusiasts, members of the press, and investors aren’t sure if the console will attain the same success as its predecessor.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata discussed this topic during an investors meeting last week. Additionally, he briefly talked about the previously mentioned fall push for Wii U, in which launch details will be announced. Iwata hinted that titles beyond launch/launch window will be announced.
Overall, 3DS sales have improved since the system’s initial launch. It is, however, still struggling a bit overseas.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told investors at a meeting last week that 3DS sales have stabilized in Japan and have some momentum. But in the U.S. and Europe, “the sales pace went down after the beginning of 2012.” Iwata believes the 3DS XL and New Super Mario Bros. 2 can improve the situation.
Iwata also commented on how “one of the difficulties Nintendo is facing in terms of spreading the Nintendo 3DS is the difference of the mainstream products between Japan, where the handheld video games are the main products, and the U.S., where the home console video games are the main ones.”
Read on below for his full response.
