There have been a few, vague pieces of evidence suggesting that HBO Go would be coming to Wii U. However, it hasn’t been util now that more specific proof pointed to the possibility.
A Time Warner job posting states that the company has partnered with Nintendo (and others) who “will launch HBO/MAX GO in the future.” These services could potentially make their way to the 3DS, but a Wii U channel/application/download is more likely at this point. After all, the same job listing does mentioned “connected TV and game console digital partners”.
The relevant posting in full:
“The Partner Manager position is responsible for the day-to-day relationship and ongoing marketing activities with several key Mobile, Tablet, Connected TV and Game Console digital partners for HBO GO and MAX GO. Partners include Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Samsung, Roku, as well as any new partners that will launch HBO/MAX GO in the future.”
Perhaps Nintendo could make an announcement about this at E3. Or maybe they’ll save the news for a later date?
The following VC games will be available on the Japanese Wii Shop Channel next week:
Super Famicom
Tsukikomori
Neo Geo
Pulstar
01/01. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 1394 votes
02/03. [NDS] Pokemon Black & White 2 (Nintendo, 06/23/12) – 1258 votes
03/02. [Wii] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix, 08/02/12) – 1254 votes
04/04. [PSV] Persona 4 Golden (Atlus, 06/14/12) – 949 votes
05/06. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom, TBA) – 686 votes
06/07. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Jump Out (Nintendo, 2012) – 571 votes
07/08. [PS3] Tokyo Jungle (SCEJ, 06/07/12) – 567 votes
08/09. [PS3] Lollipop Chainsaw (Kadokawa Games, 06/14/12) – 543 votes
09/10. [PS3] Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Square Enix, TBA) – 504 votes
10/11. [3DS] Rune Factory 4 (Marvelous AQL, 07/19/12) – 373 votes
11/13. [PS3] Toki to Towa (Namco Bandai, 2012) – 364 votes
12/12. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix, 2012) – 355 votes
13/21. [3DS] Culdcept (Nintendo, 06/28/12) – 325 votes
14/17. [PS3] Robitics;Notes (5pb., 06/28/12) – 305 votes
15/16. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Nintendo, 2012) – 297 votes
16/14. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV (Atlus, 07/05/12) – 295 votes
17/19. [3DS] Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Atlus, 08/30/12) – 292 votes
18/15. [PSP] Nayuta no Kiseki (Falcom, 07/26/12) – 290 votes
19/27. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, TBA) – 286 votes
20/26. [PSP] God Eater 2 (Namco Bandai, 2012) – 258 votes
21/18. [PS3] Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk (Gust, 06/28/12) – 249 votes
22/—. [PS3] The Last Guardian (Sony, TBA) – 245 votes
23/20. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami, TBA) – 235 votes
24/22. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG (Namco Bandai, TBA) – 223 votes
25/25. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena (Atlus, 08/02/12) – 220 votes
26/24. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, August 2012) – 199 votes
27/—. [360] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 189 votes
28/28. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5, 2012) – 186 votes
29/23. [PS3] Yakuza 5 (Sega, December 2012) – 182 votes
30/—. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice (Sony, TBA) – 176 votes
The following deals were posted on VGSavings today:
Target deals (6/3 – 6/9) – pre-order deal
Best Buy: uDraw Game Tablet products on sale today – deal nearly over
Square Enix Online Store: Sale on various games
New downloadable rewards added to Club Nintendo
You can find more deals daily on VGSavings, including offers for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Maximum Games has posted the boxart for Jett Tailfain on its website. The 3DS photo could be final, but I’m not too sure about the Wii U one. If I’m remembering correctly, we didn’t see what the 3DS boxes/boxart looked like until a couple of months before the system launched. The same situation will likely occur for Wii U, but we’ll see.
Starting on July 1, Club Nintendo will be seeing a fairly significant overhaul for coin values.
All eShop downloads will net you 5 points rather than 10, Nintendo Select registrations are going from 50 coins to 20, and 3DS post-play surveys will be given a 10 point reductions. Nintendo’s recent DSi and DSi XL price drops will be reflected on the site as well.
There are a bunch of games that will remain at their original values while others have been increased slightly. For all of the changes, view the images in the gallery above. You can also find more information here.
Ever since we found out about Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, there have strong hints about a Wii U version.
For instance, producer producer Joe Neate teased the possibility at the end of April by saying that fans should be on the lookout “for potential other platforms”.
Now we may have received the ultimate confirmation of a Wii U version, provided the image above is real. It apparently came from an alternate version of today’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed trailer. While the photo itself is likely legitimate, we currently can’t verify that the video was officially made by SEGA.
