Each copy of Dragon Quest X is rumored to be packaged with a unique registration code. Without this code, it’s impossible to play the game.
This is just retailer speculation at the moment. Square Enix hasn’t officially weighed in on the situation, but if it sticks, this could mean that Dragon Quest X could be excluded from used game sales.
Super Mario Land is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to sales on the North American eShop. Despite not mentioning this on the latest Nintendo Direct (unless I somehow missed the news), it seems as though additional deals will be hitting the store.
The official US Nintendo site mentions that a deal will be made available “each week”. Come Thursday/Friday, a new title should go on sale.
Sales are also taking place in Europe and Japan, but they’re being handled very differently. Last week, five games were made available at a discount. An additional batch will go on sale later this week.
Nintendo of Europe will be publishing a new Wii game from CK Games next month.
“Quiz Party” is a casual title featuring over 2,000 questions pertaining to history, geography, sports, television, and movies. A multiplayer mode is included that allows players to split into teams of two or four. Mascots for each team can be chosen, including Miis.
There are a ton of comparisons in the images above. They relate to launch colors, system size, screen size, hardware details, and more. Check them out for yourself in the gallery above.
The image above comes from a recent issue of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told the publication that the Wii U will be priced “reasonably”. Iwata additionally stated that the company will do everything its power to avoid the same mistakes made with the 3DS.
Speaking of the portable, Iwata says that Nintendo is improving costs of the system. The 3DS has become profitable once again, and the company overall should become profitable by March 2013, the end of the fiscal year.
Even though E3 2012 has come and gone, it’s still unclear if Call of Duty: Black Ops II is in development for Wii U. Its creators have hinted at a version for Nintendo’s upcoming console, but nothing has been confirmed.
Treyarch director of communications John Rafacz remained quiet when asked about the possibility of a Wii U edition recently.
Rafacz did throw out one nugget, though. He said that “any technology that can enhance the Call of Duty experience is worth considering”.
According to Rafacz:
“Right now we’ve announced that the game is coming for 360, PS3 and PC. Announcements regarding any other SKUs just haven’t been made. When you talk about any technology that can enhance the Call of Duty experience, that’s a technology that is worth considering. There’s that core Call of Duty experience and that is what fans expects, so anything that helps advance that is worth considering.”
01/02. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 1516 votes
02/01. [Wii] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix, 08/02/12) – 1295 votes
03/03. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Nintendo, 06/23/12) – 946 votes
04/04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom, TBA) – 822 votes
05/05. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Jump Out (Nintendo, Fall 2012) – 570 votes
06/07. [PS3] Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Square Enix, TBA) – 490 votes
07/14. [PSP] Nayuta no Kiseki (Falcom, 07/26/12) – 424 votes
08/11. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, August 2012) – 421 votes
09/06. [PS3] Yakuza 5 (Sega, December 2012) – 394 votes
10/09. [3DS] Rune Factory 4 (Marvelous AQL, 07/19/12) – 387 votes
11/23. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami, 2013) – 385 votes
12/27. [3DS] Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Atlus, 08/30/12) – 378 votes
13/17. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV (Atlus, 07/05/12) – 371 votes
14/12. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG (Namco Bandai, TBA) – 359 votes
15/19. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo, Holiday 2012) – 355 votes
16/15. [PS3] Robotics;Notes (5pb., 06/28/12) – 351 votes
17/16. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena (Atlus, 07/26/12) – 347 votes
18/21. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 (Tecmo Koei, 09/27/12) – 318 votes
19/20. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, TBA) – 304 votes
20/08. [PS3] Toki to Towa (Namco Bandai, TBA 2012) – 298 votes
21/10. [3DS] Culdcept (Nintendo, 06/28/12) – 281 votes
22/13. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix, TBA 2012) – 278 votes
23/18. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ, TBA) – 242 votes
24/22. [PS3] Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk (Gust, 06/28/12) – 239 votes
25/28. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5, TBA 2012) – 233 votes
26/24. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice (SCEJ, TBA) – 232 votes
27/26. [PSV] Hatsune Miku Project Diva F (Sega, 08/30/12) – 228 votes
28/–. [PS3] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Namco Bandai, 09/13/12) – 179 votes
29/–. [PS3] Final Fantasy X HD (Tentative) (Square Enix, TBA) – 175 votes
30/–. [PS3] Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games, 09/06/12) – 174 votes
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Amazon Germany has added in a boxart image for the Wii U version of Darksiders II. The question is, will this be the final box template for the console? Is it official?
I have my doubts that the final Wii U boxart is set in stone, but it’ll probably look something similar to the image above.
