99Seconds launches in North America this Thursday for $1.99/200 points.
Nintendo’s E3 2012 media briefing will be taking place one week from today. It goes without saying that this conference is extremely important for the company.
This is the Wii U’s second chance in the spotlight, and a big show is needed to wipe away some of the doubts surrounding the console. We also shouldn’t forget that the 3DS can’t be forgotten, and how Nintendo intends to maintain the system’s momentum will be significant.
A number of analysts have offered some thoughts as to what they expect to see from Nintendo at E3. All of the responses can below.
Nintendo has opened an official site for the Wii edition of Pikmin 2. You can read up on gameplay information, view screenshots, and more.
You can access the site here.
Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 2 launches in North America on June 10.
Natsume’s teasing games are over, and the company has at last revealed its title announcement.
The mystery game is Harvest Moon: A New Beginning. Natsume hasn’t shared any details or release date information yet, but it is promising more information during E3.
You’ll be able to play Harvest Moon: A New Beginning sometime in the future, hopefully by the end of the year.
Update: And here’s the latest from NowGamer:
“Epic Games has confirmed to NowGamer that it has yet to confirm which platforms Unreal Engine 4 will be compatible with – other than PC.”
A new tweet from industry insider and GT.TV host Geoff Keighley suggests that the Wii U won’t be able to run Unreal Engine 4.
Keighley, when asked if the technology would be compatibile with the new console, said “No, at GDC Mike Capps said Wii-U will be Unreal Engine 3.”
There had previously been some doubt about the engine’s ability to be supported on Wii U. Earlier this month, Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney said that the company is “aiming very high, and the intended platforms this is aimed at haven’t even been announced.”
Keighly does appear to be basing his information solely on knowledge gathered from Capps at GDC. That’s a bit odd, considering GT.TV will be featuring Unreal Engine 4 on its June 7 episode.
It could be possible that things may have changed since GDC. Also consider that the Wii U may also be able to support a modified version of the engine sometime down the road. At this point, we don’t know if any of the next-gen consoles will be running the technology at its full capabilities.
The following deals were posted on VGSavings today:
Amazon: Cave Story 3D for $30
NewEgg: Conduit 2 for $14
Toys “R” Us: Buy 1, get 50% off select video games
You can find more deals daily on VGSavings, including offers for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
During GDC 2012, Havok VP of Engineering Dave Gargan discussed the company’s support for Wii U. We found out that Havok’s physics and animation technology would be making its way to Nintendo’s new console a few months back.
Gargan had much to say about Nintendo in an interview published today. There are a ton of interesting tidbits sprinkled throughout.
Gargan opened up on Havok’s relationship Nintendo, the engine’s actual capabilities, its functionality on the 3DS, and Wii U, including a comment that “we’ll see things done on the Wii U that we won’t see on another platforms”. He also mentioned that the “Wii U has specific advantages that no other platform has”.
You can find all of Gargan’s quotes after the break.
Natsume has released yet another hint about its upcoming title announcement. On Twitter, the company confirmed that the game series doesn’t begin with the letter “L”.
That rules out Lufia, then! I’m sticking with Harvest Moon: The Land’s Origin localization as my guess for now…
