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:
Nintendo of America has released a third infographic for Xenoblade Chronicles. The latest image focuses on some of the game’s weapons.
You can find the infographic above.
Software
1. Colors! 3D
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
4. Metal Torrent
5. Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
6. Pushmo
7. Cut The Rope
8. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
9. Dillon’s Rolling Western
10. GO Series Undead Storm
11. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
12. Plants vs. Zombies
13. Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch!
14. Photo Dojo
15. Ketzal’s Corridors
16. Super Mario Land
17. Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
18. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
19. Bloons TD
20. Mario Clock
Videos
1. Nintendo Show 3D: April 5, 2012
2. Colors! 3D Video
3. Super Mario Bros. Video
4. Super Mario Land Video
5. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Video
6. Nintendo Show 3D: March 22, 2012
7. Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir Video
8. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! Video
9. What Is Nintendo Video?
10. Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble Video
11. Ketzal’s Corridors Video
12. Alleyway Video
13. Dr. Mario Express Video
14. Kid Icarus: Uprising Viridi, Goddess of Nature Video
15. Zombie Slayer Diox Video
16. Mario Calculator Video
17. Kid Icarus: Uprising Palutena’s Temple
18. Mario’s Picross Video
19. Kid Icarus: Uprising Mysterious Invaders
20. Ketzal’s Corridors Launch Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Wii) – 20%
Calvin Tucker’s Redneck: Farm Animal Racing Tournament (Wii) – 35%
Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL (Wii) – 70%
Crash Time 3D (3DS) – 18%
Farming Simulator 2012 3D (3DS) – 38%
Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! (eShop) 48%
Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai (3DS) – 69%
Jewel Master: Cradle of Rome 2 (3DS) – 53%
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (3DS VC) – 65%
Major League Baseball 2K12 (DS) – 48%
Mega Man 5 (Wii VC) – 77%
Mega Man X (Wii VC) – 84%
Metroid (3DS VC) – 81%
Pokemon Conquest (DS) – 88%
Punch-Out!! (3DS VC) – 83%
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 (DS) – 68%
SpeedThru: Potzol’s Puzzle (eShop) – 64%
Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir (3DS) – 71%
Strider (Wii VC) – 86%
Super Mario Bros. (3DS VC) – 90%
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS) – 80%
We Sing Pop! (Wii) – 35%
Zuma’s Revenge (DS) – 57%
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
I have to admit: I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for musicals. I was brought up on Broadway shows and even local productions.
So I guess you could say I have an biased opinion when I say that the above video is incredible. A fan has taken the events of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and mushed them into a four-minute musical. There’s some nice 2D pixel animation, the voice performances aren’t too shabby, and it has some enjoyable humor (though some of it isn’t suited for small children…).
Have a look for yourself above!
Frozenbyte’s Joel Kinnunen isn’t ruling out a Wii U version of Trine 2. In fact, Kinnunen said that “Wii U would make for a nice platform” for the game.
According to Kinnunen:
“Thanks for the suggestion. We are keeping a close eye on all current and upcoming platforms, and we will bring Trine 2 to more platforms in the future… Wii U would make for a nice platform, that’s for sure, the tablet would fit Amadeus perfectly indeed. We can’t really disclose any ‘real’ info because that’s all covered by legal confidentiality agreements and the like… But let’s see how it goes. : )”
If Trine 2 does come to Wii U, it’ll probably be brought to the system as a digital download. The game was released on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace late last year.
