One day, we’ll see Sonic on Wii U. It’s inevitable. The franchise did experience a fair amount of success on the Wii, and Sonic started to return to form with Sonic Colors.
Team Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka told Eurogamer that the series “is the right fit because it is that kind of family experience game.” However, SEGA is still thinking about how to “apply using the controller to Sonic”.
Iizuka said:
“The Wii was an extremely successful platform. It was totally global. It went into the families that maybe would not have picked up a home console before. It created that living room experience with families, and it had great success. Now, adding the controller, and in a sense upgrading the Wii, it has got potential to further that and increase its customer base. I feel Sonic is the right fit because it is that kind of family experience game. I do feel Wii U is applicable to Sonic. But how we will apply using the controller to Sonic is something we’re still thinking about at the moment.”
3DS Downloadable Titles
D?pa Mix – 600 yen
Virtual Console
Dracula Densetsu (Castlevania: The Adventure, Game Boy) – 400 yen
The GG Shinobi (Game Gear) – 300 yen
Sonic and Tails 2 (Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, Game Gear) – 300 yen
Dragon Crystal: Tsurani no Meiky? (Game Gear) – 300 yen
Video Content
Two videos for Kid Icarus: Uprising
6 minute Fire Emblem: Awakening video
The wait is over. Twenty-five years after the launch of the original Kid Icarus series for NES™, Pit is back in Kid Icarus: Uprising exclusively on Nintendo 3DS, available to preorder from Amazon.co.uk, GameStop Littlewoods.com, Play.com and zavvi.co.uk now!
From Friday 23rd March, Kid Icarus: Uprising will be available to buy on the high street via Argos, Asda, Blockbuster, Tesco, Dixons Stores Group, GameStop, HMV, Sainsbury’s, Smyths Toys, Toys R Us or online at Amazon, The Hut, JohnLewis.com, Littlewoods.com, Play.com, zavvi.co.uk, and as well as most good games retailers.
3DS – 68,951
PS3 – 34,816
PSP – 16,176
Vita – 10,041
Wii – 8,322
PS2 – 1,363
Xbox 360 – 1,290
DSi LL – 850
DSi – 502
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS – 70,744
PS3 – 65,116
PSP – 15,715
Vita – 10,023
Wii – 8,111
PS2 – 1,377
Xbox 360 – 1,248
DSi LL – 810
DSi – 553
Some of the earliest Wii U rumors claimed that Grand Theft Auto V was in development for Wii U. Rockstar hasn’t confirmed platforms for the game yet, so the speculation could turn out to be true.
The new expectation from analyst group Sterne Agee is a March 2013 launch for GTA V, making a Wii U version possible and provides Rockstar with additional development time.
Sterne Agee originally predicted a release just before Christmas.
Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura provided a few new details about Kingdom Hearts 3D in the latest issue of Famitsu. Nomura mainly commented on changes made to the title’s packaging and Tron world, as well as the length of the game.
Nomura shared the following:
– Original boxart design for the game had a larger Mickey and smaller Sora and Riku
– Went with the current one because it was difficult to use on the packaging
– The image made it difficult to tell who was who in the title screen as well
– Kingdom Hearts 3D contains a world based off Tron Legacy; in the original plan, Sora would have gone to the original Tron and Riku would have visited Tron Legacy
– Can finish the game in 35 hours
– More gameplay for those who devote time to the character raising component and mini-games
Famitsu has an interview lined up with Nomura yet again in next week’s Famitsu, so we’ll likely receive more information in a week.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip!
