Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments

A source, who is friends with an engineer at EA, claims to have been given information online plans for Wii U.

This source has reason to believe that EA is looking to make their Origin service a significant aspect of the console’s online plans. If true, players would be able to take advantage of full-on voice/video chat, leaderboards, and comprehensive friends lists.

The source said:

“Many publishers are happy with Xbox Live’s features, but they aren’t happy with how strict Microsoft’s guidelines are. Nintendo went with an open flexible approach with online because when Nintendo asked developers/publishers what they wanted in an online service, that was the number one thing they asked for.”

The rumors don’t end there. Supposedly Valve hopes to bring their Steam platform to the console. EA, however, are “aggressively persuading Nintendo to go Origins exclusive with Wii U’s online so they can gain a competitive advantage over Steam.”

That’s assuming any of this is real, of course. We’ve all heard the “my friend/parent/dog works at X and told me X” story. This round of speculation is interesting, but take it with a grain of salt.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments

Killer Freaks from Outer Space is one of the few, original titles we know of that is coming exclusively to Wii U. But, interestingly, the game apparently started out as a PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 project featuring the Rabbids.

Ubisoft Montpellier supposedly came up with the concept in February 2010. Because there were plans to use the Rabbids, the game was initially titled “Killer Rabbids”. The team decided to go in a different direction, and ultimately scrapped the idea of using the creatures.

The funny thing is that the Rabbids’ influence can still be seen in the game. Ubisoft was even asked during a roundtable event at E3 2011 if they influenced the “freak” enemies seen in the current product. A developer responded by saying that although they do look somewhat similar, the beasts shown in sample footage are just one type of “freaks” you’ll encounter in the title. Based on what we know now, it seems that the two creatures share a deeper connection.

Thanks to Kyle for the tip!

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Rumors, Wii | 0 comments

Rumor has it that The Last Story will be seeing a slight name change in Europe. The game will apparently be called “The Last World” and will launch on February 24, 2012.

Additionally, it seems that Fortune Street will be titled “Boom Street”, with a release date set for January 5. The name change is backed up by a listing on the OFLC.

Last but not least, the same source claims that Inazuma Eleven 2 is coming to Europe sometime in January.

All of this information has yet to be confirmed. Hopefully Nintendo of Europe will provide official release dates before the end of the year.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 2 Comments

TSSZ News claims to have details on the first Sonic game for Wii U, Sonic Dimensions. Their sources have been rather accurate in the past, but you should consider all of the points below “rumor” until we hear something official. We’ll probably have to wait quite awhile for an announcement, as the Wii U won’t be resurfacing until E3 2012… and that’s assuming any of this is true!

In any case, here’s what the site has reported thus far:

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments

A french site appears to have ousted a new dungeon for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. With its reveal, that would bring the total amount of dungeons we’re aware of thus far up to five.

I understand that some of you may consider this to be spoiler territory, so head past the break for the information.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

Word on the street is that Namco Bandai has pushed back Tales of the Abyss in Europe. The game will now ship sometime in 2012. Originally, Tales of the Abyss was due out on November 25.

The title is still planned for a February 14, 2012 release in North America.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments

SEGA has said outright that Sonic Generations isn’t coming to Wii. However, Nintendo has a much more powerful console launching next year that could certainly handle the project. So, would SEGA consider porting the title to Wii U?

Apparently it’s something that the company is thinking about. In order for it to happen, though, sales of the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 version of the game will have to surpass their internal expectations. TSSZ says that, according to their source, a “secondary” game is in the works for the new console.

“Regarding the prospects of a Wii U Generations port, our source indicates Sega could prepare it for the system’s launch sometime next year, but only if sales of existing versions far exceed Sega’s internal expectations. Even if that doesn’t pan out, the source says there indeed is a Sonic in the works for the system, and it is likely another secondary title. If that holds, it would continue Sega’s strategy of keeping primary fare on XBOX 360 and PS3, while Nintendo consoles get their own unique games.”

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

Technically Nintendo’s new right slide pad hasn’t been confirmed. However, it’s starting to sound more and more likely as the minutes pass by. Here’s how the peripheral is supposedly described as in Famitsu…

– Peripheral placed towards the right of the ABXY buttons
– Attachment has an R2 button
– This means the 3DS will have L1, R1, and R2 buttons, but not L2
– Peripheral apparently clips onto the whole 3DS (like a charger)
– Juts out 1cm at left, 2-3cm at right, 2cm at bottom, 2-3cm in thickness

Again, this peripheral hasn’t been confirmed. If it’s true, we should be able to verify the news (and the details above) soon…

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

Is a confirmation for Monster Hunter Tri G almost here? That appears to be the case, as numerous Japanese blogs are reporting that the title has been announced. One would think that if it’s true, the news would be taken from this week’s Famitsu.

And here’s another odd rumor: apparently the magazine also has information on a new peripheral for 3DS that will allow the system to use a second slide pad. You know, it’s basically that crazy rumor that originally popped up on 01Net… except now it’s not looking so crazy!

Hopefully we’ll receive some concrete information soon.

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

A few weeks ago, we posted a listing of pre-TGS rumors that now appears to be completely legitimate. With Nintendo’s 3DS Conference taking place in less than a week, how about we throw some new speculation into the mix?

The rumors are:

• Monster Hunter exclusive for 3DS, supports online play.
• A Yoshi side scroller for 3DS, developed by Good-Feel.
• New game from WarioWare team.
• Etrian Odyssey 3DS
• Hatsune Miku 3DS, contains all songs from Project DIVA 1 and 2.
• New 3DS color: solid silver.
• Presentation on eShop demos; Super Mario Land 3D will have a downloadable demo.
• The “new project” from Alchemist, the famous visual novel company, is an entirely new “moe mystery” for 3DS.
• Ace Attorney 5, will supposedly include an Edgeworth scenario. AA: Investigations being phased in to main series?

This rumor batch seems more believable than some of the other claims that have been thrown around in recent days. However, you should still be cautious of the points above. I have a feeling that the rumors originated from 2ch, and that site has a habit of making a few things up…

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