Disney Interactive posted a $58 million loss last year. For this financial year, however, the company experienced a turnaround with $29 million in earnings.
Disney Infinity helped improve Disney Interactive’s fortunes. Free-to-play mobile releases like Disney Tsum Tsum and Frozen Free Fall also proved successful.
Falling Skies: The Game is still planned for Wii U, but it will now only be available through the eShop. The title had initially been announced for retail alongside the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.
Little Orbit confirmed on Twitter today:
Fall in, soldier! #FallingSkies: The Game will be coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC via Steam, and the WiiU eShop later this year!
— Little Orbit (@littleorbit) August 6, 2014
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a new report on Bayonetta 2. In it, the magazine primarily details Umbran Elegances and accessories, both of which are back for PlatinumGames’ sequel.
Bayonetta 2 allows players to obtain weapons and accessories from Rodin’s shop similar to the first game. “Rakshasa” and “Kafka” are two of the weapons that can be used with Umbran Elegance.
Rakshasa is a sword, and imprisoned within is a demon who has been purified. By flowing the power of Rakshasa into the wielder, one can easily swing the sword with dance-like movements.
Cybernator is heading to the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow, Nintendo’s website confirms. It will be priced at $7.99.
This is certainly a fantastic week for Virtual Console games in the states to say the least. While we’re not getting XtremeSports as originally expected, this week’s VC lineup includes Super Mario Kart (Wii U), The Mysterious Murasame Castle (3DS), and some sort of Mega Man game (Wii U).
Curve Studios marketing manager Rob Clarke confirmed to Destructoid that Lone Survivor will be available for Wii U in November. Additionally, The Swapper and Stealth Inc 2 will follow within the month.
On the topic of new content for the Wii U version of Lone Survivor, Curve Studios marketing manager Rob Clarke said:
“We’re not adding any new content to Lone Survivor, as we added such a huge amount when we originally made the Director’s Cut edition for PlayStation last year. But we’ll have all the content in from the start and we’re making full use of the GamePad.”
Prima has shared the final cover art for Hyrule Warriors as well as details about what’s included inside.
The guide will be loaded with ame strategies, maps, and special content. Over 70 pages of art is featured, as well as interviews with the development team.
A full overview of the Hyrule Warriors guide is posted below. You can pre-order it here.
Working alongside Nintendo, Prima is crafting a beautiful hardcover Hyrule Warriors guide that is overflowing with game strategies, maps, and special content. Wrapped in the game’s cover art, featuring Link, Zelda, and Lana surrounded by enemies, the Hyrule Warriors strategy guide will take players through all game modes and levels, breaking down everything one needs to complete the game 100%.
As the perfect companion to this epic title, the guide will grant players access to detailed labeled maps and effective strategies for all game modes and levels. Items and collectables lists will assist gamers in finding all hidden chests, while weapons information can be used to build the ultimate arsenal.
Zen Studios has reiterated its dedication to Wii U time and time again. But you know what they say: “show, don’t tell”.
Thankfully, it sounds like it won’t be long now before Zen Studios shares some concrete information about its upcoming Wii U plans. The company’s Mel Kirk, writing on Zen’s forums, teased “very big Wii U news” that will be shared “very soon.”
He said:
Actually, we will have some very big Wii U news very soon. This is a difficult platform to support from a technology standpoint. Simple patches are not simple. New content additions are not easy due to the way the system is set up. We are committed to supporting Wii U. Again, please look for an announcement in the coming weeks. Thanks for supporting Zen Studios.
Actor Sean Bean portrayed James Bond’s nemesis Alec Trevelyan in the 1995 film GoldenEye. He also appeared in the video game GoldenEye 007 created by Rare.
One fan recently asked Bean in a Reddit AMA what it was like being in the classic title. He said in response:
Oh, it’s good, it’s great! Especially because it’s so popular, it’s like, quite unique really. It was such a big hit. But I think I’ve seen him. I think my head looks a bit square innit.
Yacht Club Games is currently planning Shovel Knight’s launch for Japan, which may (or may not) directly involve Nintendo.
One fan asked the studio on Twitter if there are any arrangements with Nintendo to get the indie game out on the Japanese eShop. Yacht Club wrote back with the following:
@Yvale_Bastion We're working through a few possibilities. Might be some exciting details incoming on that front.
— Yacht Club Games (@YachtClubGames) August 6, 2014
