Earlier this year, the Game Boy celebrated its 25th anniversary. The system launched in Japan on April 21, 1989.
In the US though, the Game Boy didn’t launch until a few months later – July 31. That just so happens to be today. So happy North American birthday, Game Boy! Or something like that.
Capcom has confirmed the four different Mega Man games coming to the Wii U Virtual Console next month.
They are as follows:
Mega Man 5 (NES)
Mega Man 6 (NES)
Mega Man X3 (SNES)
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge (GBA)
Note that, at this time, we do not know the order in which the games will be released. Capcom wanted to maintain some of the mystery!
XType Plus is suffering from a major bug at present that causes the Wii U to lock up when accessing the game’s online functionality. This is something that was detected following the game’s launch in Europe a few hours ago.
XType Plus was slated for North America today as well, but due to the freezing issues, it has been delayed. We’ll likely need to wait until a fix has been issued before the title lands in the states.
As it turns out, Teslagrad will be available as a packaged product and not only as a digital download. Developer Rain Games announced a partnership with SOEDESCO Benelux on Facebook today to distribute its game physically.
There’s good news to share about Teslagrad’s eShop version as well. According to Rain Games, it’s been submitted to Nintendo for approval:
Oh, and don't think we've forgotten PSN/eShop releases. They have already been sent in for approval. #Teslagrad pic.twitter.com/n6X4zjyGht
— Rain Games (@rain_games) July 31, 2014
An official Japanese page for Hyrule Warriors shares a bit more about the Wii U game.
First, as many had anticipated, online play is now officially confirmed. The wording on the page suggests that a unique mode is being prepared for those who intend to play over the Internet.
Aside from a brief mention of online support, Nintendo also confirms the automatic posting of your play status to Miiverse and the ability to purchase DLC (this was a given based on the costumes we’ve heard about).
Lastly, Hyrule Warriors supports 1 save file per user. Oh, and the game’s file size weighs in at 7.8GB.
Capcom sales are down for the quarter ending June 30, 2014. In its financial report published today, the company noted that net sales dipped to 9.57 billion yen ($93 million, £55.1 million). That’s a decrease of 45.1 percent from the previous year.
Net income also dropped from 828 million yen ($8 million, £4.7 million) the previous year to 765 million yen ($7.4 million, £4.4 million).
Why the downturn? Capcom believes the decrease in sales can be attributed to “a lack of new major titles.”
Fortunately, today’s news isn’t entirely disappointing for Capcom. Operating income actually rose by 75.3 percent year-over-year for an increase of 1.26 billion yen ($12.2 million, £7.2 million). Monster Hunter Frontier GG also “performed steadily with major update.”
Capcom says the company is “on track to achieve full-year forecasts with improving profitability” with a desire to improve earnings by “reducing the cost of sales.”
Mega Man Battle Network is out today on the North American Wii U eShop. However, Capcom is just getting started when it comes to Virtual Console releases.
Today’s Nintendo Download report confirms that one new Mega Man title will be hitting the North American Wii U Virtual Console each week. Which games are these? Well, that’s a mystery for now!
If you like Mega Man, then you’re in for a treat – a classic Mega Man game will release every Thursday in August in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U!
Are you experiencing freezing issues with XType Plus? If that’s the case, you can rest easy knowing that you’re not alone.
Various comments on Miiverse mention the freezing woes along with other problems caused by bugs. However, XType Plus’ developer is aware of the situation and is looking to address things as soon as possible.
There seems to be a crashing bug with XType Plus on Wii U. I'm talking to Nintendo to get this resolved asap. Sorry everyone :/
— Dominic Szablewski (@phoboslab) July 31, 2014
Eclipse Games has discussed the upcoming patch for Super Toy Cars and has also provided an explanation as to why the title lacks online play.
As far as what the patch offers, Eclipse told Nintendo Life that it will add leaderboards and off-TV play. Collision issues have been addressed, and other crashes will be fixed.
You can find full comments from Eclipse founder Eduardo Jimenez below, which also cover the lack of online play in Super Toy Cars.
