Batman: Arkham Origins may very well be the series’ final appearance on Wii U – unless you want to count the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – Deluxe Edition. Rocksteady’s latest entry in the franchise – Batman: Arhkam Knight – was announced today, but there’s no Wii U version in sight. For what it’s worth, PS3 and Xbox 360 releases aren’t planned either.
Shuuhou Imai, director of the Tokyo Majin Gakuen series and Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai, plans on announcing a new game for the 3DS this week.
Imai wrote on his blog:
“Even though we finished working on Yuugekitai, what with making Yugekiwalker and following the progress of other projects, it’s like there’s no time to relax. Rather than thinking about being able to take any holidays during Obon, I was worried about launching it in time.”
“Also, this week I’ll be able to release information about the new 3DS game that I wrote about previously, the one I wrote and directed.”
It doesn’t seem like we’ll be seeing Imai’s reveal in Famitsu, as news from the magazine has already leaked without word on the title. Still, we’re just a matter of days away from the official announcement.
BNC Design Studios has confirmed its new game “Gemology” for Wii U. The Unity-based, falling block puzzle project will be released on the eShop sometime in the future.
Gemology will offer “extensive DLC”. This includes online multiplayer for one game mode, a stage builder, leaderboards, and support for Miis. Those who are among the early buyers will receive all extra content for free.
BNC Design Studios founder Jake Taylor shared the following details about Gemology with Nintendo Life:
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze allows for local cooperative play, but the game doesn’t offer an online option. Speaking with GameSpot, Retro Studios CEO Michael Kelbaugh said the team did not wish to “shoehorn” the functionality in.
He said:
“If we’re going to create an online component for Donkey Kong, we really need to do it right and not shoehorn in, ‘Oh, let’s play Dixie remotely.’ That just wasn’t an objective for Tropical Freeze. So if we were really go back and create an online environment, I think we owe it to the fans to do it better than just making online co-op. We really need to put some thought and resources into doing it the right way.
“If we were to make a full online experience, I’d want to spend time to do it and make sure that we stay true to the franchise and incorporate this new feature in the right way. And I’m not sure that this game is the right way to start Donkey Kong Country Online [laughs]. I’m really a purist at heart, especially when it comes to Donkey Kong Country, and I’d want to approach it the right way.”
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
The Bumper is back with a detailed new design. This also means there will be no Flippers.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Dark Souls II (PS3/360) – 9/10/9/9
Kumamon Bomber: Puzzle de Kumamon Gymnastics (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
