Devil’s Third director says panned Wii U game was innovative for its time
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Devil’s Third went through a bit of a rollercoaster during its development. Originally, THQ was slated to publish the game and it wasn’t even planned for Nintendo platforms at the time. But after THQ went bankrupt, South Korean company Doobic picked up the project. Doobic ended up going out of business itself, and eventually, Nintendo stepped in to handle it.
Whether it was because of the change in partners or another reason, Devil’s Third didn’t turn out well even though it initially seemed to be a potentially interesting Wii U exclusive. But now in 2025, director Tomonobu Itagaki has reflected on the title, feeling that it “was innovative for a game of its time”.
Tencent acquires Wake Up Interactive
Posted on 3 years ago by Ervin in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Bloomberg has recently reported that Tencent Holdings Ltd. has acquired Wake Up Interactive Ltd., a holding company and the parent company of developer Soleil. No official announcement has been made yet by either Tencent or Wake Up Interactive.
Devil’s Third servers officially taken offline
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 17 Comments
We found out this past summer that the servers for Devil’s Third would be taken offline. That day has finally come. If you try playing the game online, you’ll be greeted with the message above. It was fun while it lasted I suppose!
Itagaki talks Devil’s Third – how it ended up on Wii U, low sales, NoA’s handling of the game, negative reviews
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 33 Comments
Today, Polygon published a lengthy interview with Valhalla Game Studios head Tomonobu Itagaki. Much of the discussion centered around the ill-fated Wii U game Devil’s Third. He chatted about its origins and how it ended up on Wii U, Nintendo of America’s handling of the game, and the negative critical reception.
We’ve picked out notable excerpts from the interview below. Be sure to read the entire piece on Polygon here as well.
Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! opens website, releasing Dec 22 in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS | 0 comments
Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! will release December 22 for 3DS in Japan. The news comes from its official website, which just opened. There are also multiple screenshots of the game, which you can view below:
Devil’s Third online multiplayer shutting down at the end of the year
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 37 Comments
Update: Now officially confirmed for North America and Europe. Schedule:
Price Drop
– 9 AM PT (6/23)
– 12 PM ET (6/23)
– 12 AM CEST (6/24)
Golden Eggs
– 9 AM PT (6/27)
– 12 PM ET (6/27)
– 3 PM CEST (6/27)
Online multiplayer disconnected
– 8 PM PT (12/28)
– 11 PM ET (12/28)
– 5 AM CEST (12/29)
Despite having only launched a year ago, the online services for Devil’s Third will be coming to an end once 2016 draws to a close. Nintendo announced today that the game’s multiplayer is to be shut down on December 29 at 1 PM local time in Japan. Furthermore, players will no longer be able to purchase Golden Eggs – the game’s form of microtransactions – on June 27, also at 1 PM local time.
As part of today’s news, Nintendo will be reducing the price of Devil’s Third on the Japanese eShop from 7,236 yen to 3,618 yen. This will take effect starting on June 24 at 10 AM local time. There are no plans to remove Devil’s Third from the eShop as it will simply be a single-player game.
Now, while the news has only been announced for Japan thus far, it’d be very surprising if the online functionality for Devil’s Third remain online in the west. We’ll let you know if we receive any additional updates.
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Update: GameStop – Devil’s Third up on Amazon
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 17 Comments
Update 3: Bumped to the top again. Appears to be back at Amazon.
Update 2: Bumped to the top. Now in stock at GameStop.
Update: Now gone. That actually lasted longer than I thought it would!
Devil’s Third is a game that’s been pretty tough to find at retail for awhile now. If you’re looking to obtain a copy though, Amazon
currently has the game available. It’s back-ordered, but stock should be arriving on February 14. We’ll see how long this lasts!
Devil’s Third tough to find at retail, GameStop apparently has just 420 copies online
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 26 Comments
It might be tough to track down a retail copy of Devil’s Third in North America. On Amazon
, it’s already unavailable. Same thing goes for Best Buy.
The situation is similar at GameStop as well. We’ve been hearing that those looking for a copy in-store have had difficulty doing so. Destructoid has also heard that GameStop’s online stock consists of just 420 copies for the entire country.
Given all of this, you may want to pick up Devil’s Third soon if you have any interest. It’s in stock on GameStop’s website right now, but that could change soon.
North American Devil’s Third launch trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 27 Comments
This Friday, Devil’s Third will finally be released in North America. Take a look at the launch trailer below.
Devil’s Third developer in a trademark dispute with Valhalla Motion Pictures
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments
Valhalla Game Studios, developer of the Wii U game Devil’s Third, will be in a court battle on Friday. Valhalla Motion Pictures has filed a trademark dispute against the company, likely for the similarities in name and logo design. We’ll see if anything comes from this in a few days.
