1.- Gaijin Games co-director Mike Roush has expressed his love for Nintendo and says that a Wii U version of Runner2 is something the company is thinking long and hard about. Gaijin Games say that the announcement for Runner2 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 was made before they were made aware of the Wii U by Nintendo. Expect them to confirm something at E3 in June.
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“When we made these decisions we never knew about Wii U. So rather than us ‘leaving Nintendo’, it’s that these decisions were made a year ago. We would never leave Nintendo, we love them to death.”
A member of the development team behind Ghost Recon for Wii U has stated that fans can expect to see plenty of downloadable content when the game launches alongside Wii U sometime after June this year. The game features a store with items that you can buy with in-game currency, or alternatively you can buy “Ghost Coins” with real-world money. The developer also mentioned that you can instantly switch your weapons and gear between respawns using the Wii U controller.
Inspired by “Brave,” the upcoming Disney Pixar animated fantasy adventure movie, the video game invites players to run, jump and battle their way through the rugged landscape of mythical and mysterious Scotland. By using their wits and bravery, gamers will also be able to wield a sword and bow to defeat fierce enemies, break a magical curse and save a kingdom. The video game will release summer 2012, in conjunction with the film.
A third person action-adventure, “Brave: The Video Game” expands the tale beyond the movie’s storyline. Gamers can play as Merida, an expert archer and heroine, and in the console versions, players can also play as other entertaining characters from the film. In addition, they will be able to go on quests through a magical world and solve puzzles to uncover secrets.
2.- Epic vice president Mark Rein has told CVG that he believes that next generation launch games for Wii U, Xbox and PlayStation 4 will most likely use Unreal Engine 3 for the time being. Rein also told the publication that while the Unreal Engine 4 is very futuristic, Unreal Engine 3 is really what development studios will use initially for next generation titles.
Despite showing off Unreal Engine 4 behind closed doors at GDC this month, Epic Games says its predecessor Unreal Engine 3 is “probably the way to go” for launch games on next-generation consoles.
“Samaritan is something you can do right now. In fact, Unreal Development Kit has all the features that powered Samaritan – every single graphics feature you can do. We could have shown another 30 videos.
“The UE4 stuff is very futuristic. UE3 is really the horse for this year.”
Today appears to be the day when the North American Kid Icarus Uprising reviews go live, and so far they appear to be a mixed bag of reactions. Seattle PI claims that the game is borderline unplayable when Pit’s feet hit the ground. The review also states that Kid Icarus Uprising is virtually unplayable in 3D without perching the 3DS on the included black plastic stand. The publication awarded the Kid Icarus: Uprising two and a half out of four.
While this fast-paced 3-D adventure is certainly a hearty reintroduction of Pit, unless you already own Nintendo’s latest hand-held gadget or have been anxiously awaiting Pit’s return for the past 20 years, there are fundamentally too many flaws with the game’s handling to make “Uprising” worth sacrificing any money to buy a 3DS.
Kid Icarus Uprising is a fantastic game full of superb action, stunning graphics and art design, incredible music (truly some of Nintendo’s best), humorous dialogue and solid gameplay. Despite that, it suffers from an equal number of problems, including some very frustrating and awkward controls, a fairly repetitive level structure, characters that talk too much and action that sometimes overwhelms the 3DS’s relatively small screen.
What’s important to remember is that Uprising’s strengths truly outweigh its weaknesses. The game is simply addicting, both in its arresting, fast-paced action and its ability to inspire repeat visits with its scalable difficulty, bite-sized mentality and seemingly endless amount of unlockable content. Kid Icarus Uprising is yet another stellar entry in the 3DS’s growing library. Much like Masahiro Sakurai’s Super Smash Bros. series, Uprising is not without its flaws – but you’ll be too busy having fun to notice too much.
3.- Nintendo UK and Nintendo Europe have announced via a press release that there will be a playable demo of puzzle based platformer Pyramids up on the Nintendo 3DS eShop this week. Nintendo 3DS owners will also be able to purchase the classic Dr Mario for £2.70 and Aahh! Spot the Difference for £1.80 or 200 Nintendo DSi points.
- Pyramids: Get ready for the journey of your life in this demo of the popular title Pyramids which is already available to download from the Nintendo eShop. Armed with the destructive power of TNT and a gun you must venture through the challenging 3D levels in order to escape the dangerous pyramids with your well earned loot. Use your trusty shovel to create and destroy blocks which can be used as stairs, bridges as well as for defence.
- Dr Mario: See the return of the Game Boy Classic, Dr. Mario. When you are Dr Mario, it pays to stack up lines of viruses. The more you manage to clear, the more points you rack up and there are some huge combos up for grabs.
- Aahh! Spot the Difference: Become the extreme spotting master in this fast paced game. You’ll need to be quick though as the objects and camera is constantly on the move – giving you new items to look for. If you are up for it, there are three challenging additional modes of Survival, Speed Attack and Time Attack.
“We have lots of exciting ideas about what we want to do next.”
“It’s kind of interesting. When you come to the end, you feel like you’ve put everything in; it’s really convergent, the end of the game. And then when you start a new game it’s diverging, and everything becomes possible again.”
“Immediately we sat down and thought right, what do we do next? And there were so many exciting ideas on the table.”
- Batman Arkham City game director Sefton Hill
4.- The Sunday Times is reporting that UK video game retailer GAME has to cough up £180 million to pay creditors or it will face administration. The publication says that GAME has a £21m rent payment due on Sunday, a £12m wage bill due soon afterwards, and that the company owes more than £10m in deferred VAT and £40m to various video game suppliers.
Nintendo of Europe has revealed that there will be a demo for Pyramids on the eShop this Thursday. This makes it the first eShop game to get a free demo. ANd, while there’s no word yet on whether other regions will also get the demo, it’ll probably happen soon enough.
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