Nintendo’s set to finally reveal some concrete details (and hopefully some real games) about their latest console in just a few weeks at E3, but thanks to a pic posted to Twitter by a game tester at TT Games (a tester who’s probably in a lot of trouble right now,) we’ve gotten an early look at what appears to be a finalized version of the Wii U’s tablet-like controller.
E3 is less than a month away, and I’m already salivating at the thought of all the new games that I’ll get to see and play. It’s an exciting time for the industry: we’re on the cusp of a new generation of consoles, and there’s lots of high profile, triple-A titles scheduled to come out this Fall… but while I’m sure everyone is excited to see more of Assassin’s Creed III, Resident Evil 6, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, there are a handful of lower key, oft-rumored, unannounced, or un-localized games that I’m hoping will make an appearance at this year’s E3 as well.
Fans of the original 8-bit Kid Icarus had to wait almost 25 years in order to get a fully fledged sequel to the side-scrolling classic, and despite glowing reviews and strong sales, it seems like fans of the new 3DS Kid Icarus might have to wait just as long to see another adventure starring Pitt and Palutena.
Nicalis, the small publisher best known for releasing cult-classic Japanese indie game Cave Story in the West, announced last night via Twitter that the WiiWare port of another beloved Japanese indie title, La Mulana, has been cancelled. Nicalis cited poor sales of other WiiWare titles to justify the cancellation.
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If so, Nintendo must be blushing pretty hard right now.
Back in the early days of the Wii, Nintendo re-released a bunch of Gamecube games with “new” (read: tacked on) motion controls in order to quickly capitalize on the success of their new system. I didn’t mind; after all, the Gamecube had some great games that a lot of people missed out on because of the relative commercial unpopularity of the tiny purple box. One of these Wii ports was the original Pikmin, which was one of the few games to actually work better with the Wii-mote than it did with a GCN controller. Fans expected that a port of Pikmin 2 would come soon after and… well, it did. Except for us Americans.
Nintendo held another one of their regular “Nintendo Direct” streaming press conferences tonight, and while most of the hour long video was comprised of trailers for games we’ve already heard about, Nintendo did have a few surprise announcements to make.
J-RPG fans and distraught Nintendo fanboys had to beg and plead for months to get it, but there’s no doubt about it: Xenoblade Chronicles was worth the wait and then some.
The Gamecube, Wii, and 3DS all launched without a Mario game, and while the Wii managed to have a successful launch without Nintendo’s mascot, the Gamecube and the 3DS struggled early on without gaming’s favorite Italian stereotype there to help sell systems. Nintendo’s not taking any chances with the Wii U, as they let it slip today that a new Super Mario Bros. game will be unveiled for their strange new system at this year’s E3.
Retail tracking service NPD has released their monthly sales data, and as expected, Mass Effect 3 was March’s biggest hit. Despite Bioware’s success, overall sales in the games industry continued to decline.
The first trailer for the latest Pokemon title has been released and its chalk full of gameplay footage. It shows off the new animations for trainers as well as the legendary Pokemon that will make an appearance. Each of which you can see on the games cover, but you can see them action in the video as well.
Have you ever been playing the excellent Total War: Shogun 2 and thought to yourself “Well, this is good, but it’d be better with Pokemon.” Well, if that highly improbably thought has ever crossed your mind, you’re in luck — Nintendo announced today that their previously Japan-only monster battling/feudal warlord sim will invade US shores on June 18th.
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