Rumor: A Fusion of ‘Metroid’ and ‘Star Fox’ Coming to the Wii U?
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012It is the stuff that fanboy dreams are made of. Paul Gale Network is reporting that Retro Studios is gearing up to collide the universes of Metroid and Star Fox on the Wii U with the aptly named “Star Fox – Metroid: Fusion Saga”. Believed to switch between a first person perspective as Samus and [...]
1 Comment‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ Confirmed for February 2013
Monday, May 21st, 2012In a blogpost over on the Official SEGA Blog, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has announced that Aliens: Colonial Marines is currently set for a release on the 12th of February, 2013. The has been delayed multiple times so far, with publisher SEGA having announced a tentative release date of Fall 2012 only a few months [...]
No CommentsTHQ Not Publishing ‘Devil’s Third’
Friday, May 18th, 2012MCV reports that THQ announced during a recent investor’s call that Devil’s Third, currently in development at Tomonobu Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios, has failed to meet the company’s ‘profitability profile’ and that the publisher is therefore seeking another party to take over responsibilities for the game. More details after the jump.
No CommentsUbisoft Announces ‘Avengers’ Title for WiiU and Kinect
Monday, May 14th, 2012IGN reports that Ubisoft is currently working on a new title known as The Avengers: Battle for Earth, which will be based on the “Secret Invasion” comic book series from Marvel. The game will only be released for the Nintendo WiiU and Xbox 360 Kinect. More details are available after the jump.
No CommentsNintendo Confirms Full Retail Game Downloads for 3DS, Wii U
Saturday, April 28th, 2012Nintendo recently announced that New Super Mario Bros 2 will be the first retail game offered digitally on the 3DS at launch, a service to be continued for many releases afterward. The news was delivered as part of a financial results briefing by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, during which the company posted its first annual [...]
3 Comments‘Darksiders II’ Delayed For Added Polish
Thursday, April 19th, 2012THQ confirmed a delay in Vigil Game’s Darksiders II earlier today, stating that a final bit of polish was needed before the game could go gold. Originally slated for this June, the hack-and-slash/dungeon crawler will instead launch this August. THQ has denied rumors that the delay is being implemented in reaction to the company’s recent [...]
No CommentsNew ‘Mario’, ‘Pikmin’ Games for Wii U to Debut at E3 2012
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Nintendo has confirmed that new Mario and Pikmin software for their upcoming Wii U console will debut at this year’s E3. In regards to Mario, a statement from the Big N said that the game “is based on the Mario experience that was demonstrated at last year’s E3 Expo”. Pikmin was promised by Nintendo via [...]
1 CommentNintendo Registers ‘Super Mario 4′ Domain
Friday, April 13th, 2012IGN reader ‘tyrant_PSN’ (via MCV) was the first to notice Nintendo’s rather direct domain registration for a “supermario4.com”. And unlike most other publishers, Nintendo isn’t trying to hide it. The Big N did announce that a new 2D Mario game was in development at its presentation to investors this past January, but the company has [...]
1 CommentDevs Saying Wii U Less Powerful than 360, PS3
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012Multiple development sources have claimed that Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U platform is noticeably less powerful than the current high-end consoles, according to GamesIndustry.biz. While the system does support HD graphics, anonymous sources are claiming RAM and processing power were sacrificed in order to keep costs low despite an included tablet peripheral.
1 CommentEpic Mickey 2 Set for Reveal Next Week
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012According to a tweet by the French Official Nintendo Magazine, Disney will be unveiling Epic Mickey 2 some time next week. More information is included after the jump.
No CommentsNintendo Reduces 2012 Forecast, Confirms Wii U for 2012 Holiday
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012A stronger yen and competition from smart phones were the reasons given by Nintendo for its projection of its first annual loss in over three decades. For the fiscal year ending in March, the Big N has expanded its expected loss from ¥20 billion (approx. $260 million) to ¥65 billion (approx. $838 million0. Slashing its [...]
Comments OffRumor: Wii U Online to Be Run on EA’s Origin?
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Electronic Arts has been steadily expanding the breadth of its Origin service since originally being marketed as an isolated platform. After their successful negotiation of several distribution deals with major outside publishers, the industry giant is now reportedly in talks with Nintendo to be the sole online hosting platform for the Wii U. In a [...]
2 CommentsReport: Nintendo Doubling Wii U Tablet Support
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011One of Develop’s many anonymous sources has come forward with a report claiming that Nintendo is expanding the Wii U’s tablet controller support from 1 to 2 devices. A lot of the console’s other specifications are also still being tweaked, including its RAM and processor speed. Nintendo had first demonstrated the hardware at this past [...]
1 CommentGamecube Discs Incompatible with Wii U, Coming to WiiWare Instead?
Friday, July 22nd, 2011Well, that whole backwards compatibility thing didn’t last long, did it Nintendo? Amber McCollom, Nintendo of America’s Director of Entertainment & Trend Marketing, confirmed that the upcoming Wii U console/tablet will not be able to read Gamecube discs. Instead, current plans point to select games from the Purple Lunchbox’s back catalog being brought to WiiWare. [...]
2 CommentsHUD – Bill S.968, Bethesda Announces Dishonored, Pokemon on Smartphone, And More!
Thursday, July 14th, 2011Heads Up Display or HUD for short is a fast paced news show featuring everything you need to know about the gaming industry, and nothing more.
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