The Pokemon Company has posted an ultra short trailer for Pokemon Black & White 2. Although the trailer is only 31 seconds long, there’s plenty of gameplay for you to feast your eyes on. Pokemon Black & White 2 has been confirmed by Nintendo of America and Nintendo Europe to be released in the Fall.
TECHTROID recently spoke to an anonymous developer who is familiar with the Wii U. The developer revealed that Nintendo will implement an achievement system into their new console. It is said to have a “Nintendo-spin,” which will make it unique and different from Nintendo’s competitors. Nintendo already has challenges within many of their games, which need to be accomplished in order to unlock certain content – do you think the Wii U will benefit from a console-specific achievement system?
Although Rockstar won’t be attending E3, UK gaming publication Games Master states that they will be covering the game in their next E3 issue. Strangely the magazine also mentions that they will be covering The Last Guardian for the PlayStation 3, which was originally confirmed not to be making an appearance at the event. Do you think we will see Grand Theft Auto V at E3?
The latest edition of US publication Game Informer contains exclusive information about Epic’s next generation Unreal Engine 4. There’s been plenty of speculation regarding whether or not we will see the engine running on Wii U. We should find out for sure during E3. Here’s the latest details about Unreal Engine 4.
XSEED, the North American publishers of Hironobu Sakaguchi’s The Last Story, have revealed the limited edition version which comes with a 44-page softcover art book. All first print editions of The Last Story will come with come packaged with the game and the art book in a custom outer box. The Last Story launches in North America in the Summer for a suggested retail price of $49.99.
Nintendo has announced that it plans to stream a Nintendo Direct presentation tomorrow, a day before it’s E3 press conference. The special Nintendo Direct pre-E3 presentation will be shown tomorrow night at 6.00pm EDT/11.00pm UK. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata promises brand new Wii U information ahead of the company’s media briefing. The show will be streamed via Nintendo Japan and Nintendo of America here.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, developed by Treyarch, was hinted to be coming to the Wii U but was never confirmed. Treyarch’s top developer, Mark Lamia, believes that the Wii U has potential of becoming a great console and said that “it’ll be interesting to see what happens with the first parties.” Expect Treyarch to confirm whether the game will come to Nintendo’s new console during E3 next week. If Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is coming to the Wii U, what specific features do you want for its controller?
A job posting by Time Warner states that the company has actually partnered with Nintendo and other established organisations to launch HBO & Max Go in the future. Nintendo hasn’t announced the partnership, so it’s likely that they’re saving the announcement for E3. The company was previously reported to be in negotiations with various media partners for Wii U.
“The Partner Manager position is responsible for the day-to-day relationship and ongoing marketing activities with several key Mobile, Tablet, Connected TV and Game Console digital partners for HBO GO and MAX GO. Partners include Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Samsung, Roku, as well as any new partners that will launch HBO/MAX GO in the future.”
Famistu has published this weeks most wanted lists which sees Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 and Nintendo’s Pokemon Black & White 2 jostling for the number one spot. There’s a grand total of five Nintendo related titles in the entire Japanese top ten, which include Animal Crossing: Jump Out for Nintendo 3DS and Dragon Quest X for Wii.
Morgan Webb, co-host of gaming show “X-Play” believes that Nintendo will have a difficult job convincing people that the Wii U could be a better gaming experience than the iPad. Webb also went on to criticise the fact that Nintendo has decided to stick with the Wii brand for its next generation console.
“Nintendo has an uphill battle this year. It’s really a branding problem. I think a lot of people are still confused about the Wii U. They’re going to have a hard time convincing people that this could be a better gaming experience than the iPad.”
