It still remains unknown whether or not Wii U supports two tablet controllers. The leaked Rayman Legends trailer suggested that it only supports one device, but new information from a forum member at Neogaf claims that documents Nintendo Europe‘s representatives and distributors got last August confirm that Wii U will indeed support two tablet controllers.
Those of you that decide to purchase Pokemon Conquest in North America through GameStop will be entitled to passwords for various Pokemon, which include Emolga, Riolu, Scyther, Lapras, and Pikachu. Gamers who spend 1000 GameStop Power-Up Rewards points will be eligible to receive another five passwords for Larvitar, Axew, Beldum, Sneasel, and Darmanitan. Pokemon Conquest is exclusive to Nintendo DS and is due to be released in North America on June 18th.
The Pokemon Company has announced that it plans to release a Pokemon Black & White 2 four-disc soundtrack in Japan on July 25th. The soundtrack will feature a staggering 173 tracks and will encompass all the music found throughout the game. Gamers who pick up the soundtrack will also be treated to new, unreleased tracks from Pokemon Black & White, Emerald, and Platinum, along with a 24 page color booklet which details the development of Pokemon Black & White 2.
Mario Tennis Open was released in Europe today. So far, the game has received mixed reviews and holds a score of 70/100 on Metacritic. IGN has criticized the game for “never allowing itself to break out of a more typical tennis mold to be something unique” and gave it a 6.5/10.
GameTrailers praised the game’s multiplayer and online functionality and awarded it with an 8.1/10. Mario Tennis Open is now available to purchase in all regions. Although most reviews were above average, do you think Mario’s new game will be on the list of the best-selling software, as his games were last week?
Nintendo has created a Wii U Facebook page to keep fans up to date with official information from the company. The fact that they’ve just created a Wii U Facebook page clearly suggests that the Wii U name isn’t going to change as the early rumours proposed. You can like the official Wii U Facebook page here.
Nintendo Europe has announced that Rayman for the Game Boy Colour will be arriving on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console next week. Rayman will arrive in Europe next Thursday for £4.50. Anyone considering picking this little gem up?
Gearbox senior producer Brian Burleson has openly described the Wii U as a “powerful, powerful machine”. Burleson explained that although he’s unable to talk about the specifications of Nintendo’s forthcoming console, he personally believes that Aliens Colonial Marines Wii U will ultimately be the best version of the game.
“[Creating the Wii U version] has been pretty easy. The Wii U is a powerful, powerful machine and it can do a lot of cool new things. And so the game itself, moving it over to work on the Wii U was not much of a chore.”
“Now the interesting thing is finding out all the cool ways you can use the controller to do new stuff with it. You can imagine all the cool things we can do, with this franchise and having a thing with you, right?”
“You can imagine some cool features, for sure,” Burleson said. “It’s not hard to imagine some cool features.”
The Wii U’s power, though, is “one thing I can’t talk about”, he said. “Actually nailing the specs, they haven’t come out with them yet.”
But, the Wii U version of Aliens will “be better” than the PS3 and Xbox 360 version in terms of visuals, he confirmed. Why? Because of “more modern tech”.
How, exactly, will it be better? “You’ll have to wait and see,” Burleson teased. “Just trust me on that one.”
Developers have reportedly received the final development kits from Nintendo. The latest development kits are now marked “mass production,” which means that they will be the final version of the hardware that will ship to the public later this year. Last week a QA tester from Traveller’s Tales posted an image of the latest version of the Wii U controller which was clearly branded Wii U – which means the name is likely to stay.
Nintendo fans will have an exclusive opportunity to get hands-on with some top Nintendo titles as the Unleashed tour returns to MCM Expo London Comic Con May 25th – 27th. Britain’s biggest pop culture festival will see the much anticipated UK debut of RPG Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance on Nintendo 3DS and quirky rhythm-based game Wii game Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise.
Other games on show at the Nintendo Unleashed stand include Mario Tennis Open and action-packed multiplayer adventure Heroes of Ruin for Nintendo 3DS, as well as survival horror sequel Project Zero 2: Wii Edition. In addition, Nintendo will be hosting a swap shop and battle table for the exclusive Kid Icarus: Uprising collectible AR cards, which visitors will also be able to win at MCM Expo London Comic Con.
Darksiders 2 creative manager Jeremy Greine has explained that Nintendo has put a full gag on everything Wii U related until E3. Yesterday we heard that the Wii U is about as powerful as Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but it sounds as though Vigil Games are under strict orders not to reveal anything related to the Wii U’s visual capabilities. Greine went on to say that Wii U is a next generation console and that we should keep our eyes open.
“If I didn’t have a strict gag order on me, I’d love to talk about all the great features that we have. but what I can tell you is that it’s a next generation platform, and you should keep your eyes open.”
“We’ll obviously be using the unique controller that it has to its utmost potential.”
“But speaking to specific features or tech effects – well, that’s in Nintendo’s playground right now. And I know that they have plans for E3.”
