CVG is reporting that the next instalment of the Assassins Creed franchise, which is set to appear on Wii U, will take place in the American Revolution. According to CVG’s source the game will be announced before March 31st. Assassins Creed players have been drip-fed hints by Ubisoft with all indications pointing towards an American setting. Excited?

A tipster who wishes to remain anonymous has told Sonic Stadium that Sumo Digital is hard at work creating a sequel to Sega’s competent Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. The game is apparently being developed for the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. Surprisingly PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions weren’t mentioned by the developer.

“Now working on another title for Sega on 3DS, VITA and WiiU. [The] title we are working on is top secret but the last game we did for them was Sonic And Sega All-Star Racing, so the logical conclusion would be… ”

- Sumo Digital developer speaking to the source

A rumour has surfaced that Nintendo is currently hard at work creating not one but two Zelda games for the Nintendo 3DS, much like Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. According to the source the first game is titled The Legend of Zelda: Fire Prophecy and the second game is titled The Legend of Zelda: Ice Prophecy. Nintendo has already confirmed that they’re working on a new Zelda title for the Nintendo 3DS.

Tip: Albert S

We already know that the Pokemon Company has revealed that they have a few ‘amazing’ Pokemon games scheduled for 2012 but now it seems as though Pokemon Gray could actually be one of those games. An advert for the new Pokemon movie in the latest issue of Corocoro Magazine has multiple captions which read “What mystery is hidden in Kyurem?” and “Kyurem’s unseen power will be revealed!”. Kyurem is the third member of the Tao trio, which exists in the legends of the Unova region and is gray.

Japanese publication Nikkei Trendy is reporting that Nintendo are busy creating the inevitable Nintendo 3DS Lite. The publication states that the console will have improved thickness and a better battery life. It should be noted that this is just a rumour, but what would you like to see improved with the Nintendo 3DS Lite?

According to Forget The Box Nintendo is apparently approaching software developers and offering them assistance in porting and publishing software from iOS to the Wii U so that it can be played on the Wii U’s touchscreen controller.

Nintendo is also apparently looking to launch a digital e-reader type service where you can download books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and other publications to your Wii U console. These publications would then stream to your Wii U controller’s touch-screen.

A number of sketches and an information sheet which is reportedly from Super Smash Bros Universe have managed to find their way onto a Japanese imageboard and have been picked up by 4Chan. Along with the character sketches more information has leaked about the characters that will be making an appearance. Super Smash Bros has already been confirmed for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

King K.Rool
It says something about using crocodiles (Kremlings/Klaptraps?) as part of his moveset, along with cannonballs. The last line describes using great power to summon his ship. It will then fire cannonballs on the stage. (Final Smash?)

Ghirahimu
Uses a sword and evil magic. Final Smash is calling his master.

Crystal
Will use a magic stick. She makes barrier and shoots fireballs. Final Smash involves dinosaur friends?

Saki Amamia
Acrobatic sword user with a fast gun. Final Smash is a bit iffy. Something monsters or something.

Tip: Zane H

Another day another rumour, this time the rumour comes direct from a Japanese image board and has been reposted on 4Chan. The original poster basically claims that he has a leaked document containing the character line-up for the forthcoming Smash Bros game which is already confirmed for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The list reads:

King K Rool (Donkey Kong)
Zoroark (Pokemon)
Ghirahim (Zelda)
Little Mac (Punch Out)
Saki Amamiya (Sin and Punishment)
King Hippo (Punch Out)
Ridley (Metroid)
Prince Sable (Frogs the Bell Tolls)
Palutena (Kid Icarus)
Professor Layton (Professor Layton)
Megaman (Megaman)
Crystal (Star Fox)
Slime (Dragon Quest)
Shulk (Xenoblade)
Sonic (Sonic)

Tip: Brandon Fothergill

Popular UK games publication GamesMaster is claiming that Final Fantasy XV will be announced at this year E3 event for Wii U, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Square Enix recently announced that it wants to make the Final Fantasy series an annual series, so it’s definitely a possibility that we will catch a glimpse of the next Final Fantasy at E3.

Wii U publication Wii U Daily is reporting that the specifications behind Wii U are extremely similar to those found in the Xbox 360. The publication claims it obtained the information from a Japanese developer who is currently working on porting a PlayStation 3 game to the Wii U. Nintendo themselves have yet to confirm Wii U specifications.

• Quad Core, 3 GHz PowerPC-based 45nm CPU, very similar to the Xbox 360 chip.
• 768 MB of DRAM “embedded” with the CPU, and shared between CPU and GPU
• Unknown, 40nm ATI-based GPU