Wii U news thread

I'unno - I kind of like the look of Ballpoint Universe. #lazycomment

I like the fact that Ittle Dew allows you to write notes on the map, Phantom Hourglass stylee....

Up for Ittle Dew, as well. Anything that looks that much like Zelda has to be worth a peek.

Sounds like I should research those two, then! Frankly a markable map should be a must (alliteration!) for any RPG/action-adventure on a console with a touchscreen nowadays.

This one's specially for ZJ: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams has passed one million sales.  Must be a good game, then!

I like the fact they don't mention if that counts PS+ and Indie Bundle sales. If it does that's approximately 3 actual purchases I think.

My reaction is  crossed with 

Peter Moore apologises for FrostBite's lame April Fools' joke at the Wii U's expense.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/456869/ea-coo-apologizes-for-stupid-wii-u-frostbite-april-fools-joke/

The more I see stuff like this, the more I believe that the anonymous Eurogamer dev was EA.

Jokes at the expense of consoles' processing power are literally decades old. Still fresh though!!!! Hahahahaha!!!!

Axis1500 wrote:

Peter Moore apologises for FrostBite's lame April Fools' joke at the Wii U's expense.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/456869/ea-coo-apologizes-for-stupid-wii-u-frostbite-april-fools-joke/

The more I see stuff like this, the more I believe that the anonymous Eurogamer dev was EA.

Why didn't I follow Rule One of the Internet - don't ever read the comments.

Chris Scullion makes a pretty good comment on page two.

Ah that's great.   

That list comment irked for so many reason - Chris breaking them down was excellent. I also enjoyed the comment bringing up the fact that Frostbite shouldn't be joking about anything when they released a half-finished mess and passed it off as done.

The comments overall don't seem as bad as I was expecting, any anti Nintendo comment isn't particularly well thought out anyway, much like the April fools "joke".

Sakamoto is not working on a New Metroid. Wants to make something new and exciting instead.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/459245/i-want-to-challenge-myself-says-metroid-series-director/

To me and Fronkhead on twitter, this screams QOL.

Booooo, hissssss etc.

The most obvious use for the gamepad is being realised - in Japan, at least. A Fatal Frame game has been announced for Wii U.

I won't be buying it regardless, because I'm a complete :affraid: -  .

I got project zero 2 (EU name for fatal frame) on wii about a year or so ago, only played it for a few hours not because it was bad I just got enticed by newer games at the time.

This wii U game could be really good depending on how they incorporate the gamepad.

I do like the Fatal Frame series and it is nice to see a 3rd party game on the Wii U which should use the gamepad in some unique ways.

LostWinds is now transferrable to the Wii U.
No idea how long this has been the case, but my friend informed me.

Credit to Nintendo and/or Frontier for bothering to stick with the transfer. It would be easy for both parties just give up (or remake, for money) but they didn't.

This is rumors I'm hearing and is geared mainly towards the Wii U then just Nintendo hence why not in the general news thread.

Recently I've heard from a Tesco Manger, Mr Lilly might be able to check on this. That TESCO are taking out all Nintendo stuff to make room for more PS4 & ONE stuff.

Which makes sense if there selling and Nintendo stuff isn't why stock it, I do know other supermarkets have done similar or cut it down to like a top 10 3DS games.

But wasn't doesn't make sense as when ASDA stopped doing Wii U (I'll come back to this), Tesco put out a statement basically saying buy from us and Nintendo if I remember were going to have demonstrations in Tesco stores of the Wii U for the public. Not sure if that ever happened but seems a bit weird for Tesco to go back on it.

To go back on ASDA in there statement when they dropped the Wii U they said they would have certain titles stocked, Mario Kart 8 is one of those and is the first Wii U game since Need for Speed I think ASDA has had. But ASDA stocking of games is strange sometimes as were getting Mario Golf but not Kirby.

But to add even more to this, I'm hearing from GAME that the reason Tesco and others have / will drop Nintendo is that Nintendo are planning to go all digital in the future and that they are terminating any contracts they have with them now. This seems the most unlikely as I can't see Nintendo going all digital but have seen some decent 3DS games sales figures at digital and Iwata said they wanted to find way's to reward loyal customer whom buy's lot's of games if all digital they would be able to see exactly what you have bought. As at the moment they don't know I bought X game Used or New and if I traded it etc. This of course wouldn't be either system on sale at the moment but the next one, which also makes you think if what I'm hearing from GAME source's how far away is there next system.


Take all this with a huge pinch of salt guy's but interested what you think of the last bit especially.

Last but definitely sounds a bit fishy, surely Club Nintendo is a way to track and reward players for buying their games. Its far too soon to go digital only and I can't imagine Nintendo of all companies being the first to do it especially when their current hardware doesn't have a great deal of in built memory. I'd also probably say the good 3DS digital sales are down to the likes of Animal Crossing and Pokemon being convenient to have on the system.

Yeah it is but most game's I've traded in, so I buy a lot but not really loyal which they want reward. Also I wasn't on about current hardware if the last bit is true it be the next and if true you would hope they put in plenty of memory.

Yeah I get they would never do it with current hardware but it'd be a huge step because of that, they'd need to ease in to something like that and they couldn't do that for a few gens I reckon. Also see your point about trading in but let's be honest, how many Nintendo games do you actually see second hand? Nintendo deliver a quality product time and time again that most gamers won't trade in and I know I hate to buy them second hand because they're unlikely to have stars with them.

I think it was Reggie who said about used game's when asked make better game's and Nintendo games are the least traded in, not sure how you track such things.

I mainly trade in now as money isn't the issue due not got time to replay, or I'm done with the story etc. So even Nintendo games get traded in by me.