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News: Toki Tori 2 Delayed Until Early 2013

Toki Tori 2 Delayed Until Early 2013

This egg's not ready to hatch

Developer Two Tribes has today confirmed that it's delayed the release of Toki Tori 2 on the Wii U eShop, so it won't be arriving on 20th December. The reasoning is simple; the developer wants to make a better game. Toki Tori 2’s a personal project for us. It’s first game we’ve made without being tied to a...

News: GoldenEye 007 Developer Closes Its Doors

GoldenEye 007 Developer Closes Its Doors

Eurocom Ceases Trading After 25 Years

A few weeks back Eurocom - the developer behind Goldeneye 007 on Wii - announced a large number of redundancies, cutting 200 staff down to 50 in an attempt to restructure the company. However it has been revealed that the measures were unsuccessful and the studio will be closing its doors for good, with the...

News: Trine 2 Has Gone Walkabout Down Under

Trine 2 Has Gone Walkabout Down Under

Is expected to become available mid-December

Wii U eShop title Trine 2: Director's Cut was available on launch day in North America and Europe, but unfortunately Australian gamers were left disappointed as the game could not be found in the virtual store at all. The game’s developer, Frozenbyte, has revealed that the reason for the title’s...

News: Some Euro Wii U Buyers Reporting A Distinct Lack Of Nintendo Land In Their Premium Bundle

Some Euro Wii U Buyers Reporting A Distinct Lack Of Nintendo Land In Their Premium Bundle

Some of our bundled software is missing

As you'll no doubt be aware if you've been closely following our Wii U Euro launch thread, many people who ordered their systems online have been getting them a day early. While this should be reason enough to be very excited indeed, we've been informed by some early adopters that their joy has quickly...

News: Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition Dogged By Performance Issues

Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition Dogged By Performance Issues

More frame rate woes

Wii U has launched with more titles to choose from than ever before. Of course those with a keen eye will be quick to point out that this is largely because third party developers have simply ported some of their old games from other platforms over to Nintendo’s new console. One of those titles is Batman: Arkham City Armored...

News: Cloudberry Kingdom Delayed On Wii U eShop

Cloudberry Kingdom Delayed On Wii U eShop

We hope it's available 'berry' soon

The developer behind Cloudberry Kingdom - Pwnee Studios - has revealed that its upcoming Wii U eShop title will be delayed. When asked if it would be available for download this month, the response from Pwnee was: Unfortunately it is not. Looks like we're going to delay for a bit and go for a simultaneous launch...

News: Miyamoto Puzzled As To Why Anyone Would Want A New F-Zero

Miyamoto Puzzled As To Why Anyone Would Want A New F-Zero

"I thought people had grown weary of it"

If you ask any self-respecting Nintendo fan which series they'd like to see come out of hibernation, many will say F-Zero. Aside from the themed mini-game in the forthcoming Wii U launch title Nintendo Land, we haven't seen an F-Zero title since 2004's F-Zero: Climax on the Game Boy Advance - which never...

News: Retro City Rampage Isn't Headed Down Under

Retro City Rampage Isn't Headed Down Under

"Ratings are expensive and time consuming", says developer

VBlank Entertainment has revealed that the WiiWare version of Retro City Rampage won't be released in Australia. Posting on Twitter, the developer cited the expensive process of age rating approval as the reason for the no-show. The Xbox Live Arcade and PSN versions are also impacted by the...

News: Hurricane Sandy Forces Isaiah Triforce Johnson To Abandon Queue For Wii U

Hurricane Sandy Forces Isaiah Triforce Johnson To Abandon Queue For Wii U

Mother Nature takes no heed of hardware launch hype

We reported a few days ago that Isaiah Triforce Johnson was already queuing for his Wii U outside the Nintendo World Store in New York City, almost a month before the system was due to be released. Sadly, Johnson has had to abandon his vigil due to the incoming threat of Hurricane Sandy, which is...

News: Insider Reports Suggest That Focus On Eternal Darkness 2 Has Crippled Silicon Knights

Insider Reports Suggest That Focus On Eternal Darkness 2 Has Crippled Silicon Knights

Less than five staffers remain

After the critical disaster that was X-Men Destiny, things were looking pretty bleak for developer Silicon Knights. However, a recent report by Kotaku — based on interviews with former staff members — reveals just how bad things have become. The studio is believed to have less than five employees, including company...

News: 5th Cell Explains Lack Of Nintendo Characters In 3DS Scribblenauts

5th Cell Explains Lack Of Nintendo Characters In 3DS Scribblenauts

It all comes down to 'timing'

Just yesterday, Warner Bros. Interactive announced that a handful of characters from the Mario and Legend of Zelda series will be featured in the upcoming Wii U version of Scribblenauts Unlimited. However, the 3DS version of the game won't be getting in on the action. While an official explanation for this discrepancy...

News: Mega Man Fans Troll Capcom Following iOS Social Game Announcement

Mega Man Fans Troll Capcom Following iOS Social Game Announcement

Is it really Xover for Mega Man?

An awful lot of Mega Man fans were pretty beat up when Capcom revealed that the hugely anticipated 3DS entry Mega Man Legends 3 was no longer in development, and since then the company has done precious little to comfort the massive global fan-base that has grown up around the character. However, with Mega Man's...

News: Wii U Epic Mickey 2 May Not Feature Off-TV Play

Wii U Epic Mickey 2 May Not Feature Off-TV Play

Golly, Pluto!

At a preview event on Tuesday, a Disney Interactive employee apparently confirmed that Disney Epic Mickey: The Power of Two will not include off-TV play. This means that you won’t be able to play the game solely on the Wii U GamePad. Off-TV play was something Junction Studios would have liked to achieve, but due to time restrains it...

News: Wii U Pro Controller Feels "Amateurish", Say Kotaku

Wii U Pro Controller Feels "Amateurish", Say Kotaku

Hands-on time reveals potential issue

Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft has voiced his opinion on the Wii U Pro Controller, and it's not pretty. Ashcraft has stated in no uncertain terms that he "hates" the pad, which bares a strong resemblance to the Xbox 360 controller. He said: The Wii U Controller...feels, well, cheap. There's a nice gloss coating,...

News: The Wii U Is Region Locked, Of Course

The Wii U Is Region Locked, Of Course

Quelle surprise!

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, it has been confirmed by Japanese publication Famitsu (via a translated tweet) that the Wii U will feature a region lock system. This is hardly a massive shock, as all Nintendo's domestic consoles have incorporated such a safeguard - only the Game Boy and DS ranges have opted out so far. The...

News: Don't Expect Any NFC-Ready Games At Wii U Launch

Don't Expect Any NFC-Ready Games At Wii U Launch

None of the day-one titles feature any support for new wireless tech

If you follow the world of cell phones then you'll have heard of NFC (or "Near Field Communication"). It's a big thing in the mobile world right now (despite the fact that Apple has left it out of the new iPhone 5) and Nintendo has been forward-thinking enough to include it in the...