As revealed by the lead designer of the project, Gareth Wilson, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed for the Wii U will come with plenty of bells and whistles. The team at Sumo Digital has utilized the new gamepad in some innovative and creative ways that might push the racing genre in some new and experimental directions.
Ubisoft has announced that Rayman Legends will not make the Wii U’s November launch window and it is now delayed to Q1 2013 worldwide.
Recent news regarding a Virtual Console service for the 3DS has caused some renewed interest and hope in the Wii’s own Virtual Console. However, seeing as how 3DS support will happen, given the announcement of Link’s Awakening: DX for the service, most developers are probably shifting their focus on porting old games over to Nintendo’s new handheld right now. Therefore, such hope and interest in Wii Virtual Console support is largely misplaced. Besides that, Wii Virtual Console support has dwindled exponentially over the past few years and has shown little sign of improving, particularly in North America.
Speaking of which, Virtual Console kicked things off wrong here on the first of November, releasing only one game: the little known Neo Geo NBA Jam clone, Street Slam. Meanwhile, Japan received four new old games, three of which are known in the West: Mario Party 2, Super Bonk, and Ghosts ‘n Goblins. Many North American gamers would love to be able to download these games to their Wii, but Nintendo of America has only seen fit to lock down bringing one of those titles over to North America for sure: Ghost ‘n Goblins. When it will arrive in the store is still an undetermined date in 2011. Meanwhile, Mario Party 2 is little more than a rumor for North American release, having no date attached to it whatsoever. Although, it is said to be coming over at some point. Perhaps it’s time for Nintendo of America to just end all Virtual Console support on this side of the Pacific rather than tease gamers what could but may never be.
For almost two decades now, Nintendo consoles have been mockingly referred to as “Nintendo Players.” The title came about during the Nintendo 64 days and grew into widespread use within the Gamecube’s lifetime due to both consoles’ lack of strong third party support. It didn’t help that Nintendo’s steady flow of big name, first party titles squashed what little third party support did actually exist during those times. Fortunately for Nintendo, things have changed with the Wii.
It has been 25 years since Mario was first unleashed on the world, and Nintendo wants you to join in on the celebration. Following announcements for Japan and Europe, Nintendo of America has revealed that they too will be releasing Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition for the Wii.
Tetris Party Deluxe is a deluxe version of the hit Wiiware game, Tetris Party, which came to the Wiiware service on October 20th, 2008. Two years has passed since the Wiiware debut but is it worth picking up the deluxe version after two years already on the digital market?
It is disappointing for PAL wii users not having access to one of the most unique wii games on the console this year. Kirby’s Epic Yarn recently launched in North America on October 17th. Kirby’s Epic Yarn has received many positive reviews from the media in the past week for its unique art style that blends perfectly with the gameplay.
