Wolverine 3 Casts Richard E. Grant as Mad Scientist
It looks as though Richard E. Grant is going to be playing a villainous character in Wolverine 3.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Grant will be playing a mad scientist, although aspects of the story are being kept under wraps for now.
Richard E. Grant in Jekyll and Hyde.
Richard E. Grant recently played Sir Roger Bulstrode in UK TV station, ITV's adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde.
Super Mario Maker Gets a Healthy Dose of Heavy Metal J-pop
In arguably the greatest crossover ever conceived, Super Mario Maker is getting a Babymetal costume.
For those unfamiliar with Babymetal, they’re kind of a cross between Marilyn Manson and the Spice Girls – a fusion of Heavy Metal and J-pop wrapped in a theatrical Gothic Lolita packaging.
Here’s a video of their hit single Karate. You’re going to love them, I’m sure.
The downloadable costume features all three singers – Suzuka Nakamoto as Su-metal, Yui Mizuno as Yuimetal, and Moa Kikuchi as Moametal – in one playable sprite. They even say things every time they jump.
Criminal Investigation Launched After Stolen Copies of Uncharted 4 Appear Online
A criminal investigation has been launched in relation to a number of stolen copies of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End in the UK.
Writing via the PlayStation Blog, Sony President Shuhei Yoshida explains an undisclosed number of copies were stolen while in transit, and that Sony is working with the police to resolve the matter.
Yoshida goes on to point out that fans need to be extra vigilant when it comes to looking at Uncharted 4 details online in the coming weeks. Now some players have access to the game ahead of the May 10 release date, you can expect some jerks are itching to post spoilers everywhere.
“Trials of the Blood Dragon” Gets an Age Rating
The next game in the Trials series appears to be a crossover with Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.
Spotted by Twitter user, @lifelower, the Taiwanese game age ratings board briefly listed Trials of the Blood Dragon for PS4, Xbox One and PC, alongside this logo:
Trials of the Blood Dragon logo.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Could Include a Modern Warfare Remaster
And the leak keeps dripping. After a possible reveal by next week, and the title appearing on PSN, a new leak suggests that a Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare "Legacy Edition" will include a remastered version of the original Modern Warfare game.
Posted on Reddit, an image appears to show a reservation card from US shop, Target, showing a November 4 release date, art, title and the Modern Warfare detail from the upcoming Infinity Ward game:
Over 10 Million of Us Have Signed up to Miitomo Worldwide
Over 10 million unique users worldwide have signed up for Miitomo.
The news comes via the company’s latest financial results, and was shared via the company's official twitter account.
Over 10M users worldwide have enjoyed #Miitomo! Are you among them? pic.twitter.com/RX16wrTN9Q
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 27, 2016
To date, users have shared 20 million Miifotos, and sparked more than 300 million conversations. To celebrate, Nintendo will host a 10-day “Celebrating 10 Million Users!” event between April 29 and May 8, 2016.
Nintendo Profits Down 61 Percent
Nintendo's profits are down 61 percent.
The news comes via the company’s latest financial results, which confirmed Nintendo's net profit for the fiscal year ending on March 31 was ¥16.5 billion ($149 million USD), down from ¥41.8 billion a year earlier. The company had anticipated a profit of ¥17 billion.
Nintendo's digital sales, however, netted ¥44 billion in the same period, which is up from ¥31 billion. The company's new "Smart devices, IP related income" category -- which includes revenue generated by smartphones -- secured ¥5.7 billion.
The report also confirms "the figure-type and the card-type" Amiibos sold approximately 24.70 million and 28.90 million units respectively.
Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing Coming to Smartphones
Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing apps are coming to smartphones.
Here are the official details on the apps, per a press release from Nintendo:
"Nintendo plans to release both of these applications this fall (US, UK) and spring (AU). As for the former app, while making it more accessible in comparison to the Fire Emblem games for Nintendo’s dedicated gaming systems, Nintendo aims to offer the great value of a role-playing strategy game.
"Nintendo will design the latter game so that it will be connected with the world of Animal Crossing for dedicated gaming systems. By playing both Animal Crossing games, users will find increased enjoyment. Both of these are pure game applications. Compared to Miitomo, they have more prominent game elements, and the game content will tie closely into Nintendo’s dedicated games business. Nintendo will provide more details about these applications closer to their launch period, and aims to have multiple types of apps that appeal to different audiences and different groups of players."
Nintendo NX Will Launch in March 2017
Nintendo has confirmed its new console, codenamed NX, will launch worldwide in March 2017. The news comes via the company’s latest financial results.
“For our dedicated video game platform business, Nintendo is currently developing a gaming platform codenamed “NX” with a brand-new concept,” the company explained in its report. “NX will be launched in March 2017 globally.”
No further specifics relating to the NX were discussed in the report.
Nintendo has since confirmed to IGN that the NX will not be appearing at this year's E3 and will instead be unveiled later this year.
Rumours and speculation around the nature of Nintendo’s mysterious NX console have been swirling for over 12 months, since the company first revealed the details of its new, next-generation hardware concept back in March 2015.
Zelda Wii U Delayed to 2017, Also Coming to NX
The Legend of Zelda Wii U has been delayed to 2017.
This comes via Nintendo's official Twitter account, among a slew of information from the company's latest fiscal results. According to the Tweet, the rationale behind the delay is to "improve the quality" of the game.
"Though originally scheduled for 2016, the release of the latest "The Legend of Zelda” title is postponed until 2017, to allow further improvement of quality" the tweet reads. "Thank you for your understanding."
Nintendo of America's twitter account released new art for the highly anticipated game.