Five minutes of footage from Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge

There's a chance Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge may no longer be a launch title for the Wii U, but it's still coming to the platform, and you can check after the break for five minutes of footage.

Keep in mind, this game is super violent.

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Confirmed: SEGA All-Star Racing 2 is in development

There was a rumor that SEGA All-Star Racing 2 was in development. This has been confirmed by Kotaku, but we don't know for what platforms. Still, the rumor stated it'd be on 3DS and Wii U, and I'm thinking that is a likely possibility.

(via mynintendonews.com)

Microsoft to launch a Wii U-like controller?

According a report from Xbox World magazine:

Microsoft are experimenting with a tablet-like controller with a shape closer to Sony's sleek Vita handheld / Apple's iPad than WiiU's bulky unit - it's an HD screen surrounded by the traditional 360 buttons and sticks.

Functionality-wise, it also sounds very similar, with the ability to play games directly on the controller, although this sounds like it also acts as a true portable, rather than simply a display for the console.

It all sounds a little silly to me, but I guess there's a good chance we'll find out at E3 if there's any truth to it. I'm not holding my breath though.

Will Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge miss the launch of the Wii U?

We heard that Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge would be a launch title for the Wii U. But Yosuke Hayashi has suggested this may not be the case:

...we want to develop for Wii U, but we need to take some time to figure out how to make Ninja Gaiden 3 innovative and fit the hardware. We’ll think about Wii U and see how we can implement new features instead of rushing it.

Of course, it's hard to complain about a delay if it's destined to make the game better. But let's just hope it doesn't lead to the launch line-up being too anaemic like it was with the 3DS.

Rocksteady is NOT making a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game

There was a rumor that Rocksteady was working on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle game that would be in a similar style to their Batman games. Unfortunately, Sefton Hill of Rocksteady has said that "while the rumor was amusing, they're doing no such thing."

It could be argued that they're simply keeping it under wraps, but if that were the case, I doubt anything would have been said. This sounds like it was all a mistake. And that's a real shame.

Tekken won't come to the Wii U until (at least) 2013

Katsuhiro Harada, the producer of the Tekken series, has said that:

We’re still in the research phase of the capabilities of the hardware so we’re not sure about which aspect is really going to stand out. We probably won’t understand that fully until some time next year.

And, while it's not flatly stated, this definitely suggests the Tekken team won't be working have anything serious in the pipeline until 2013. Or at least that's the earliest we could expect to see anything from them.

Tiger Woods 13 will (probably) hit the Wii U

Tiger Woods 13 for the Wii has been cancelled, but Electronic Arts has told Kotaku that "there could be a Wii U version". I'd consider this a guarantee though. There's no reason Electronic Arts wouldn't bring the game to the platform.