Post by sidepocket on Jun 26, 2011 21:01:13 GMT -5
A little backstory.
I have a ton of friends in the Video Games Industry. I know that about a year to a year and a half ago, I kept on hearing developer friends of mine talk about "Cafe" dev kits and what types of games they were making for them.
I hate spreading rumors but on May 11th, I posted a list of the games I heard in development on my Facebook thinking it was my own private Facebook so no harm done, right?
Well three of my Facebook friends (who are still in hiding), re-posted the data, thankfully leaving me out of it to various video game websites. It was published, because "half the data was correct". Many thought this list was totally fake, including NeoGaf, who laughed at it and ripped it to shreds banning the original poster in the process.
Some 4Chan guy (Cactus) later claimed he worked for the ESRB and knew shit saying that Cafe was called Current and my list was wrong.
June 7th, Cactus was proved bullshit and my list ended up getting more right and attention.
So, here is the original list. As time goes on, lets see what becomes true because sometimes developers lie to their sources on what they are really working on. The ones with an [X] are ones that came true, the [?] are kind-of true.
--First Party--
::Launch Games::
Extreme Sports Cafe ("New" IP, Combines 1080 and Wave Race + Other Sports)
Pikmin Cafe (Interfaces with Pikmin 3DS) [X]
Endless Ocean Cafe
Nintendogs Cafe Kennel (Interfaces with Nintendogs + Cats)
Mii Explore (New IP, Multiplayer Adventure Game) [? - E3 Demos]
::Launch Window::
Kirby's Epic Yarn 2 (Launch Window, Multiplayer)
Wario Ware Cafe (Launch - Launch Window?)
::Future Games::
Super Mario Cafe (Late 2012/Early 2013, Paradigm Shift ala SM64) [X]
Legend of Paper Zelda (Mid 2012, Paper Mario version of SNES Zelda) [? -- Zelda Wii U]
Fire Emblem Cafe (Late 2012)
Retro Studios IP (Late 2012, New IP)
Project Sora IP (New IP) [? -- Smash Bros so far...]
Monolith Soft RPG (New IP) [X]
Miyamoto Game (New IP)
--Third Party--
::Launch Games::
Battlefield 3 (Extra Content) [X]
Street Fighter X Tekken (Timed Exclusive) [? -- Tekken Wii U so far]
SSX
Super Monkey Ball Cafe
Tony Hawk Cafe
Ridge Racer Cafe
Mass Effect 3 (Possibly with ME 1 + 2?) [? - Drawing Board/Secret]
InVersion
Dragons Dogma
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier [? - Ghost Recon Online]
Metal Gear Solid: Rising (Extra Content)
Silent Hill: Downpour (Extra Content)
PES 2013 Cafe (Timed Exclusive)
Trauma Center Cafe
::Launch Window::
Modern Warfare 3
Grand Theft Auto V (Launch?, Timed Exclusive) [?]
Dead Space Spin Off
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Cafe [? -- Square Enix Wii U]
Soul Caliber V (Extra Content)
::Future Games::
Sonic Cafe (Sonic Generations?) [X]
Platinum Games IP (Bayonetta 2?)
Phantasty Star Online 2 (Late 2012?)
SEGA Game () [X -- Aliens: Colonial Marines]
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Game
Rockstar Game (New IP?) [X]
BioShock Infinite (Timed Exclusive) [? - Irrational Games on Wii U development so far...]
Red Steel III
Beyond Good & Evil 2
Doom 4
Madden 2013 (Timed Exclusive) [X]
Tiger Woods 13 [X]
Fight Night Cafe [X]
Need for Speed Cafe [X]
Level-5 Game (New IP)
Kingdom Hearts Cafe (Possibly KH3)
Square Enix Game (New IP) [X]
Square Enix Game () [X]
Grasshopper Game (New IP or No More Heroes 3) [X]
Valve Game (Possibly a collection set + new game?) [X]
Epic Games (New IP, Bulletstorm 2 or New Gears of War Trilogy exclusive to Cafe) [? - Unreal Engine 3 Support so far]
I have a ton of friends in the Video Games Industry. I know that about a year to a year and a half ago, I kept on hearing developer friends of mine talk about "Cafe" dev kits and what types of games they were making for them.
I hate spreading rumors but on May 11th, I posted a list of the games I heard in development on my Facebook thinking it was my own private Facebook so no harm done, right?
Well three of my Facebook friends (who are still in hiding), re-posted the data, thankfully leaving me out of it to various video game websites. It was published, because "half the data was correct". Many thought this list was totally fake, including NeoGaf, who laughed at it and ripped it to shreds banning the original poster in the process.
Some 4Chan guy (Cactus) later claimed he worked for the ESRB and knew shit saying that Cafe was called Current and my list was wrong.
June 7th, Cactus was proved bullshit and my list ended up getting more right and attention.
So, here is the original list. As time goes on, lets see what becomes true because sometimes developers lie to their sources on what they are really working on. The ones with an [X] are ones that came true, the [?] are kind-of true.
--First Party--
::Launch Games::
Extreme Sports Cafe ("New" IP, Combines 1080 and Wave Race + Other Sports)
Pikmin Cafe (Interfaces with Pikmin 3DS) [X]
Endless Ocean Cafe
Nintendogs Cafe Kennel (Interfaces with Nintendogs + Cats)
Mii Explore (New IP, Multiplayer Adventure Game) [? - E3 Demos]
::Launch Window::
Kirby's Epic Yarn 2 (Launch Window, Multiplayer)
Wario Ware Cafe (Launch - Launch Window?)
::Future Games::
Super Mario Cafe (Late 2012/Early 2013, Paradigm Shift ala SM64) [X]
Legend of Paper Zelda (Mid 2012, Paper Mario version of SNES Zelda) [? -- Zelda Wii U]
Fire Emblem Cafe (Late 2012)
Retro Studios IP (Late 2012, New IP)
Project Sora IP (New IP) [? -- Smash Bros so far...]
Monolith Soft RPG (New IP) [X]
Miyamoto Game (New IP)
--Third Party--
::Launch Games::
Battlefield 3 (Extra Content) [X]
Street Fighter X Tekken (Timed Exclusive) [? -- Tekken Wii U so far]
SSX
Super Monkey Ball Cafe
Tony Hawk Cafe
Ridge Racer Cafe
Mass Effect 3 (Possibly with ME 1 + 2?) [? - Drawing Board/Secret]
InVersion
Dragons Dogma
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier [? - Ghost Recon Online]
Metal Gear Solid: Rising (Extra Content)
Silent Hill: Downpour (Extra Content)
PES 2013 Cafe (Timed Exclusive)
Trauma Center Cafe
::Launch Window::
Modern Warfare 3
Grand Theft Auto V (Launch?, Timed Exclusive) [?]
Dead Space Spin Off
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Cafe [? -- Square Enix Wii U]
Soul Caliber V (Extra Content)
::Future Games::
Sonic Cafe (Sonic Generations?) [X]
Platinum Games IP (Bayonetta 2?)
Phantasty Star Online 2 (Late 2012?)
SEGA Game () [X -- Aliens: Colonial Marines]
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Game
Rockstar Game (New IP?) [X]
BioShock Infinite (Timed Exclusive) [? - Irrational Games on Wii U development so far...]
Red Steel III
Beyond Good & Evil 2
Doom 4
Madden 2013 (Timed Exclusive) [X]
Tiger Woods 13 [X]
Fight Night Cafe [X]
Need for Speed Cafe [X]
Level-5 Game (New IP)
Kingdom Hearts Cafe (Possibly KH3)
Square Enix Game (New IP) [X]
Square Enix Game () [X]
Grasshopper Game (New IP or No More Heroes 3) [X]
Valve Game (Possibly a collection set + new game?) [X]
Epic Games (New IP, Bulletstorm 2 or New Gears of War Trilogy exclusive to Cafe) [? - Unreal Engine 3 Support so far]