Austrian indie developer Broken Rules was relieved to finally be able to reveal that their latest game, Chasing Aurora, will be released first on the Wii U.  Although the 2D game has been in development and somewhat public for a while, its home on the Wii U was kept secret until now.  The game will use the Wii U GamePad and not the just-announced Pro Controller, which leaves open questions about how the GamePad will be put to use.  The only feature specific to the Wii U that the developers have revealed so far is that one of the game modes will be asynchronous multiplayer and take advantage of "the unique features of the Wii U GamePad."

Unquestionably, 2010 was an impressive year for gaming, with many great titles releasing across all of the modern systems available on the market.

This week provides a packed set of releases with a total of four demos on WiiWare, alongside a first party Nintendo release. DSiWare offers up three brand new titles, and Virtual Console even sees some action with a single Neo Geo release.

After a year-long hiatus, WiiWare Demos are finally making a comeback. There are four planned titles ready for a launch this Monday: BIT.TRIP FATE, And Yet It Moves, ThruSpace and Jett Rocket. The service also appears to be back for good this time around as the e-mail Nintendo sent out this morning states that "additional demos will be added on Mondays and each will remain available on the Wii Shop Channel for a limited time". Great news for those curious about current titles.

Early this morning Nintendo announced a release schedule for their upcoming titles, including a few notable third party selections as well.

In a surprising move, Nintendo revealed the release dates of their most anticipated titles. Even more surprising, every title is planned for release in the first half of this year, starting in March.

Today, Nintendo released their updated release schedule for all of their products both first and third party for the first quarter of 2010.