With February down, we're now one month closer to E3 2012 and another look at the Wii U. In the meantime, we've collected the relevant news around rumors floating around the console this month.

A handful of games received speculation as possible releases for the new system. Two Tribes, the developer of puzzle-platformer Toki Tori, elaborated on their interest in bringing the game's downloadable sequel to the WIi U, noting the potential of both the controller's analog sticks and its touch screen interface.

A Twitter post purported that Epic Mickey Developer Junction Point made mention of including "Wii U support for Epic Mickey 2." Information, as well as multiple variations of box art for the sequel to the 2010 platformer steeped in Disney animation history popped up in a Disney newsletter last year, stating that the game featured cooperative play and would see a multi-platform release. "Wii U support" could mean an entirely separate version of the game for the new system, or support for the Wii U controller in the Wii version through the new system's backward compatibility.

A sequel to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing was revealed by toys at a booth at New York's Toy Fair, and was purported to have a holiday release for this year. The first game came out on numerous console and handheld platforms, so a Wii U version late this year might not be out of the question.

In a Twitter exchange, Double Fine founder Tim Schafer touched on the possibility of bringing the developer's upcoming, publicly funded point-and-click adventure game to the Wii U. The company campaigned to raise $400,000 for the project through Kickstarter, a goal eclipsed in a matter of hours; the total amount donated currently sits at $2.3 million with under two weeks left in the deadline. Tim responded to the follower's question by stating that, although possible, bringing the project to the Wii U would involve working with a whole new engine. Though the scope of the project expanded with the unexpected influx of support—Double Fine has since announced support for Mac, iOS, Linux, and Android systems—a downloadable version for consoles like the Wii U has not been explicitly addressed.

An Amazon France listing for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 surfaced earlier this month and was removed quickly after. The title, which would presumably be developed by Treyarch as a follow-up to the massively successful first Black Ops game, could theoretically release in close proximity to (and possibly for) the Wii U later this year.

Square Enix recently announced a starting date of February 23 for the Dragon Quest X beta in Japan. The title, which will see release on both the Wii and Wii U, doesn't have a confirmed release date for any region at that point.

A Lady Gaga game under Ubisoft's "Experience" music game banner (which has seen installments featuring Michael Jackson and the Black Eyed Peas) has been rumored as scheduled to release, possibly on both Wii and Wii U, sometime later this year.

A trio of games published by EA (which has been able to work with the Wii U development kit since last year) are rumored to be gracing the system. There is speculation floating around that claims Dead Space 3, the next space-horror title from EA and Visceral Games, will come to Wii U in addition to other consoles. Dead Space 2 was released on January 25, 2011. In September of last year, a handful of purportedly accurate details pertaining to the setting and plot of Dead Space 3 were revealed. Overstrike, the upcoming multi-platform game from developer Insomniac shown at E3 last year, may also be headed to the Wii U. Insomniac, best known for its Ratchet & Clank and Resistance games for Sony's PlayStation consoles, is rumored to also have a Wii U development kit. Lastly, Crytek (which is a partner with Electronic Arts) is rumored to be developing TimeSplitters 4 for Wii U and other consoles. Crytek, which has also had the opportunity to work with the Wii U development kit, acquired Free Radical, the developer of the first three TimeSplitters games, in 2009.

Several Nintendo patent filings also surfaced this month. The first provided insight into potential features of the Wii U system and controller. It makes mention of facial recognition through the controller, as well as the possibility of a 3D or HD display for the controller, which, in versions shown thus far, has displayed in a sub-HD resolution. The second was for an environmental sensor unit that could have various function, including detecting the room in which it's located as well as the current weather, and altering in-game content based on the readings.

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