Come check out our Adventures of Pip stream tomorrow
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Adventures of Pip launches on the North American Wii U eShop next Thursday. Dennis currently has the game downloaded, and he’ll be hosting a stream on our Twitch channel tomorrow for about 30-60 minutes.
This is a bit different for us since we haven’t done much with streaming in the past. Still, we thought it’d be an interesting thing to try out! If you end up enjoying it, let us know and we’ll try to arrange similar streams in the future.
You can watch the stream at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. A new post will be added to the site once it goes live, and we’ll archive the recording on YouTube a bit later for those who miss it.
More: Adventures of Pip, indie, TicToc Games, top
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (5/28/15, North America)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.
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You can try out Booty Diver thanks to a new PC demo
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Booty Diver is due out on the Wii U eShop this summer. If you’d like to give the game a look ahead of its launch, you can try out a new PC demo that launched today.
Head on over to this page for the demo. You’ll also find a new trailer below.
More: Booty Diver, indie, Xavier Orion Games
New trailer for The Next Penelope
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Aurelien Regard has shared a new The Next Penelope trailer. It’s to promote the racer’s Steam launch, but we do have additional footage.
Here’s the trailer:
Regard has also suggested that news about the Wii U version of The Next Penelope is coming soon:
@NintenDaan Thanks! I'll be able to share some news about the WiiU version right after the Steam release :)
It's stiil on!
— Aurelien Regard (@AurelRegard) May 27, 2015
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Playtonic reveals Yooka-Laylee’s Ghost Writers enemy
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Playtonic revealed a new character for Yooka-Laylee today. We have a first look at the Ghost Writers, a type of enemy in the game.
Playtonic said of the Ghost Writers in its latest blog post:
In their physical days these articulate phantoms were the scribes behind Yooka-Laylee’s mysterious book worlds. However, following their suspicious demise the Ghost Writers’ unsettled souls are now cursed to endlessly wander their creations in search of spectre salvation. Free their spirits for a special reward…
Yooka-Laylee’s creative lead, Gavin Price explains: “The Ghost Writers haunting the book worlds will add a fun twist to collecting. There are a variety of different types hidden in every world, each with their own unique requirement for being caught.
“Mix that with the different areas in which you’ll find them, and hopefully they’ll result in a fresh challenge with every encounter. They’re like a living (un-living?) collectible.”
Character artist at large, Mr. Steve(n) Mayles described the design process behind his band of ghouls: “As these characters aren’t based on any particular creature, it was good fun to go a bit crazy with them. And we are crazy guys at Playtonic Towers… never a dull moment, etc.
“The ghost was originally going to be one character, but I sketched so many thumbnails (50+) it sparked the idea of having 5 separate ghosts with different abilities.”
Yooka-Laylee will launch in Wii U in October 2016.
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Curve Digital planning continued Wii U support, catalogue “set to double in the next 8 months”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Curve Digital has given a bunch of support to Wii U over the past year. We’ve seen Lone Survivor, Thomas Was Alone, OlliOlli, Ultratron, and Stealth Inc 2 grace the eShop.
Curve Digital’s plans for Wii U won’t be ending any time soon. According to PR manager Rob Clarke, the publisher’s “Wii U catalogue is set to double in the next 8 months”.
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Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death heading to Wii U after reaching Kickstarter stretch goal
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death will now be making its way to Wii U thanks to its Kickstarter success. With roughly a day remaining, the campaign managed to surpass the $35,000 stretch goal needed to ensure a version for Nintendo’s console. Along with Wii U, there are also plans to bring it to the NES and SNES.
Here’s a brief overview of Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death:
Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death is a new retro-style adventure/puzzle platformer for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and now Nintendo Entertainment System. Armed only with his trusty boomerang, Sydney must navigate dark caverns while avoiding bats, ghosts, hot lava and other obstacles. If you can survive all 10 caverns, you will be able to win your freedom.Your support for this Kickstarter campaign will help bring a new game to one of the most beloved systems of all time…the SNES. You also have an opportunity to receive some cool rewards available exclusively through this Kickstarter campaign.
10 total levels.
Unique soundtrack.
Different region versions available.
You can find Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death on Kickstarter here. The pitch video is posted below.
Cube Life: Island Survival hitting the North American Wii U eShop next Thursday
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Cypronia has settled on Cube Life: Island Survival’s final release date. In North America, the game will be hitting the Wii U eShop on June 4. Pricing is set at $6.99.
More: Cube Life: Island Survival, Cypronia, indie
ZaciSa’s Last Stand – Insanity Mode videos
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
The upcoming 1.2 patch for ZaciSa’s Last Stand will add a new Insanity Mode. In it, levels introduces a random special event that can either help you or hinder your progress. You may encounter a level with reduced enemy speed, or possibly something like double or triple the enemy spawns.
Here’s a couple of videos for the Insanity Mode:
Buy a select Wii U game from the UK eShop, get 10% amiibo discount for Nintendo online store
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Nintendo initiated an interesting offer over on the UK Wii U eShop. If you buy one of six select games, you’ll receive a 10 percent discount code that can be used for amiibo on the company’s online store. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Kart 8, Mario Party 10, Splatoon, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Hyrule Warriors are the eligible titles.
