Minecraft: Wii U Edition on the way, PEGI listing suggests
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Minecraft: Wii U Edition may finally be coming to Wii U, if a listing on PEGI is anything to go by. The UK ratings board just added the game to its database today.
Minecraft is available on just about every platform, but it has yet to hit Wii U. Minecraft: Story Mode – a spinoff of the franchise made by Telltale Games – is heading to the eShop at some point soon.
Super Mario Maker – “Yoshi is Awesome!” course and Necky costume now live
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Super Mario Maker has added yet another costume. By completing the “Yoshi is Awesome!” course, players will unlock Necky.
This new level was the winner of a course-creation contest hosted by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. Creator Vanilla KONDO said the following about it:
“I combined ideas from courses I’ve already uploaded and added a few new tricks too. Mario’s adorable yet reliable partner Yoshi plays a big role from beginning to end.”
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New LEGO Marvel’s Avengers characters announced
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games have unveiled another set of characters for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. The latest additions include Fing Fang Foom, Devil Dinosaur & Moon-Boy, Korvac, Skaar, Wendigo, Crimson Dynamo, Mantis, Peggy Carter, and the Iron Man’s Mark 38 armor – also known as “Igor.” Screenshots of the new characters are in the gallery below.
Replay: VHS is not Dead slated for Wii U
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Replay: VHS is not Dead is planned for release on Wii U, a listing on the USK confirms.
The game debuted earlier this year on a few platforms, including Steam. It’s a puzzle-platformer title which takes place in a movie-based universe. Players can record their characters’ movements and use remote control powers to combine actions through roughly 70 levels.
Continue on below for a story overview as well as a trailer.
It is an ordinary Saturday evening for Harvey Hachess as he leaves his favorite video club for a movie night. On his way back, he gets caught in the middle of a rain and a threatening storm. Suddenly, he’s hit by a lightning strike! Knocked out for few minutes, he goes on as if nothing had happened.
Once home, Harvey gets comfortable and plays a video tape, a bag of popcorn in one hand and the remote control in the other one. But something seems wrong as he realize that some scenes are missing from the movie! He puts in another tape, same result… He, then, checks all his cassettes one by one but stays out of luck.
As the last tape was ejected, the VCR made a strange sound and the screen lightened up. Harvey founds himself sucked into the TV. He finds there a great opportunity to re-record all the tapes without risking the loss of his Video Club membership.
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash disc art
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Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash will both soon be available for Wii U. Get a look at the disc art for both games above.
Unboxing: Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, various Animal Crossing figures
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It’s unboxing time again, as a bunch of Animal Crossing products are just a few days from releasing. In the videos below, you’ll find one for amiibo Festival and another for a number of figures.
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Contra Advance: The Alien Wars Ex hitting the North American Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow
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Contra Advance: The Alien Wars Ex arrived on the European Wii U Virtual Console last week. Tomorrow, it will be available in North America as well. Nintendo’s website confirms a November 12 release date for the game.
Here’s a brief overview:
“Take down massive hordes of aliens, robots, and monsters to stop the evil Red Falcon from taking over the world! Awesome weapons include the spreadshot, laser, and flamethrower. Features new levels and graphics from the original Super NES version.”
Pricing for Contra Advance: The Alien Wars Ex is set at $7.99.
Super Mario Maker staff on development, worldwide appeal, costumes, updates
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Polygon has put up a new Super Mario Maker piece, which contains some comments from producer Takashi Tezuka and senior director Yoshikazu Yamashita. The two spoke about the game’s development process, wanting the game to appeal to all players worldwide, costumes, and updates.
We’ve rounded up the information after the break. We also encourage you to check out Polygon’s full article here.
Rodea: The Sky Soldier Wii gameplay, Wii vs. Wii U intro comparison
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Two more Rodea: The Sky Soldier videos have hit the net. Below, you’ll find a ton of footage from the Wii version plus a Wii vs. Wii U intro comparison.
There is no free download version of Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
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News circulated around E3 time that Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival would be a free download. Although the physical bundle always existed, it was thought that the digital version would simply require an amiibo to function. This is not actually the case – no free download exists.
Nintendo has told Destructoid that Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is a $60 product. You’ll get the disc, Isabelle and Digby figures, and three amiibo cards with a purchase.
However, Nintendo hasn’t said if the amiibo will be available separately. We’re also not entirely sure what the “limited time offer” logo for Digby on the box means.
One other thing to point out: the amiibo figures aren’t packed individually similar to Mario in the Mario Party 10 bundle.
