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Super Meat Boy was confirmed for a May 12 release on the European Wii U eShop a few days ago. An announcement sent out today reveals that the game will also be out in North America on the same day.

Super Meat Boy will cost $14 / £13 / €14 at launch, which is a 20 percent discount. It’s seeing a 20 percent discount until May 26.

Along with Super Meat Boy’s Wii U release date news, the announcement contained an interesting section which seems to tease a 3DS version. Here’s that relevant part of the press release:

Super Meat Boy launched in 2010 on Xbox 360 and PC, and was immediately labeled as a definitive work in the sub-genre of brutally difficult platformers. Since then, gamers all over the world have been waiting to play it on other platforms. It was finally released on PS4 and Vita last year and with the Wii U version arriving this month, only the 3DS will be missing (but maybe not for too long ;)) Gotta catch them all!

Source: Team Meat / BlitWorks PR

The previously-announced WordsUp! Academy has been given a release date. CoderChild relayed news on Twitter yesterday confirming a May 12 release date. There’s no word on pricing, but it’ll probably cost just a few dollars.

Here’s a trailer for the game:

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Pentapuzzle – €4.49/ £4.09 / CHF 6.30
Reptilian Rebellion – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Sweetest Thing – €6.99/ £5.49 / CHF 6.99

Wii U DLC

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers: Classic Black Panther Pack – €2.99/ £2.50 / CHF 3.70

3DS Download

Pocket Card Jockey – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80

3DS Demo

The Legend of Dark Witch 2

Nintendo Selects (starting May 7)

LEGO City: Undercover – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90; previously €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF 77.90
Nintendo Land – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90; previously €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF 77.90
Wii Party U – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90; previously €44.99 / £34.99 / CHF 57.90
New Super Mario Bros. U – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90
New Super Luigi U – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90
New Super Mario Bros. U: New Super Luigi U – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00; previously €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

eShop Sales

3DS

– Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 6.99 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.00 / £6.30 / CHF 9.80
– Aqua Moto Racing 3D – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.59 until 12/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19
– RV-7 My Drone – €1.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.40 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.99/ CHF 3.70
– Football Up 3D – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.36 / CHF 3.60
– Darts Up 3D – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
– Fantasy Pirates – €0.99/ £0.99 / CHF 1.00 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.50 / £4.50 / CHF 4.60
– Van Helsing sniper Zx100 – €2.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.10 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.66 / £6.66 / CHF 9.20
– Toys vs. Monsters – €0.99/ £0.99 / CHF 1.22 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €3.99 / £3.99 / CHF 4.99
– Art of Balance TOUCH! – €5.20/ £4.70 / CHF 7.35 until 26/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80
– 3D Game Collection – €4.99/ £3.59 / CHF 4.99 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
– Secret Agent Files: Miami – €4.99/ £3.75 / CHF 4.99 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
– Crazy Construction – €3.49/ £2.49 / CHF 3.49 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
– Atlantic Quest – €1.99/ £1.39 / CHF 1.99 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
– 4 Elements – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Azada – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Hidden Expedition Titanic – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Jewel Quest 4 Heritage – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Jewel Quest Mysteries 3 – The Seventh Gate – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Jewel Quest The Sapphire Dragon – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Secret Mysteries in London – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Luxor – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Mystery Case Files Dire Grove – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Mystery Case Files Return to Ravenhearst – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80

Wii U

– Word Party – €7.99/ £7.49 / CHF 11.00 until 12/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €15.99 / £14.99 / CHF 22.00
– ZaciSa: Defense of the Crayon Dimensions! – €1.49/ £1.14 / CHF 2.10 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.29 / CHF 4.20
– Gravity Badgers – €2.49/ £2.49 / CHF 3.50 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.99 / £4.99 / CHF 7.00
– 99Moves – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50
– Abyss – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
– Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX – €4.95/ £4.45 / CHF 6.94 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20
– Super Robo Mouse – €3.00/ £2.70 / CHF 4.15 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.49 / £4.09 / CHF 6.30
– Tabletop Gallery – €2.00/ £1.80 / CHF 2.80 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
– Blok Drop U – €1.00/ £0.85 / CHF 1.30 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €1.49 / £1.29 / CHF 1.99
– Blok Drop X Twisted Fusion – €2.00/ £1.80 / CHF 2.80 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
– Island Flight Simulator – €7.19/ £5.39 / CHF 7.19 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Permanent Price Drop

Canvaleon – €6.95/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80; previously €9.95/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Source: Nintendo PR

Update: Bumped to the top. Added in Sunday’s updates.


Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.

Here’s what’s on tap for the week of April 25:

– 6 Animal Crossing panels
– 2 pixel butterfly panels
– 2 BoxBoy!! panels
– 3 Zelda: Tri Force Heroes panels
– 2 Super Mario Bros. panels
– 7 Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D panels
– 5 Pushmo/Crashmo panels
– 3 Rhythm Heaven panels (1 day left)
– 1 free play

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Recently, Inti Creates held an event for Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 in Japan. New details were shared here thanks to a playable demo – specifically the game’s characters, story, and gameplay.

Here’s the full rundown from Skybane:

Demo

– The stage is the Orbital Elevator which was in the prequel
– Acura mentions how it’s the 2nd time coming here
– He also mentions “Michiru”
– This might be his sister’s name
– RoRo and Nowa were shown speaking with Acura or to each other
– Nowa does bring up that the last time Acura came, he got beaten by a Psychic and had his gun stolen, so there’s no doubt it’s the same place
– Diva Project is mentioned; it seems someone’s trying to replicate that
– It’s also the stage of that boss (from the first trailer) that can control her hair
– Some of the enemies seemed to revere her as a Goddess, and she used her hair to make ramps linking the walls
– There are some platforms that are fragile and easily break apart
– RoRo tells Acura that he should do some dieting, but he dryly replies it’s faster to reduce the weight of the equipment
– He behaves dryly all across the stage and never shows surprise
– It was also shown that Acura has a Special Skill called “Strike Saw”
– The demo version doesn’t include the boss battle, so Inti Creates couldn’t show it
– This demo version had a lower difficulty because you didn’t lose Kudos even if you ran into an enemy or got attacked
– It’s possible that this game might have difficulty mode selection
– The 2 things at RoRo’s sides are actually “Speaker Pods”: they open and broadcast the songs; they do look like wings, but they actually aren’t wings
– Another stage: “Heaven Tower (Tangled).”
– Acura uses something akin to Gunvolt’s EP when doing the “Blitz Dash”, and the energy meters are on the bottom left corner of the screen, similar to his Special Skill points
– However, these are rechargable by hitting down twice, like the way GV recharges his EP

General

– The “claw” in the Japanese name (Azure Striker Gunvolt: Claw is the official Japanese name) is a reference to Acura’s attacks
– This is because they look like he attacks with claws
– There was a point in development where the name “Gunvolt Acura” was suggested, but was discarded
– The game might be a bit more difficult than the previous game
– The “masked man” shown last year: his design won’t appear in the sequel after all
– The design was originally going to be used for Gunvolt or an enemy, but the idea was scrapped
– There was a point where it wasn’t intended to change GV’s design
– However, the team wanted to make something that reflected the changes he underwent at the end of the first game
– RoRo’s addition to the game means that the amount of songs becomes about twice the amount of the previous game
– More songs could be added through DLC as well
– The “Reincarnation” song comes back in this sequel with some changes in lyrics, music, and gameplay

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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.

Super Punch-Out!! joined the New 3DS Virtual Console in Europe yesterday. 10 minutes of off-screen footage can be found below.

Last October, Gunslugs 2 came out as a 3DS eShop title. Engine Software has now announced that the original game is also in the works for Nintendo’s portable. It’s targeted for a late May release with a $1.99 / €1.99 price point.

Here’s an old trailer for Gunslugs:

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Nintendo Badge Arcade has introduced a new arm type in Japan. Pictured above is the Stick Arm, which has users holding down the button until it’s on the desired spot. Once released, the arm extends all the way down and pushes badges. We’ll have to see when this is added to the overseas version of Nintendo Badge Arcade.

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