Sword ‘N’ Board, a new “puzzle oriented adventure RPG” that just secured funding on Kickstarter, will be coming to Wii U. Creator Robert Busey shared the news in an update last week, in which he wrote:

So, after a few weeks of going through things, getting access to a Wii U Dev kit, and Scirra the creator of the Engine that Sword ‘N’ Board is built in announcing a Wii U exporter I decided to contact Dan Adelman at Nintendo at the urging of Antonio Garcia, and see what all was involved in becoming a Wii U dev.
As it turns out It’s incredibly simple as Nintendo is really making it incredibly easy to become a Wii U developer!
So it is official! Sword ‘N’ Board will be coming to the Wii U!
I’ve been a Nintendo fan my entire life, and this is incredibly exciting and a dream come true, to have a game on a Nintendo platform!

You can find a bunch of details about Snow ‘N’ Board over at the official Kickstarter page.

Inafune says Mighty No. 9 would win in a fight against Mega Man, both franchises can co-exist

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Mighty No. 9 and Mega Man are two similar characters. Both are robots. Both are from creator Keiji Inafune. Who’d he pick in a fight?

That would be Mighty No. 9, as he explained to Kotaku:

“Unfortunately Mega Man is an older robot and uses the older parts. A little bit too old school. I don’t know if he would be able to compete with the newer, shinier version of Beck.”

Continuing on the topic of similarity, Mighty No. 9 and Mega Man offer comparable gameplay elements, but Inafune feels both franchises can co-exist.

“Yeah. If the question is just, ‘Can they exist as two different franchises at the same time?’ then my answer is yes, of course. Capcom should be doing things with the Mega Man franchise just like we are with this original game.”

“Ultimately, it would be great for the fans because then they would be able to play even double the content that they otherwise could,” he continued. “So, in this perspective, yes, please, let both games exist.”

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More TNT Racers: Nitro Machines Edition footage

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Nintendo TVii still planned for Europe

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Nintendo TVii was said to be on track for a release in Europe sometime this year. Only four months remain in 2013, and we haven’t heard a peep out of Nintendo of Europe. What’s the deal?

The good news is that Nintendo TVii is still planned for the territory. The bad news is that Nintendo still has no concrete news to share.

In a statement, the company said:

“We are working to bring a similar Nintendo TVii service to Europe however we have nothing to announce at the current time.”

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Nintendo TVii supports new Doodle feature

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Nintendo TVii has gained a new Doodle feature. Users can now draw and paint on live TV moments.

Nintendo of America shared the news through its Twitter account yesterday:

Get creative with TV Tag in #NintendoTVii using the new Doodle feature to draw or paint on your fave live TV moments. pic.twitter.com/JNJCDbgqVA
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 4, 2013

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Gunman Clive receives Wii U dev kit, but has no immediate plans for the console

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Most know Bertil Hörberg as the creator of Gunman Clive. He’s now hard at work on a brand new title for the 3DS eShop, but is also an official Wii U developer.

Hörberg announced on Twitter earlier today that he’s now in possession of a Wii U dev kit:

Received a WiiU devkit today 🙂
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) September 5, 2013

Don’t expect any Wii U titles from Hörberg in the immediate future. His next title is only slated for 3DS, he confirmed.

I don't have any solid plans to release anything on it yet though. My next game is still 3DS only for now, and still far from done
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) September 5, 2013

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