When Nintendo said they were trying to be indie friendly (or rather, indie developers said Nintendo was trying to be indie friendly), I was honestly pretty skeptical given the Big N’s past with digital download shops, but today yet another game developer has said they’ll likely bring their next game to the Wii U if they reach their Kickstarter goal.

“We are already licensed Nintendo developers and have Wii U dev kits that we’ll be using to get it up and running on Wii U. If we get funded we will try to bring it to as many platforms as possible with the funds we get and will use the profits from the game to bring it to consoles we couldn’t afford prior. Long story short, yes, we hope to bring it to the Wii U as quickly as possible.”

– Robotoki statement

Robotoki’s game The Adventures of Dash is a really artistically interesting sidescrolling puzzle game that’s coming to PC in the future, and I would be completely okay with seeing it hit Wii U as well! I absolutely love how many developers we’re seeing say “Yea, we’ll definitely try and bring our game to Wii U”, and I can’t help but feel a teeny tiny bit of extra joy that they’re only mentioning Wii U as of now– no other systems. Nintendo might finally be doing download shops correctly!

You can give The Adventures of Dash your dollars by clicking here!

Via Nintendo Life

Another Castle creator mulling over “tiny, quirky project” for Wii U

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David Byers, the sole creator of Another Castle, is currently hard at work on completing the platformer. But what lies ahead for the future?

While he can’t officially confirm anything at present, Byers is thinking about “making a tiny, quirky project from the ground up just for the Wii U.” It wouldn’t be a platformer like Another Castle, and it would “look completely different”.

“I’m considering making a tiny, quirky project from the ground up just for the Wii U. Mainly just for fun. I don’t have any specific plans yet, all I know is it won’t be a platformer, and it will look completely different from Another Castle.”

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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon clip – ScareScraper mode

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Miyamoto: Pikmin 3 closer to launch “would have been nice”, new IPs, appealing to everyone, past reflections

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Yet another interview with Shigeru Miyamoto has gone live. TIME quizzed the legendary game designer about a series of topics, including Wii U’s launch titles, new IPs, the core vs. casual demographics, and whether his younger self could have foreseen what has happened in the industry over the past few decades.

Read up on all of Miyamoto’s responses below.

Minecraft for Wii U no more/less likely than other versions

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Mojang’s Jens Bergensten was quoted as saying earlier this week that a Wii U version of Minecraft is “very unlikely.” But his words weren’t intended to be looked upon as a big negative for Nintendo’s console.

Bergensten has since clarified that when it comes to bringing Minecraft to new platforms, “Wii U is no more likely than any other platforms, but no less either.”

“The reason I said that is that the Wii U hasn’t even been mentioned when we’re talking about Minecraft platforms. However, I’m only responsible for the PC and Pocket editions, so the question wasn’t mine to answer. The Wii U is no more likely than any other platforms, but no less either.”

Would Minecraft on Wii U be something that you guys would like to see?

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More Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon videos

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Vist the Conception II teaser site

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Spike Chunsoft launched a teaser site for Conception II – a follow-up to last year’s PSP release – today. Access the page here.

At present, the site only contains a single piece of artwork. Check back for updates leading up to the game’s Japanese release this summer.

Ubisoft’s PAX East 2013 lineup

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Ubisoft has confirmed its lineup for PAX East. Highlights include Assassin’s Creed IV, Watch Dogs, and Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

Here’s the full list:

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Watch Dogs
ShootMania Storm
Might & Magic Heroes VI Shades of Darkness
Might & Magic Duel of Champions Online Card Game
Spartacus Legends
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

Ubisoft has also shared details on specific plans for its lineup, such as an “exclusive look” at Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flags and “never-before-seen Watch Dogs content”. The full overview – including pre-order incentives – is posted below.

[N]Gamer goes out of print

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We’ve seen the closure of two big Nintendo magazines within the past year. Nintendo Power ended its 20+ year run in 2012, and UK publication Nintendo Gamer shuttered last year as well.

Yet another Nintendo magazine announced its end today. Dutch publication [N]Gamer is calling it quits after being in print for close to a decade.

I suppose this just goes to show that magazines truly are in decline…

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