Following the latest Nintendo Direct earlier in the month, New Play Control! Pikmin released on the European Wii U eShop as a Wii download. In North America, the game is coming this week.

We usually don’t hear about Virtual Console/Wii download games until Wednesday, but Nintendo’s website already confirms that New Play Control! Pikmin is arriving in the states in just a couple of days. You’ll be able to pick it up starting on September 29 – this Thursday.

Here’s an overview:

“Captain Olimar has crash-landed on a strange world, and his only hope for survival lies with odd creatures called Pikmin. Set out and explore the strange, lush planet before Olimar’s life support runs out! Command up to 100 Pikmin, swarm predators, and haul critical parts back to your ship—all by using the Wii Remote.”

And a brief trailer:

New Play Control! Pikmin will cost $19.99 on the Wii U eShop.

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Paper Mario: Color Splash – Thing Cards footage

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Paper Mario: Color Splash is all about cards, as that’s what players use during battles. The game also features special Thing Cards that is a returning element from Sticker Star. Check out some footage of different Thing Cards from Color Splash below.

More: Intelligent Systems, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Nintendo of Canada on Yo-kai Watch’s popularity in North America, 3DS ports, Nintendo Directs

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Nintendo held a Yo-kai Watch 2 event with Level-5 and Hasbro this past weekend in Toronto. GameSkinny attended the event, and was able to speak with Nintendo of Canada communications manager Andrew Collins. Collins commented on how Yo-kai Watch has become popular in North America, the 3DS versions of Yoshi’s Woolly World and Super Mario Maker, and Nintendo Directs.

You can read up on GameSkinny’s interview here for some other topics. We’ve posted a few excerpts below.

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Survey investigates how much time people spend playing consoles each day

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 21 Comments

A survey conducted by GlobalWebIndex provides insight into the amount of time people are playing on consoles each day.

On Wii U, it’s estimated that the average time spent is at around 2.5 hours, while Wii falls at just over 1.5 hours. Wii U is actually just a minute behind the estimate on Xbox One. The full chart can be seen above.

GlobalWebIndex’s data is based on those who responded between the ages of 16 and 64.

Thanks to thieftheodore for the tip.

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More Yooka-Laylee footage

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Nintendo Life uploaded more footage from Yooka-Laylee based on its appearance at EGX this past weekend. Find a few minutes of gameplay below.

More: Playtonic, Team17, Yooka-Laylee

River City: Tokyo Rumble footage

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With River City: Tokyo Rumble releasing tomorrow in North America and Thursday in Europe, we now have some direct-feed footage from the English version. You can get a look at the various modes below.

More: Arc System Works, Natsume, River City: Tokyo Rumble

Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers screenshots show the game’s characters

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GameMill Entertainment sent out a new batch of screenshots showing off the characters of the side-scrolling action game Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers. Six heroes/hero pairs are included, which can be swapped between instantly in single-player.

The lineup is as follows:

Finn & Jake (Adventure Time) – Inseparable as always, Finn the Human uses the superpowers of his best friend and shapeshifting dog Jake to unleash damage and protect himself.

Steven Universe (Steven Universe) – Half-human, half-Crystal Gem magical guardian of the cosmos, Steven is equipped with a number of bright and bubbly abilities.

Clarence (Clarence) – Dishing out sugary-sweet justice, Clarence brings his love and excitement for everything – including carbonated beverages – to the squad.

Gumball (The Amazing World of Gumball) – A blue cat with a flair for misadventure, Gumball is a middle-school student from Elmore who takes enemies to school with imaginative weaponry.

Mordecai & Rigby (Regular Show) – Best friends who’d rather play video games than work, Mordecai and Rigby have teamed up to do the job that one hero should be able to do alone.

Uncle Grandpa (Uncle Grandpa) – A good-hearted uncle and grandpa who magically helps the world with the powers of his propeller hat and more.

And here are today’s screenshots:

Source: GameMill PR

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Skylanders Imaginators gameplay videos

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A couple of outlets posted new gameplay of Skylanders Imaginators today. Videos from both GamesBeat and GameSpot can be seen below.

More: Activision, Skylanders: Imaginators, Toys for Bob

SteamWorld Heist will have a couple of discount options on Wii U

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The Wii U version of SteamWorld Heist arrives later this week. It’ll cost $19.99 / €19.99 / £14.99, but Image & Form has prepared a couple of discounts.

First off, SteamWorld Heist’s launch price is actually $14.99 / €14.99 / £10.99. Alternatively, those who own SteamWorld Heist for 3DS or SteamWorld Dig on Wii U/3DS will receive an extra discount. This will give you Heist for just $13.99 / €13.39 / £9.99 on Wii U.

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Nearly 8 hours of Paper Mario: Color Splash footage

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Since some folks have the digital version of Paper Mario: Color Splash, they don’t have any restrictions when it comes to the length of streams. YouTube user Crunchii actually ended up showing the game for almost eight hours yesterday. Here’s the full archive: