Japanese Densetsu no Stafy, Final Fight One, Albert Odyssey Wii U Virtual Console trailers
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Nintendo released official videos for Densetsu no Stafy, Final Fight One, and Albert Odyssey on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.
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Photos from the Super Mario Maker “hackathon” event at Facebook
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Nintendo held the Super Mario Maker “hackathon” event at Facebook’s headquarters today (continuing into tomorrow). You’ll find some photos of it below.
After the “hackathon” event, Nintendo will be selecting one Super Mario Maker level created by a Facebook employee. This will be available to download in the game at launch.
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Video: A look at Chompy Chomp Chomp Party, targeted for release at the end of the year
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Do you remember Chompy Chomp Chomp Party? We covered it briefly in September 2013, though there hasn’t been much news on the game since.
Chompy Chomp Chomp Party resurfaced at the Nintendo Life Gaming Night in Cambridge, along with new information and footage. We also know that the game is targeted for release by the end of 2015.
Take a look at the video below for more on Chompy Chomp Chomp Party:
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Nintendo teasing three classic Kirby games for the Wii U eShop this week
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Three classic Kirby games are coming to the North American Wii U eShop this week. Nintendo won’t say which ones they are yet, but each one is being released in celebration of the character’s birthday.
Nintendo sent out the following tweet just a few minutes ago:
To celebrate the birthday of everyone's favorite pink puffball, we're releasing 3 classic Kirby games in the #WiiU #eShop on 7/30!
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 28, 2015
We could be hearing about the names of these titles tomorrow, if previous leaks are anything to go by. If that doesn’t happen, we’ll know on Thursday morning at the latest!
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Freedom Planet’s Wii U release delayed until after RTX
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It was previously announced that Freedom Planet would be coming to Wii U on August 3. However, the game’s release has since been delayed.
Developer Stephen DiDuro announced on Twitter that Freedom Planet will now be on Wii U sometime after RTX. He wrote:
Freedom Planet's Wii U release is being delayed until after RTX due to underestimating development time. More details coming soon.
— Stevie DiDuro (@galaxytrail) July 28, 2015
RTX runs between August 7 and August 9. Freedom Planet should be heading to the eShop soon after – hopefully not too long!
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Just Dance 2016 demo footage
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The demo for Just Dance 2016 hit the Wii U eShop earlier today. View some footage from the download below.
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European Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer boxart
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We previously posted Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer’s North American boxart. Now you can have a look at the European packaging above.
13AM Games – Wii U benefits from Wiimote support, not worried about the console’s sales, more
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Engadget put up a new interview with a couple of folks from 13AM Games. The site spoke with Dave Proctor and Alex Rushdy, who are developing Runbow for Wii U.
You can read up on what Proctor and Rushdy said below with topics including talk of releasing Runbow on Wii U and the term “indie”. Check out Engadget’s original piece here.
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Just Dance 2016 demo out now on the Wii U eShop
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The Wii U hasn’t received a ton of demos as of late, but a new one is out now. Ubisoft has made a demo available for Just Dance 2016. This news should apply to both North America and Europe.
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Dragon Quest XI for 3DS launching simultaneously with the PS4 version in Japan
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Square Enix is planning two versions of Dragon Quest XI. There will be a home console release, plus the handheld version. Both games feature similar stories but are quite different in many aspects.
When Square Enix is ready to ship Dragon Quest XI, fans in Japan can rest easy knowing that the game will be available on both 3DS and PlayStation 4 on day one. This was confirmed by Square Enix’s Ryutaro Ichimura. Of course, we don’t know how things will play out with NX.
