Another One Piece: Unlimited World Red video
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
[Review] Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails
Posted on 11 years ago by Jack Johnson(@tupachologram96) in Features, Reviews, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
System: Nintendo Wii U
Release Date: May 15th, 2013 (NA, EU)
Developer: Dakko Dakko
Publisher: Dakko Dakko
Author: Jack
I hate it when people label things incorrectly. It makes me very sad and upset. I can’t tell you how much compound irritation I’ve had to repress when, say, someone would write the wrong name down on an online order at work and offer me the duty of rectifying the situation over the phone with Mrs. Jihnson and her missing mail-order appliance, or when a past roommate not-to-be-named would intentionally label the cat food ‘dog food’ just to try to make me sick the next day.
This is why I possess such a vitriol for relatively new Welsh developer Dakko Dakko and their latest attempt at capturing the burgeoning Wii U indie scene (think Mutant Mudds, Cloudberry Kingdom, and all of the other titles I’ve referenced way too much in writing and on the podcast), Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails, a 2D shooter with strong open-world platforming elements. The ‘On Rails’ signifier at the end there implies imprison-y, limited bounds and pointed, one-dimensional gameplay design, whereas Scram Kitty, in its comparative sense of freedom to the recent litany of top-notch platformers we’ve seen reach the eShop, feels anything but. Scram Kitty, though confusing in name, scratches an itch not satiated fully by its contemporaries on the platform. By not being as singularly masterful in its level design elements as, say, VVVVVV or Mighty Switch Force!, Scram Kitty feels a little less uptight and neo-retro, yet crucially still achieves the same level of “old-school hardcore” as those luminaries do. I will not use any cat puns in this review.
Gravity Badgers file size
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
A quick heads up about the recently-released Wii U eShop title Gravity Badgers. The game takes up 344.8MB of space, which seems quite manageable. You shouldn’t need to reserve much space fortunately!
More: file size, Gravity Badgers, indie, Wales Interactive
Unity tech issues causing Nihilumbra delay on Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Unity has been running on Wii U for some time now, but the tech behind it doesn’t sound entirely up to snuff. The developer behind Nihilumbra, for example, has been encountering “some technical issues” in bringing the game over to Nintendo’s console. This has resulted in a longer-than-expected wait for the eShop release.
BeautiFun Games told DQTechNews:
“The game should be available on the market already, but we are having some technical issues with Unity port for Wii U that are delaying the release.”
More: BeautiFun Games, indie, Nihilumbra, Unity
Sonic & All-Stars Racing producer on wanting to represent Space Harrier, OutRun, and After Burner
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments
4Gamer recently caught up with Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed producer Steve Lycett with the game having been released in Japan last month. We already heard that Lycett had hoped to include Ristar as a playable character, but as it turns out, this wasn’t the only franchise he hoped the game would represent.
Lycett stated:
From three big SEGA classics, I think, “Space Harrier”, “OutRun”, and “After Burner”. Because these three are so popular around the world, I was thinking I wanted to find a way for them to work somehow. For “After Burner”, since there is no emerging main character, both it an “OutRun” both got full courses. But unfortunately, “Space Harrier” only got a song in the soundtrack on one of the stages. Even though it wasn’t convenient to include the hero of “Space Harrier”, we just couldn’t abandon the recording.
Lycett continued by elaborating on his interest in featuring Space Harrier one day:
Well, the truth is, I wanted to include the running character riding the dragon. But I won’t give up! If I ever get the opportunity, I absolutely want to see this happen.
Bandai Namco says there are no plans to bring Tales of the World: Reve Unitia overseas currently
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 33 Comments
According to a Bandai Namco representative, there are no plans to bring Tales of the World: Reve Unitia to the west… at least for now. Perhaps that’ll change in the future? Bandai Namco has been more consistent with Tales localizations over the past few years, so maybe a western launch will happen one day.
Disney Magical World gets The Aristocats and Pinocchio-inspired items
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
New DLC is out now for Disney Magical World. As of now, players can get their hands on items inspired by The Aristocats and Pinocchio.
Nintendo of America tweeted the news:
June brings some cool downloadable items to #DisneyMagicalWorld for #3DS inspired by The Aristocats and Pinocchio. pic.twitter.com/fJI52WR99U
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 1, 2014
More: Disney Magical World, DLC
Shiness Kickstarter adds Wii U stretch goal
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Shiness’ Kickstarter now includes a Wii U stretch goal. If total funds surpass $170,000, Ynnis Interactive will bring its RPG to the eShop. That needs to happen in about a week.
You can find Shiness on Kickstarter here.
More: indie, Kickstarter, Shiness, Ynnis Interactive
Media Create software sales (5/19 – 5/25) – Top 50
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
02./00. [PS4] Infamous: Second Son
03./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
04./00. [PSV] To Love Ru Trouble: Darkness – Battle Ecstasy #
05./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
06./01. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All #
07./02. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle #
08./00. [PSV] Amnesia World #
09./00. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
10./04. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour
11./05. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour
12./07. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
13./06. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment #
14./10. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
15./09. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
16./12. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
17./08. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call #
18./15. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
19./13. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up!
20./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
3DS version of 1001 Spikes won’t have multiplayer
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment
The 3DS version of 1001 Spikes won’t include multiplayer elements, according to Nicalis. However, Nintendo fans can count on multiplayer for the game’s Wii U version.
Nicalis wrote on Twitter yesterday:
@iEfrenR Wii U is the one to get if you plan to do multiplayer. PS Vita and 3DS will not have multiplayer
— Nicalis, Inc. (@nicalis) May 30, 2014
