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As Soul Axiom is only a day away from reaching the Wii U eShop, more footage from the game is surfacing. Take a look at another 15 minutes of gameplay below.

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

The first developer diary for Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap has been published, showing members of the team traveling to Japan in time for BitSummit and meeting with series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa. Watch the video below.

Update (9/28): On 3DS, Quest of Dungeons is 303 blocks, or 37.875 MB.


Original (9/19): Quest of Dungeons finally launches on the eShop next week. It’ll be out on both Wii U and 3DS, but we have the file size for the former platform. The game should require 71MB of space.

Here’s some footage from the Wii U version:

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Nintendo released official videos for Star Fox Command, Wrecking Crew ’98, and Kaizo Chojin Shubibinman 3: Ikai no Princess on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

Wales Interactive is finally bringing Soul Axiom to the Wii U eShop later this week. Take a look at some footage below, and look for the game on Thursday.

Quest of Dungeons is heading to both Wii U and 3DS later this week, but some footage has come in specifically from the former version. View some gameplay on Nintendo’s home console below.

Placards is the newest game from GetClose developer Wombat Source. We last heard about the project in January 2015, but it’s now nearing release.

It was clear before that Placards was going to be a puzzle title of some sorts. However, Wombat Source has now shared the following overview:

“Placards is a unique single-player puzzle experience that requires players to think both visually and strategically. Rearrange pixels on the screen by rotating or swapping to solve Placard puzzles. That Placard too big to solve in one go? Solve a piece at a time to get closer to that final Placard picture. From simple shapes to space ships to a fire breathing dragon, there are over 100 puzzles to keep you occupied for hours.”

Look at Placards’ first trailer below.

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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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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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Quest of Dungeons – regularly: €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF12.99; cross-buy offer: users who own the Wii U (Nintendo 3DS) version can download the Nintendo 3DS (Wii U) version for free
SDK Spriter – regularly €12.50 / £10.50 / CHF13.50; discount: 20% off if you own SDK Paint (€10.00 / £8.40 / CHF10.50)
Soul Axiom – regularly €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF21.00; discount: 15% off if you own Soul Axiom Event Preview (€12.74 / £10.19 / CHF17.85 until Oct. 15, 22:59 UTC)
SteamWorld Heist – €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF18.99 (available Friday)

Wii U DLC

FAST Racing NEO: NEO Future Pack – €4.99 / £4.20 / CHF5.39 (available Friday)
SteamWorld Heist – The Outsider – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF6.99 (available Friday)
SteamWorld Heist – Hatbox: Hatful Eight + 2 – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80 (available Saturday)
SteamWorld Heist – Hatbox: Three 4 Free – free (available Sunday)


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