Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 69 Comments

During a developer panel at EGX just a few moments ago, a new trailer was shown for Yooka-Laylee. It’s been revealed that Shovel Knight will be joining the game as a special guest character.

Here’s the video:

Playtonic and Team17, who is working with Playtonic on Yooka-Laylee, discussed the idea of featuring a guest character. Playtonic then turned to Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight after thinking about how it was a “much-loved game” with a team that “shares the same kinds of values we do as developers and has created something fantastic in the past”. It was also important to include a character that could appear on all platforms.

Shovel Knight’s way of speaking in Yooka-Laylee will be “authentic”. After receiving an explanation and practicing on a Skype call, Yacht Club went through the steps of how Playtonic creates the mumbling voices, and the result was added to the title directly.

Playtonic also indicated that there aren’t any other guest characters in Yooka-Laylee, but the studio is open to the idea.

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Laser Blaster made its way to the Wii U eShop on Thursday in both North America and Europe. Find some footage of the digital game below.

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Leuvsion prepared a new video today to give Wii U owners another look at its new game Twisted Fusion. We’re able to see the monster raising compontent and its various aspects. Check it out below.

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Earlier in the year, indie developer VaragtP put out a simulation game Plantera. Ratalaika Games is now porting it over to both Wii U and 3DS.

The company confirmed on Twitter:

The objective of Plantera is to create your own garden and grow it with new plants, bushes, trees, and animals. Helpers will eventually give you assistance as your garden grows by picking up things and harvesting your plants – even when you’re not playing. However, other critters will invade your garden and will need to be taken down.

Here’s a trailer for the game:

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Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 9 Comments

This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. The First Skunk Bundle
2. Zelda: Skyward Sword
3. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
4. Explody Bomb
5. Super Mario 3D World
6. Super Mario RPG
7. Super Mario 64
8. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
9. Super Mario World
10. Super Mario 64 DS
11. Super Mario Bros. 3
12. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
13. Super Mario Maker
14. Mario Party 10
15. Paper Mario
16. Super Mario Bros.
17. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
18. Jotun: Valhalla Edition
19. Pokken Tournament
20. Zelda: A Link to the Past

Videos

1. Lost Reavers Trailer
2. Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Wii U Edition
3. Pokken Tournament TV Spot
4. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
5. Zelda: Skyward Sword Trailer
6. Mario Strikers Charged Trailer
7. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
8. Paper Mario: Color Splash E3 2016 Trailer
9. Noitu Love: Devolution Trailer
10. Jotun Trailer
11. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Heroes Showdown Trailer
12. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
13. Zelda: Breath of the Wild E3 2016 Trailer
14. Super Mario Maker Key Update Video
15. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
16. Mario Party: Star Rush E3 2016 Trailer
17. Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
18. Alice in Wonderland Trailer
19. WarioWare: Smooth Moves Trailer
20. Starter Pokemon for Pokemon Sun/Moon Revealed

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Nintendo Impact Gaming posted a few minutes of footage from VRog, which is heading soon to Europe. View it in the video below.

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Mahjong is making its way to Europe (and likely North America) very soon as a Wii U eShop release. 15 minutes of footage can be found below.

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You may recall that we originally posted about PSIBO last year. Now the game is almost ready for prime time. On the European eShop, a date of October 6 is listed.

Here’s an overview:

“PSIBO is a game that mashes together mechanics of many timeless arcade classics in a new, sleek form. Fight your way through the hexagonal defense systems of the universe, or try to get the highest score in the endless and classic modes!”

And a trailer:

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The file size for another upcoming Wii U eShop game has been made known. VRog, coming from ByteRockers Games, takes up 192MB of space. The game launches on October 6 in Europe.

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