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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Buddy & Me, a 2D platformer featuring Metroid Prime developer Jason Behr as creative director, started out as a Kickstarter project back in 2013. It launched on mobile platforms a little bit later, and has been ported to a number of mobile platforms over the past couple of years.

Buddy & Me now appears to be setting its sights on Wii U. On Kickstarter, the team teased the following:

“So what’s next?

With all the effort put into transitioning into Unity, we’re anxious to take advantage of Unity’s cross-platform support. While we don’t quite have the budget to retroactively update all our old platforms’ builds, we do still want to do something very special. In next week’s update, I’ll share about what we’re working on now, plus some hints about other future project ideas.

I hate to tease, but, I wonder what’s in the box Buddy got for the holidays? Hint: Wii haven’t forgotten our promises.”

For Buddy & Me’s Kickstarter, a Wii U version was actually a stretch goal. It fell around $13,000 shy of that target, though it now seems as though an eShop release could be happening.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 13 Comments

Shantae: Risky’s Revenge originally landed on DSiWare back in 2010. It’s been on several platforms since then, and WayForward is now gearing up to bring it to the Wii U eShop.

The studio wrote in a Kickstarter update for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero today:

“Breaking news today for Shantae fans! Shantae: Risky’s Revenge Director’s Cut is moving into submissions at Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe. Now Wii U owners will be able to play the most popular Shantae game on the planet, with all of those fancy bonus features like the new Warp System, improved balancing, HD illustrations, and the infamous Magic Mode Costume!”

In other news, here’s a look at Tuki, an enemy in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero designed by a fan:

“This is it! The final Backer Enemy to appear in Half-Genie Hero! Say hello to Tuki, the sneaky, snakey seller of magical secrets by Backer Matt B! Matt B worked with our Matt B on several designs, and eventually landed on this devious shop keeper rather than a traditional combat enemy. Tuki will appear at various points throughout the game to offer the player new dances in exchange for old ones. What could go wrong? Traditional enemy? – No. Interesting choice? Abso-slither-lutely!””

Thanks to Andrew for the tip.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Another round of footage is in for Shutshimi, which hit the North American Wii U eShop yesterday. Take a look at the newest video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Choice Provisions brought Shutshimi to the Wii U eShop yesterday. Below, you’ll find a half hour of footage.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Brainseed Factory has just released a free demo for their eShop game, Typoman. Alongside this demo, the game has a temporary 15% discount, making it $11.89 until February 18th.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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

Software

1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
3. Donkey Kong Country
4. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
5. Zelda: The Minish Cap
6. Super Mario Maker
7. Super Mario World
8. EarthBound
9. Super Mario 64
10. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11. Metroid: Zero Mission
12. Super Mario 3D World
13. Super Mario Bros. 3
14. Super Mario Bros.
15. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
16. Paper Mario
17. Castlevania
18. Octodad: Dadliest Catch
19. Shovel Knight
20. Zelda: A Link to the Past

Videos

1. Minecraft Story Mode Trailer
2. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Trailer
3. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
4. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
5. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
6. Mighty No. 9 Trailer
7. Star Fox Zero | Introducing Star Fox
8. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
9. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
10. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer
11. Super Smash Bros. – Final Presentation
12. Zelda: The Minish Cap Trailer
13. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer 2
14. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels 1
15. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
16. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
17. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 3
18. Nintendo Minute – Super Smash Bros. Cloud DLC
19. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 2
20. Metroid: Zero Mission Trailer

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Rainy Night Creations’ 3D platformer FreezeME came to the North American Wii U eShop today. If you download it, you’ll need 904.7MB of free space. That amounts drops to 868MB once installed.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop will be unavailable for a few hours early next week. Nintendo has maintenance penciled in for Monday.

Here’s when the maintenance is set for:

– 12 PM PT – 4 PM PT
– 3 PM ET – 7 PM ET
– 8 PM in the UK – 12 AM in the UK
– 9 PM in Europe – 1 AM in Europe

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Peg Solitaire from RCMADIAX landed on the North American Wii U eShop today. Some footage of the game is in the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

James Montagna, who previously brought Dot Arcade to the Wii U eShop, has another game coming to the system soon. Dodge Club Party could be out in North America as early as March for $1.99.

Here’s a brief overview of the game:

“Dodge Club Party on Wii U is a frantic multiplayer free-for-all in an impressively micro 16×16 pixel arena! Gather your friends and dodge the fireball together! Will you mischievously sabotage other players to be the last one standing? Or perhaps you can all work as a team for the highest score of the night! Once the fireball is loose, anything goes!”

Dodge Club Party will also feature a 5-player multiplayer mode that takes advantage of the Wii U GamePad.

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