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

If you pick up Shadow Puppeteer on the eShop today, it’s highly recommended that you play directly from the Wii U’s storage. Unfortunately, performance is drastically impacted if the download is being read from an external hard drive. The game’s developers to intend to patch things in the future, but until then, definitely be aware of the potential issues you may encounter.

“We have found that playing the game from an external hard drive will make the game run slower because the read/write rate of the hard drive. Of course we want everyone to be able to play the game, from external hard drives too, so we will make sure to address this in our patches. Until then we recommend that the game is played directly from the Wii U.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in Reviews, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

System: Wii U (eShop)
Release date: January 28, 2016
Developer: Sarepta Studio
Publisher Snow Cannon Games

The premise of Shadow Puppeteer is simple: one night, a boy and his shadow are separated by a strange man playing a music box. From there, the journey consists of chasing him down throughout gloomy Tim Burton-esque levels. The game has you controlling the boy and his shadow individually with the controller being split by its left and right sides – each analogue stick controls a character with the buttons on their respective sides being used for jumping and other interactions. If you played Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, the concept should seem familiar. Where this differs is that you control the boy in a 3D space and his shadow along the surfaces of the environment, interacting with other shadows as a 2D platformer. The two ideas on their own aren’t exactly unique, but fusing them together provides plenty of puzzling levels.

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

Another round of footage has come in for Moving Player’s Level 22, which is due out tomorrow in North America and Europe on the eShop. Check out the latest video below.

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

Gray Fin Studios’ twin-stick shooter “Dual Core” should be on the Wii U eShop soon. Development is complete, and it will be submitted to Nintendo for review soon. We should be getting it in February or March.

Gray Fin Studios shares the following information about its indie title:

Dual Core is a vibrant, futuristic, “twin-stick” style, shooter, with a strong focus on local co-op multiplayer (up to 4 players). Lots of robots, lots of lasers, lots of aliens, lots of explosions! The numerous retro arcade influences are front and center, but spiced up with a colorful modern style, a generous helping of sci-fi intrigue, and a dash of RPG ELEMENTS! This isn’t an arena shooter (though there is an arena-style arcade mode); there’s a full story mode with a ton of handcrafted levels to explore, and battle through.

Dual Core has been in development for several years now, and originally was conceived as a mobile/tablet game – however, somewhere along the line, I realized that very few of my favorite games were actually on mobile devices, *most* of them were in fact, on the Wii U, and usually because of the local multiplayer. So I decided to trust my instincts and that became the focus – our goal is to get players having a blast, working together, laughing, and (occasionally) yelling at the each other! One of my fondest gaming memories was playing co-op Gauntlet as a kid, and that’s still a strong influence today.

But it’s not just multiplayer – even in single player, you don’t play alone; your robot buddy “Corby” sticks with you, and battles by your side through the whole game. So in a way, it’s co-op multiplayer, even when it’s not.

You can watch a trailer for Dual Core below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 35 Comments

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is heading to the European Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. As it turns out, North America will be having access to the game this week as well. Nintendo’s website lists Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for release on January 28 (yes, tomorrow!) for $7.99.

Here’s the game overview:

“When Marche and his friends open an ancient magical tome, their small town is transformed into a fantasy-filled kingdom known as Ivalice. Guide Marche and his clan against countless foes, and discover the wonders of Ivalice. Build up your party, master abilities and summons, and learn tactical combat to win in battle.”

It’s not often that we see North America and Europe receiving the same Virtual Console release during a particular week, so this is a nice surprise!

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

Level 22 from Moving Player will be out tomorrow in North America and Europe as an eShop release. To downlaod the game, you’ll need 244MB of free space. You can view some footage below.

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

We have a bit of bad news regarding Gunscape, Blowfish Studios’ new shooter for Wii U. Although the game was dated for March 2 on pretty much every platform today, it won’t be on the eShop until sometime in Q2 2016.

Blowfish didn’t explain the Wii U delay, but confirmed that the title will support up to 5 players in split-screen multiplayer. There will apparently be support for up to 20 players online, too. Cross-platform level sharing is enabled, meaning creations can be shared between Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and other platforms.

Here’s the latest trailer for Gunscape:

Source: Blowfish Studios PR

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

Headup Games announced today that an update has been released for Typoman. After applying the patch, preexisting and new players should notice several improvements.

Here’s what’s included in the update:

– Player character movement and jump range have been enhanced;jump & run sections now feel more comfortable
– Improved tutorials for the Wordscrambler feature
– The Wordscrambler button indicator now appears next to the player’s character
– Animation stuttering removed at crumbling platforms
– Overall tweaks for performance, graphics and memory management

Also announced today, a Typoman demo is coming out next week. Look for it on the eShop starting on February 4.

Source: Headup Games PR

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

Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on February 3. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Download

Cube Life: Island Survival – 1,000 yen

Wii U Virtual Console

Kirby Canvas Curse (DS, 950 yen)
Konami Krazy Racers (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination – 1,200 yen through February 29, normally 1,500 yen

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

Nintendo released official videos for Usagi no Kuni no Kangaroo Race Wallaby!!, Medabots: Metabee Version, and Medabots: Rokusho Version on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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