The Next Penelope has long been planned for Wii U. Creator Aurelien Regard published a Tumblr blog concerning the core game’s development a few months back, which contains a little piece of information about the eShop version that slipped under the radar.

Regard wrote that Blitworks has been put in charge of bringing The Next Penelope to Nintendo’s system. This team has extensive porting experience, including the tough task of Bastion on PlayStation Vita. Regard says the Wii U version will be prioritized as Blitworks remakes the game from scratch in C++.

He said:

“It’s a relief: while I’m writing, the very talented studio Blitworks is currently totally rewriting Penelope from scratch to C++, and making a great port / remake on consoles. It’s a gigantic amount of work, and they will even publish it, prioritizing WiiU.”

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Molly Maggot hitting the North American Wii U eShop on Thursday

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

On Thursday, indie developer Gnobsoftware will be releasing Molly Maggot on the North American Wii U eShop. Here’s a brief overview of the M-rated title:

“Play as Molly the maggot as she begins her life of decay flesh munching. WARNING a maggot life is a hard life. See how hard maggots have it as you defend yourself against other decay eaters and the corpses own body fighting back. Enjoy and explore an anatomy based map in story mode or try to make it through extra mode with randomly spawning exits. Both stages can be played in hard or if you dare extreme mode.”

Molly Maggot will be available for $1.99. View a trailer below.

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YIIK live stream

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

Update: Stream is over. Thus far, I’m not seeing an archived version unfortunately…

AckkStudios is currently hosting a stream on Twitch and showing gameplay of YIIK. We’ve posted that for you below. Once it ends, assuming it’s available, we’ll add in an archived version.

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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases (1/6/16) – Mario Kart 64 and more

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

Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on January 6. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Super Mario 64 DS (DS, 950 yen)
Mario Kart 64 (N64, 1,028 yen)
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Dokopon Choice Hunter x Hunter Color Version Vol. 2 – 5,000 yen
Dokopon Choice Hunter x Hunter Color Version Vol. 3 – 5,000 yen

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Japanese Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Wii U Virtual Console trailer

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Nintendo released an official video for Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch it below.

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Shadow Puppeteer, RV-7 My Drone hitting the European Wii U eShop on January 21

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

A pair of titles have been confirmed for release in Europe on January 21. Shadow Puppeteer will be out on Wii U, whereas RV-7: My Drone will be on 3DS. I would expect that both of these will be available in North America around the same time.

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