Runbow is due out on the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow, but a few reviews are already in. Below you’ll find a roundup of the early verdicts – including ours!

Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
Nintendo World Report – 9 / 10
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
Destructoid – 9 / 10
Shacknews – 9 / 10

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Neon Krieger Yamato being made for Wii U

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

LIONPLEX has been hard at work on its debut project Neon Krieger Yamato. The game had been previously announced for PC, but we now have confirmation that a Wii U version is in the works as well.

Neon Krieger Yamato is a 2D platformer with fighting game elements. The developers hope to “to capture a mix of stylish combos, fast paced action, and twitch combat puzzles, presented in a pixel art cyberpunk world harkening to the days of 16 bit.”

An early trailer for Neon Krieger Yamato can be found below.

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Nostalgia: Two Worlds | One Soul in the works for Wii U

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

Indie title Nostalgia: Two Worlds | One Soul is in development for Wii U.

You’ll be taking on the role of Alice, a 22 year-old chemical engineering student. Alice spent twelve years at a facility after being kidnapped as a child, but following the failure of a mysterious project known as “Project Nostalgia”, she and fourteen other children were released. The game appears to take place ten years later with Alice experiencing a state of unconsciousness due to a side effect of the experiments that were performed on her. In her dreams, Alice sees herself locked in a room, and is told that she will die if she can’t escape within ten minutes.

Nostalgia: Two Worlds | One Soul features a mix of visual novel and RPG gameplay. Ace Attorney, Mother, and more are cited as references for inspiration. Here’s a rundown of the game’s features:

– Unique Characters from each worlds – Even though you may interact/play with your alter ego, every character is different. Everyone has different moods, ideas and even different weapon types.
– Beautiful Graphics – We are working extremely hard to bring beautiful, stylized and fully-animated graphics to your screen.
– Full Interaction – In Nostalgia, you will be able to interact with almost everything, and each object will have its own, unique description.
– Unexpected Outcomes – We want cliches out, simple as that. Solid true twists, no sugar coating.
– Decision Making – Each decision has it owns outcome. So re-playability is guarantee

A release date for Nostalgia: Two Worlds | One Soul has not yet been announced.

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Shin’en wants to stick with Nintendo platforms, may talk about its next game in 2016

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 38 Comments

Shin’en is still working on FAST Racing Neo for the Wii U eShop. But in terms of what the future holds, we could hear about the studio’s next game in 2016. The company, unsurprisingly, will almost certainly be sticking with Nintendo platforms with future titles.

Shin’en’s Martin Sauter told Nintendo World Report in an interview at Gamescom:

“We’re already brainstorming but we can talk about it when we’re ready. Fact is, we don’t know what’s in the future, but we’d love to stick with Nintendo hardware, eShop games and if FAST is a success we’ll keep going. Maybe next year we’ll talk about the next game.”

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Japanese Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Tomato Adventure, Super E.D.F. Wii U VC trailers

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

Nintendo released official videos for Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Tomato Adventure, and Super E.D.F. on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Volgarr the Viking heading to Wii U and 3DS

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

Originally released in 2013, Volgarr the Viking is now confirmed for both Wii U and 3DS. Crazy Viking Studios confirmed the news on Twitter with the following message:

WIP Bottom Screen obviously not finished, but LOOK- We aren't lying, we really ARE working on 3DS/Wii-U/PS4/Vita! pic.twitter.com/AHXDQ0LBDm
— CVS – Kris (@VOLGARR) August 25, 2015

Volgarr the Viking is a 16-bit style action side-scroller inspired by the arcade games of old. The game contains seven worlds and over 30 maps, more than 40 unique traps and enemies, multiple paths and endings, an orchestrated soundtrack, and more. You can get a feel for what Volgarr the Viking has to offer in the trailer below.

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Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows trailer, development complete, releasing soon

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

Yacht Club Games published a new trailer for Shovel Knight’s free DLC expansion, Plague of Shadows. You can view it below.

In other news, Yacht Club Games confirmed that Plague of Shadows wrapped up development earlier this week. Fans can expect a release date “very, very soon”.

“We’re happy to share that, as of August 5th, Plague of Shadows has completed development! Now the game is in the “submission phase” where we coordinate with everyone to make sure it arrives on your system without a hitch. This can be a mystifying step, since we need to coordinate with a lot of teams beyond just our own. Once we hear word back, we’ll be able to share a true final release date. But expect it very, very soon! In the meantime, get ready for updates in the near future detailing the new campaign!”

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