High Strangeness has sold “much better” on Wii U than on Steam
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments
We recently heard that Elliot Quest’s Wii U sales were much stronger than its PC counterpart. Now the developer of High Strangeness has something similar about his title.
Ben “AgentMOO” Shostak, speaking during a recent episode of Sup Holmes, said that High Strangeness sold “much better” on the Wii U than on Steam. Specific sales figures weren’t shared, but that statement along is very encouraging to hear.
More: Ben Shostak, High Strangeness, indie, Midnight City
Frizzy July 2015 trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Team Frizz has a new trailer ready for Frizzy, which is coming to the Wii U eShop. View it below.
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Mario Tennis Wii U Virtual Console footage
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Mario Tennis was the latest release on the Wii U Virtual Console. There’s an hour of footage to be seen from the classic N64 game below.
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The latest update on Anima: Gate of Memories for Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 11 Comments
Last week, Anima: Gate of Memories publisher BadLand Indie got in touch with us to confirm that a Wii U version of the game is no longer planned. But Carlos Garcia, creator of the title, soon refuted that information. So what’s the status of the game on Wii U?
We reached out to BadLand Indie once again after presenting Garcia’s latest update, and the company said:
“The fact remains that there are no plans for the Wii U for this upcoming release. There is a possibility of a future release to other platforms, but at this time a Wii U version of Anima: Gate of Memories is not confirmed.”
We then contacted Garcia himself after informing him about the latest information we received. Despite what BadLand Indie continues to say, he’s looking to reassure fans that a Wii U version of Anima is still in the pipeline.
“We are aiming for a Wii U release as much as we were on the first day. Our problem is that we want to do a proper port to Wii U, not just a simple version of the PC, Xbox One and PS4 release; our goal is doing a good Wii U port.
For that reason, we will release in first place the game in other consoles, which have a similar performance, and then we will work in the Wii U version.”
This is an absolutely bizarre situation. BadLand Indie is maintaining the belief that Anima isn’t coming to Wii U – at least for now – though Garcia is absolutely sure that it’s happening. At the moment I’m more inclined to believe the game’s creator, but we’ll see what happens!
Neon Battle footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Neon Battle landed on the North American Wii U eShop this past Thursday. Take a look at some footage from the title below.
More: Helix Games, indie, Neon Battle
ZeNfA Productions’ discusses its upcoming slate of games
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
ZeNfA Productions came out with ZaciSa’s Last Stand last year, but the indie developer has been spending a lot of time improving the game with a number of updates. Now the studio is ready to move on to something new.
The next title from ZeNfA Productions will be “a puzzle-like game that features an in-game level editor that will allow users to create and share new levels with others online,” according to co-founder Greg Wiggleton. There are also future plans for two different platformers. Aside from that, ZaciSa 2 is also something that will happen, though not until “very late 2016” or beyond.
Wiggleton told 8-Worlds News in an interview:
Now that ZaciSa’s Last Stand newest patch is out in North America and ZaciSa: Defense of the Crayon Dimension! is close to coming out in Europe, my next goal is to release my next game and move forward. I’ve been hard at work on my new game for a long while now that I hope to release in a few months. I haven’t revealed it publicly yet, but I can reveal that it is a puzzle-like game that features an in-game level editor that will allow users to create and share new levels with others online. This will be my 1st medium-big game and working hard to make it everything it should be. I should be revealing the game for the 1st time in about a month and am currently looking forward to doing so.
As for 2016 and beyond, I have plans for 2 unique different platformer games. Both of which have been in development and planning for a long while now. Both games are currently being aimed for [the] middle of 2016 or beyond. I also have been planning on a ZaciSa 2 already as well, got big plans for that game. But that is most likely a very late 2016, if not 2017 game.
Though I’m moving on to new things, I still plan to support ZaciSa’s Last Stand for quite some time too. I have another big patch planned for late this year that will introduce a bunch of new maps to the game and other game improvements. I am also currently doing a $20 eShop contest for the game currently to help celebrate the new content and Insanity Mode addition. I plan to do other challenges and paid contests in the future as well for ZaciSa and other future games. I find doing these contests to be really fun.
More: Greg Wiggleton, indie, interview, ZeNfA Productions
Santa Factory footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Plenty of games came out on the North American Wii U eShop on Thursday, including Santa Factory. We’ve attached some footage of the game below.
More: indie, Santa Factory, XINESS Co.
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (7/9/15, North America)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
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 peak at the gallery below.
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Tiny Galaxy file size
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Tiny Galaxy won’t be out on the Wii U eShop until next week, but the game’s file size has already come in. You’ll need 123 MB free in order to download the game. Definitely not a huge title, but not the smallest eShop download either!
More: Arcane Pixel, indie, Tiny Galaxy
Natsume bringing Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town to the Wii U Virtual Console
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments
Although it should hardly come as a surprise, Natsume has officially confirmed plans to release Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town on the Wii U Virtual Console. The original Friends of Mineral Town hit the North American eShop last June.
Natsume previously said in April that it had eight GBA games planned for the Wii U Virtual Console. Friends of Mineral Town and its sequel were practically shoo-ins once that statement was made.