Playtonic working on Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor, interested in Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 18 Comments
Update 2: Name update: the game is going by the tentative name “Project Ukulele”. Additionally, reader Noble Wrot tried adjusting the levels and contrasts of the image below to bring out the forms of the shadowy figures. We might be looking at a bird and some kind of reptile!
Update: Teaser site open here. The team is entirely comprised of those who were formerly from Rare. We also have this piece of art:
This month’s issue of EDGE contains an interview with Playtonic. The studio’s first game will be a spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie, and the team seems to have quite a bit of interest in the Wii U.
As stated in the magazine:
“There’s a history of working with Nintendo so we’d naturally love to see our game on a Nintendo platform. If people tell us to make Wii U our target console platform then we’ve got the flexibility to do that.”
Playtonic has funding, but the company would like to team up with a publisher if the two sides were interesting in working together. The plan is to first release this game on Steam Early Access, followed by consoles.
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Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (2/12/15, Europe)
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Nintendo Download (2/12/15, Europe)
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
This week’s European downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Blek – €5.49 / £4.49
Red Riding Hood – €0.90 / £0.66
Wii U Virtual Console
Blaster Master – €4.99 / £3.49
Mappy-Land – €4.99 / £3.49
3DS Retail
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – €44.99 / £39.99
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – €44.99 / £39.99
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy + – €39.99 / £29.99
3DS Download
Nintendo Anime Channel (2/13/14) – Free
Dedede’s Drum Dash Deluxe (2/13/14) – €6.99 / £6.29
Kirby Fighters Deluxe (2/13/14) – €6.99 / £6.29
Undead Storm Nightmare – €4.99 / £3.49
Best of Arcade games: Air Hockey – €9.99 / £8.99
Space Left Danger Panic! – €2.49 / £1.99
Best of Board Games: Chess – €9.99 / £8.99
3D Fantasy Zone – €4.99 / £3.49
3DS Themes
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy +: ACES (2/13/14) – €0.99 / £0.79
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy +: ADF-01 (2/13/14) – €0.99 / £0.79
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy +: PHOENIX (2/13/14) – €0.99 / £0.79
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate: Hunter’s Seal (2/13/14) – €1.99 / £1.79
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate: Palicoes 4 Ever (2/13/14) – €1.99 / £1.79
Basic Colour Set (2/13/14) -Free
Simple Color Set (2/13/14) – Free
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask: Dire Moon (2/13/14) – €1.99 / £1.79
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask: Gold (2/13/14) – €1.99 / £1.79
Special Offers
Trine 2: Director’s Cut (Frozenbyte) – €8.49 / £6.99 / CHF9.99 until 12.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €16.99 / £13.99 / CHF19.99
Spy Chameleon (EnjoyUp Games) – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF5.60 until 05.03.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF7.00
Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party (KnapNok Games) – €3.99 / £3.99 / CHF4.99 until 26.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €8.99 / £8.00 / CHF11.00
Knytt Underground (Ripstone Publishing) – €3.99 / £3.99 / CHF6.00 until 26.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €8.99 / £7.99 / CHF13.00
Sweet Memories Blackjack (CIRCLE Ent.) – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF4.20 until 26.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF5.60
Brunch Panic (CIRCLE Ent.) – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF4.20 until 26.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price is €3.99 / £3.35 / CHF4.90
Permanent Price Drop
Tested with robots ! – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF7.00 – was €10.00 / £9.00 / CHF14.00
Source: Nintendo PR
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Mighty No. 9 voice cast, bosses information
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments
Over on the official Mighty No. 9 blog, Comcept and Inti Creates shared the game’s official English voice cast. The lineup in full is as follows:
Mighty No. 1 Pyrogen: Matt Mercer
Mighty No. 2 Cryosphere: Paige King
Mighty No. 3 Dynatron: Jan Johns
Mighty No. 4 Seismic: Fred Tatasciore
Mighty No. 5 Battalion: Brian. T. Delaney
Mighty No. 6 Aviator: Mick Wingert
Mighty No. 7 Brandish: JP Karliak
Mighty No. 8 Countershade: Steve Blum
Mighty No. 9 Beck: Yuri Lowenthal
Call: Julie Nathanson
Dr. White: Jason Spisak
Dr. Sanda: Dave Wittenberg
Seijiro Sanda: Dave Wittenberg
Mr. Graham: Scott Whyte
Dr. Blackwell: Bob Joles
That’s not all! We also have information about Mighty No. 9’s various bosses. Head past the break for the details.
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Mega Man & Bass (GBA), Sonic Advance hitting the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments
Two new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:
Mega Man & Bass (GBA, 702 yen)
Sonic Advance (GBA, 702 yen)
The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on February 18.
Thanks to Axl_abe for the tip.
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Vigilante, Double Dungeons, Glory of Heracles IV, Mighty Final Fight Wii U Virtual Console trailers
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads thus far
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For whatever reason, Nintendo did not sent out its typical European downloads press release today. We do at least have some insight into what’s coming thanks to listings on the company’s website.
Here’s what we know of thus far:
3DS Retail
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+
3DS Download
Kirby Fighters Deluxe
Dedede’s Drum Dash Deluxe
Wii U Download
Blek
Red Riding Hood
Wii U Virtual Console
Blaster Master
Mappy Land
We’ll post the full European Nintendo Downloads when they’re officially announced. Hopefully tomorrow!
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XBridge gameplay trailer
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Mekazoo planned for Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Good Mood Creators has announced “Mekazoo”, a new side-scrolling platformer for Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The camera shifts through different angles depending on the action shown on-screen.
In Mekazoo, players can control five mekanimals such as a fast-moving armadillo. Other characters can be unlocked including a frog, a wallaby, a panda, and a pelican. Mekanimals can pair up and players will be able to switch between them at will.
Check out a trailer for Mekazoo above. The game is due out later this year.
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A couple of short Rusty Pup clips, a few pieces of art
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
There hasn’t been much to say about The Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup in recent months. You could essentially say that the game went into hiding, and updates ceased for quite awhile.
But just last week, new updates landed on developer Gory Detail’s official Tumblr page. We now have a look at two brief clips, plus some art. In one drawing, it’s shown that Rusty’s original name was “Toc”.
You can keep track of future Tumblr updates here.