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At Unite 2014 last week, Nintendo of America’s Damon Baker held at event dedicated to the game engine.
Several noteworthy statistics were shared, including:

– Over 80+ games using Unity in development for the Wii U eShop
– 90% of Wii U consoles are online, 70% of connected users are visiting the eShop (11:30)
– Wii U (eShop) user demographics: 94% are 18 years old or older, 93% male and 7% female (11:30)

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One of the first prototype shots for AE Games’ Mad Men Football has popped up online. View it below:


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Capcom

Capcom has discounted a bunch of games on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. You’ll find a full listing of titles on sale below.

Wii U

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara – $6.75 (was $14.99)
DuckTales: Remastered – $7.49 (was $14.99)
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – $15.99 (was $39.99)
Resident Evil Revelations – $19.99 (was $49.99)
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior – $4.99 (was $7.99)
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers – $4.99 (was $7.99)
Street Fighter II’ Turbo: Hyper Fighting $4.99 (was $7.99)
Street Fighter Alpha 2 – $4.99 (was $7.99)

3DS

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – $17.99 (was $29.99)
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – $19.99 (was $39.99)
Resident Evil Revelations – $8.99 (was $19.99)
Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D – $8.99 (was $19.99)
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – $9.99 (was $19.99)

These prices are valid until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 4.

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Indie developer CHUDCHUD Industries has announced “Temple of Yog”, a new game that “explores the hubris of civilization and the myth of progress using roguelike conventions and unique gameplay elements achievable only on the Wii U console.”

Below is a comprehensive overview of the game:

The player sends Tributes into the Temple to their inevitable demise. The roguelike staple of permadeath has meaning in this context. The player selects a Tribute of random class and stats that will always ascend to the Temple Zenith and return a lifeless body. Where this game breaks permadeath tradition is in the Village’s progress based on that Tribute’s death. As more sacrifices are made, more advancements to the Village occur, transforming it from a primitive backwater town to a futuristic acropolis.

The Temple is a human meat-grinder of progress and this game explores what it means to be complicit in that process.

TEMPLE OF YOG also employs the roguelike standard of procedural content generation and applies it to an experience possible only on the unique hardware of the Wii U console. The Temple interior shifts and changes from floor to floor. Strange geometries transport Tributes to impossible realms. The player is immersed in two worlds, one of Light on the TV, and one of Shadow on the GamePad. Tributes swap between these worlds where rooms, puzzles, and creatures manifest themselves differently: a butterfly in Light might be a hellbeast in Shadow, a wall in Light might be a door in Shadow. The player will have to use this unique gameplay to overcome challenges to offer up a worthy sacrifice.

The interplay between TV and GamePad and the procedural generation of those worlds highlight the uniqueness of the Wii U and what is possible with a second-screen gaming experience.

Temple of Yog is targeted for release in November. Screenshots can be found above.

Nintendo eShop

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

  • SteamWorld Dig
  • The Fall

Wii U Virtual Console

  • Mega Man X3
  • Donkey Kong Jr. Math

3DS Retail

  • Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (available Friday)

3DS Download

  • Azure Striker Gunvolt (available Friday)
  • Thorium Wars: Attack of the Skyfighter
  • Outback Pet Rescue 3D

eShop Sales

  • Select Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games from Capcom are now up to 60 percent off in the Nintendo eShop. This offer is valid until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 4.
  • Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.95) from 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 3 through 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 24 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
  • Soccer Up 3D is 71 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $1.99) until 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 17 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.

Price Reduction

  • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist is being reduced to $19.99 (from $39.99) starting Sept. 1 on Wii U.

Coming Soon

  • Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight – Sept. 1 (Virtual Console on Wii U)
  • Nobunaga’s Ambition – Sept. 4 (Virtual Console on Wii U)

Source: Nintendo PR

This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Aqua Moto Racing 3D – 400 yen
Dasshutsu Adventure Sh?en no Kuroi Kiri – 820 yen
Dokopon Choice Super Mario-kun Vol. 1 – 10-kan Pack – 4,400 yen
Dokopon Choice Blood Lad Vol. 1 – 5-kan + Omake Pack – 3,050 yen
Puchi Noberu Shukusai no Hachigatsu – 200 yen
Medalot (Medabot) 8 – Kabuto Version / Kuwagata Version (retail title) – 6,264 (from 8/28)
Boku wa Kok? Kansei-kan Airport Hero 3D Kank? Sky Story DEMO – FREE
Gaist Crusher God DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
NA (since 5/7)

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
NA

Virtual Console
Gakk? Deatta Kowai Hanashi (Super Famicom) – 823 yen
Final Fight 2 (Super Famicom) – 823 yen
Akumaj? Dracula Circle of the Moon (Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Game Boy Advance) – 702 yen
Kaiz? Ch?nin Shubibiman 2 – Aratanu Teki (Shockman, PC Engine) – 617 yen
Final Soldier (PC Engine) – 702 yen

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A World of Keflings is coming soon to Wii U. To prepare fans for launch, developer NinjaBee games has been showcasing different elements of the game on Twitter.

You’ll find all of the tweets gathered below:


Thanks to ChaosCrystal for the tip.

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Amazon Japan has expanded its Nintendo offerings to the digital space. Going forward, consumers can purchase downloadable games for Wii U and 3DS. Along with retail games, eShop exclusives are available from Amazon Japan.

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