Shovel Knight unearthed for Wii U and 3DS
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I have to say: it’s pretty neat seeing Nintendo promote Shovel Knight in a dedicated press release!
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– On June 26, Yacht Club Games launches the hotly anticipated Shovel Knight for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, a sweeping classic platform adventure game with awesome game play, memorable characters and an 8-bit retro aesthetic.
You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. But between Shovel Knight and his beloved stands a cadre of villainous knights. These terrible foes, known as The Order of No Quarter, have been dispatched to prevent Shovel Knight from reaching the Enchantress, and will pursue their mission at any cost!
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Bombing Bastards due out next week in North America
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Bombing Bastards is slated for release next week in North America, Sanuk Games has announced. The game will be available on July 3 for $6.99 USD / $7.49 CAD / 89 MXN.
Bombing Bastards is also coming to Europe. A specific date hasn’t been confirmed, but Sanuk hopes to have it out “a couple of weeks later.”
Source: Bombing Bastards
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Wii U eShop charts (6/24/14)
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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
2. Pikmin 3
3. New Super Mario Bros. U
4. Wii Party U
5. Mario Kart 8
6. Super Mario World
7. Zelda: The Minish Cap
8. Kirby’s Adventure
9. The Legend of Zelda
10. Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
11. Pushmo World
12. Super Mario Bros.
13. Super Mario Bros. 3
14. Pac-Man Collection
15. EarthBound
16. Zelda: A Link to the Past
17. NES Remix 2
18. Child of Light
19. Super Metroid
20. Art Academy: SketchPad
Videos
1. Nintendo Digital Event
2. Hyrule Warriors E3 2014 Trailer
3. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Red, Blue, Yellow
4. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Goddess of Light
5. Mario Party 10 E3 2014 Trailer
6. Club Nintendo – Mario Kart 8 Promotion
7. Yoshi’s Woolly World – E3 2014 Trailer
8. Sonic Boom E3 2014 Trailer
9. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker E3 2014 Trailer
10. Mario Maker E3 2014 Trailer
11. Introducing amiibo
12. Bayonetta 2 E3 2014 Trailer
13. Splatoon E3 2014 Trailer
14. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse E3 2014 Trailer
15. Deluxe Digital Promotion Video
16. Mario vs. Donkey Kong E3 2014 Trailer
17. LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Trailer
18. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire E3 2014 Trailer
19. Linking a Club Nintendo Account Video
20. Xenoblade Chronicles X E3 2014 Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
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Latest Japanese Wii U Virtual Console trailers – Street Fighter II games, Bonk 3
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Quinty, Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū hitting the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week
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Two new Virtual Console games are on track for the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Quinty (Famicom) and Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū (Famicom) will be out on July 2. Pricing is set at 514 yen each.
Ice Cream Surfer heading to the Wii U eShop
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Listings on the USK and PEGI have outed Ice Cream Surfer for the Wii U eShop. Dolores Entertainment will be bringing the game out at an unspecified date in the future. Previously, it released on iOS and PC.
Here’s a quick overview of Ice Cream Surfer:
– Side-scrolling shooter
– Travel to the Gourmet Universe
– Destroy various vegetable enemies in a number of worlds
– 5 playable characters
– Each has its own special abilities
– Fight against a giant boss at the end of each world
– 16-bit graphics
Wolfgame working on Gunpop for the Wii U eShop
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Indie developer Wolfgame has confirmed “Gunpop” for the Wii U eShop.
Unfortunately, not much information has been shared at present. We do know that it’s based in Unity, and based on the title, one would assume that guns will be involved in some fashion.
You can find some of Wolfgame’s previous works here.
Shiny the Firefly, Roving Rogue coming to the Wii U eShop
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At the PAD Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, Stage Clear Games showed off a pair of new titles for the Wii U eShop.
First up is Shiny the Firefly. This is a platformer previously released on iOS, Android, and Steam.
Roving Rogue, an old-school 2D platformer featuring multiplayer support for up to four players, is also in the works. The game starts unexpectedly after defeating the final boss. Players will need to guide their characters to the exit through a collapsing castle full of lava.
Roving Rogue is being worked on by a group of students that won the iDEAME U contest. It will be available as a Wii U eShop exclusive later this year.
Altura Studios becomes an authorized Nintendo dev, Legends of Valtria may hit Wii U
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Update: The game is also planned for 3DS.
We are now authorised Nintendo developers. @Emi1yRogers
#gamedev #indiegame #gamers #indies
— ALTURA Studios (@AlturaStudios) June 23, 2014
UK dev Altura Studios has become an approved Nintendo developer. Altura is now in a position to bring games to the eShop.
Legends of Valtria is the first title that may end up on Nintendo platforms. The third-person on-rails air-based shooter, built in Unity, could land on Wii U if a Kickstarter campaign launching later this year is successful.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. devs looking to fund spiritual successor “Areal” – Wii U included in target goal
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The creators behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R. have formed a new studio known as West Games and launched a Kickstarter campaign today for a spiritual successor to the series.
“Areal” is a shooter described as “a massive and intricately detailed open world environment that is extremely varied and colorful, even though it’s set in a post-apocalyptic setting.” The game is totally non-linear, meaning “players can choose how their characters act and speak – everything from how you talk to who you kill changes the storyline of Areal.” Battles are influences by several elements such as “your character’s traits, your choice of supplies and weaponry, your current surroundings, whether or not anomalies are present, the possible presence of mutants, and the usage of various metamorphites that serve to enhance and upgrade your abilities.”
West Games hopes to raise $50,000 by July 24. If successful, Areal will come to Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and Linux. You can check out the Kickstarter campaign here.
Thanks to Brandon for the tip.
