Wii U eShop

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – Deluxe Edition is out today – in North America that is. Wondering how much space the game requires? You’ll need to reserve about 2,842 MB on the Wii U or an external hard drive.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

The OFLC has rated what is likely another upcoming Game Boy Advance release on the GBA Wii U Virtual Console. Earlier today, “Namco Museum” was added to the Australian classification database. I imagine we’ll be seeing this one on the eShop sometime in the future.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Reviews, Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Hi everybody, I’m back with another video review for you! This time, we’re talking about this Wii U eShop game about the lovely age old game of King’s and Queens: Chess. Check it out if you have a minute.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Interviews, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

With Leuvision’s Kickstarter for Twisted Fusion launching today, we caught up with creator Lewis Pugh to talk a bit more about the game.

Pugh shared more details about the Wii U eShop-exclusive, including a Kid Icarus-like difficulty system, additional weapons, enemies, and importance of the Kickstarter campaign. He also discussed the possibility of bringing Leuvision’s mobile titles to Wii U and working with the Nintendo Web Framework.

Head past the break for our mini interview!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Leuvision has opened a Kickstarter for Twisted Fusion, and it can be accessed right here. The goal is very much attainable having been set at £3,000. Leuvision will have until April 30 to hit its target.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Yet another cameo has been confirmed for Hex Heroes. Today, Prismatic Games announced a collaboration with Asthree Works to include Subject W from Paradise Lost.

Prismatic Games is also kicking off a pair of contests for Hex Heroes. You can find information about that on the Kickstarter page here.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GBA, News, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

Here’s a neat little fact about GBA Virtual Console games on Wii U. It seems that Nintendo has gone out of its way to include the original paper manuals in the re-releases. Pretty awesome!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

NintendoWorldReport has put up a new Swords & Soldiers II preview with tons of details about the game. You can find them rounded up below.

– Like the original game
– Side-scrolling strategy adventure
– Don’t control character movement
– Build towers, add units and upgrades
– Use magical spells
– Matches can be frantic and most of the time close calls
– Need to get to the other side of the playing field with the elements at your proposal
– Try to destroy the enemies’ tower
– Each faction has certain ways of making money and mana
– Will have to figure out the best things each side has on offer
– At critical moments, you need to decide whether to spend more money or instead save your current units with spells
– 3 factions
– Vikings are back from the original
– New Demon faction
– Vikings still have their berserker units in addition to some popular magic spells that make a return (lightning, ice and heal)
– These spells will protect the units on the playing field and let allow you to play as some sort of godlike figure
– For the mana that is needed to use them, you are now required to build towers
– Vikings have 2 specific units
– Sheepriders are old men riding sheep, and can hurt multiple enemies at the same time
– New Super Magic Spell replaces the Thor Hammer from the original game
– This lets you use three uppercuts across game field and destroy a bunch of enemies that are in your way.
– No longer 3 separate campaigns for each faction
– You will now follow the Viking Boss Red Beard’s epic journey across one lengthy trial of levels
– Demo level is set at Red Beard’s grandfather, who just enjoys some nice and relaxing Golf these days
– The Demons attack and their leader will have to do everything in his power to stop them
– He doesn’t have many troops, but luckily grandpa lets Red Beard use his lackeys
– Players will be able to get club wielding troops and support troops who like to throw meat to keep their friends alive
– One level will have players walking with your new moving fortress or have to cleverly combine elements from completely different factions in specific ways
– 2 control options on the GamePad
– Can use the sticks and buttons for a more classic feel
– Press in the ZL/ZR buttons to rotate the units and spells with the left stick for easy access
– The other option was using the touchscreen, allowing you to tap away at the upgrades and everything else you would need
– Can also use a hybrid of the two, which allows you to cross the playing field with the stick
– For the local Skirmish mode, you will be able to use every controller you could possibly want
– This includes the Wii Remote and Wii U Pro Controller

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Goodbye Galaxy Games appears to have plans for a first-person shooter on the 3DS.

Studio head Hugo Smits started out by first asking fans the following on Twitter:

Smits then wrote soon after:

All of this culminated with the following tweet:

In addition to the new 3DS shooter, Smits is trying to wrap up two more projects for the handheld, and may even bring a title over to Wii U – like a Tappingo port.

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