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Polygon recently published a new Child of Light preview with new details about the upcoming downloadable game. Read on below for the information, plus comments from writer Jeffrey Yohalem.

– Combat system has traditional elements but has a twist
– Game rewards clever thinking over button-pushing dexterity
– One level takes place in a subterranean network of caves back with big spiders and three-legged archers
– One player can play as Aurora while another controls the floating spark sidekick Igniculus
– Head through the caves and battle enemies
– Combat system based largely on the system from Grandia 2
– Sneak up on enemies in order to gain an advantage in battle
– Can attack first if you drop on enemies from above or behind
– Battles are set on several raised platforms
– Platforms were inspired by the designs of opera sets
– Bar at the bottom screen tracks the amount of time between each combatant’s attack
– Small pictures of each combatant will move along the bar as they prepare to attack
– At the end of the bar is a smaller bar colored red
– Characters that are attacked while their picture is in the red zone will have their attack “interrupted”
– This resets their charging time and starting them over from the beginning of the bar
– Dialogue is structured like an epic ballad
– Every second and fourth line in its poem-like structure rhyme
– Yohalem wrote the first 10 pages of the script before he realized it “had to be a poem”
– He then decided to write the script directly into poem format

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Two new Virtual Console games are on track for the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Clu Clu Land (Famicom) and Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (Super Famicom) will be out on November 20. Pricing is set at 500 yen and 800 yen respectively.

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Shin’en is advising fans to watch tomorrow’s European Nintendo Direct. The company posted the following message on Twitter just a short while ago:

If I was a guessing man, I’d surmise that FAST Racing Neo and/or Jett Rocket II will be featured on tomorrow’s presentation.

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This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:

Wii U

Zumba Fitness World Party Trailer
Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver Trailer
Wii Sports Club Trailer
Wario’s Woods Trailer

3DS

Wii Fit U – Fit Meter Trailer
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Trailer
Mario Party: Island Tour Trailer
Saban’s Power Rangers Megaforce Trailer
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds The Running in NY Video
Wii Fit U Fit Meter Overview Video

Source: Wii U/3DS eShops

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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
2. Super Castlevania IV
3. Super Mario World
4. Sonic Lost World
5. Wii Street U
6. Toki Tori
7. Super Mario Bros.
8. EarthBound
9. Art Academy: SketchPad
10. The Legend of Zelda
11. Pokemon Rumble U
12. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
13. Super Metroid
14. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
15. DuckTales Remastered
16. Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
17. Super Mario Bros. 2
18. Mega Man X
19. Wario’s Woods
20. Batman: Arkham Origins

Videos

1. Adventure Time Explore the Dungeon Trailer
2. Sonic Lost World Launch Trailer
3. Wii Sports Club Trailer
4. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 3
5. Sonic Lost World Trailer
6. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Trailer
7. Wii Fit U – Trial Version Promo Video
8. Batman: Arkham Origins Trailer
9. Mario Party: Island Tour Trailer
10. Super Castlevania IV Trailer
11. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Trailer
12. Wii Fit U Fit Meter Overview Video
13. Zelda: Wind Waker HD 6/11/13
14. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games Trailer
15. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
16. 2DS Reveal
17. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds The Running in NY Video
18. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
19. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
20. Wii Party U Wayne Brady Trailer

Source: Wii U eShop

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

3DS Download

Picross e3 – €5.00 / £4.50
Secret Agent Files: Miami – €7.99 / £6.99
Wakedas – €2.99 / £2.50

3DS Retail

Madagascar 3 & The Croods: COMBO PACK – €34.99 / £28.49
My Vet Practice 3D – In the Country – €29.99 / £24.99

Wii U VC

Mega Man X2 – €7.99 / £5.49

Permanent Price Reductions

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist – €44.99 / £36.99; was €69.99 / £55.99
escapeVektor – €6.99 / £5.99; was €10.00 / £8.99

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Nintendo Land appears to have been removed from the North American Wii U eShop. It’s simply no longer available for purchase as a digital download.

This only applies to North America. As far as we know, Nintendo Land is still up on the European eShop.

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