Wii U eShop

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In the wake of THQ and Vigil Games’ closure, Nintendo will be pulling Darksiders II from the Wii U eShop on March 31. Those who have already purchased the game can re-download it at any time, but new consumers won’t be able to find Darksiders II on the store.

It’s unclear if/when Nintendo will remove Darksiders II from the North American eShop. The company may choose to take it down on Monday as well – just without prior notice.

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Just in case you were wondering, Toki Tori 2 is a 531MB download. It should be able to fit on either the Wii U Basic Set or Deluxe Set.

Toki Tori 2 releases next Thursday. The game is priced at $14.99, but those who purchase the title from the eShop at launch will receive a 10% discount.

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Nintendo has approved Gaijin Games’ first Runner2 patch. It’s unknown when exactly the update will be available, but it’s coming “very soon”.

Runner2’s patch will address lock-up issues and other items. The full patch notes are posted here.

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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is seeing a $10 discount on the Wii U eShop. For the next few days, SEGA’s racer can be purchased for $29.99. The sale ends on March 31, so take advantage of the deal while you can!

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The folks at Sunbreak Games launched a Kickstarter last week for a new game called “Buddy & Me”. What makes this campaign particularly interesting is that studio founder Jason Behr previously lent his talents to Metroid Prime as lead level designer.

At this point you’re probably wondering if Buddy & Me has a shot of landing on the Wii U eShop. Behr is “personally a fan of what the Wii U’s trying to bring to the living room console experience” and also approves of Nintendo’s “recent loosening of their indie developer requirements”, but said that the team’s small size means the developer has to “pick our battles very carefully.” A Wii U version is certainly a possibility “if things are wildly successful”, but for now, the team is concentrating on putting out a quality experience on tablet and mobile platforms.

Regarding Wii U, that’s a great question, you’re not the first to ask. I’m personally a fan of what the Wii U’s trying to bring to the living room console experience (it’s conceptually very similar to how the DS evolved the handheld experience), and what kind of gameplay experiences the extra touch-screen interface might bring. I’m also happy to read about Nintendo’s recent loosening of their indie developer requirements.

But at the moment, Sunbreak is still a very small indie team with limited resources, so we have to pick our battles very carefully. Each additional platform beyond the initial iOS release takes more time, money, testing hardware, special-case assets, etc… So, yes it’s a possibility if things are wildly successful (either via Kickstarter or initial sales), but right now our #1 priority is focusing team resources 100% towards a quality release on tablet/mobile, before considering expansion to traditional consoles.

You can find more information about Buddy & Me on the official Kickstarter page here.

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Having announced Toki Tori 2’s release date a couple of weeks ago, the only other piece of information left for Two Tribes to confirm is the game’s price. Today, the studio revealed that its Wii U eShop game will cost $14.99.

Those who purchase Toki Tori 2 at launch will receive a 10% discount. You’ll be paying $13.50 instead of $15, basically.

Here’s the full rundown of prices for each territory without the discount:

• 14.99 EUR (Europe)
• 14.99 USD (USA)
• 12.99 GBP (United Kingdom)
• 19.99 CHF (Switzerland)
• 120 NOK (Norway)
• 125 SEK (Sweden)
• 112 DDK (Denmark)
• 60 PLN (Poland)
• 600 RUB (Russia)
• 19.99 AUD (Australia)
• 23.99 NZD (New Zealand)
• 14.99 CAD (Canada)
• 195 MXN (Mexico)
• 30 BRL (Brazil)
• 375 CZK (Czech Republic)
• 180 AZR (South Africa)

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Unity-based “Forgotten Memories: Sixth Sense” could be Wii U-bound. The game’s developer has been working on the survival-horror project for several years, but is now looking to release it on Nintendo’s console as well as iOS and the PlayStation Vita. Given Nintendo’s open policy towards indies these days, there’s a good chance that we’ll be seeing this one on the eShop one day.

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The Wii U has gained yet another indie project: Citizens of Earth. Eden Industries will be releasing its game on the eShop next year.

Here’s everything we know about the game thus far:

– Play as the Vice President of the World
– No special powers
– Recruit townspeople to fight for you
– World design inspired by Earthbound/Mother 2
– Can explore the city
– When you bring characters like the town baker (who heals players with tasty treats) into battle they get better at their town jobs too
– Baker will sell you rare healing items when he gets stronger
– Each character has a world ability and battle abilities
– The Barista that works at Moonbucks can scald enemies with boiling hot coffee in battle and sells pick me up power ups at the coffee shop
– Can recruit over 50 characters
– Unique enemies such as a Honey Bear and Toupee Eagle
– Honey Bear: honey filled bear shaped like a bottle of honey
– Will run into a Rastafarian Samurai
– Citizens of Earth puts enemies on the map and you can command your followers to strike mobs first to start combat
– Players have three followers in battle and fight with a turn-based system
– Online versus mode included
– Can bright a team of characters and fight with a friend

Believe it or not, Citizens of Earth has a set release date despite being more than a year away. Eden Industries hopes to have the game ready for May 14, 2014.

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Lords of New York, a new game from Lunchtime Studios seeking funding, could head to the Wii U eShop.

The adventure RPG sees players “follow the story of one of three high stakes poker players as they pursue their life’s ambitions and become one of New York’s elite.” Lunchtime Studios writes on its Kickstarter page that in Lords of New York, “Each character has unique gameplay, end goals and poker style (cheating, intuition or statistics) all designed to support a compelling story arc. While the paths of their stories may cross, they are completely different, increasing the game’s replayability.”

Wii U is included in the developer’s platform plans. If Lords of New York were to be fully funded, it would be available on the eShop at launch.

We should caution that Lunchtime Studios has set a rather high funding ceiling on Kickstarter. With only $11,063 raised out of a near $300,000 goal, it’s going to be difficult to reach that total.

You can find more information about Lords of New York on the Kickstarter page here.

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Renegade Kid has finally unleashed a few details about Treasurenauts, which was first uncovered through a trademark filing.

Studio co-founder Jools Watsham confirmed to Operation Rainfall that Treasurenauts will be a 2D game. Additionally, it’s being made on the same engine powering Mutant Mudds.

Treasurenauts is only for the 3DS eShop at the moment. But Watsham did say that a Wii U version is a possibility.

“It’s going to be for the 3DS, potentially for the Wii U, and from what I can say right now is that it’s 2D, and it’s using Mudd‘s engine.”

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