Japanese eShop update (2/27/13)
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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D – 200 yen
Layton Ky?ju to Ch? Bunmei A no Isan (Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies, retail title, from 2/28) – 5,000 yen
Tetris (Tetris: Axis, retail title, from 2/28) – 3,400 yen
Osawari Tantei Nameko Dai Hanshoku (retail game, from 2/28) – 3,990 yen
Pokémon Zenkoku Zukan Pro (Pokédex 3D Pro) – SALE – 1,200 yen (down from 1,500 yen, 20% off until 3/13)
Virtual Console
Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Konomi Daishi no Sh? (The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Game Boy Color) – 500 yen (until 3/20)
Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Konomi Jik? no Sh? (The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Game Boy Color) – 500 yen (until 3/20)
Wii U
Downloadable Titles
Nano Assault Neo – 1,000 yen
Video Content
Nintendo Direct presentation
Downloadable 3D videos for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, Super Robot Wars UX and Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies
Shaun the Sheep – first volume is 100 yen, others are 200 yen
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons video
Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D video
Super Robot Wars UX video
Doraemon Nobita no Himitsu D?gu Hakubustsukan video
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon preview video
Two Tribes estimates 10 hour playtime for Toki Tori 2
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Two Tribes hasn’t confirmed a price point for Toki Tori 2. Heck, we still don’t have a specific release date. But when Toki Tori 2 launches next month, most would probably agree that it’ll be worth your money no matter the cost.
On Twitter, Two Tribes said that its upcoming Wii U eShop game will probably take around ten hours to complete. That’s pretty lengthy for a downloadable release!
Lots of Runner2 footage
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The back of the rumored Assassin’s Creed IV poster shows a map of Cuba
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News, Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
While most had guessed by this point that the upcoming reveal of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag would be pirate-related, this new discovery (from the same tipster that brought Kotaku the original promotional poster image) cements it. As you can see, the image is a map of Cuba and the surrounding islands as well as a full-view version in the bottom left corner that says “The Coastlands of Florida”.
Whether this is the only location in the game is anyone’s guess, but it will most certainly end up being one of them.
Nano Assault Neo will be Japan’s first Wii U eShop indie release
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Japan’s Wii U eShop is rather barren at present. A few retail games are up for download as well as the free-to-play Tank! Tank! Tank! version, but it’s lacking original indie content.
Arc System Works will be improving the situation by publishing Nano Assault Neo in Japan. This will be the Japanese store’s first indie Wii U eShop game.
Interestingly, without a Japanese publisher, developers can’t release their games on the 3DS or Wii U eShop.
Another Castle heading to the Wii U eShop
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The Wii U eShop is gaining yet another indie title. Another Castle, a 2D platformer with randomly generated levels, is coming to Nintendo’s console.
David Byers is Another Castle’s sole developer. His past work includes Kid Vector, Love Me Not, Blast Soccer, and Haunted Hallway for iOS and Android.
Speaking about the game’s development and how Another Castle wound up on Wii U, Byers explained:
Uncade right now is basically just me. I’m based in Richmond, Virginia. Part of the reason I named my company Uncade, as in “unlike an arcade”, is that we are in a period of great disruption in the game industry right now. Everything from motion controls, digital distribution, smart phones, fantastic middleware, and the rise of indie development are shaking up what’s possible, even for just a solo developer such as myself.
I’m really excited to be working on the Wii U, and am especially looking forward to coming up with some funky uses for the tablet controller.
With the development for Another Castle I decided to switch things up. Instead of making a small mobile focused title, I decided to work on a larger game where I would release as early as I can for free, and iteratively improve the game, eventually getting to a saleable alpha and then full release.
Emily Rogers ended up playing the prototype and got in touch, asking if I would like to get the game on the eShop. I of course said yes, because I think Another Castle on the eShop should be a slam dunk, it’s something I think Nintendo fans in particular will really enjoy. I spent some time improving the prototype, and Emily then got me in touch with Dan [Adelman] at Nintendo, and I was just approved as a Wii U developer yesterday. The eShop seems pretty indie friendly from what I’ve seen so far, the most important thing for me being the ability to add post release content updates.
Byers has launched a Kickstarter for Another Castle here. He’s looking to raise $12,000 by March 29.
These are the games coming to the Wii U eShop
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The Wii U eShop already offers a number of strong indie games including Nano Assault Neo, Mighty Switch Force! HD, and Trine 2: Director’s Cut. This is just the start of support for the digital store. Other titles such as Toki Tori 2, Mutant Mudds Deluxe, Cloudberry Kingdom, and Pokemon Scramble U are on the way.
Well over 20 projects are in store for the Wii U eShop. A near-final listing of upcoming games is posted below.
8 Bit Boy (Awesomeblade Software)
Aban Hawkins & the 1001 Spikes (Nicalis)
Anima: Gate of Memories (Anima Project Studio)
Armillo (Fuzzy Wuzzy Games)
Biker Bash (Slightly Mad Studios)
Cloudberry Kingdom (Pwnee Studios)
Cosmic Highway (Maestro Interactive Games)
Cryamore (NostalgiCO)
Days of Dawn (Bumblebee Games)
Dusty Raging Fist (PD Design Studio)
Fade into Darkness (Maestro Interactive Games)
Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Renegade Kid)
Noctemis (Lacuna Entertainment)
Oliver and Spike: Dimension Jumpers (Rock Pocket Games)
Pier Solar and the Great Architects HD (Watermelon Co.)
Pokemon Scramble U (Nintendo)
Project Y2K (Ackkstudios)
Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails (Dakko Dakko)
Spin the Bottle (KnapNok Games)
Star Beast: The Stellar War (Pixel Entertainment)
Super Ubi Land (Notion Games)
The Pinball Arcade (Farsight Studios)
The 90’s Arcade Racer (Nicalis)
Toki Tori 2 (Two Tribes)
Two Brothers (Ackkstudios)
Unepic (Enjoy Up Games)
Zen Pinball 2 (Zen Studios)
