Update: Amazon – Skylanders SuperChargers pre-orders open, short videos
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Update (6/4): Pre-orders are now open on Amazon. You can reserve it here.
Retailers are starting to open pre-orders for Skylanders SuperChargers. You can reserve the Starter Pack on Best Buy here or GameStop here. We’ll update this post when Amazon begins taking pre-orders.
In other Skylanders SuperChargers news, we have a few more clips from the game. Each one can be found below.
Natsume’s E3 2015 lineup
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Natsume’s E3 2015 lineup is in.
First up is Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories, which was announced for Wii U this week. Additionally, the 3DS eShop games Gotcha Racing and Brave Tank Hero along with Ninja Strike will be on display.
Natsume will “also be talking about the GBA games coming to the Wii U Virtual Console, including Medabots, Pocky & Rocky With Becky, and more”.
Those attending E3 will be able to partake in Natsume’s annual Bust-a-Move 4 Tournament. More details will be shared soon about how to enter on each day. Prizes will be handed out to winners, including premium plushies and Harvest Moon headphones.
E3 2015 runs between June 16 and June 18.
More: Natsume, Virtual Console
European Yoshi’s Woolly World website open
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo has opened the European Yoshi’s Woolly World website. Access it here.
The site contains pretty much what you’d expect – plenty of details, screenshots, and gameplay clips. We’ve covered Yoshi’s Woolly World extensively in all of these forms, but you can visit the site to get a refresh on the game.
More: Europe, Yoshi's Woolly World
Tons of Art Academy: Home Studio screenshots
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments
A whole bunch of Art Academy: Home Studio screenshots are now available for viewing in the gallery below. If that wasn’t enough, we have five pieces of art as well.
More: Art Academy: Home Studio
New Guitar Hero Live gameplay video
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Gamespot have uploaded a new gameplay video for Guitar Hero Live featuring the new guitar controller. Check it out below:
Guitar Hero Live will launch on Wii U this Fall.
More: Activision, FreeStyleGames, Guitar Hero Live
[Review] Adventures of Pip
Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Reviews, Wii U | 2 Comments
System: Wii U (eShop)
Release: June 4, 2015
Developer: TicToc Games
Publisher: TicToc Games
Author: Dennis
In the HD world we live in, we’re spoiled by the copious amount of pixels that deliver us vibrant colors in a sequence of images on our TV screens and phones. Each pixel helps support the next, all the while providing a fragment of whatever is being displayed – regardless of resolution. In the Pixel Kingdom, those who have more pixels live in luxury. The other “low-rez” inhabitants live basic, humble lives. After a terrible attack threatens those with many pixels, all watch in absolute terror except for one that was bound to save the day. A single pixel. Enter Pip.
More: Adventures of Pip, highlight, TicToc Games, top
Splatoon getting free Ika Musume (Squid Girl) collaboration costume
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 70 Comments
A new costume based on the Ika Musume (Squid Girl) manga is coming to Splatoon. In August, a free update with the DLC will be released.
This announcement only pertains to Japan at present. We’ll let you know if we hear anything for the west.
The first collaboration between Splatoon and Ika Musume came in the form of various images. We shared one of those at the top of this post, though you can find the other two here.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night reaches new Kickstarter stretch goal, will have asynchronous online multiplayer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has smashed through another stretch goal on Kickstarter. With the campaign having reached $3.25 million in funding, the project will now be including asynchronous online multiplayer.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night’s Kickstarter campaign ends in nine days. You can find the official page here. It’ll be interesting to see if that $3.75 million orchestrated tracks goal ends up being reached!
Skylanders series has sold 250 million toys, generated $3 billion
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 7 Comments
Skylanders has been a huge success for Activision since the franchise’s debut. GameSpot reports that 250 million toys have been sold to date, and the series has generated $3 billion for Activision.
The first Skylanders, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure, launched in October 2011. Four games have been released, with Skylanders SuperChargers following later this year.
More: Activision, sales, Skylanders
Yooka-Laylee main character ideas included a tiger, witch and a broom with eyes
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Yooka-Laylee features a chameleon and bat as the platformer’s main characters. However, those two didn’t start out as the initial ideas.
Responding to one fan in a Reddit AMA, Playtonic’s Steve Mayles revealed that he initially wanted to have a tiger in Yooka-Laylee. The team also considered a witch and a broom with eyes.
Mayles’ full comments are as follows:
My initial idea was a tiger as they are great-looking animals, but he never got past the sketch phase. He was deemed a bit too much of a ‘hero’ when all of my past characters were more like underdogs. We even tried a witch and a broom with eyes at one point!
