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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on June 15. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Medarot Navi: Kabuto – 702 yen
Medarot Navi: Kuwagata – 702 yen

3DS Download

Ambition of Slime – 500 yen

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Nintendo released official videos for Custom Robo V2 and Sennen Kazoku on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Lightwood Games is continuing its work on the eShop with a new title. Later this year, “Word Logic by POWGI” will be released on both Wii U and 3DS.

Word Logic by POWGI features six pen-and-paper style word puzzles which require some degree of logic or deduction to solve. Both versions will support touchscreen controls while the 3DS edition will specifically offer handwriting recognition. A “left mode” is also included to avoid players blocking the screen with their stylus hand.

Here’s a rundown of the different puzzles:

• Kriss Kross – The classic word-fit puzzle. Place words into the grid using their length as a guide, and using logic to make sure everything overlaps correctly!
• Word Ladder – Make new words by changing one letter at a time. Can you turn one word into another in a limited number of steps?
• Crypto – A cipher puzzle (also known as a cryptogram) which reveals a quote when you crack the code!
• Word Sudoku – Place nine letters according to usual sudoku rules. As an extra clue, one row or column will spell a word.
• Gaps – Several words have one letter missing. Deduce the correct letter to fill in the gaps and spell a new word!
• Wordsweeper – Drawing inspiration from Minesweeper, the clues tell you which letters can be placed in an adjacent square. It’s a crossword-style puzzle solved using logic!

Word Logic by POWGI is tentatively targeted for August.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 27 Comments

Like in Japan, Nintendo is celebrating the eShop’s fifth anniversary with a special sale. A slew of games will be discounted across Wii U and 3DS starting on Thursday.

Here’s the Wii U lineup:

Art Academy: SketchPad – Sale price: £1.79 (was £3.59) / €1.99 (was €3.99)
Child of Light – Sale price: £5.99 (was £11.99) / €7.49 (was €14.99)
Cube Life: Island Survival – Sale price: £5.59 (was £7.99) / €6.99 (was €9.99)
Donkey Kong 64 – Sale price: £4.49 (was £8.99) / €4.99 (was €9.99)
EarthBound – Sale price: £3.49 (was £6.99) / €4.99 (was €9.99)
FAST Racing Neo – Sale price: £8.20 (was £10.99) / €11.20 (was €14.99)
F-Zero – Sale price: £2.69 (was £5.49) / €3.99 (was €7.99)
Kirby’s Adventure – Sale price: £1.69 (was £3.49) / €2.49 (was €4.99)
Little Inferno – Sale price: £4.49 (was £8.99) / €4.99 (was €9.99)
Metroid Prime Trilogy – Sale price: £8.99 (was £17.99) / €9.99 (was €19.99)
Nano Assault Neo – Sale price: £6.70 (was £8.99) / €7.49 (was €9.99)
NES Remix – Sale price: £4.49 (was £8.99) / €4.99 (was €9.99)
NES Remix 2 – Sale price: £4.49 (was £8.99) / €4.99 (was €9.99)
Super Mario Bros. 3 – Sale price: £1.69 (was £3.49) / €2.49 (was €4.99)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Sale price: £8.99 (was £17.99) / €9.99 (was €19.99)
Super Mario World – Sale price: £2.69 (was £5.49) / €3.99 (was €7.99)
Super Mario 64 – Sale price: £4.49 (was £8.99) / €4.99 (was €9.99)
Super Metroid – Sale price: £2.69 (was £5.49) / €3.99 (was €7.99)
Zelda: A Link to the Past – Sale price: £2.69 (was £5.49) / €3.99 (was €7.99)
Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Sale price: £4.49 (was £8.99) / €4.99 (was €9.99)
Zelda: The Minish Cap – Sale price: £3.09 (was £6.29) / €3.49 (was €6.99)
Toki Tori – Sale price: £0.89 (was £1.79) / €0.99 (was €1.99)
Trine 2: Director’s Cut – Sale price: £6.99 (was £13.99) / €8.49 (was €16.99)

And 3DS:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs hits the European Wii U Virtual Console on Thursday. Watch the official trailer below.

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Last week, Telltale Games announced Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 6. The publisher has now followed up with another trailer – see it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 83 Comments

It’s been known that Playtonic is working with Team17 on Yooka-Laylee. The latter company will publish the game, but it’s now been revealed that they’re also working on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions. That means Playtonic is able to concentrate on Yooka-Laylee for Wii U and PC.

MCV asked Playtonic about why the studio is working on the Wii U version internally over other platforms. In response, writer Andy Robinson said:

We naturally have so many backers who opted for Wii U. Because of the size of the team, we couldn’t take on all the consoles. You can imagine from a developer stand-point, that porting from PC to PS4 and Xbox One is slightly more straightforward than porting to Wii U. I also think it feels right playing it on a Nintendo system to some people. But the other versions will be fantastic as well.

Technical art director Mark Stevenson also noted:

“We wanted to make sure that Wii U gets the right attention. There is a lot of nostalgia around Banjo, Banjo heralds from Rare’s Nintendo’s days, and we are all massive Nintendo fans as well.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Following today’s trailer, several outlets are starting to post new gameplay videos. We’ll be rounding those up below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Playtonic and Team17 have released several new screenshots and art from Yooka-Laylee. Find them in the gallery below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments

Playtonic has come out with the very first trailer for Yooka-Laylee, which you can watch below. The video confirms a new launch timing of Q1 2017. The game was originally planned for release this October.

Playtonic shared the following regarding the delay:

While we felt confident we could ship the game in October as originally projected in our Kickstarter, the Playtonic team has decided that it would prefer to add a few extra months’ polish to the game schedule.

Ultimately, this will allow us to deliver a better game to the tens-of-thousands of you who’ve supported us throughout development. And that’s what we all want, right?

We’re sure some will be disappointed by the prospect of a few extra months’ wait, however the team is confident that we’ve made the right decision for the game and that you’ll be pleased with the results when Yooka-Laylee arrives early next year.

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