Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments

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

Software

1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Metroid: Zero Mission
3. Donkey Kong Country
4. Super Mario Maker
5. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
6. Super Mario World
7. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Super Mario 64
9. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10. Super Mario Bros.
11. Super Mario Bros. 3
12. Super Mario 3D World
13. Injustice: Gods Among Us
14. Paper Mario
15. Shovel Knight
16. EarthBound
17. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
18. Zelda: A Link to the Past
19. FAST Racing Neo
20. The Legend of Zelda

Videos

1. Mighty No. 9 Trailer
2. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
3. Minecraft: Story Mode Trailer
4. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer
5. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
6. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
7. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Trailer
8. Metroid: Zero Mission Trailer
9. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
11. Super Smash Bros. – Final Presentation
12. Star Fox Zero | Introducing Star Fox
13. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
14. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels 1
15. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
16. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 3
17. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 2
18. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
19. Super Smash Bros. – Corrin Chooses to Smash
20. Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 15 Comments

Midnight Status is in the process of wrapping up Swap Fire, the indie’s debut project. This is a new first-person shooter slated for the Wii U eShop.

Here’s a brief overview:

“Shooting your opponent opens up a wormhole which swaps your positions. Oust him off the edge in Drop Zone or dominate the map in Control Point. Sharpen your skills in Story Mode or go for gold in Soccer. Whatever your goal, be ever mindful of your spacetime…”

Swap Fire’s controls are certainly unique. The game only uses the Wii Remote, with players holding it horizontally.

Regarding the controls, Midnight Status has this to say:

“Wait a second. An FPS with just a Wii remote? That’s CRAZY.

Here’s the thing: our main goal is to create an awesome/fun couch multiplayer. By now, the Wii U has about a thousand different types of controllers.

We wanted to keep it simple and FAIR with the one type of controller that everybody has, the Wii remote.

While we understand that these controls seem crazy for an FPS, we are confident that they’re fun and easy to use after just a minute of playing.”

Swap Fire is heading towards the end of development. Currently, the team hopes to have it ready sometime by summer.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments

Another wave of digital games on Wii U and 3DS have been discounted as part of a new “Winter Warm-up Sale”. Titles are on sale by up to 30 percent.

Here’s the lineup of sales for the third (and final) week:

Wii U

Affordable Space Adventures – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Breath of Fire – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Castlevania – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Child of Light – $10.49 (was $14.99)
EarthBound – $6.99 (was $9.99)
Elliot Quest – $8.99 (was $12.99)
Octodad: Dadliest Catch – $9.99 (was $14.99)
Zelda: The Minish Cap – $5.59 (was $7.99)

3DS

Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale – $5.99 (was $7.99)
Castlevania – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Fantasy Life – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Metroid – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Xeodrifter – 6.99 (was $9.99)
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward – $14.99 (was $24.99)

These deals are valid until February 4 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – $49.99

Wii U Download

Joe’s Diner – $7.99
Level 22 – $6.99
MINI-GAMES MADNESS VOLUME: #1 – HELLO WORLD! – $4.99
Shadow Puppeteer – $14.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance – $7.99

3DS Retail

Final Fantasy Explorers – $39.99
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – $29.99

3DS Download

Hello Kitty’s Magic Apron – $19.99
RV-7 My Drone – $1.99

3DS Demo

The Magic Hammer

DSiWare

Crazy Train – $1.99

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– It’s the last week of the Winter Warm-up Sale! Check out this week’s deals and save up to 30 percent off select games. The sale ends Feb. 4 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
– 99Moves, Darts Up 3D and more games from Enjoy Up are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.

Wii U

– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.?

3DS

– Art of Balance TOUCH! is 25 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $5.20) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 18.
– Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 22.
– The Magic Hammer is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.

Source: Nintendo PR

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

If you pick up Shadow Puppeteer on the eShop today, it’s highly recommended that you play directly from the Wii U’s storage. Unfortunately, performance is drastically impacted if the download is being read from an external hard drive. The game’s developers to intend to patch things in the future, but until then, definitely be aware of the potential issues you may encounter.

“We have found that playing the game from an external hard drive will make the game run slower because the read/write rate of the hard drive. Of course we want everyone to be able to play the game, from external hard drives too, so we will make sure to address this in our patches. Until then we recommend that the game is played directly from the Wii U.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in Reviews, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

System: Wii U (eShop)
Release date: January 28, 2016
Developer: Sarepta Studio
Publisher Snow Cannon Games

The premise of Shadow Puppeteer is simple: one night, a boy and his shadow are separated by a strange man playing a music box. From there, the journey consists of chasing him down throughout gloomy Tim Burton-esque levels. The game has you controlling the boy and his shadow individually with the controller being split by its left and right sides – each analogue stick controls a character with the buttons on their respective sides being used for jumping and other interactions. If you played Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, the concept should seem familiar. Where this differs is that you control the boy in a 3D space and his shadow along the surfaces of the environment, interacting with other shadows as a 2D platformer. The two ideas on their own aren’t exactly unique, but fusing them together provides plenty of puzzling levels.

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

Another round of footage has come in for Moving Player’s Level 22, which is due out tomorrow in North America and Europe on the eShop. Check out the latest video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Gray Fin Studios’ twin-stick shooter “Dual Core” should be on the Wii U eShop soon. Development is complete, and it will be submitted to Nintendo for review soon. We should be getting it in February or March.

Gray Fin Studios shares the following information about its indie title:

Dual Core is a vibrant, futuristic, “twin-stick” style, shooter, with a strong focus on local co-op multiplayer (up to 4 players). Lots of robots, lots of lasers, lots of aliens, lots of explosions! The numerous retro arcade influences are front and center, but spiced up with a colorful modern style, a generous helping of sci-fi intrigue, and a dash of RPG ELEMENTS! This isn’t an arena shooter (though there is an arena-style arcade mode); there’s a full story mode with a ton of handcrafted levels to explore, and battle through.

Dual Core has been in development for several years now, and originally was conceived as a mobile/tablet game – however, somewhere along the line, I realized that very few of my favorite games were actually on mobile devices, *most* of them were in fact, on the Wii U, and usually because of the local multiplayer. So I decided to trust my instincts and that became the focus – our goal is to get players having a blast, working together, laughing, and (occasionally) yelling at the each other! One of my fondest gaming memories was playing co-op Gauntlet as a kid, and that’s still a strong influence today.

But it’s not just multiplayer – even in single player, you don’t play alone; your robot buddy “Corby” sticks with you, and battles by your side through the whole game. So in a way, it’s co-op multiplayer, even when it’s not.

You can watch a trailer for Dual Core below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 35 Comments

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is heading to the European Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. As it turns out, North America will be having access to the game this week as well. Nintendo’s website lists Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for release on January 28 (yes, tomorrow!) for $7.99.

Here’s the game overview:

“When Marche and his friends open an ancient magical tome, their small town is transformed into a fantasy-filled kingdom known as Ivalice. Guide Marche and his clan against countless foes, and discover the wonders of Ivalice. Build up your party, master abilities and summons, and learn tactical combat to win in battle.”

It’s not often that we see North America and Europe receiving the same Virtual Console release during a particular week, so this is a nice surprise!

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

Level 22 from Moving Player will be out tomorrow in North America and Europe as an eShop release. To downlaod the game, you’ll need 244MB of free space. You can view some footage below.

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