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Natsume has eight GBA Virtual Console games planned for the Wii U Virtual Console. That’s according to the company’s Graham Markay, who shared the news on the latest Fragments of Silicon podcast.

As previously mentioned, Natsume’s Virtual Console plans include the Medabots games Medabots AX and Medabots: An RPG Adventure. Pocky & Rocky with Becky is also on the way.

Markay noted in the podcast that Natsume has been working on its new Virtual Console plans “for awhile”.

We’ll begin seeing Natsume’s new Virtual Console releases on the eShop at the beginning of June.

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There are plenty of Kickstarter projects that feature Wii U in one form or another. For the latest look at which games are seeking funding, check out our roundup below.

Izle (new) – $90,000 for funding, includes Wii U
Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death (new) – Wii U stretch goal at $35,000
FreezeME – $15,000 for funding, includes Wii U
Othello U – $1,000 for funding, Wii U only
Once Bitten, Twice Dead! – $15,258 for funding, includes Wii U
Ralin – Dwarf Wars – $66,419 for funding, includes Wii U

Another crowdfunding project is CrossCode, though it’s on Indiegogo. If funds reach €100,000, it will be on Wii U.

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Petite Games has revealed its next game for the Wii U eShop, which is titled “Micro Racers”. Not much is known currently, but it should offer three modes: Time Trial, Championship, and Multiplayer.

Petite Games shared on Twitter today:

Petite Games’ other titles, Midnight and Super Destronaut, are out now on the eShop.

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It’s no longer possible to share screenshots from Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures over on the game’s Miiverse community. As of yesterday, the functionality has been disabled. Some players aren’t happy with the move, but there’s not much that can be done at this point!

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Polygon has some extensive comments from Tyrone Rodriguez and Edmund McMillen about The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. There’s plenty of talk about why the game didn’t make it to Nintendo platforms until now, and what changed to make it happen. Additionally, we learn why Rebirth is planned for New 3DS only (rather than bringing it to the original 3DS as well).

We’ve rounded up the various comments below. You can find Polygon’s original article here.

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Ronimo announced on its Twitter account this week that Swords & Soldiers II is launching on May 21. A general May release window was previously confirmed.

Ronimo’s tweet is as follows:

The message doesn’t specify a specific region, so we’ll assume that the May 21 date applies to both North America and Europe. If we hear otherwise, we’ll definitely let you know.

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