Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Tales of Zestiria, Persona 5, and Bravely Second are the new top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 16 and October 22.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

TakusanWorks is bringing Shuttle Rush to the Wii U eShop this Thursday, the indie developer has announced.

Here’s an official overview of the game:

Shuttle Rush is a fast-paced labyrinth game where you will have to use strategic pathfinding to reach the exit while avoiding enemies, and using rapid maneuvering through different environments. You will need multiple attempts to reach new areas of each level by memorizing patterns (and, sometimes, by breaking those patterns) to arrive at the gate before time runs out.

View a few screenshots from Shuttle Rush above.

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With more and more Kickstarter campaigns popping up these days, it would be tough to cover them all without overloading the site. And thus, the Kickstarter roundup was born! We’ll be posting these each weekend so that we can bring the latest Kickstarter efforts to your attention.

Here’s today’s roundup:

Games

UCraft (new) – $20,000 for funding on Wii U
Holobunnies – $15,000 for funding, including Wii U
Pixel Galaxy – $6,000 for funding, including Wii U
Impact Winter – £95,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at £150,000
Animal Gods – $26,000 for funding, including Wii U
Buildanauts – $35,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at $130,000

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Nintendo’s four major digital shops will be undergoing maintenance on Monday. That includes the Wii U and 3DS eShops, the Wii Shop Channel, and DSi Shop.

Maintenance will begin at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET. Expect it to last until 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 15 Comments

In the most recent issue of Nintendo Force, the magazine interviewed Mariel Cartwright. Cartwright has worked on a number of projects including Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game and Skullgirls.

Nintendo Force ended up asking Cartwright about which of these two titles has a better chance of making it to a Nintendo system. She pointed to Skullgirls as the more likely candidate since work on the game is still ongoing, though “the chances are very low”.

Cartwright said:

“Probably Skullgirls, since we’re still working on it! But the chances are very low for that, I’m afraid. I’m not a programmer, but there are some technical hurdles we’d have to overcome, as well as uncertainty as to whether or not there’s a market for a hardcore fighter on Wii U. The lineup of indies is getting more and more diverse on Nintendo consoles though, so I wouldn’t say it’s impossible.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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We already knew that the Pikmin shorts would be available on 3DS. It has since been confirmed that the distribution will be on the eShop, though there won’t be an option to download the video. Additionally, the Pikmin shorts will be available on Wii U as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

An unnamed indie developer (currently going as “Robin64” on NeoGAF) has revealed a new game for the Wii U known as “Break the World”. It’s an Alleyway clone set to be released on the eShop sometime in the future.

Here’s what we know thus far:

– 8 locations
– 3 levels in each
– 1 or 2 secret levels as well
– Marathon: has every level in order to obtain the highest score
– Level Select (temp): pick a world and the three levels loop, with blocks starting to slide down faster with each loop
– 3 paddles to choose
– Each paddle has its own power
– Paddles can level up
– Ex: at level 1 the red paddle fires one laser shot, but at level 10 you get ten shots
– May have leaderboards at launch, but definitely at some point
– There is a screen showing full stats that you can post to Miiverse
– Off-TV play supported

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