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Arachnid Games has announced that Ballpoint Universe is coming to the Wii U eShop on October 16.

The studio tweeted earlier today:


Arachnid did not specify whether this release date only pertains to North America, Europe, or both. We should be finding out pretty soon either way!

Thanks to Matt for the tip.

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Heroes Never Lose – a new hero-themed action-puzzler – has been successfully funded on Kickstarter. The game managed to surpass its $9,000 goal, meaning the game will now be created for various platforms – including Wii U.

There’s still work to be done with Heroes Never Lose’s campaign. If funds exceed $30,000 CAD, the title will come to 3DS as well.

Check out the official Kickstarter page for Heroes Never Lose here.

This month’s Official Nintendo Magazine review scores are as follows:

Hyrule Warriors – 87%
Fantasy Life – 94%
SteamWorld Dig – 90%
Mario Golf: Advance Tour – 84%
Shin Megami Tensei IV – 81%

Thanks to joclo for the tip.


The Wii U version of Art of Balance is due out on the North American Wii U eShop next week, Shin’en has confirmed. A release is planned for October 9.

As tweeted by Shin’en:


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Nintendo eShop

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

Wii U Download

  • 99Seconds
  • Red Riding Hood

Wii U Virtual Console

  • Castlevania: Dracula X

3DS Retail

  • Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (available Friday) – note: can download patch 1.0.2 today
  • Tenkai Knights Brave Battle (available Oct. 7)

3DS Demo

  • Color Zen

eShop Sales

  • Poker Dice Solitaire Future is 30 percent off (reduced from $0.99 to $0.69) until Oct. 30.
  • Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $8.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 23.
  • Tappingo is more than 30 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 16.

Price Reduction

  • Just Dance Kids 2014 is being reduced to $19.99 (from $29.99) starting Oct. 6 on Wii U.

Coming Soon

  • Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – Oct. 9 (Virtual Console on Wii U)
  • Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance – Oct. 16 (Virtual Console on Wii U)
  • Harvest Moon 2 – Oct. 16 (Virtual Console on Nintendo 3DS)

Source: Nintendo PR


It was a close call, but Warlocks has managed to reach its funding goal on Kickstarter. Total donations surpassed the $25,000 mark with only hours remaining in the campaign.

Warlocks is an action RPG/brawler that takes place in a fantasy world invaded by shadow monsters. Players take on the role of a powerful Warlock and fight through hordes of enemies by using magic skills and weapons.

You can check out the Kickstarter page here for more information.

Wii U eShop

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

Software

1. Hyrule Warriors
2. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
3. Kirby Super Star
4. Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
5. Metroid
6. Pokemon Rumble U
7. Zelda: The Minish Cap
8. Pikmin 3
9. Zelda: A Link to the Past
10. Kirby’s Dream Land 3
11. Super Mario World
12. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
13. Mega Man 7
14. Shovel Knight
15. EarthBound
16. Super Mario Bros. 3
17. Donkey Kong
18. The Legend of Zelda
19. Super Mario Kart
20. Super Mario Bros.

Videos

1. Super Smashing Sale: 9/25 – 10/2
2. Hyrule Warriors TV Commercial
3. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker E3 2014 Trailer
4. Super Smash Bros. – Looks like we don’t have a choice
5. Hyrule Warriors Features Trailer
6. Deluxe Digital Promotion Video
7. Hyrule Warriors Cucco Trailer
8. Teslagrad Trailer
9. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
10. Super Smash Bros. – The Crest of Sword, Magic and Flame
11. Mario Party 10 E3 2014 Trailer
12. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Breaking the Ice
13. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Trailer
14. Mercedes-Benz x Mario Kart 8 DLC Trailer
15. Mega Man 7 Trailer
16. Mario Golf: Advance Tour Trailer
17. Wild Guns Trailer
18. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2014 Trailer
19. Mario Kart 8 From the Pit Ep. 2
20. KickBeat Special Edition Trailer

Source: Wii U eShop

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