Arkedo co-founder Aurelien Regard is currently working on “The Next Penelope”. It’s a retro racing title that seems to take inspiration from the likes of F-Zero.

The Next Penelope is being built with the Construct 2 engine, which the Wii U supports. Wouldn’t that make it a perfect fit for the eShop? At the very least, Regard appears to be interested…

@GoNintendoTweet Hi GoNintendo! Thanks for your message! :) I'm talking with other studios about the WiiU port. I'm trying to find a way!
— Aurelien Regard (@AurelRegard) March 4, 2014

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BNC Design Studios bringing Gemology to the Wii U eShop

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BNC Design Studios has confirmed its new game “Gemology” for Wii U. The Unity-based, falling block puzzle project will be released on the eShop sometime in the future.

Gemology will offer “extensive DLC”. This includes online multiplayer for one game mode, a stage builder, leaderboards, and support for Miis. Those who are among the early buyers will receive all extra content for free.

BNC Design Studios founder Jake Taylor shared the following details about Gemology with Nintendo Life:

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Nintendo Download (3/6/14, Europe)

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail Download

– Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Namco Bandai, €44.99 / £36.99)

Wii U Virtual Console

– Renegade (Arc System Works, €4.99 / £3.49)

“Luigi” Special Offers

– New Super Luigi U (Nintendo, €14.99 / £13.49 until 13th March, normally €19.99 / £17.99)
– Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 13th March, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
– Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. (Nintendo, €31.99 / £27.99 until 13th March, normally €39.99 / £34.99)
– Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 13th March, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

3DS Downloads

– Tappingo (Goodbye Galaxy Games, $2.99)
– Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger (Microvalue, €4.99 / £4.49)

3DS Retail Download

– Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Namco Bandai, €34.99 / £28.49)
– Life With Horses 3D (Treva Entertainment, €29.99 / £24.99)

3DS eShop Temporary Discount

– The Denpa Men 2: Beyond the Waves (Genius Sonority, €6.99 / £6.29 until 13th March, normally €9.99 / £8.99)
– Football Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games, €3.49 / £2.99 until 3rd April, normally €6.99 / £5.99)
– SpeedX 3D (Gamelion, €2.10 / £1.89 until 1st May, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
– Monster Shooter (Gamelion, €2.10 / £1.99 until 3rd April, normally €6.99 / £6.29)
– 3D Game Collection (Joindots, €5.99 / £5.99 until 27th March, normally €13.99 / £11.99)
– Funfair Party Games (Joindots, €6.99 / £6.99 until 27th March, normally €19.99 / £17.99)
– Gardenscapes (Joindots, €5.99 / £5.99) until 27th March, normally €14.99 / £14.99)
– 3D Mahjongg (Joindots, €3.99 / £3.29 until 27th March, normally €4.99 / £4.49)
– Jewel Match 3 (Joindots, €5.99 / £4.99 until 27th March, normally €6.99 / £5.99)
– Murder on the Titanic (Joindots, €5.99 / £4.99 until 27th March, normally €14.99 / £14.99)
– Secret Agent Files: Miami (Joindots, €6.99 / £5.79 until 27th March, normally €7.99 / £6.99)

3DS eShop Permanent Discounts

– Harvest Moon 3D: The Tale of Two Towns (Rising Star Games, €19.99 / £17.99, was €29.99 / £24.99)
– Beyblade: Evolution (Rising Star Games, €19.99 / £19.99, was €29.99 / £29.99)
– Girls’ Fashion Shoot (Rising Star Games, €19.99 / £19.99, was €29.99 / £29.99)
– Crazy Kangaroo (Gamelion, €1.99 / £1.89, was €2.99 / £2.69)

DSiWare

– Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (1st Playable Productions, 800 Nintendo Points)

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Causal Bit Games now a Wii U dev, bringing Insanity’s Blade and one other title to the eShop

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Indie developer Casual Bit Games is now a Wii U developer, and intends to support the eShop with at least two titles.

#InsantysBlade soon to be released on the #WiiU! We are now a Nintendo approved developer! pic.twitter.com/6sZbxUGhyh
— Causal Bit Games (@CausalBitGames) March 3, 2014

First up is Insanity’s Blade. The game offers action, platforming, and RPG elements with an 8-bit style. A total of 18 stages are included which has players scaling buildings and caves.

Casual Bit Games’ Chris Obritsch tells Nintendo Enthusiast that a second Wii U title is also planned. This will be “A two player co-op with split screen bubble bobble/snow brothers style game with 100 stages. 10 of which are completed with a boss fight already.”

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Renegade Kid could bring Moon Chronicles to Wii U if the 3DS version is successful

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Moon Chronicles could eventually make its way to the Wii U, depending on how successful the 3DS version is.

Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham told NintendoWorldReport that the studio has considered the shooter for Nintendo’s hardware, but it “would only happen if the 3DS version is a runaway hit”. The company would need to be able to “afford to invest in a complete visual upgrade to take advantage of the increased graphical power offered by the Wii U.”

Watsham’s comments in full:

Our thoughts have always been primarily on the 3DS version, but we have discussed a Wii U version. That is something that would only happen if the 3DS version is a runaway hit so we could afford to invest in a complete visual upgrade to take advantage of the increased graphical power offered by the Wii U.

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EnjoyUp finishes development on Abyss for Wii U

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EnjoyUp Games has completed work on Abyss for Wii U. The company shared the news on Twitter a short while ago, writing:

Abyss finished on #WiiU !!! #eShop @GoNintendoTweet @Dan_Adelman @NinEverything @unity3d
— EnjoyUp (@enjoyupgames) March 3, 2014

No word yet on when Abyss will be made available. I imagine it won’t be too long though!

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Super Mario Ball, Pac-Man Collection rated by the OFLC

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Two more Game Boy Advance games have been rated by the OFLC: Super Mario Ball (otherwise known as Mario Pinball Land) and Pac-Man Collection. Both should eventually hit the Wii U as part of the GBA Virtual Console.