“You see some small games and say, ‘you’re doing a cheap rip-off of some FPS, I’m going to play Call of Duty instead’. But by going off on a different angle, the more different we are, it’s like OK – this is original, and it’s entertaining, and people are looking for that.”

“The Walking Dead and Journey, for them, I’m really grateful, because they changed the perception, and it’s going to evolve more and more. There’s this perception that if it’s not on a disc or it doesn’t retail for 60 dollars, it’s not worth it. And that mentality is changing. For me Child of Light is as valuable is a 60 dollar game and it’s as long, it’s a long game – more than 10 hours, easily. Just the demo you can play for like an hour, and the demo is the smallest chunk we could do that would show a boss fight.”

– Child of Light creative director Patrick Plourde

Via OXM

Taxi Journey planned for Wii U

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Taxi Journey appears to be well on its way to Wii U. On the game’s Kickstarter page, a notice was posted confirming that there are now plans to bring it to Nintendo’s console.

The message states:

“Yes, it’s official! We couldn’t announce it at launch because we wanted to make sure this would not impact the stretch goals of the other platforms (especially the PS Vita that we really want to work on). As we can have a free Unity Pro license, we are now confident that we can deliver a Wii U version at a marginal cost at the same time as the Windows version. For now, it will be a simple port. We’ll see later on if we can add specific stretch goals.”

Taxi Journey is Lexis Numerique’s original puzzle/adventure game. The project has already raised over $9,500 of the $130,000 goal. Taxi Journey will have until October 12 to reach its funding target.

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A Hat in Time dev currently working on becoming a licensed Nintendo developer

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

We’ve been covering Gears for Breakfast’s fantastic-looking platformer A Hat in Time for a few months now. However, even though it’s been expected to hit Wii U, the game hasn’t actually been confirmed. So what’s the status of a potential eShop version?

Gears for Breakfast director Jonas Kaerlev told us that the studio is “currently in authorization at Nintendo to become a 3rd party developer,” adding that “the kind people at NoA are helping us through the process”. Kaerlev said that once the authorization period is over, the company will “have more to tell about the possibilities”.

A look at Risky Boots in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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WayForward has given a look at Risky Boots in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – the first time she’ll be appearing in an HD release.

Below is the official overview the studio shared a short while ago:

The self-proclaimed Queen of the Seven Seas wants to rule over Sequin Land….after all, someone of her exquisite beauty deserves nothing less! This bodacious buccaneer pillages poor Scuttle Town time and again in search of any ancient technology that could lead the way to world domination.
Her shadowy Tinkerbat crewmen are loyal and endless in numbers, constructing anything Risky Boots might need — from clockwork robots to steam powered doomsday weapons. Armed with a flintlock pistol and scimitar, the nefarious Risky Boots is ready to punish her foes up close and personal, or simply shoot them in the back.

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero will support off-TV play, inventory on the GamePad

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WayForward has shared a couple of tidbits about the Wii U version of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. The title will make use of off-TV play so that players can continue gaming on the GamePad. When the TV is turned on, the inventory will be placed on the controller.

According to WayForward’s Matt Bozon:

“Yes, it’s good to have a couple of Wii U titles under us. Our plan currently is to have inventory on the touch screen, with the option for players to use off-TV play.”

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Toki Tori 2 sales rise by 8027% following new update, eShop sale

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Toki Tori 2 is experiencing a huge sales spike. Just one day after Two Tribes released a big update for the game and discounted the game’s price, sales are up by 8027 percent.

According to a tweet from the developer: