We have a few more details about the GBA Virtual Console on Wii U, including file sizes for various games. You can find the information rounded up below.
– Supported controllers: GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote which has a Classic Controller (Pro) attached to it
– Once again, there is a smooth screen option, two display options, can go full screen or original resolution
– Colors are more vibrant than the 3DS Ambassador games
– Games chug very little
– Look through the original manual in various languages
File sizes:
Advance Wars – 62MB
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga – 63MB
Metroid Fusion – 57 MB
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror – 57MB
WarioWare, Inc: Minigame Mania – 55MB
F-Zero Maximum Velocity – 55MB
Golden Sun – 82MB
Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3 – 51MB
The Wonderful 101, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, and Game & Wario all recently received price drops on the Wii U eShop. There’s one more first-party game on sale as well. Going forward, Wii U owners can purchase the digital version of SiNG Party for $20.
Renegade Kid has set a rather high funding goal for Cult County on Kickstarter. In order to secure all donations, the studio will need to raise $580,000.
That kind of high target raises an important question: what will happen to Cult County if the campaign doesn’t reach its goal? Fortunately, Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham confirmed to Polygon that it will still be made, but development would take much longer.
Watsham said:
“We will make Cult County regardless of what happens with the Kickstarter campaign,” Watsham said. “It will take a lot longer for us to complete Cult County if the minimum goal is not reached, though.”
Blast ‘Em Bunnies isn’t on Wii U, but it is on 3DS. Why is this so?
Developer Nnooo explained on Twitter:
@GoldMetalSonic We didn’t have access to Wii U dev kits when we were making the decision about which platforms to develop on.
— Nnooo (@_Nnooo) April 2, 2014
Nnooo seems to have left the door slightly ajar regarding a potential Wii U version in the future. But for now, the studio is focusing “on the core platforms first.”
@GoldMetalSonic No, but we need to focus on the core platforms first.
— Nnooo (@_Nnooo) April 2, 2014
Yacht Club Games shared another small update about Shovel Knight’s status on Kickstarter yesterday.
The studio “can see the light at the end of the tunnel” and the game “is essentially complete.” As of now, Yacht Club is polishing and addressing remaining bugs.
Yacht Club’s Kickstarter message in full reads:
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Shovel Knight is essentially complete, as we continue to polish and fix bugs that crop up. These little changes have made huge improvements in these final days. It’s so close! As production winds down, we’ll have a stable candidate for each version of the game for submission: and then we can announce a final release date!
Nintendo Insider has put up a new feature about GBA Wii U Virtual Console games covering brightness, smoothing, resolution, and manuals. You can find an overview of the information below.
– GBA games were artificially brightened back in the day
– VC games have been altered to compensate for the over brightening
– With the GamePad, it will seem noticeably darker
– On TV, most probably won’t notice
– Can smooth the screen with GBA VC games
– GBA resolution was originally 240×160, meaning it is blown up considerably when brought to the TV and the individual pixel placement is incredibly noticeable
– The picture will be smoothed when activating the feature
– All diagonal lines will look less blocky and curves will look curved
– Activate in real time by pressing down on the right stick
– Games don’t take up the whole screen
– Instead, it’s a block of 1620×1080
– Virtual Console settings menu will let you choose Original Resolution, which runs on the TV screen
– Upscales it to the largest whole factor it can on the screen
– 1440×960 making it 6×6 pixels for every 1 original pixel
– This doesn’t affect the resolution on the GamePad
– Not possible to run a toggle in real time for this
– Touch the small “?” icon on the GamePad screen to bring up the game’s manual
– Can scroll through the pages using the touch screen on the GamePad
– Zoom in as well
– Can view the manual while still playing the game on the TV screen
Earlier today, RCMADIAX posted yet another screenshot from BLOK DROP U’s upcoming update. We’re given a look at the new level select menu this time around.
Today’s screenshot is of the new level select menu. You will notice that a yellow star is given to the stages that you have completed and SAVED! That’s right, a save feature is also being added to the game. As always, feedback and comments are welcome! Thanks for the continued support.
Prior to today’s console and Kickstarter announcement for Cult County, the good folks over at Nintendo Life caught up with Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham to discuss the project. Watsham tackled topics pertaining to the 3DS version, taking to Kickstarter, Unity, and more.
Check out the Q&A below. You can also find Nintendo Life’s full interview here.
