A few new games are on sale on the 3DS eShop. They are as follows:
Soccer Up 3D – $1.99 (was $6.99) – through February 19
Witch & Hero – $2.79 (was $3.99) – through February 20
Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition – $19.99 (was $29.99) – through February 20
As a reminder, Ohno Odyssey is also on sale for $3.99 until February 20, and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is free (and only available) until February 2.
In recent memory, almost all feedback concerning Nintendo’s approach to indies has been positive. So it’s a bit surprising to learn that one developer had a disappointing exerpeice with the company, and ultimately wasn’t able to launch its game on the eShop.
Spearhead’s Simon Darveau and Malik Boukhira told Destructoid that the studio originally hoped to bring Tiny Brains to Wii U. Darveau explained that Spearhead “never seem to find an avenue to get on the Wii U,” in large part due to the difficulties in getting in proper contact with Nintendo.
Darveau and Boukhira said:
BiP Media is bringing “My Farm” to the European Wii U eShop next Thursday.
Below is the game’s official overview:
At the beginning, all you have is an empty field, a few pennies and a single little hen… You need to feed the hen and take care of it – then your hen will lay eggs which can be sold! With the money you make, you can buy new animals at the Farmers’ Market and purchase equipment from the Shopkeeper.
10 kinds of animals to customise!
Take care of your animals: feed them, clean them, etc.
Many farm improvements to buy and bonuses to collect!
Check out the trailer above to see My Farm in action.
Tomodachi Collection: New Life appears to be heading west. Satoru Iwata apparently told reporters earlier this week that Nintendo is currently deciding on what can/can’t be kept for the game’s overseas launch.
“Nintendo is working on the right balance of localizing Japan-oriented games just enough so that foreign audiences can enjoy them,” The Wall Street Journal reports. Iwata believes that the situation is ultimately “all about balance.”
Iwata also said that, at the development stage, Nintendo must “work even more closely with the U.S. team,” to ensure that preferences in the states are considered. The US is an important region for the company, as 40 to 50 percent of its sales originate from the territory.
Over on Kickstarter, Playdek shared several new details for Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians. A roundup of the latest information can be found below.
- State of game: Got a good story basis; building the battle system right now
- High or low fantasy? Playdek are fans of high-fantasy, but exact level of fantasy not final yet and still being decided
- How many classes in the final game? So far six classes and six professions revealed; leaving it open for Yasumi Matsuno’s design in full game
- Leaning toward visual character customization using equipment
- Undecided on permadeath so far; will decide later
- Game will include a mix of rendered and in-game cutscenes
- First user-end tool being created is the map editor; leaving option for other user tools open; will figure it out later
- Matsuno is reviewing fan suggestions and design ideas for the game
Treyarch is working on a new title update for Call of Duty: Ghosts on Wii U. Although we don’t have any details about the patch (including an ETA), we do at least know it’s coming.
Treyarch’s “A_Trey_U” confirmed on Twitter yesterday:
Also working on a new patch. No ETA yet, but I'll update once we know.
— A_Trey_U (@A_Trey_U) January 30, 2014
According to a listing on Nintendo of Europe’s site, NES Open Tournament Golf will be launching on the European Wii U eShop next week. The game will be available as a Virtual Console download starting on February 6. Pricing is set at €4.99 / £4.49.
