Remember how Spelunker was supposed to come out on the Wii U eShop today? What happened?

Spelunker is still listed for release today on Nintendo’s website. Yet, it’s nowhere to be found on the eShop, and it wasn’t mentioned in today’s PR.

I suppose someone screwed up somewhere!

This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

Nintendo 3DS

Downloadable Titles
3D J??ki (3D Altered Beast) – 600 yen
Dogimegi Inryoku-chan – 500 yen
Inazuma Eleven 1, 2, 3: End? Mamoru Densetsu (retail title) – 2,900 yen (until 6/11)
Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine (retail title) – 2,900 yen (until 6/11)
Inazuma Eleven Go: Dark (retail title) – 2,900 yen (until 6/11)
Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono no Stone Neppu (retail title) – 2,750 yen (until 6/11)
Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono no Stone Raimei (retail title) – 2,750 yen (until 6/11)
Girls RPG: Cinderella Life (retail title) – 2,490 yen (until 6/11)
Time Travelers (retail title) – 2,990 yen (until 6/11)
Danb?ru Senki Boost (Little Battlers eXperience Baku Boost) (retail title) – 2,200 yen (until 6/11)
Sonic Generations (retail title) – 4,700 yen
Nekketsu K?ha Kunio-kun Special (retail title) – 2,500 yen

Virtual Console
Wario no Mori (Wario’s Woods, Famicom) – 500 yen
Double Dragon II The Revenge (Famicom) – 500 yen

Wii U

Virtual Console
Mario Bros. (Famicom) – 500 yen
Pilotwings (Super Famicom) – 800 yen
Panel de Pon (Tetris Attack, Super Famicom) – 800 yen

Video Content

3D streaming videos for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D commercials (viewable on 3DS and Wii U)
Double Dragon II: The Revenge video
Wario’s Woods video
Mario Bros. video
Pilotwings video
Panel de Pon video
Preview videos for Inazuma Eleven Go, Inazuma Eleven Go 2, Little Battler eXperience and Girls RPG a
Ch? Soku Henkei Gyrozetter commercial

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Pixel Press has a chance of coming to the Wii U. The app, which allows users to create their own video game level and share it with others, may be bound for the system as the team is “excited to explore consoles and our extended team has experience with building software on those systems.”

The game’s developer said the following during a recent Reddit AMA:

I love the Wii U and Nintendo. A big inspiration for Pixel Press was Donkey Kong Crash Course in Nintendoland. …Did I mention I love Nintendo? …we’re excited to explore consoles and our extended team has experience with building software on those systems.”

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Just a day after it began, A Hat in Time has managed to reach its Kickstarter goal. Close to $35,000 has been raised, and there’s still 28 days to go.

A Hat in Time’s developer has also addressed the topic of a Wii U version once again. While it’s something that is very much wanted, the game engine currently doesn’t support Nintendo’s console with its current license. That being said, they’ll “do everything to get on the Wii U”, and there’s still hope to include the system during the Kickstarter period.

A lot of you are asking why we aren’t adding Wii U as a stretch goal, and to be honest, we really want to! But unfortunately, despite the Nintendo eShop’s ability to self-publish, our game engine does not support Wii U with the license that we have!

That is why we might need help getting the game on other platforms than Windows and Mac! As you can hear, it is quite a rut we’re in, but we’ll definitely let you know when we are ready to support Wii U! We really want to make it possible during the Kickstarter period! Rest assured that we’ll do everything to get on the Wii U!

Thanks to KIDNINTENDO for the tip.

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At the end of June, a selection of songs will be removed from the Rock Band Music Store. This is because some licences for Rock Band DLC are expiring.

The following songs will be taken down on June 30:

Tokio Hotel – “Monsoon”
Die Toten Hosen – “Hier Kommt Alex”
Les Wampas – “Manu Chao”
Them Terribles – “Bullets & Guns”
The Material – “Moving to Seattle”
Crooked X – “Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream”
Vesuvius – “Promised Land”

Those who have purchased any of the songs above after the aforementioned date will still be able to access them through the library.

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Have you ever played the “Test Your Might” bonus game in Mortal Kombat? I haven’t, but apparently a couple of guy are trying to get a game on 3DS eShop based heavily around that type of mode, allowing players to memorize button combinations and timing-based actions to break a variety of materials, including wood, metal, and stone. The team has started a Kickstarter for the project, and are asking for $3,000 to secure publication on the platform with rewards ranging from copies of the game to shirts and posters.

You can find their Kickstarter here.

Via NintendoLife