Xander Davis, a former member of Vigil and a developer on Darksiders II, made some incredibly critical comments about the Wii U last August – going as far as to call it “a $400 Xbox 360 seven years late”. Davis has since changed his tune, however.
In a new blog post, Davis discussed how Nintendo made him a believer in Wii U. Davis had lots of praise for the company’s approach to indies, stating that “Nintendo has set the bar for their support and terms to make indie development very attractive.”
At the moment, Davis and his studio Astrogun are working on the indie game CIDER. Fans have previously requested the title on Wii U. With Davis’ new interest in the system, perhaps we’ll see it on the eShop one day.
The Wii got off to an incredible start around the world when it launched back in 2006 – including in the UK. It maintained momentum for quite some time, but dropped off significantly over the past few years.
Wii’s downturn in sales has paved the way for Microsoft’s system, the Xbox 360, to become the best-selling current-generation home console in the UK. GfK Chart-Track says that it’s only a matter of days before the Xbox 360 lands in the top spot.
Microsoft has sold 8.4 million systems across the UK.
Armikrog received full funding on Kickstarter late last night. And just a few moments ago, the game hit its Wii U stretch goal.
The race towards Armikrog’s Wii U version truly came down to the wire. The $950,000 target was reached with less than two hours remaining in the campaign.
Congratulations to Pencil Test Studios for its success!
This is rather peculiar. For some odd reason, Miiverse users aren’t able to post screenshots on communities for Square Enix’s Virtual Console titles.
The restriction only appears to be in place for Square Enix’s classic games. As far as we can tell, all other VC titles fully support the screenshot function.
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U VC
Vegas Stakes – $7.99
Club Nintendo Bonus Coin Promotion — This Weekend Only: Earn 20 Coins – Purchase any Virtual Console game from the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U console between 12 a.m. PT Friday, June 28, and 11:59 p.m. PT Sunday, June 30, and earn 20 bonus Club Nintendo Coins.
3DS download
Urban Trial Freestyle – $5.59 until 9 a.m. PT on July 4
Kokuga – $14.99
Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove Mini – $3.99
3DS VC
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 – $4.99
Spelunker – $4.99
Crystal Warriors – $3.99
Sonic Labyrinth – $4.99
3DS retail
Crash City Mayhem – $19.99 (available 7/2)
3DS demo
Project X Zone: Ghost demo (available on July 2)
Source: Nintendo PR
