Trailers featured in the compilation video: F-Zero (Wii U VC), Picdun 2 (3DS eShop), and Viking Invasion 2.
The full-blown Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon site is now live. Visit this link for access.
Along with gameplay details and screenshots, Nintendo has uploaded a few videos. We’ve posted Dark Moon’s complete intro and gameplay below.
Braid creator Jonathan Blow finally lifted the curtain on his next project, The Witness, during the PlayStation 4’s unveiling last night. While the game will initially act as an exclusive to the console, Blow hopes to bring it to additional platforms. The Wii U may very well be in the team’s plans.
According to Blow:
“Basically, you’ll see The Witness on PS4 before you’ll see it on the next Microsoft console or on the Wii U, presuming we eventually do ports to those consoles. Ideally we want the game to be in as many places as we can get it, but since we are a small developer and it’s a complicated game, we can only do so much at once.”
If you wish to learn more about The Witness, you can find a few details here.
The Wii U version of Runner2 looks like it could be the definitive version of the game.
As many of you know, it will be possible to play the entire title directly on the GamePad through off-TV play. Gaijin has also confirmed that Runner2 will feature the best overall load times on Wii U out of any of the consoles. While loading may be slightly slower at first, “it speeds up as you play since we can keep more content in memory, which means fewer loads overall.”
Gaijin wrote in a blog post today:
“The clear difference with the Wii U version is that you can play the entire game on either your gamepad or your TV. Also, because it is the newest platform with the most memory, it has the best overall load times of any of the consoles. Initial loading may be a bit slower, but it speeds up as you play since we can keep more content in memory, which means fewer loads overall.”
The 3DS game collection Guild 01 had three of its four games released as separate 3DS eShop downloads just this past year, and the sequel– aptly named Guild 02— will skip the retail release entirely and release each of its three games on the eShop for a price of around $8 a piece, all on separate days. Here’s the breakdown, plus some details on each game:
Monsters Come Out on Friday
– Designed by Kazu Ayashi (My Summer Vacation)
– Releases March 13th, 2013 (Japan)
– An odd rural town has a problem: Monsters keep coming out on Friday
– No reason initially given for why monsters come out on Friday
– Called a “heartwarming drama”
Insect Tank
– Designed by Keiji Inafune’s studio, Comcept
– Releases March 19th, 2013 (Japan)
– Fight ants in a tiny tank, customizable to your liking
– Supports four player local multiplayer
Spaceship Damrey
– Designed by Kazuya Asano (Dragon Quest programmer, True Night of the Kamaitachi designer)
– Releases Marth 27th, 2013 (Japan)
– Suspense/adventure game that starts with a crash of some sort
– Set on a spaceship, players have to search for a way to escape
– No details to be given about how to play so players will have a “mental blank slate”
Another first-party 3DS release has been accompanied by a new puzzle on the handheld. Users can now begin to fill up a puzzle for Brain Age: Concentration Training.
Hit up the StreetPass Mii Plaza and then check out the Puzzle Swap section to get started. Also note that you should be receiving a SpotPass notification containing a first piece.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Shin’en has provided updates about two of its upcoming 3DS eShop titles.
First, Nano Assault EX has been approved for the North American store. Shin’en is currently waiting on release date information from Nintendo. EX has almost been approved in Japan as well.
Shin’en is continuing to work on Jett Rocket 2: The Wrath of Taikai. The team spent a week “to spice up our 3DS rendering tech to have constant 60fps”. Jett Rocket 2 will run at 60 frames-per-second even with 3D turned on. Fans of the first Jett Rocket can look forward to a slightly more challenging experience with the sequel.
