The Splatoon Testfire Demo is returning once again. Between Augsut 25 and August 28 between the hours of 3 PM PT and 5 PM PT (5 PM ET and 8 PM ET), Wii U owners can experience the game’s multiplayer through a demo on the eShop.
Four different weapons and two popular maps are included:
Weapons
Splattershot Jr.
Splattershot
Splat Roller
Splat Charger
Stages
Saltspray Rig
Walleye Warehouse
Nintendo also passed along the following information about Splatoon as a whole today:
“To date, ink blasted from all modes and Splatfests in Splatoon have covered 3 million virtual square miles, which is equal in size to Australia, or approximately the size of the contiguous United States! Splatoon has also sold over 4 million units worldwide since it launched last year.”
Thus far, we’ve only heard about the return of Splatoon Testfire Demo in North America. We’ll let you know if any news is shared about other regions.
Source: Nintendo PR
GameXplain has new footage up from Metroid Prime: Federation Force showing Mission 12. Check it out below.
Monster Boy – not to be confused with Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap – was announced earlier in the year. The side-scrolling adventure will let players transform into different animals to solve puzzles and progress through the world.
Here’s an overview:
“A legendary game series returns with an all-new adventure! Monster Boy is a colourful side-scrolling action adventure created in cooperation with Ryuichi Nishizawa, the creator of the Wonder Boy* Monster World* series (* Trademark of SEGA Corporation Japan). Monster Boy is being created to bring back the enjoyment of classic games that shine by simplicity. Pure, exciting gameplay; upbeat music and smooth graphics. You’ll need to overcome huge bosses, find hidden passages, discover powerful equipment and use all your wits and skills to remove a powerful curse. Monster Boy can transform into 5 different creatures, each with their own skills and abilities. Take advantage of all the unique powers to open new paths and advance in an epic story. Monster Boy is a love letter to gaming from the 80’s and 90’s – will you join us and celebrate together with us?”
Thankfully, we now know that Monster Boy will be appearing on Nintendo platforms. Publisher FDG Games told Nintendo Life, “We’ll certainly bring this game [to] a Nintendo console. I can’t say more yet, unfortunately.”
Here’s a new trailer:
Monster Boy will be playable at Gamescom later this week. It should be out later this year.
Towards the end of last week, Nintendo UK posted a Monster Hunter Generations video about what newcomers to the series like about the game. The company has now followed up with a video from fans. Check it out below.
It’s official: Axiom Verge is heading to Wii U on September 1 in both North America and Europe. Creator Tom Happ announced the news in a blog post today, though we first heard about the news through an eShop listing this weekend.
Happ says Axiom Verge will likely be the best on Wii U. It’s the only console version with leaderboards for the Speedrun Mode, and it also features off-TV play as well as a map on the GamePad.
Here’s what Happ had to say in his blog post:
I’ve been waiting a long time to be able to say this: Axiom Verge will be coming to Wii U on September 1 in both the NOA and NOE regions!
When I first announced Axiom Verge about 4 years ago, there was tremendous excitement from Nintendo fans who had been waiting for years for a true 2D Metroid-style action/adventure/exploration game. Because of some technical issues, however, I wasn’t able to launch it on a Nintendo platform straight away. Some people were understandably upset:
Well, we originally going to just include this in our weekly eShop update, but Nintendo doesn’t seem to want to send that out this week, so this is getting its own post.
The Nintendo 64 classic Pokemon Snap will be released on the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe and Australia this week. It will be available at the usual time the eShop receives its weekly update – Thursday in Europe, Friday in Australia.
MixedBag’s Futurium EP Deluxe has been out on Wii U for a while. The New Nintendo 3DS version of the game, meanwhile, took a bit longer to develop, but it’s looking like the wait will soon be over. MixedBag announced on Twitter that the New 3DS version has passed Nintendo’s internal lot check, meaning that as far as Nintendo is concerned, the game is ready to be released on their platforms. MixedBag also confirmed cross-buy with the Wii U version and that the game would run at 60 fps in 3D. A concrete release date is coming soon.
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Nintendo
2. Minecraft Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
6. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
7. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
9. Splatoon – Nintendo
10. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
4. Monster Hunter Generations – Capcom
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
8. Yo-Kai Watch – Nintendo
9. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
The Nintendo Entertainment System™: NES Classic Edition is now available for pre-order on Target’s website. It can be purchased here.
