Nintendo and HAL Laboratory have revealed a sequel to the 3DS eShop hit BoxBoy!, which is actually out in Japan right now. The game is BoxBoy: Mou Hito Hako (roughly BoxBoy! One More Box).
Here’s the official trailer:
In the second game of the BoxBoy! series, players once again control Qbby, who can unleash boxes just like in the first entry. You’ll need to head to the goal while passing through obstacles. Qbby is powered up in this title, as he can now dish out two boxes at a time. Nintendo says that the stages are also undauntedly powered up, and await Qbby with new gimmicks.
Medals collected in the different levels provide costumes, musics, and comics. Those with save data from the first BoxBoy! can also use costumes from that game.
BoxBoy: Mou Hito Hako is available now via the Japanese eShop for 680 yen. 712 blocks of free space on an SD card are required for the download.
Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on January 13. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Virtual Console
Rockman EXE 4.5 RO (702, GBA)
Polarium Advance (702 yen, GBA)
Wii U Download
Asdivine Hearts (1,080 yen)
3DS Download
Alien Panic (200 yen)
Justice Chronicles (1,080 yen)
Nintendo released official videos for Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64 DS, and Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.
Nintendo has gone live with the launch trailer for Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam… although it actually looks to be more like a commercial. In any case, you can watch it below.
Another hour of footage has come in showing 1080° Snowboarding on the Wii U Virtual Console. Take a look at the new video below.
The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Sonic the Hedgehog. Check it out below.
Zen Studios has bringing out new content for its pinball platforms pretty regularly. This includes Zen Pinball 2, which has been available on Wii U since 2013. DLC has definitely been slowing down for Nintendo’s console though, and there are still many tables we’re waiting on that have been out on other systems for quite some time.
Zen Studios actually announced yet another table today – one based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The company’s Steven Hopper says support is still planned for Wii U, but he has nothing to share about a release date.
Here’s his full comment:
“Regarding Wii U, we’re definitely still supporting the system, but at this time we have not revealed plans for The Force Awakens Pack on Wii U. We’ll be sure to alert the Wii U community as that changes.”
Level-5 is still continuing with its promotional efforts for Yo-kai Watch Busters. View the latest commercial below.
Kaga Create has closed its doors. The Kaga Electronics video game division started out by creating titles for the PC Engine, and eventually moved on to platforms such as the Game Boy and Super Nintendo.
Kaga Create’s shutdown took place on December 31, 2015. The company cited a lack of profit in today’s game market that is centered around smartphone applications as a primary reason for its closure.
