Nintendo released official videos for Final Fantasy VI Advance and Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.
Jay X Townsend and Form Up Studios are bringing Near Earth Objects to the Wii U eShop next month in North America. The shooter is due out on January 14.
Here’s a brief overview:
NEOs, or ‘near earth objects’ are an emergent threat to all life on this planet. Blast off into space and destroy them all to preserve life as we know it back on Earth! Neo-retro arcade style shooting designed to challenge and enthrall. Shoot rocks, get POW. Survive.
Featuring a ’90 Euro/rave-inspired soundtrack, over 120 waves of sadistic space shootables and graphics in tribute (albeit loosely) to old CGA games, this is going to knock your socks off – hope you bought a spare pair.
Earlier today, Bloomberg published a new article featuring brief statements from Nintendo developer Takashi Tezuka.
First, Tezuka noted the following about modernizing Mario:
“We thought he should be a character that’s free to do anything. Mario has to keep up with the times.”
Tezuka also reflected on creating Mario levels way back in the day:
“We were just having a lot of fun. It was all about seeing who can come up with something that surprises your colleagues and makes them laugh.”
Island Flight Simulator released on the Wii U eShop last week. Check out some footage from the download below.
In 2011, patent-assertion company RecogniCorp LLC filed a case again Nintendo, claiming that Mii characters infringed a U.S. patent relating to ways of storing police sketch-artist data. However, Judge Richard A. Jones found that this was invalid.
Nintendo said today:
“Judge Jones held that the patent was an improper attempt to monopolize mathematical operations, which cannot be patented. The Judge therefore did not need to rule directly on Nintendo’s non-infringement arguments.”
Ajay Singh, Nintendo of America’s Director of Litigation and Compliance, noted the following of the verdict:
“We are very pleased with Judge Jones’ decision, which finally put an end to RecogniCorp’s attempt to cover inventions to which it has no rights. Nintendo will continue to protect its products and innovations against accusations of patent infringement.”
Source: Nintendo PR
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD can now be pre-ordered again on Amazon Canada. Do so here.
The item was available a few weeks back, but quickly sold out.
Thanks to MrJonFaust for the tip.
The Legend of Legacy is currently on sale over on Amazon
The RPG has been discounted to $26, down from the original $40 asking price. You’ll save $14 with a purchase.
Following ZaciSa’s Last Stand, ZeNfA Productions has announced “Drop It: Block Paradise!” for the Wii U eShop. The physics-based puzzle game is targeted for launch in Q2 2016.
Here’s what we know thus far:
– Guide the main Star to the ground level by removing other blocks around you while trying to rank up points
– Level editor included
– Share levels online
– Builds off of BLOK DROP U from RCMADIAX
– This game has new mechanics, including balloons, bouncing blocks, moving platforms, exploding bombs and lots more
– In development since around November 2014
– 5 worlds
– Different theme and mechanics for each world
– Over 100 levels, possibly 150
– Aiming to include online rankings for each world that shows off your total score for that world, in-game achievements, Miiverse stamps
– Earn stamps by unlocking achievements
– Wii Remote support to allow multiple people to play at once
View a trailer for Drop It: Block Paradise! below.
Super Mario 64 DS joins the European Wii U Virtual Console lineup on December 24. Watch the official trailer below.
