Right around E3 time in June, Natsume revealed that Ninja Strike would be coming to Wii U. Only a few details were shared in the original announcement.
Out of nowhere, it now looks like Ninja Strike’s Wii U release is slated for this week in North America. Nintendo’s website is listing “Ninja Strike: Dangerous Dash” for launch on Thursday with a $5.99 price point.
For those of you who missed out on the news a few months back, here’s an overview of the game:
“Run, fly, and slash enemies to get the stolen treasures back. Ninja Strike: Dangerous Dash is a high-speed, action-packed, side-scrolling game! Players can choose from three “ways” of the Ninja: Run and jump over enemies or slash them to keep running, collect coins enemies drop to level up your ninjas. Whether you go with strength or triple jumping, there is a ninja for you! Choose from 5 different ninjas, each with their own special characteristics. You’ll face much more than just run-of-the-mill henchmen. Use your hard-earned coins to level up a variety of skills that will help you get further and make you tougher. Pick the skills that best fit your playing style. How far can you go?”
Check out the first screenshots from Ninja Strike: Dangerous Dash in the gallery below.
Monster Hunter has been known for its various collaborations over the past few years. In fact, with Monster Hunter X we’ve already heard about Capcom’s plans to team up with Tetsuya Nomura and the Sanrio mascot Kirimi-chan. Weekly Shonen Champion reveals another collaboration in its latest issue.
Monster Hunter X will have a collaboration featuring the anime Yowamushi Pedal. On the cover shown above, a Felyne is depicted in Sohoku’s bicycle racing club uniform, and we also see a chibi Akira Midousuji. Specific details about the collaborations are under wraps for now.
Grandes Planos has launched a Kickstarter for Baku Baku Revival, a new take on the SEGA game that saw release roughly two decades ago.
Baku Baku Revival will offer the same puzzle gameplay as the original. This time around, one of the main hooks will be the inclusion of online multiplayer.
Here’s an overview of the project:
Baku Baku Revival is a falling block puzzle arcade game. There are 2 types of blocks: animals, and food. Each animal has its favored food, and when it is aligned, the animal will leave its block and eat all the food which is adjacent. Larger groups of nearby food of the same type result in higher scores, likewise, the player is encouraged to create combos, and multiply the score. For each combo, the player will also send blocks to the adversary, which will complicate the strategy, creating an extremely addicting game dynamics. The match ends when one of the opponents can’t place any more blocks on their game stage.
High definition and colorful 3D graphics, making full use of the latest Unity engine
Vibrant animations will make the game thoroughly enjoyable to those who play and to those who watch it being played
Deceptively easy gameplay grows in strategy and complexity as you progress the campaign
Embrace the global challenge to be the best with multiplayer opponents from across the world
Original Soundtrack created by composer Oleg Pliasunov. It’s catchy and youthful themes will run through your mind even when you’re not playing
Extremely addictive and fun to play
Baku Baku Revival’s Kickstarter is located here. The game needs 40,000 Swiss Francs (roughly $42,000) for funding, 75,000 Swiss Francs to secure a Wii U version, and 100,000 Swiss Francs for a 3DS version.
Toys “R” Us officially confirmed the third of its upcoming amiibo exclusives in the United States. Joining the Mii Fighters 3-pack and Villager restock if the Mega Yarn Yoshi.
Consumers can pick up the Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo in stores starting on November 15 for $39.99. Quantities will be “extremely limited”.
Collector alert! Get the Mega Yarn #Yoshi #amiibo on 11/15 in store only. Quantities extremely limited! pic.twitter.com/CYZODqFLan
— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) October 14, 2015
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden will be out this Friday in Europe, and next Tuesday in North America. View the game’s launch trailer below.
Q-Games, the developer behind Star Fox Command, came out with PixelJunk Monsters several years ago. This is a tower defense game in which players must help Tikiman the Forest Defender protect hisrealm from hordes of monsters.
It now looks like PixelJunk Monsters will be making its way to Wii U. The game has been rated for Nintendo’s console by the USK, Germany’s classification group. One would have to assume that we’ll be getting the “Ultimate HD” version, which includes even more content.
We’ll let you know if we hear about an official announcement. For now, take a look at one of PixelJunk Monsters’ previous trailers.
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 30,349
New 3DS LL – 17,856
Vita – 14,368
Wii U – 11,594
New 3DS – 4,031
PS3 – 1,929
3DS – 1,131
Vita TV – 670
3DS LL – 548
Xbox One – 224
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 46,177
New 3DS LL – 18,136
Vita – 15,237
Wii U – 12,843
New 3DS – 4,367
PS3 – 2,088
3DS – 1,160
Vita TV – 761
3DS LL – 587
Xbox One – 203
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 28,244 / 1,627,659
2. [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns – 25,597 / NEW
3. [PS4] Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection – 24,867 / NEW
4. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 24,533 / 299,865
5. [PS4] FIFA 16 – 20,909 / NEW
6. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 17,833 / 66,306
7. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu – 15,535 / 104,415
8. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 – 14,299 / 44,766
9. [3DS] Chibi-Robo!: Zip-Lash – 14,096 / NEW
10. [WIU] Splatoon – 13,186 / 709,639
11. [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 12,607 / 51,624
12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 12,563 / 1,077,583
13. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 12,381 / 398,552
14. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 11,912 / 227,645
15. [PS3] FIFA 16 – 10,442 / NEW
16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 7,574 / 359,173
17. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 6,782 / 181,471
18. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII – 5,946 / 791,531
19. [PSV] Arslan: The Warriors of Legend – 5,743 / 38,647
20. [3DS] Monster Diary – 4,900 / 94,679
Following some maintenance that took place last night, IronFall Invasion is back up on the eShop. The game was originally removed due to an exploit that users were taking advantage of on their 3DS systems.
VD-Dev shared the news about IronFall Invasion’s return on Twitter, writing:
Thanks 3DS fans! #ironfall is back in the eshop! Continue the Campaign & join others in the improved Multiplayer! Each mode €10/$10.
— VdDev (@VdDevGames) October 14, 2015
Accompanying today’s news is the release of a new update for IronFall Invasion. Head on over to the eShop to grab it.
On Tuesday night’s The Late Show, Stephen Colbert introduced the Zelda: Symphony of Goddesses orchestra playing game highlights in anticipation of North America’s release of The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes next week.
