Gray Fin Studios’ twin-stick shooter “Dual Core” should be on the Wii U eShop soon. Development is complete, and it will be submitted to Nintendo for review soon. We should be getting it in February or March.
Gray Fin Studios shares the following information about its indie title:
Dual Core is a vibrant, futuristic, “twin-stick” style, shooter, with a strong focus on local co-op multiplayer (up to 4 players). Lots of robots, lots of lasers, lots of aliens, lots of explosions! The numerous retro arcade influences are front and center, but spiced up with a colorful modern style, a generous helping of sci-fi intrigue, and a dash of RPG ELEMENTS! This isn’t an arena shooter (though there is an arena-style arcade mode); there’s a full story mode with a ton of handcrafted levels to explore, and battle through.
Dual Core has been in development for several years now, and originally was conceived as a mobile/tablet game – however, somewhere along the line, I realized that very few of my favorite games were actually on mobile devices, *most* of them were in fact, on the Wii U, and usually because of the local multiplayer. So I decided to trust my instincts and that became the focus – our goal is to get players having a blast, working together, laughing, and (occasionally) yelling at the each other! One of my fondest gaming memories was playing co-op Gauntlet as a kid, and that’s still a strong influence today.
But it’s not just multiplayer – even in single player, you don’t play alone; your robot buddy “Corby” sticks with you, and battles by your side through the whole game. So in a way, it’s co-op multiplayer, even when it’s not.
You can watch a trailer for Dual Core below.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is heading to the European Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow. As it turns out, North America will be having access to the game this week as well. Nintendo’s website lists Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for release on January 28 (yes, tomorrow!) for $7.99.
Here’s the game overview:
“When Marche and his friends open an ancient magical tome, their small town is transformed into a fantasy-filled kingdom known as Ivalice. Guide Marche and his clan against countless foes, and discover the wonders of Ivalice. Build up your party, master abilities and summons, and learn tactical combat to win in battle.”
It’s not often that we see North America and Europe receiving the same Virtual Console release during a particular week, so this is a nice surprise!
GameStop currently has the amiibo Retro 3-pack on sale. It was initially being sold for $34.99, but you can pick up one for just $25.97 (save $9). Place an order here if interested.
The Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack is also on sale at Amazon
. Head on over to the site to make a purchase for $21 (save $14).
Even more footage from Fire Emblem Fates is now available. View the opening and title screen from the Conquest version below, courtesy of GameXplain.
Level 22 from Moving Player will be out tomorrow in North America and Europe as an eShop release. To downlaod the game, you’ll need 244MB of free space. You can view some footage below.
We have a bit of bad news regarding Gunscape, Blowfish Studios’ new shooter for Wii U. Although the game was dated for March 2 on pretty much every platform today, it won’t be on the eShop until sometime in Q2 2016.
Blowfish didn’t explain the Wii U delay, but confirmed that the title will support up to 5 players in split-screen multiplayer. There will apparently be support for up to 20 players online, too. Cross-platform level sharing is enabled, meaning creations can be shared between Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and other platforms.
Here’s the latest trailer for Gunscape:
Source: Blowfish Studios PR
Nintendo is bringing out a bunch of downloadable content for Fire Emblem Fates. This begins when the game launches on February 19.
On the official website, Nintendo has a complete schedule of what map DLC is coming and when. New content will be available weekly.
Here’s the full lineup:
Thanks to 4Gamer, we have a bunch of screenshots and art from My Hero Academia: Battle for All. Check them out in the gallery below.
In North America, Mew will be distributed at GameStop next month for Pokemon Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and X/Y. A similar event will be taking place in Europe as well.
Here’s the breakdown by territory:
– UK: GAME – February 1 – February 28
– Germany: GameStop – February 4 – February 24
– Italy: GameStop – February – February 1 – February 24
– Spain: GAME – February 1 – February 24
Mew, a Psychic Pokemon, will come in at level 100. It has the Synchronize ability and Pound move.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, some changes were made to Wario. One of these includes the removal of the Shoulder Ram move. Masahiro Sakurai, director of Smash Bros., spoke about this in his latest Famitsu column.
Sakurai took on one reader question regarding the Shoulder Ram move in his piece, after a fan pointed out that he now uses a backhand punch instead. When asked about the change, Sakurai responded that they wanted to make Wario stronger. Shoulder Ram was a move that made him use his own body which is his hitbox to attack, making him easier to get hit. It had no range, and it was also difficult to push opponents off the cliff with it. Since Smash Attacks, especially the horizontal ones are moves that will decide the game, it was changed to make him stronger.
Sakurai added that if the team were to cling too much to reenacting the original moves, sometimes it wouldn’t be too interesting. He indicates that, ultimately, they prioritize the fun factor over adhering to the original series’ accuracy.
