This week, Scott dives into our Game of the Month with a video about each character in the original WarioWare. Fascinatingly, he tries to pin down the style of each one and their microgames, which lead me to learn that Dr. Crygor’s are definitely my favorite. Nothing can beat that photorealism…
Here’s a question though: Which style of minigame suits you best, and which character’s games do you like the most? Did you ever really notice a difference in style between all the characters?
James Montagna, a designer and director over at WayForward, has teased a new game for Wii U. This appears to be an independent project as opposed to a new game coming directly from the studio.
Montagna wrote on Twitter today:
So, I'm about to drop some news on y'all about one of the game projects I've been making in my spare time
— VideoJames Montagna? (@JamesPopStar) January 25, 2015
COOL NEWS: I'm making a game for Wii U!
— VideoJames Montagna? (@JamesPopStar) January 25, 2015
@NintenDaan Yeah! This is the first time I've mentioned this one… formal announcement coming soon, but… I'M EXCITED!!
— VideoJames Montagna? (@JamesPopStar) January 25, 2015
Montagna has been at WayForward for several years. His past projects include Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!, A Boy and His Blob, and plenty more.
Hyrule Warriors has done quite well overseas – the United States in particular. Take a look at some data compiled by NeoGAF’s “ZhugeEX” that compares sales of Hyrule Warriors to other Warriors entries in the states:
Since Japan is important, here’s a look at how Hyrule Warriors stacks up to other Musou entries:
Wii U
Hyrule Warriors ~130k
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper ~35k
Fist of the North Star 2 ~15k
Wii
Samurai Warriors Katana – 35k
Samurai Warriors 3 – 320k
Samurai Warriors 3XL – 80k
New IP Musou – sales in Japan for first game
340k – Dynasty Warriors 2
1060k – Samurai Warriors
670k – Warriors Orochi (excl PSP/PC)
660k – Dynasty Warriors Gundam (inc PS2)
660k – Fist of the North Star
70k – Warriors Legends of Troy
860k – One Piece Pirate Warriors
Pentapuzzle has now been submitted to Nintendo and is targeted for launch next month on the North American Wii U eShop, according to developer RCMADIAX. The European version will follow in Q2/Q3 2015.
Pentapuzzle contains over 70 levels. For that content, Wii U owners will need to pay $3.99.
Some general info, #Pentapuzzle will arrive in NA first, followed by EU in Q2/Q3. Over 70 levels, priced at $3.99.
— RCMADIAX (@rcmadiax) January 24, 2015
#Pentapuzzle now submitted to NOA LotCheck. Aiming for a February release.
— RCMADIAX (@rcmadiax) January 24, 2015
The Mario Party 10 amiibo bundle may have sold out on Amazon, but you can get an order in over on Walmart. There’s sadly no way of telling how long pre-orders will be open for. For a limited time, this bundle will be the only way for consumers to obtain the new Mario amiibo.
Another day, another file size for us to pass along. Rock’N Racing Off Road, ne of the latest Wii U eShop games, takes up 271MB of space. The game should be out next week.
