Time is quickly running out on one of the Club Nintendo promotions for Super Smash Bros. on Wii U/3DS. If you haven’t already registered your games, be sure to do that before tomorrow ends – otherwise you won’t receive your soundtrack CD. The CD will ship sometime in March.
Those who partake in the Club Nintendo promotion will receive two bonuses. Along with the soundtrack CD, players will be provided with free Mewtwo DLC this spring.
You can find more information on the official page here.
Shin’en typically develops and releases its own titles on the eShop. However, the studio is breaking that tradition for a new game coming out on Wii U in a few days.
Family Tennis SP launches on the eShop this Thursday. It was actually developed by Japanese company Arc System Works – not Shin’en.
As for why Shin’en is publishing Family Tennis SP, the studio has formed a close relationship with Arc System Works. The latter company publishes all of Shin’en’s Wii U and 3DS titles in Japan. And so… “It was time to return that favor,” Shin’en recently explained on Twitter.
@NintenDaan ASW publishes our 3DS+WiiU titles in Japan. It was time to return that favor 🙂
— Shin'en Multimedia (@ShinenGames) January 9, 2015
Has Totaka’s Song been found in Mario Kart 8? Apparently so! It seems that a Yoshi NPC sings the song on multiple tracks – see the video above for an example.
If you need a refresher on Totaka’s Song, take a look at the video below:
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
4. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
8. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft
9. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Disney Interactive
10. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
7. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
8. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – Capcom
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
10. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest
Source: Chart-Track
Next Level Games, known for its work on games like Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, was hoping to create the title “Clockwerk” back in 2011. This would have been a puzzle-platformer game for multiple unspecified home console platforms (potentially including Wii), though it never saw the day of light.
Unseen 64 shares the following overview of Clockwerk:
It was conceived as the story of two old men, Otto & Herman, who work as Hausmeisters (caretakers) in a magical floating clock tower suspended in the clouds called ‘The World Clock’, that governs the flow of time throughout the universe. On their final day before retirement, a faction of evil gremlins attack the tower, dismantling its innards and disrupting the behaviour of time. In order for the grumpy twosome to finally retire, they must defeat the invaders and repair its inner workings.
As Clockwerk was starting out, no publishers were attached to the game. Prototypes were never created. However, plenty of conceptual documents were made so that Next Level could pitch its idea to various publishers (including Nintendo and SEGA apparently).
Next Level Games was said to have partnered with a “major company” in July 2011. Things ultimately fell through when it was discovered that another team within the publisher had been working on a separate game with similar gameplay mechanics. This resulted in the publisher ending its plans to produce Clockwerk, and the title ended up seeing complete cancellation.
You can find more information about Clockwerk in Unseen 64’s report. View some concept art below.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition – €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF59.00
Angry Birds Star Wars – €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF72.00
Wii U Download
Family Tennis SP – €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF5.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Axelay – €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF11.20
Demon’s Crest – €7.99 / £5.49 / CHF11.20
3DS Retail
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF49.00
The Amazing Spider-Man – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF49.00
Angry Birds Star Wars – €39.99 / £29.99 / CHF49.00
3DS Download
3D Afterburner 2 – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF7.00
Monster Combine TD – €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF5.60
3DS Themes
Mario Characters – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Mario Items – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80
Special Offers
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! (Wii U) – €9.99 / £5.99 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £19.99
Ben 10 Omniverse (Wii U) – €4.99 / £4.99 / CHF5.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF23.90
Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade – €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF2.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £19.99 / CHF23.90
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Wii U) – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF10.95 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €39.99 / £36.99 / CHF44.90
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (Wii U) – €19.90 / £13.99 / CHF21.99 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF38.90
Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition – €9.99 / £6.79 / CHF17.95 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF54.95
One Piece: Unlimited World Red (Wii U) – €29.99 / £21.99 / CHF36.00 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €54.99 / £39.99 / CHF66.90
Unepic – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF9.80 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF14.00.
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! (3DS) – €9.89 / £6.49 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £19.49
Ben 10 Omniverse 2 (3DS) – €4.99 / £3.69 / CHF5.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €19.99 / £14.99 / CHF23.90
One Piece: Romance Dawn – €19.99 / £18.99 / CHF21.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £28.49 / CHF32.90
One Piece: Unlimited World Red (3DS) – €24.49 / £17.49 / CHF22.90 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF32.90
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures (3DS) – €9.99 / £8.20 / CHF13.29 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €34.99 / £28.49 / CHF46.15
PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (3DS) – €29.99 / £21.49 / CHF33.39 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €34.99 / £24.99 / CHF38.90
Project X Zone – €14.99 / £9.99 / CHF16.45 until 05.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €29.99 / £19.99 / CHF32.90
Dress To Play: Magic Bubbles! – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80 until 15.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF5.60
Dress To Play: Cute Witches! – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80 until 15.02.2015, 23:59 UTC. Regular price €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF5.60
Special Offers – Super Indie Connection Sale
Runner 2 – €4.79 / £3.99 / CHF5.59 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Chasing Aurora, SteamWorld Dig, Teslagrad or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €11.99 / £9.99 / CHF13.99
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition – €5.59 / £4.79 / CHF6.90 until 22.01.2015 for users who own BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, Chasing Aurora, SteamWorld Dig, Teslagrad or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €13.99 / £11.99 / CHF17.25
Chasing Aurora – €2.79 / £2.39 / CHF3.59 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, SteamWorld Dig, Teslagrad or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €6.99 / £5.99 / CHF8.99
SteamWorld Dig – €3.59 / £2.79 / CHF4.39 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Chasing Aurora, BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, Teslagrad or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €8.99 / £6.99 / CHF10.99
Teslagrad – €5.99 / £5.59 / CHF7.99 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Chasing Aurora, SteamWorld Dig, BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien or Swords & Soldiers on the same Wii U. Regular price €14.99 / £13.99 / CHF19.99
Swords & Soldiers – €1.19 / £1.07 / CHF2.68 until 22.01.2015 for users who own Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Chasing Aurora, SteamWorld Dig, Teslagrad or BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien on the same Wii U. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF4.20
Source: Nintendo PR
