Natsume confirmed on Twitter that the fast-paced NES sidescroller Shadow of the Ninja will release on the US 3DS and Wii U Virtual Console in early 2015. Known in Europe as “Blue Shadow”, the game is already available on the Wii Virtual Console, but it’ll be nice to have it on the other two platforms. No, the in-game graphics don’t look anything like the box art pictured above.
Korean site Inven recently had the opportunity to interview Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada. Among the topics discussed was Pokken Tournament, which is coming to arcades (and hopefully Wii U eventually).
Harada first noted that there are “really strict” guidelines when it comes to Pokken Tournament.
He also shared the following:
“There’s a huge fan base of children for Pokemon to appeal to. But surprisingly the idea of Pokken was well received. We first had the idea of having around 20 Pokemon trainers fight each other in the game but that idea was thrown out after 2 seconds.”
Finally, when asked about the possibility of Pokken becoming a new long term project (think sequels), Harada responded:
“I feel like this game (Pokken) can always be improved in new installments Having 700 different varieties of Pokemon gives a lot of freedom.”
There are plenty of new deals to take advantage of on the North American 3DS eShop. View a roundup of the latest sales below.
3D Game Collection – $4.99 – 16% Off – Ends 1/8/15
3D MahJongg – $3.99 – 20% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom – $19.99 – 33% Off – Ends 1/13/15
Art of Balance Touch! – $5.20 – 25% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Brunch Panic – $2.79 – 30% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Castle Conqueror EX – $2.79 – 30% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition – $19.99 – 33% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Comic Workshop – $5.99 – 25% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Fractured Soul – $3.49 – 70% Off – Ends 1/1/15
Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch! – $2.20 – 26% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Funfair Party Games – $6.99 – 12% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Gardenscapes – $5.99 – 25% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Glory of Generals – $6.99 – 30% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai – $6.70 – 25% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Jewel Match 3 – $5.99 – 14% Off – Ends 1/8/15
KORG DSN-12 – $19.00 – 48% Off – Ends 1/9/15
KORG M01D – $17.00 – 50% Off – Ends 1/9/15
The Legend of the Dark Witch – $2.79 – 30% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Murder on the Titanic – $5.99 – 25% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Nano Assault EX – $7.49 – 25% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D – $4.99 – 50% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Secret Agent Files: Miami – $4.99 – 37% Off – Ends 1/8/15
SteamWorld Dig – $4.99 – 44% Off – ends 1/1/15
Sweet Memories: Blackjack – $2.79 – 30% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Swords & Soldiers 3D – $5.59 – 30% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Turtle Tale – $1.99 – 33% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Van Helsing sniper Zx100 – $0.99 – 85% Off – Ends 12/31
Wakedas – $1.99 – 33% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Witch & Hero – $2.79 – 30% Off – Ends 1/8/15
World Conqueror 3D – $3.99 – 33% Off – Ends 1/8/15
Little Orbit has a new Winter Sale running on the eShop. Titles for both Wii U and 3DS have been discounted.
Here’s the full lineup of eligible titles:
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
