One new game has been confirmed for the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console. Donkey Kong Land will be out on April 2. Pricing is set at 411 yen.
Just in case you had any doubts with all of today’s Japanese trailers, the Game Boy Advance Virtual Console will officially be launching for Wii U next week. Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World, WarioWare Inc., Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, Golden Sun, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, and Advance Wars 1 + 2 will all be available.
Pricing is set at 702 yen for each GBA title. If you buy two, you’ll get the second game for 30 percent off.
The latest Famitsu most-wanted games chart is as follows:
01/03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, Fall 2014) – 779 votes
02/01. [PS3] Persona 5 (Atlus, Winter 2014) – 731 votes
03/04. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix, TBA) – 681 votes
04/02. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 663 votes
05/06. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix, TBA) – 460 votes
06/07. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, TBA) – 448 votes
07/05. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (Atlus, 06/05/14) – 419 votes
08/13. [PSV] Freedom Wars (SCEJ, Summer 2014) – 354 votes
09/08. [PS3] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks, 2014) – 331 votes
10/19. [3DS] Bravely Second (Square Enix, TBA) – 313 votes
11/11. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (Square Enix 04/24/14) – 306 votes
12/12. [Wii U] Hyrule Warriors (Tecmo Koei, 2014) – 289 votes
13/21. [PS4] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft, 2014) – 270 votes
14/09. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Namco Bandai, TBA) – 269 votes
15/10. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Jigoku-Hen (Namco Bandai, 04/10/14) – 257 votes
16/16. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 2014) – 233 votes
17/17. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 2014) – 227 votes
18/15. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, Rushing… Psych!) – 200 votes
19/23. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Jigoku-Hen (Namco Bandai, 04/10/14) – 191 votes
20/22. [PS4] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks, 2014) – 190 votes
21/30. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Side Stories (Namco Bandai, 05/29/14) – 167 votes
22/20. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson (Marvelous AQL, 08/07/14) – 159 votes
23/25. [PSV] Over My Dead Body 2 (SCEJ, Summer 2014) – 148 votes
24/26. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ, TBA) – 147 votes
25/—. Ni-Oh (Tecmo Koei, TBA) – 143 votes
26/24. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour (Nintendo, 05/01/14) – 137 votes
27/27. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, TBA) – 120 votes
28/—. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II (Falcom, 2014) – 117 votes
29/—. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (Namco Bandai, 04/24/14) – 115 votes
30/—. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One For All (Namco Bandai, 05/15/14) – 109 votes
Total Votes: 8,973
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
2. Super Mario World
3. Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
6. EarthBound
7. Pure Chess
8. Runner2
9. Super Mario Bros.
10. Darksiders II
11. NES Remix
12. The Legend of Zelda
13. Super Metroid
14. Pokemon Rumble U
15. Super Mario 3D World
16. Art Academy: SketchPad
17. Super Mario Bros. 2
18. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
19. Yoshi
20. BLOK DROP U
Videos
1. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Breaking the Ice
2. Deluxe Digital Promotion Video
3. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
4. Free Pokemon X/Y Digital Download Offer
5. Mario Kart 8 – Koopalings Trailer
6. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
7. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Trailer
8. The LEGO Movie Videogame Trailer
9. Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
10. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Reviews Video
11. Super Smash Bros. Champion of the Ring
12. Hyrule Warriors Teaser Trailer
13. Nintendo Minute – DKC: Tropical Freeze Favorite Levels
14. Yoshi’s New Island – Launch Trailer
15. Dr. Luigi Trailer
16. Animal Crossing Plaza Trailer
17. Yoshi’s New Island – Egg-otic Locales Trailer
18. Zelda: A Link to the Past Trailer
19. Zelda: Wind Waker HD 6/11/13
20. Super Mario World Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
Within the past few days, news has surfaced that Fusty Game intends to bring Hover: Revolt of Gamers to Wii U. It’s a free-runner set in an impressive-looking futuristic open world.
In the game, you’ll play as a “Gamer Team” from another world while trying to locate and infiltrate control centers of the anti-video games propaganda, free citizens confined by the authorities, retrieve consoles confiscated from the population, and dethrone the new mayor who has enacted a dictatorship.
We recently caught up with Fusty Game to learn more about Hover: Revolt of Gamers, and were presented with a few words from developer Marine Baron.
When asked about bringing Hover to Nintendo’s console, Baron said that the team of three at Fusty Game “really like[s] the Wii U and we want to support it.” Contact hasn’t been made with Nintendo just yet.
For those wondering, Fusty Game does intend to take advantage of the Wii U controller. Baron said the device is “interesting for our game” and the team has “some ideas on how to use the GamePad.”
And some good news for Wii U owners: Hover will come with the same features on Nintendo’s platform as the other versions – PC, PS4, and Xbox One – including a multiplayer mode that allows players to cooperate with others in missions and experience configurable versus events.
Hover: Revolt of Gamers looks good. Pretty darn good, especially for such a small team. How is Fusty mangaging to produce this kind of project? “Our secret is many working hours (80 hours/week) and to be ambitious,” Baron told us. “There is no magic.”
Development on Hover: Revolt of Gamers is only just beginning, so there’s sadly no word yet on when the game will be available. We’re told that a Kickstarter campaign will launch soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
I’m not generally big on announcements of previews (that sounds odd just to type that!), but we do have a brief update to share about two upcoming Nintendo titles. First, new previews for Mario Golf: World Tour will begin rolling in tomorrow. Coverage for Mario Kart 8 is expected in a big way next week. Expect tons of posts about each!
