Video game stamps are something that could happen in 2016, based on a leaked January 2014 stamp subjects document. We’ve yet to see any sort of designs and the lineup of subjects included in the file could change at any time, but it’s something that’s under consideration at the very least. If approved, the stamp would celebrate the term “Video Games” in some fashion.
BLOK DROP U will be fairly cheap when it launches on the Wii U eShop in the near future. RCMADIAX confirmed via Twitter that the game is priced at just $1.99.
@GoldMetalSonic $1.99(US/CAN), 25.00(MX), R$5,00(BZL)
— RCMADIAX (@rcmadiax) February 21, 2014
RCMADIAX has also confirmed that BLOK DROP U will be available in North America on March 6:
The first @Scirra #MadeWithConstruct2 Wii U project, BLOK DROP U, is launching March 6th in North America.
— RCMADIAX (@rcmadiax) February 21, 2014
Howard Lincoln, former chairman for Nintendo of America, is thanked in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s credits. The news is hardly earth-shattering, but it’s an interesting nugget. Lincoln was last thanked in a Nintendo game for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption – not Donkey Kong Country Returns. By including Lincoln in the Tropical Freeze credits, Retro could be trying to thank him for helping establish the company.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold 36,000 units (give or take) in its first week on the Japanese market. This we know. Media Create, however, has shared a few extra bits about the game’s sales.
Perhaps most significant, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze only sold through 35.28 percent of its initial shipment. Media Create mentions that the series is seeing a downward trend in sales. As previously mentioned, Donkey Kong Country Returns on Wii sold 163,000 units in its first week while the 3DS port sold another 104,000 units.
Aside from the Wii U’s lower installed base, why are gamers seemingly less interested? Media Create speculates that people aren’t being enticed by the new layers within Tropical Freeze. The sales tracker also cautions people to consider the heavy snow last weekend, especially in places like Tohoku and Kanto areas.
And of course, we can’t forget about what kind of title Donkey Kong is. Media Create points out that more sales will come over a longer period of time due to its evergreen nature.
Game Informer has obtained a few more details about Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty from Just Add Water studio head Stewart Gilray. More screenshots from the game have appeared as well.
You can find the new content below, plus quotes from Gilray over at Game Informer.
– Rebuilt from the ground up
– Only about 2 textures from the original game
– Art is 99% done
– Built in Unity
– Remake was originally made with a different engine
– When the game was delayed from fall 2013 to spring 2014, the team had been using Unity for 9 months
– PlayStation versions will begin testing in the next week or two; PC/Mac/Linux version to follow a month later, Wii U after
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/oddworld_abes_oddysee_new_n_tasty/b/playstation4/archive/2014/02/21/abe-s-oddysee-remake-is-looking-great-in-exclusive-screenshots.aspx
