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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Crunching Koalas has shared a trailer for the Wii U version of MouseCraft. Take a look at it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 8 Comments

Nintendo has expressed interest in having Axiom Verge on its platforms. That’s according to Dan Adelman, who is handling business and PR for the title.

When asked by Game Informer if Nintendo has reached out positively or negatively regarding Axiom Verge’s Metroid Influence, Adelman said:

They’ve been nothing but great. They’ve been congratulatory. I’m going to go out to lunch with a couple of my old coworkers sometime next week. They’d like to have it on a platform, so that’s something we want to work towards.

The Axiom Verge developer is definitely interested in making a Wii U version happen. Adelman said in March that they “would love to bring it to Nintendo platforms at some point and we’re looking at ways we might want to do that.” The main issue that needs to be overcome is Wii U’s incompatibility with the MonoGame development software, which is what Axiom Verge was created with. There are two options at the moment to make it happen: either Wii U needs MonoGame support, or the game will need to be redone in C++.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Update: Missed our stream from earlier today? No worries! The archived version is below.

Dennis has kicked off our Adventures of Pip live stream. You can watch it via the Twitch embed below.

The stream itself should last between 30-60 minutes. After it’s over, we’ll have an archived version up on YouTube. And again, if you end up liking the stream, let us know and we’ll try to arrange similar ones in the future!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Nexis Games shared the latest trailer for UCraft today. Give it a watch below. Another trailer showing the UCraft PowerPack “CraftyKart” and the crafting system will be coming in a couple of days.

UCraft also now has an updated release window. According to Nexis Games, it will hit the Wii U eShop sometime between August 30 and November 26.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Adventures of Pip launches on the North American Wii U eShop next Thursday. Dennis currently has the game downloaded, and he’ll be hosting a stream on our Twitch channel tomorrow for about 30-60 minutes.

This is a bit different for us since we haven’t done much with streaming in the past. Still, we thought it’d be an interesting thing to try out! If you end up enjoying it, let us know and we’ll try to arrange similar streams in the future.

You can watch the stream at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. A new post will be added to the site once it goes live, and we’ll archive the recording on YouTube a bit later for those who miss it.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Booty Diver is due out on the Wii U eShop this summer. If you’d like to give the game a look ahead of its launch, you can try out a new PC demo that launched today.

Head on over to this page for the demo. You’ll also find a new trailer below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Aurelien Regard has shared a new The Next Penelope trailer. It’s to promote the racer’s Steam launch, but we do have additional footage.

Here’s the trailer:

Regard has also suggested that news about the Wii U version of The Next Penelope is coming soon:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Playtonic revealed a new character for Yooka-Laylee today. We have a first look at the Ghost Writers, a type of enemy in the game.

Playtonic said of the Ghost Writers in its latest blog post:

In their physical days these articulate phantoms were the scribes behind Yooka-Laylee’s mysterious book worlds. However, following their suspicious demise the Ghost Writers’ unsettled souls are now cursed to endlessly wander their creations in search of spectre salvation. Free their spirits for a special reward…

Yooka-Laylee’s creative lead, Gavin Price explains: “The Ghost Writers haunting the book worlds will add a fun twist to collecting. There are a variety of different types hidden in every world, each with their own unique requirement for being caught.

“Mix that with the different areas in which you’ll find them, and hopefully they’ll result in a fresh challenge with every encounter. They’re like a living (un-living?) collectible.”

Character artist at large, Mr. Steve(n) Mayles described the design process behind his band of ghouls: “As these characters aren’t based on any particular creature, it was good fun to go a bit crazy with them. And we are crazy guys at Playtonic Towers… never a dull moment, etc.

“The ghost was originally going to be one character, but I sketched so many thumbnails (50+) it sparked the idea of having 5 separate ghosts with different abilities.”

Yooka-Laylee will launch in Wii U in October 2016.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death will now be making its way to Wii U thanks to its Kickstarter success. With roughly a day remaining, the campaign managed to surpass the $35,000 stretch goal needed to ensure a version for Nintendo’s console. Along with Wii U, there are also plans to bring it to the NES and SNES.

Here’s a brief overview of Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death:

Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death is a new retro-style adventure/puzzle platformer for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and now Nintendo Entertainment System. Armed only with his trusty boomerang, Sydney must navigate dark caverns while avoiding bats, ghosts, hot lava and other obstacles. If you can survive all 10 caverns, you will be able to win your freedom.Your support for this Kickstarter campaign will help bring a new game to one of the most beloved systems of all time…the SNES. You also have an opportunity to receive some cool rewards available exclusively through this Kickstarter campaign.

10 total levels.
Unique soundtrack.
Different region versions available.

You can find Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death on Kickstarter here. The pitch video is posted below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Cypronia has settled on Cube Life: Island Survival’s final release date. In North America, the game will be hitting the Wii U eShop on June 4. Pricing is set at $6.99.

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