Playtonic working on Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor, interested in Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 18 Comments
Update 2: Name update: the game is going by the tentative name “Project Ukulele”. Additionally, reader Noble Wrot tried adjusting the levels and contrasts of the image below to bring out the forms of the shadowy figures. We might be looking at a bird and some kind of reptile!
Update: Teaser site open here. The team is entirely comprised of those who were formerly from Rare. We also have this piece of art:
This month’s issue of EDGE contains an interview with Playtonic. The studio’s first game will be a spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie, and the team seems to have quite a bit of interest in the Wii U.
As stated in the magazine:
“There’s a history of working with Nintendo so we’d naturally love to see our game on a Nintendo platform. If people tell us to make Wii U our target console platform then we’ve got the flexibility to do that.”
Playtonic has funding, but the company would like to team up with a publisher if the two sides were interesting in working together. The plan is to first release this game on Steam Early Access, followed by consoles.
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Video: IronFall Invasion developer interview
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
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More Moon Chronicles Episode 2 footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
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VD-Dev estimates that IronFall Invasion will take 7-8 hours to complete
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 6 Comments
IronFall Invasion sounds like it will be a pretty lengthy experience. As part of an interview with Ask Your Mum Gaming, the studio said that there will be several hours of gameplay – specifically 7 or 8 hours. There will be 11 levels in total.
VD-Dev also commented on other aspects of IronFall Invasion. The game features mini-games as previously mentioned, along with ten different enemies, big bosses, and numerous weapons.
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XBridge gameplay trailer
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Mekazoo planned for Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Good Mood Creators has announced “Mekazoo”, a new side-scrolling platformer for Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The camera shifts through different angles depending on the action shown on-screen.
In Mekazoo, players can control five mekanimals such as a fast-moving armadillo. Other characters can be unlocked including a frog, a wallaby, a panda, and a pelican. Mekanimals can pair up and players will be able to switch between them at will.
Check out a trailer for Mekazoo above. The game is due out later this year.
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A couple of short Rusty Pup clips, a few pieces of art
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
There hasn’t been much to say about The Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup in recent months. You could essentially say that the game went into hiding, and updates ceased for quite awhile.
But just last week, new updates landed on developer Gory Detail’s official Tumblr page. We now have a look at two brief clips, plus some art. In one drawing, it’s shown that Rusty’s original name was “Toc”.
You can keep track of future Tumblr updates here.
IronFall Invasion confirmed to launch in Europe this Friday
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 3 Comments
Another noteworthy tidbit coming from today’s European 3DS press release is a release date for IronFall Invasion. According to the announcement, VD-Dev’s title is set to launch on February 13 via the eShop. We’ll let you know if this date ends up applying to North America as well.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Mutant Mudds Super Challenge details
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Renegade Kid revealed its latest eShop project, Mutant Mudds Super Challenge, towards the end of January. Studio co-founder Jools Watsham offers further information about the Wii U and 3DS eShop game in this month’s issue of Nintendo Force.
Mutant Mudds Super Challenge picks up right where the original game picks off (assuming you completed the Grannie levels). Max learns about the location of the original meteor impact site, and that Mutant Mudds are still originating from it. He then sets off to find and destroy the meteor.
