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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Indie developer Bear Box Media has officially announced U Host, its new game show title for the Wii U eShop.

U Host contains over 1,000 questions, ten categories (and two blank custom categories), multiple pre-set Game Show modes, and over 20 mini-games. It will also feature characters/character-related questions from other indies such as Armillo and Twisted Fusion.

Other details include:

– Supports 5 players or 4 teams
– Makes full use of the GamePad
– One player takes on the role of the Host
– All other players join in as contestants
– Multiple choice quiz questions
– Wii Remotes and Pro controllers are supported
– Can go through an entire game with just the GamePad
– Will support a mobile app
– Mini-games can be played with any controllers
– The host can lock a player’s buzzer for the entirety of the quiz, or specifically target one player during all the mini-games

U Host will be available in Q4. Check out the gallery above for screenshots.

Source: Bear Box Media PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

The 1.1 patch for Armillo is now out in Europe, developer Fuzzy Wuzzy Games has confirmed.

Earlier today, the studio published the following tweet:

Armillo’s 1.1 update also arrived in North America earlier this month. You can find the full list of improvements here.

Source

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

French indie developer Carbon Fire Studio has announced “Frenchy Bird” for the Wii U eShop. The game is due out in North America before the end of this year.

Take a look at the official overview below:

Play as a Parisian pigeon and enjoy flying through Paris streets while avoiding lamp posts ! Share
your score on Miiverse and make your way through the top 100 worldwide ranking !

Main features
– Classic arcade action
– Post your score in Miiverse™ with pre-filled text and automatic screenshot function
– Worldwide top 100 ranking
– 3D High Definition graphics
– Unlock stamps in Miiverse™ by doing high scores
– Off-TV play

You can find a few screenshots from Frenchy Bird above.

Source: Carbon Fire Studio PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

With more and more Kickstarter campaigns popping up these days, it would be tough to cover them all without overloading the site. And thus, the Kickstarter roundup was born! We’ll be posting these each weekend (assuming I don’t forget… haha) so that we can bring the latest Kickstarter efforts to your attention.

Here’s today’s roundup:

Games

Warlocks (new) – $25,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Six Miles Under (new) – £20,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Ray’s the Dead – already funded at $30,000, Wii U stretch goal at $65,000
Adventures of Pip – $40,000 for funding, planned for Wii U
Nefarious – $50,000 for funding, planned for Wii U

Note that this is kind of a work-in-progress thing, so expect these types of posts to evolve over time!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Curve Studios has plans to better support the 3DS in the future.

When asked if releasing more titles on the portable system was under consideration, the company’s Rob Clarke told us:

Yes! This is the plan, anyway. The 3DS is a tricky console. A ton of us at Curve own a 3DS and we love it, but when it comes to developing games it’s a bit trickier. Many of our games started out on PC and are designed for fast systems with tons of resources. We have to go back to the drawing board if we want to make them on the 3DS, and in the past we’ve not always wanted to do that. However, we decided that it’s too good a system to keep missing out on, so even before the new 3DS was announced we had already made the decision to look at bringing out more games for it, so we should have an announcement about that pretty soon.

Curve Studios has only released one game on 3DS thus far – the Nintendo-published Fluidity: Spin Cycle. Thankfully, it sounds like we can count on new games gracing the eShop in the future.

We’ll have more from Curve Studios throughout the coming week.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Stash: No Loot Left Behind has been successfully funded on Kickstarter. About a day ago, the campaign crossed the $50,000 mark.

Stash: No Loot Left Behind is Frogdice’s new multiplayer online RPG. You can find an overview in the video above, and plenty of details on the Kickstarter page here. The game should hit Wii U and other consoles after the PC release.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

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