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

Shin’en announced FAST Racing Neo towards the end of last year, but we never received any concrete details about the game. So when can fans expect actual information?

According to Shin’en, details will be shared after the studio unveils its second new Wii U title. Based on a previous tease, that should be happening soon.

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

A World of Keflings’s arrival on Wii U isn’t far off. According to developer NinjaBee, the game will be available sometime within the next couple of months.

NinjaBee is also tinkering around with some ideas for new projects. You can find information about the studio’s plans here.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments

Space Enigma Studios has guaranteed Space Pioneer for Wii U. That means we’ll definitely be seeing the game on the eShop – regardless of the project’s performance on Kickstarter. More indie support is always a good thing!

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

Retro City Rampage 3DS, now known as “Retro City Rampage: DX”, has gone gold. The game has passed certification in North America and will launch sometime this month.

Today’s news comes from the official Retro City Rampage Twitter account, which sent out the following message:

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

The reveal trailer for Moon Chronicles will be shared next week, Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham has confirmed.

Originally, the video was expanded to land sometime this week. But Watsham tweeted that the trailer will now be going live on Wednesday.

His tweet reads:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

In recent memory, almost all feedback concerning Nintendo’s approach to indies has been positive. So it’s a bit surprising to learn that one developer had a disappointing exerpeice with the company, and ultimately wasn’t able to launch its game on the eShop.

Spearhead’s Simon Darveau and Malik Boukhira told Destructoid that the studio originally hoped to bring Tiny Brains to Wii U. Darveau explained that Spearhead “never seem to find an avenue to get on the Wii U,” in large part due to the difficulties in getting in proper contact with Nintendo.

Darveau and Boukhira said:

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

Over on Kickstarter, Playdek shared several new details for  Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians. A roundup of the latest information can be found below.

• State of game: Got a good story basis; building the battle system right now
• High or low fantasy? Playdek are fans of high-fantasy, but exact level of fantasy not final yet and still being decided
• How many classes in the final game? So far six classes and six professions revealed; leaving it open for Yasumi Matsuno’s design in full game
• Leaning toward visual character customization using equipment
• Undecided on permadeath so far; will decide later
• Game will include a mix of rendered and in-game cutscenes
• First user-end tool being created is the map editor; leaving option for other user tools open; will figure it out later
• Matsuno is reviewing fan suggestions and design ideas for the game

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

Anthill is Image & Form’s strategy game first released in 2011. Just last year, the studio brought the game over to Android-supported devices.

Could Anthill head to the 3DS as well? Image & Form won’t rule out the possibility, and the company did note on Twitter that it would “like to see Anthill on more platforms”. With enough fan interest, it’s something that may happen.

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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 | 0 comments

Ping 1.5+ may or may not end up receiving a level editor on Wii U.

Developer Christopher Arnold mentioned on Twitter that the functionality could be added into the game in the form of an update. For now, he’s currently exploring what’s feasible.

In more general news, Arnold says that he’s “thinking now of exclusive Wii U features” to incorporate multiplayer.

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