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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos | 1 Comment

Team Cherry has prepared a brand new trailer for Hollow Knight, which is on track for Wii U. Find the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Imagos Softworks is teaming up with Playism to bring Starr Mazer to new platforms. Among the lineup are brand new Wii U and 3DS versions.

Starr Mazer features a mix of point-and-click and shooting gameplay. If you haven’t heard of the title before, this overview should clue you in:

Starr Mazer is a modernized fusion of 2 classic genres: The point-and-click (PNC) adventure and horizontal scrolling shoot ’em up (SHMUP). The game is highly replayable as both the PNC story and SHMUP levels of each playthrough are procedurally generated and significantly different each time. In this regard it is different from traditional PNC Adventures, which were linear in their storytelling and did not yield anything new on subsequent playthroughs.

The narrative progression of each playthrough uses Open-Middled Gameplay (OMG!) in that the story modules kick off predictably and the endings are varied and satisfying, but what happens in between is up to the predetermination of the story creation algorithm as well as the choices the player makes, performance in the SHMUP segments and a host of other environmental / chronological / enigmatic variables.

Though procedural, both the PNC and SHMUP segments of Starr Mazer are highly crafted to provide an engaging, beautiful, exciting and replayable experience. Great care has been put into the modular PNC story engine and SHMUP level assembly.

We also have the following trailer for the game:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Nintendo World Report has 14 minutes of direct-feed footage of Axiom Verge running on Wii U from E3. Take a look at the gameplay below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 14 Comments

DrinkBox will be bringing Severed to Wii U and 3DS this summer. On both platforms, there are some extra bells and whistles.

Wii U and 3DS will feature a new “casual” difficulty mode. We’re also hearing that the Wii U version will sport improved visuals thanks to HD enhancements, new lighting effects, and some particle effects.

Severed will be on Wii U and 3DS this summer via the eShop.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Captain Quack: I Pity the Stool is a new Wii U eShop title from Homebody Games. Players assume the role of Captain Cornelius Quack, who is on a revenge quest “on anything and everything around him for polluting his pond and destroying his loved ones.” The gameplay? It’s about pooping on people. Really.

Captain Quack: I Pity the Stool is planned for release in Q1 2017. A trailer and additional information can be found below.

Description:
Captain Quack: I Pity the Stool is a combination of arcade shooter and puzzle-esque gameplay. It’s solely developed by Grant Potter. You play as Captain Cornelius Quack, who’s seeks revenge on anything and everything around him for polluting his pond and destroying his loved ones. You’re a duck and you poop on people.

Features:

• Vibrant hand-drawn artwork
• Toe-tapping original soundtrack, with over 50 tracks inspired by the wonderful soundtracks of Mario, Kirby, Sonic, Blaster Master, Mega Man, and more
• Main Campaign: Help Quack on his stool-fueled expedition across five diverse areas of the world: The Parklands, Sun Nova Beach, Bona Fide Countryside, Synchrono City, and Sludge Works Inc.
• Over 25 unique encounters/levels
• Various attacks and abilities to achieve
• Hidden costumes and hovercrafts for Quack to unlock
• Secret areas to discover, each with their own set of encounters and bosses
• Perfect your speed and accuracy as you fight for high scores
• Dumb micro mini-games derived from my favorite NES classics

Source: Homebody Games PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 10 Comments

Yesterday, Nintendo shared an image on Twitter showing what the rest of the year is looking like for indie games. The company shared an updated lineup for both Wii U and 3DS.

For the most part, these titles were already known. There do seem to be a few new ones there though like Rocket Fist and Dub Wars. Overall, the lineup is shaping up to be rather nice!

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Indie developer Cragworks is creating BLOC, a new game for the Wii U eShop. A trailer is attached below.

All of the action in BLOC takes place on the GamePad. In it, you control different BLOCs while bouncing a ball around. Up to four players can participate.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Midnight 2 came to the North American Wii U eShop last month. In Europe, it’s now confirmed for release on June 30.

Developer Petite Games shared the news on Twitter:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Another round of footage for Twin Robots is in. Get another look at the Wii U eShop game in the video below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Footage of the new Wii U eShop release Twin Robots has arrived. 12 minutes of footage can be seen below.

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