Armikrog finally coming to Wii U next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Armikrog will finally be released on Wii U next week, according to a North American eShop listing. It won’t be out on Thursday like most digital titles, but Tuesday instead – August 23. The eShop lists a price point of $8.99.
Armikrog, a point-and-click title, will be appearing on Wii U nearly a year after its original debut.
The eShop page carries the following description:
Axiom Verge officially confirmed for September 1 launch on Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 21 Comments
It’s official: Axiom Verge is heading to Wii U on September 1 in both North America and Europe. Creator Tom Happ announced the news in a blog post today, though we first heard about the news through an eShop listing this weekend.
Happ says Axiom Verge will likely be the best on Wii U. It’s the only console version with leaderboards for the Speedrun Mode, and it also features off-TV play as well as a map on the GamePad.
Here’s what Happ had to say in his blog post:
I’ve been waiting a long time to be able to say this: Axiom Verge will be coming to Wii U on September 1 in both the NOA and NOE regions!
When I first announced Axiom Verge about 4 years ago, there was tremendous excitement from Nintendo fans who had been waiting for years for a true 2D Metroid-style action/adventure/exploration game. Because of some technical issues, however, I wasn’t able to launch it on a Nintendo platform straight away. Some people were understandably upset:
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A look at a few cancelled Star Wars games planned for Nintendo platforms
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Videos, Wii | 2 Comments
A new video from Liam Robertson, Unseen64, and Did You Know Gaming? provides us with a look at a few Star Wars games that never saw the day of light. The different projects were slated for Nintendo platforms, including one for Wii that would have taken advantage of the MotionPlus accessory in an additional mode. Watch the full video below.
Axiom Verge might be launching for Wii U on September 1
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Axiom Verge might be making its way to Wii U early next month. On the eShop, a date of September 1 appeared, though only briefly. It also showed for a short time as an upcoming title, but has since been removed from the section. Visiting Axiom Verge’s eShop page now simply shows a date of “TBD”.
There are one of two possibilities here. Either Nintendo didn’t want folks knowing about Axiom Verge’s release date yet, or a mistake was made. We do know that September 1 is a Thursday – when most digital games are out. September 1 would also still fit in with the planned summer launch.
In any case, we should be hearing about when Axiom Verge is coming in the very near future. We’ve included an overview and some screenshots from the eShop listing below.
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice devs give detailed insight into various characters
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Last month, we shared some excerpts from a Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice developer interview included in a recent issue of Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream. If you missed it, head on over here for tidbits about Maya’s return, scrapped ideas, and more.
What we translated didn’t actually cover Nintendo Dream’s entire discussion. There were also several pages dedicated entirely to talk about the different characters in the game, ranging from big ones like Phoenix and Apollo up through new additions such as Ahlbi. We now have an extremely lengthy summary based on the interview with Motohide Eshiro (producer), Takeshi Yamazaki (director), and Takuro Fuse (co-director).
If you decide to proceed, be aware that there are some light spoilers. The summary covers characters included in multiple cases.
Page 1: Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice, Athena Cykes
Page 2: Maya Fey
Page 3: Rayfa Padma Khura’in (bonus: early concept art)
Page 4: Nahyuta Sahdmadhi (bonus: early concept art)
Page 5: Case 1 characters
Page 6: Case 2 characters
Page 7: Case 3 characters
Nintendo Everything comic #15: Animal Crossing GO
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Comics | 10 Comments
Pokemon GO has become a huge hit. During the first month that it’s been out, we’ve heard about some pretty crazy stories relating to the game. So what sort of things would happen if Animal Crossing GO existed? We explore that in our new comic below!
Aonuma says it’s been tough implementing Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s day/night cycle
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 17 Comments
Implementing the day/night cycle in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been “extremely hard,” series producer Eiji Aonuma has said. Part of the challenge has been avoiding a situation where players would encounter “something that was dark and scary.”
Previous Zelda titles have offered day-night cycles of their own. But Breath of the Wild is taking it much further as it directly affects the gameplay. For instance, players will find that enemies sleep at night, and the temperature can drop which has an impact on Link.
Aonuma told EDGE magazine this month about the day/night cycle:
[Interview] Mastiff on Gurumin 3D – origins, what’s new, challenges implementing 3D, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Interviews | 10 Comments
Mastiff and Falcom’s action-adventure game Gurumin has been highly regarded over the years. The two sides are now teaming up once more to bring Nintendo fans the experience. Later this summer, Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure will be hitting the 3DS eShop.
We reached out to Mastiff to learn more about this new version of Gurumin. Bill Swartz, president and CEO, chatted with us about why the company is returning to the game on 3DS, the challenges of implementing stereoscopic 3D support, improvements, if a Wii U/NX version could actually happen, the possibility of a physical version, and more.
Head past the break to read our full interview.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga coming west, first volume in March
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga is now confirmed for the west. During a panel at Otakon today, VIZ Media announced that they’ve licensed it from Himekawa. The first volume will drop in March 2017.
Japan received the first volume of the Twilight Princess manga in June. New issues are still being printed, so the series will be continuing for quite awhile. Eventually, more volumes will likely be released overseas as well.
July 2016 NPD: 3DS was the best-selling system of the month
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments
NPD will be publishing its full report next week. When that’s made available, the top 10 best-selling games in the United States during the month of July will be revealed. Until then though, we have a few random bits of data that have been shared early.
The big thing we’re hearing is that the 3DS was the best-selling overall system. The likes of Pokemon GO and Monster Hunter Generations should have played a big role here. Unfortunately, the Wii U didn’t nearly as well (to be expected at this point) with just 24,900 units sold for a 45.7 percent drop year-over-year.
As for software, the one piece of information we have is that Minecraft was the top-selling game in July. The physical version of Minecraft: Wii U Edition should have factored into that, at least slightly.
