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Most Recent: Wii U
Nintendo Download: Picross E3, Just Dance 2014 (Tuesday), more
Get your dancing shoes on for this week’s Nintendo Download as Just Dance 2014 will be able to download this Tuesday, October 8, on the Wii U eShop. If bustin’ a move to the “Ghostbusters Theme” (among others) isn’t your style, there’s a bunch of other new releases on Nintendo’s download services today:
- TNT Racers: Nitro Machines Edition (Wii U), an overhead racer.
- Family Bowling 3D (3DS), a bowling game.
- Halloween: Trick or Treat 2 (3DS), a hidden object game.
- Happy Circus (3DS), a minigame compilation for kids.
- Picross E3 (3DS), the latest game in Nintendo’s long-running picture puzzle series.
- Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure (3DS), a rhythm game.
- Jewel Quest 5: The Sleepless Star (DSi), a “match-3” puzzle game.
More details on all of these titles can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, Wii U
Tagged Just Dance 2014
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut will be released on October 22
The Square Enix name has taken an undeniable hit in credibility over the last few years. A significant amount of the company’s titles are simply re-releases of much older games (Final Fantasy VII for PC, Final Fantasy III for PSP, etc.). In amongst all of these titles was a game developed by Square’s Eidos Montreal studio, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The game received widespread critical acclaim and spawned a number of extended universe installments in other media (such as books, comics, action figures, and a mobile game called Deus Ex: The Fall). CBS Films has even acquired the rights to create a film adaptation of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Of course, true to form, an improved version of the game is being re-released later this month: Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut.
Originally announced as a Wii U exclusive title, it was revealed ahead of the game’s originally release date (May 2013) that the Director’s Cut would go multiplatform for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 as well. The Director’s Cut will feature updated visuals, overhauled boss fights, refined game balance and combat, and over eight hours of developer commentary. Additionally, the bonus content, “Tong’s Rescue” mission and the entire “Missing Link” chapter, has been integrated seamlessly into the narrative flow of the Director’s Cut. The game will also offer a great deal of exclusive second screen features for the Wii U GamePad, Microsoft’s SmartGlass, and the PlayStation Vita.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut will hit shelves on October 22nd, and it’s quite clear that Square Enix hopes the game can recreate its original success.
Sonic the Hedgehog, Toon Link join Super Smash Bros. 4
Nintendo has added two new characters to Super Smash Bros. 4 on the 3DS and Wii U and they’re sure to make fans very happy.
First up is Toon Link, the cel-shaded version of Link that was previously seen in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Toon Link will wield his sword, a bow, and the Wind Waker wand as he does battle with the rest of Smash Bros. 4’s combatants (including regular Link).
But the big news is that Sonic the Hedgehog will be back for a second round of smashing in Super Smash Bros. 4. The blue speedster’s Spin Dash will make a powerful and makes Sonic a natural rival with Samus Aran and her Morph Ball.
New screenshots of both characters (Toon Link and Sonic the Hedgehog) can be found at the official Smash Bros. site.
Posted in 3DS, News, Wii U
Tagged Super Smash Bros. For 3DS, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze slips (on a banana peel) to February 2014
Nintendo has announced (via their latest Nintendo Direct presentation) that Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze has been delayed. The side-scrolling plaformer, which is in development at Retro Studios, will now be released in February 2014. It was originally set to launch this November.
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata stated that the reason for the delay is to give Retro a little more time to deliver the best game possible.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Mighty No. 9 is coming to PS4, Xbox One, 3DS, Vita too
With a little over ten hours left in their Kickstarter campaign, Keiji Inafune and his team at Comcept have announced several huge developments for Mighty No. 9. The total pledge amount currently sits at $3.4 million, which means that a PS4 and Xbox One version of the game is a go. And rather than waste any time, they’ve gone ahead and unlocked the 3DS/Vita stretch goal as well. So for those scoring at home, Mighty No. 9 will be released for the PC (Windows, Mac, Linux), PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, 3DS, and Vita sometime in 2015. That’s amazing.
But rather than rest on his laurels, Inafune has revealed new stretch goals. If Mighty No. 9 reaches $3.8 million, the team will add an optional retro-style chiptune soundtrack to the game’s Settings menu. Finally, if the campaign reaches $4 million, Mighty No. 9 will include an Online Battle Race Mode.
What does that mean? Well… “You and a friend compete online, racing to the end of slightly customized versions of single-player stages. You can see your rival as a “ghost” image in your game, but you can’t affect each other… save for the enemies you defeat being sent over to impede your opponent’s progress!”
Wow. Time to up my pledge again.
Comcept reveals Mighty No. 9 test video as Kickstarter campaign nears end
Keiji Inafune’s Kickstarter campaign for his spiritual successor to Mega Man, Mighty No. 9, has a little more than one day left on the clock. The campaign is more than 300% funded, but Inafune and his team still have a few surprises in store for us.
First, he posted the “Test Video” that you can view above. The short video clip showcases Mighty No. 9 walking, jumping, and shooting thanks to the game’s newly chosen development environment, the Unreal Engine. Inafune was quick to stress that the video is a very early taste of what Mighty No. 9 could look like and it will have no bearing on the final game. That said, it looks awesome and I’ve replayed the 13-second clip over and over again.
Inafune also revealed that Takashi Tateishi, the composer behind Mega Man II‘s memorable tunes, will be lending his musical talents to Mighty No. 9.
Finally, Mighty No. 9 is ridiculously close to reaching the PS4/Xbox One stretch goal. Less than $200,000 separates Inafune’s passion project from a next-generation console debut. Be sure to check back tomorrow to find out if Mighty No. 9 it makes it. And, of course, you can always bump up your pledge to help the game reach its goal. You’ve already donated, right?
Precursor puts Shadow of the Eternals on hold
It looks like the dream of a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness is dead. Or, at the very least, in a very deep sleep.
Precursor’s Denis Dyack has announced, via the company’s Official Forums, that Shadow of the Eternals has been put “on hold.” Most of the team will be taking a break, though the forums will remain in place for those who want to talk about a game that will likely never come out. Though that might not be fair as Dyack also said: “Is the project dead? No, but we feel it needs a rest too. We have all agreed as a group that when and if the time is right we will get together and start it up again.”
But after two failed Kickstarter campaigns, I’m not sure it’ll be that easy.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Wii U
Tagged Shadow of the Eternals
New Releases: Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, NBA 2K14, Etrian Odyssey Untold, More
The Wii U keeps on sailing towards better day with the release of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD this week. In contrast with Wind Waker’s polarizing 2003 debut, everyone seems very excited to get their hands on the remake. Also available this week is 2K’s latest sports title, NBA 2K14. The game will be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
A pair of RPGs will make their way to the 3DS this week including Atlus’ Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl and Marvelous/XSEED’s Rune Factory 4.
Finally, a pair of Ubisoft compilations may entice the budget Xbox 360 gamer. Assassin’s Creed: Ezio Trilogy (which includes Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations) and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Trilogy (which includes Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2, and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier) will both be available for Microsoft’s system.
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, NBA 2K14, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker