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Nintendo Eshop Update 2/11/16: Abe Escapes Onto The Wii U and Nindies Love You
Every Thursday, Nintendo and Indies release new games, sales, and more onto the Wii U and 3DS eshops. Here’s a look at what was released today: February 11th! Its Thursday again and that means its Nintendo eshop release date. Nintendo and Indies have released a bunch of new goodies today. Lets take a look at Nintendo’s press release for today, along with a hand full of pictures and my thoughts on some of the games! One of the most notable…
Oddworld New ‘N’ Tasty and Word Puzzles by POWGI Come Out Tomorrow
Oddworld New ‘N’ Tasty and Word Puzzles by POWGI are both coming to the Wii U eshop tomorrow. Word Puzzles will also be coming to the 3DS. I am reviewing both titles. Here is an early look at both games. I previously talked about Oddworld New ‘N’ Tasty here. Now, I’ve actually gotten a chance to play the game on Wii U a little and I’m happy to report that the game is terrific so far. I am…
Nintendo Details Twilight Princess HD Enhancements
We are getting ever closer to Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD’s release date. Today, Nintendo released a press release detailing the game’s enhancements over the original game. Let’s find out what’s different! Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD will be coming to the Wii U on March 4th. The game will include several enhancements over the Gamecube/Wii versions. For instance, Nintendo says in today’s press release that “players can easily access their map and inventory at all times…
FreezeMe Arrives on the Wii U Eshop Today
FreezeMe is a 3D platformer in the vain of Super Mario 64. The game comes to the Wii U eshop today. Here is a first look at FreezeMe. FreezeMe wants to be Super Mario 64. There is a huge open world, different missions to take on, platforming challenges, and other bits and pieces that will make you think of Super Mario 64. But will the game create its own identity or just live in Mario’s shadow? I received a review…
May the Lego Force Be With You: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is Coming In June
Traveler’s Tales has created a lot of Lego games for multiple consoles. The Lego game that started it all was Lego Star Wars and now Traveler’s Tales is going back to that Galaxy Far Far Away. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been announced and it will be coming in June 2016! Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be coming to multiple systems (Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, etc) on June 28th. Game Informer will feature the…
Follow Oddworld’s Abe to the the Wii U Eshop Next Week
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee was one of the most unique games on the PS1. Now, Oddworld Inhabitants has updated the game for multiple systems and one of those systems is the Wii U. Oddworld New N’Tasty will be on the Wii U soon. Oddworld New ‘N’ Tasty will be coming to the Wii U on February 11th. The game will receive a 25% discount at launch! It will be $14.99 and go back to $19.99 later. New ‘N’ Tasty is…
More Thoughts From Me #4: Splat Attack!
Have you played Splatoon? If not, you’re really missing out. With Splatoon, Nintendo has created a wonderful, Wii U defining game. Here are my thoughts about Splatoon and why I love it! Most Nintendo games are all about the single player and if there’s an online feature, its more of an afterthought or a nice addition. Splatoon, on the other hand, is totally different. The single player in Splatoon is the afterthought. The story, in my opinion, is not…
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition Will Be on the Wii U Eshop This Thursday
Once A Upon A Time, Capcom was making exclusive Resident Evil games for a Nintendo system. Capcom made Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0 just for the Gamecube. Then, they made Resident Evil 4. While 4 didn’t stay exclusive (it was on the PS2 also), the Gamecube version was definitely the best version between those two systems. That is until the Wii Edition came along. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition is the superior experience and now its returning via the…
Solve a Puzzle Or Two: Word Puzzles By POWGI Will Arrive Soon on 3DS
My father and I love word puzzle games. One of the best developers of word games on the 3DS (and Wii U) is Lightwood Games. I’ve enjoyed their other games for the systems and they have another one coming soon. The new game is called Word Puzzles By POWGI. Let me tell you about it. Word Puzzles by POWGI will be coming to the 3DS (and Wii U) eshops on February 11th in North America. The game is already…
Nintendo of America Digs Up Shovel Knight Multiplayer
Kit and Krysta show off the Shovel Knight amiibo and its multiplayer co-op features in a new Nintendo Minute!