Wii U eShop Thread

[Glen-i]

GameCube version was excellent, however the Wii version got slated for turning it into an analogue stick platformer with occasional waggle. Too easy as a precision platformer, it really needs the bongos.

 

Yep, he's right. You play Jungle Beat with the bongos or you don't play it at all.

[Londragon]

This Thursday's Wii U eShop releases are discounts or the wonderful Excitebike 64;

Wii U Virtual Console

Excitebike 64 (Nintendo, €9.99 / £8.99)

 

Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts

FreezeME (RNC, €6.99 / £6.29 until 29th December, regular price 13.99 / £12.59)

Word Logic by POWGI (Lightwood Games, €7.19 / £6.39 until 15th December, regular price €8.99 / £7.99)

Wicked Monsters Blast! HD Plus (Corecell, €1.99 / £1.79 until 5th January, regular price €7.99 / £7.19)

Citadale (Nitrolic Games, €3.00 / £2.69 until 5th January, regular price €5.00 / £4.49)

Rorrim (Nitrolic Games, €3.00 / £2.69 until 5th January, regular price €5.00 / £4.49)

Mortar Melon (Nitrolic Games, €3.00 / £2.69 until 5th January, regular price €5.00 / £4.49)

Plenty of Fishies (Nitrolic Games, €3.00 / £2.69 until 5th January, regular price €5.00 / £4.49)

Tetraminos (Sanuk Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 22nd December, regular price €4.99 / £4.49)

Brick Breaker (Sanuk Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 22nd December, regular price €4.99 / £4.49)

BLOK DROP X TWISTED FUSION (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, regular price €2.99 / £2.69)

COLOR BOMBS (RCMADIAX, €0.99 / £0.92 until 5th January, regular price €1.49 / £1.39)

JACKPOT 777 (RCMADIAX, 0.99 / £0.93 until 5th January, regular price €1.49 / £1.39)

PANDA LOVE (RCMADIAX, 0.99 / £0.93 until 5th January, regular price €1.49 / £1.39)

PENTAPUZZLE (RCMADIAX, €3.00 / £2.74 until 5th January, regular price €4.49 / £4.09)

PIXEL SLIME U (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, regular price €2.99 / £2.69)

SHOOTY SPACE (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, regular price €2.99 / £2.69)

SPLASHY DUCK (RCMADIAX, €0.99 / £0.93 until 5th January, regular price €1.49 / £1.39)

SUPER ROBO MOUSE (RCMADIAX, €3.00 / £2.70 until 5th January, regular price €4.49 / £4.09)

TAP TAP ARCADE (RCMADIAX, €1.33 / £1.19 until 5th January, regular price €1.99 / £1.79)

TAP TAP ARCADE 2 (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, regular price €2.99 / £2.69)

TITANS TOWER (RCMADIAX, €0.99 / £0.93 until 5th January, regular price €1.49 / £1.39)

TOUCH SELECTIONS (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, regular price €2.99 / £2.69)

Pinball Breakout (nuGAME, €5.00 / £4.00 until 5th January, regular price €7.00 / £6.00)

STEEL RIVALS (nuGAME, €5.00 / £4.00 until 5th January, regular price €6.99 / £5.99)

[Londragon]

Get these on Thursday;

 

Wii U eShop

Teslapunk (klutzGames, €9.99 / £8.99)

Scribble (Bear Box Media, €2.99 / £2.99)

Breakout Defense (nuGAME, €7.00 / £7.00)

Test Your Mind (XenoHorizon, €1.99 / £1.99)

Wii U Virtual Console

Pikmin 2 (Nintendo, €19.99 / £17.99)

 

Wii U Retail Download

Minecraft: Story Mode - The Complete Adventure (Telltale Games, €34.99 / £28.99)

 

Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft, €14.99 / £9.99 until 29th December, normally €29.99 / £19.99)

Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft, €9.99 / £7.99 until 29th December, normally €19.99 / £15.99)

Just Dance 2017 (Ubisoft, €29.99 / £23.99 until 29th December, normally €49.99 / £39.99)

Rabbids Land (Ubisoft, €9.99 / £7.99 until 29th December, normally €19.99 / £15.99)

Rayman Legends (Ubisoft, €14.99 / £11.99 until 29th December, normally €29.99 / £23.99)

Sports Connection (Ubisoft, €7.99 / £6.39 until 29th December, normally €19.99 / £15.99)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist (Ubisoft, €9.89 / £6.59 until 29th December, normally €29.99 / £19.99)

Watch Dogs (Ubisoft, €14.99 / £12.49 until 29th December, normally €59.99 / £49.99)

ZombiU (Ubisoft, €7.99 / £6.39 until 29th December, normally €19.99 / £15.99)

Child of Light (Ubisoft, €4.94 / £3.95 until 29th December, normally €14.99 / £11.99)

Darksiders II (Nordic Games, €9.99 / £7.99 until 29th December, normally €49.99 / £39.99)

Legend of Kay Anniversary (Nordic Games, €5.99 / £3.99 until 29th December, normally €29.99 / £19.99)

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (Nordic Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 29th December, normally €19.99 / £17.99)

Shadow Puppeteer (Snow Cannon, €10.49 / £9.44 until 5th January, normally €14.99 / £13.49)

Soul Axiom (Wales Interactive, €7.49 / £5.99 until 12th January, normally €14.99 / £11.99)

Beatbuddy (Threaks, €1.79 / £1.61 until 5th January, normally €8.99 / £8.09)

Alphadia Genesis (Natsume, €7.49 / £5.99 until 29th December, normally €14.99 / £11.99)

Brave Tank Hero (Natsume, €2.99 / £2.49 until 29th December, normally €5.99 / £4.99)

Ninja Strike: Dangerous Dash (Natsume, €2.99 / £2.49 until 29th December, normally €5.99 / £4.99)

3Souls (Red Column, €1.80 / £1.60 until 8th January, normally €3.60 / £3.20)

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (Screwattack Games, €4.99 / £4.49 until 29th December, normally €9.99 / £8.99)

Inside My Radio (Seaven Studio, €5.99 / £5.19 until 5th January, normally €14.99 / £12.99)

The Quiet Collection (Nostatic Software, €3.59 / £2.39 until 22nd December, normally €4.49 / £2.99)

Stone Shire (Finger Gun Games, €1.49 / £1.34 until 31st December, normally €1.99 / £1.79)

Dracula's Legacy (Joindots, €5.99 / £4.49 until 29th December, normally €7.99 / £5.99)

Island Flight Simulator (Joindots, €5.99 / £4.49 until 29th December, normally €7.99 / £5.99)

Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing (EnjoyUp Games, €4.95 / £4.45 until 12th January, normally €7.99 / £7.19)

Gravity+ (Nitrolic Games, €3.24 / £2.94 until 5th January, normally €6.49 / £5.89)

Mahjong (Sanuk Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 29th December, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Solitaire (Sanuk Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 29th December, normally €4.99 / £4.49)

Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself (Petite Games, €1.59 / £1.49 until 29th December, normally €1.99 / £1.79)

PictoParty (Retroid Interactive, €3.99 / £3.50 until 5th January, normally €7.99 / £7.00)

Puzzle Monkeys (Log Games, €0.74 / £0.74 until 11th January, normally €1.49 / £1.49)

 

Wii U eShop DLC Permanent Price Drop

Gravity+ Level Editor (Nitrolic Games, €1.99 / £1.79, previously €3.99 / £3.59)

[Hero-of-Time]

Does anyone know if we are getting a retail version of Shantae over here? Half Genie Hero is out at the end of the month and the US is getting both retail and download versions. I was hoping we would be getting the same but I can't find it anywhere.

 

Slightly on topic, I haven't been able to find the retail release of Azure Striker: Gunvolt, either. There were rumours kicking about that the 3DS double pack would be coming over here, but everything has went silent since the PEGI rating popped up.

 

@Grazza, will you be picking up Shantae?

[Ike]

Does anyone know if we are getting a retail version of Shantae over here? Half Genie Hero is out at the end of the month and the US is getting both retail and download versions. I was hoping we would be getting the same but I can't find it anywhere.

 

Nope, US only ATM.

[Hero-of-Time]

Nope, US only ATM.

 

Bah! Figured as much.

[Grazza]

@Grazza, will you be picking up Shantae?

 

Yep. Can't wait. : peace: Not sure if Europe is getting it this year though, even digitally?

[Hero-of-Time]

Yep. Can't wait. : peace: Not sure if Europe is getting it this year though, even digitally?

 

I think the US gets it on the 20th and we get it on the 27th.

[drahkon]

Shantae, a name I've read so often but I don't know much about it.

 

What is it? Is it good? Where to start? Available on PS4/PSVita? Enlighten me

[Grazza]

Shantae, a name I've read so often but I don't know much about it.

 

What is it? Is it good? Where to start? Available on PS4/PSVita? Enlighten me

 

Excellent! It started out as a pixel art series reminiscent of the old Wonder Boy in Monster World games. In the first two games, monster transformations let you access different areas.

 

Shantae (GBC, 3DS VC) - A difficult game with a sprawling overworld. It has its fans due its generous length and full set of monster transformations. I wouldn't massively recommend this one, personally.

 

Risky's Revenge (DS, Wii U VC, Steam, PS Store, iOS) - Short but perfectly formed - a good game to start with. This entry is much criticised for its short length,, but personally I loved it. Has less animal transformations than the original, but generally keeps the best ones. The graphics were completely overhauled from the GBC game, and it has an awesome soundtrack.

 

Pirate's Curse (3DS, Wii U, Steam, Xbox One) - For many the best in the series. Highly recommended. It's longer, but more linear than the 2nd game. There are no animal transformations and the overworld is not continuous, but it still retains enough to be a worthy sequel. The graphics are pretty much the same, but with some new sprites and it's a bit more like Metroid than Wonder Boy this time around.

 

Half-Genie Hero (Wii U, Steam, PS4, Vita, Xbox One) - This is the first HD entry in the series. It looks set to be more linear than the others, and the animal transformations are back.

 

It's a great series, drahkon. I can vouch for the 2nd and 3rd games.

[Hero-of-Time]

Shantae, a name I've read so often but I don't know much about it.

 

What is it? Is it good? Where to start? Available on PS4/PSVita? Enlighten me

 

Grazza has explained it nicely.

 

They play like Metroidvania games, look gorgeous and have a great sense of humor. Highly recommended.

[Grazza]

Grazza has explained it nicely.

 

They play like Metroidvania games, look gorgeous and have a great sense of humor. Highly recommended.

 

Regarding the humour... this is one series where it really is worth reading all the dialogue. It's never too wordy either - the scripts are to-the-point, but actually very funny.

[Ike]

Annoyingly,if you backed the kickstarter for 1/2 Genie then they've already sent out codes for every platform except for the Wii U.

 

Game should be out next week though.

[markderoos]

Wait for it to move over to Switch...

[Ike]

Backers who chose Wii U for their code are also supposed to get a steam key, but I haven't got anything yet.

[dazzybee]

So Steamworld Heist is had price in the sale on Thursday. I'm buying it; but wondered how the 25% off Nintendo reward works, would it be 25% off the sale price?

[S.C.G]

So Steamworld Heist is had price in the sale on Thursday. I'm buying it; but wondered how the 25% off Nintendo reward works, would it be 25% off the sale price?

 

It is indeed 25% off the sale price, as far as I know, it should stack.

[dazzybee]

It is indeed 25% off the sale price, as far as I know, it should stack.

 

That would be amazing, and can finally use some gold coins

[Hero-of-Time]

@Grazza have you seen this amazing trailer yet?

 

 

I'm very hyped after that. Look at dem animations.

 

This will probably be my last gaming purchase of the year.

[dazzybee]

@Grazza have you seen this amazing trailer yet?

 

 

I'm very hyped after that.

 

This will probably be my last gaming purchase of the year.

 

Is this a brand new Shantae game or a remake? I thought it was a remake but it looks new...

[Grazza]

Is this a brand new Shantae game or a remake? I thought it was a remake but it looks new...

 

Brand new. I used to think it would be a prequel, but it's not; it's just the 4th game in the series. The animal transformations have been seen before, but just going by the bosses and stages, it's definitely not a remake.

 

@Grazza have you seen this amazing trailer yet?

 

 

I'm very hyped after that. Look at dem animations.

 

This will probably be my last gaming purchase of the year.

 

Gorgeous. If anyone can sell me on hand-drawn 2D, it's WayForward.

[Ike]

Brand new. I used to think it would be a prequel, but it's not; it's just the 4th game in the series. The animal transformations have been seen before, but just going by the bosses and stages, it's definitely not a remake.

 

 

 

Gorgeous. If anyone can sell me on hand-drawn 2D, it's WayForward.

 

Did you back the kick-starter?

[Grazza]

Did you back the kick-starter?

 

No. To be quite honest, it was a combination of not loving how it looked first of all + not being sure about Kickstarter.

[Ike]

Ah, I did and I haven't got my code yet, didn't realise it was out today instead of Thursday.

[Grazza]

Ah, I did and I haven't got my code yet, didn't realise it was out today instead of Thursday.

 

That's a shame. I was surprised it's out today too. was tempted by Steel Empire as well, but am just short of funds.