E Shop and Downloadables Discussion

Teaser of AE Games' new game. Wow, with that press release, I didn't think they'd deliver, but, look at this!

Spoiler:

 

  

  

  

  

Thankfully, the Internet has provided me with the perfect word for this situation: LOLWUT?

Jimbob wrote:

Well, it might be one guy claiming to be a "developer" having nought GMS Standard Edition

£10 please

What did I tell you?

AE Games revealed their new title. "Mad Men Football", an American football game featuring Historical Figures. Of course, if this isn't a joke, I'm sure that name will be involved in a lot of trademark disputes, being both the name of a TV show, and very similar to EA's Madden.

This Week

Wii U eShop
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze £39.99

Wii U Virtual Console
Ice Hockey £3.49

Offers
TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition was £6.99, will be £4.49
Trine 2: Director’s Cut was £13.99, will be £5.49

Anyone fancy a JRPG originally developed for the Mega Drive - in 2010?  Released in April, which is apparently when a large eShop-shaped hole is going to be burned in my bank balance - although a game apparently boasting 50h of gameplay may mean that not many others are required...

Balla I've been talking about that game for months, I even brought it up in the admintendo. And that I'm buying the dreamcast version but as I'm likely to keep that selead. I will buy on another format to play it. I have owned it on mega drive but sold it both times for a lovely profit. Also I've financially backed there other two products for mega drive and snes.

I'll own that you have, Mas. As a Nintendo-only gamer I tend to switch off when people are talking about a game that isn't coming out on a Nintendo console, especially such a niche offering.  Now there's a reason for it being on my radar, and possibly others' too, where there wouldn't have been before.

Also there's talk of adding in new functionality for the Wii U, if that sort of thing matters to anyone.  My money's on a touch-screen map.

It's always been played for wii u, but as I've never really been bothered about it on the U. Especially seeing as the dreamcast version is using the VMU etc.

Tengami is coming out in June. At last. Looking good for fans of "arty games", plus it has a David Wise (of DKCTF fame) soundtrack too.

I have a feeling wii U e shop is going to have a cracking summer.

This Week

Wii U eShop

Evofish £3.59

Wii U Virtual Console

Wario's Woods £3.49

Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts

Darksiders II £31.99 until 13th March, normally £39.99
Knytt Underground £3.99 until 6th March, normally £7.99

Wii U eShop Permanent Discounts

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist £19.99, was £36.99
Just Dance 4 £14.99, was £29.99

Castlestorm is getting DLC tomorrow.
I've not played the game, but Matthew Castle keeps raving about it on twitter, so more of it can only be a good thing. It also clearly indicates the Wii U game sold well enough for the devs to bother with DLC.

Knytt, then. Another game that Castle and his ONM chums have raved about, yet I seem to recall people on here disparaging it. Can anyone jog my memory as to why it's rubbish (or otherwise)?

It's just very boring. I've taken several punts at it and never felt the urge to return. Might be worth a punt at £4 though.

Balladeer wrote:

Knytt, then.  Another game that Castle and his ONM chums have raved about, yet I seem to recall people on here disparaging it.  Can anyone jog my memory as to why it's rubbish (or otherwise)?

I liked it, but I have questionable taste. Some people may be put off by the swearing.

I question your taste marginally less than I question Andy's.  (He doesn't like S&P2, the nutter.)  And I'm not that bothered by obscenities - I just don't find them funny.  Might have a punt - as Andy says, it's £4.

Balladeer wrote:

I question your taste marginally less than I question Andy's.  (He doesn't like S&P2, the nutter.)  And I'm not that bothered by obscenities - I just don't find them funny.  Might have a punt - as Andy says, it's £4.

NintendoLife has a good review on it. http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/knytt_underground

I didn't like Knytt either and my stamp of approval/disapproval is golden.

I don't like S&P2 either. Would have been the most frustrating game on the Wii for me had it not been for Mario Strikers. 

I don't know what to believe any more!

So, NintendoEnthusiast previously made a list of 120+ indies titles heading towards our console. And now there's a Youtube series.

This is the first video in a series of 14, showing the upcoming 2D Platformers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td2nq9sXo7k&index=2&list=PLBNnOgjM3c0oTBOblgy6sJaXBGuBCwVAN

I feel like I'm drowning in platformers!   

Whence this new and disturbing trend of "LOL"ing everywhere, Axis?

I don't want to watch that video.  Not right now.  With Kirby's Triple Deluxe, Shovel Knight and (at some point) Yarn Yoshi all on the way, not to mention the game I'm currently playing, I too am close to suffering 2D platformer fatigue.