August2014
News XType Plus Arriving Today on North American Wii U eShop
Short-notice squeals of delight
That's right ladies and gentlemen! XType Plus is finally out of the Web Framework hospital and will be released in North America on the Wii U eShop today, 14th August. It's been a while coming, but hats off to the developer for sorting the issue out instead of just ignoring it. You can now blast away all your worries...
News XType Plus Bug Resolved With Download Now Available on the European Wii U eShop
Concrete release date for North America is pending
Last week's Nintendo Download Update had some unexpected drama related to budget shooter XType Plus, when it arrived on the European store and an online leaderboard error caused some Wii U systems to freeze. It was pulled from the eShop within a few hours, and due to time zone differences in store...
News XType Plus' Game-Breaking Bug Nearly Squashed
Get back to blasting
Due to the presence of a game-breaking bug, XType Plus was recently removed from the European Wii U eShop and omitted completely from the North American equivalent. Luckily, today the developer PhobosLab announced through its Miiverse account that the team behind the title have managed to locate the bug that has been causing...
July2014
News XType Plus Delayed in North America Due to Online Leaderboard Bug
High score table causes system lockups
Update 2: Nintendo of Europe has issued the following statement: Please be informed that the Wii U title "XType Plus" has been temporarily removed from Nintendo eShop due to an issue with online leaderboards which causes a critical error. XType Plus was, however, available for a short time today and if this...
News XType Plus Blasting Onto The Wii U eShop on 31st July
Impressive new trailer sets the scene
Earlier this year we drew your attention to XType Plus, an enhanced version of a web shoot 'em up arriving on the Wii U courtesy of the Nintendo Web Framework. It caught the eye by virtue of looking like, on the surface, one of the slickest titles to emerge from Nintendo's accessible development platform...
February2014
Developer Interview PhobosLab on XType Plus, Impact and Why the Nintendo Web Framework Matters
The HTML5 revolution begins
While there are aspects of the Wii U that can questioned and put under scrutiny, its role in engaging and encouraging download-only developers should be emphasized as a major positive. The support for the widely used Unity engine — with free licensing and tools — has opened the platform up to a number of developers,...
News HTML5 Impact Engine Developer Talks Up The Value of the Nintendo Web Framework
"The NWF can provide a lot of features that a typical Web Browser can't"
Details recently emerged for XType Plus, an arcade shooter with origins as a HTML5 browser game, which is on the way to the Wii U eShop. The original version of this title is technically playable for free via the Wii U web browser, yet performance can be choppy and...