Tag: Upcoming Releases - Page 273
News Mutant Mudds 3DS 'Deluxe' Update Has Been Approved in Both North America and Europe
"Release date to be announced soon"
Back in December we revealed in a Nintendo Life exclusive that Mutant Mudds for the 3DS would be receiving a free ‘Deluxe’ upgrade, bringing the title in-line with Mutant Mudds Deluxe for Wii U by adding the latter’s 20 Ghost levels. Originally the free Deluxe add-on was expected to reach 3DS user
News Free Copy of Bayonetta Comes as a Separate Disc With Bayonetta 2 in Japan
Let's be having you, physical media fans
An E3 announcement from Nintendo that flashed by but nevertheless raised eyebrows in the Nintendo Life office was confirmation that a Wii U version of Bayonetta will be included with copies of Bayonetta 2, a welcome bonus that'll give Nintendo gamers the opportunity to jump into the sequel with all the...
News Final Fantasy Explorers Official Website Opens
Another beautiful 3DS RPG to preorder
It may be plastered with "coming soon" placeholder boxes and "to be confirmed" text where we were hoping for release dates, but what little there is on the freshly-opened Final Fantasy Explorers Japanese website offers a tantalising glimpse into what could be another great 3DS RPG, and hopefully a fun...
News Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition Releasing on 19th June in North America
It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world
Just a couple weeks ago, we reported that the Super Nintendo classic Another World (initially known in North America as Out of This World) would be coming to Wii U and 3DS as Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition. Now, it appears we can confirm the title's release date as 19th June on Wii U eShop thanks to this...
News Eiji Aonuma Plans To Shake Up the Puzzle Formula in The Legend of Zelda for Wii U
"I wanna kinda rethink or maybe reconstruct the idea of puzzle-solving"
The Legend of Zelda for Wii U was probably, for quite a few devoted Nintendo fans, the highlight of the company's E3 Digital Event. Series producer Eiji Aonuma presented a vision of a large, open world before we were treated to a highly stylised action sequence. Finding a blend...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Hints at Star Fox for Wii U Structure, Explains Background of Mario Maker
Potential link between Project Guard and Star Fox
Now that the E3 LA extravaganza is finished, we're starting to learn a little more about projects that were shown by Nintendo during the event. Shigeru Miyamoto has been doing the rounds, for example, and in an interview with Entertainment Weekly has given a little more context for his GamePad...
News Here's Another Huge Batch of Hyrule Warriors Screens to Enjoy
Spare no-one
Hyrule Warriors is no longer a Japanese title that we hope to eventually see in the West, as Tecmo Koei's extravagant Dynasty Warriors / Zelda mash-up has been confirmed for a September arrival. It'll be all about wiping out hundreds of enemies, taking on a boss, and then doing that all over again, all within a world full of...
News Natsume Confirms Two Game Boy Color Titles Coming to 3DS Virtual Console
Harvest Moon rising
If you're the superstitious type, you might be cowering at the fact that today is both Friday the 13th and the rising of a full moon; a doubly "unlucky" coincidence. If you're a Harvest Moon or Lufia fan, however, today's news from Natsume brings much more benevolent tidings. Natsume has posted a roundup of their 3DS digital...
News This Splatoon Collage Shows Off the Artists on Miiverse
Insert your own ink pun here, dear readers
Splatoon arrived at E3 with the challenge of being a new IP that needed to grab some attention, but it seems that Nintendo's colourful online shooter has done just that. It's a title that seems to be typical Nintendo — take some established ideas, play around with concepts and add a dash of chaos and...
News Mario Maker to Include Additional Graphical Styles, Sharing Levels is "Really The Whole Point"
"I'd also like to include other graphics that aren't Mario"
Mario Maker on Wii U may have been leaked before E3, but its formal reveal was still a delight to see in action. Though it's certainly possible to mod Mario levels in various unofficial ways, the prospect of an accessible and official editing app from Nintendo is particularly enticing. Many...
News Bayonetta Download Code Included With Retail and eShop Copies of Bayonetta 2
So, calm your horses
During E3 Nintendo made the rather pleasing announcement that upcoming system exclusive Bayonetta 2 will come with a copy of the original Bayonetta. As demonstrated through the company's Treehouse broadcast, meanwhile, the Wii U version of the first title in the series will also include GamePad touch controls and Nintendo-themed...
E3 2014 Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., A Brand New IP, Unveiled for 3DS
Details and images released
Nintendo's eagerly anticipated developer session for a previously unannounced 3DS title has taken place, and it revealed a brand new IP. It's Code Name: S.T.E.A.M, a title that originally emerged through a U.S. trademark in early April. In that filing it had the full title Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Strike Team Eliminating the...
News Final Fantasy Explorers Announced for 3DS
The final frontier
Japanese publication Jump has revealed in its latest issue that Square Enix is currently developing a multiplayer action-RPG game for the 3DS called Final Fantasy Explorers. According to magazine, players will be able to select from a variety of different classes for their character, essentially enabling them to narrow down to a...
E3 2014 PDP Shows Off its New GameCube-Styled Wired Fight Pad For Wii U and Wii
More ways to smash
PDP has taken the golden opportunity that is E3 2014 to show off its upcoming Wired Fight Pad for Wii U and Wii, and they're bound to turn the heads of many long-time Nintendo fans. Clearly designed to capitalise on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's impending release, these remodelled versions of the Classic Controller (not to be...
E3 2014 Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney to Finally Have Its Day in North America
Slated for a 29th August release
One of our time's greatest mysteries has finally been solved: When in the blue-suited, top-hatted blazes will Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney finally make it to North America!? The answer, dear friends, came following the Nintendo Digital Event. North American puzzle-lovers can look forward to...
E3 2014 Fantasy Life for 3DS Gets a North American Release Date
Another excuse to escape real life
Nintendo announced earlier today that life role-playing game Fantasy Life for 3DS will be arriving in North America this coming October. Developed by Level-5 in collaboration with Nintendo subsidiary 1-UP Studios, the game tasks players with choosing a profession and making a name for themselves within the game's...
E3 2014 Wii U eShop Version of Bayonetta 2 Does Not Come with the First Game
Two-player online multiplayer also confirmed
A small disclaimer found at the bottom of the Bayonetta 2 official website has revealed that the Nintendo eShop version of the game will not include the Wii U port of the original title that was released back in 2010. Before you reach for your pitchforks, it's worth noting that the text may simply be...
E3 2014 Art Academy Confirmed for 2014 Arrival on Wii U eShop
Games can be art
A new Art Academy game has been announced for Wii U and will be available exclusively on the Wii U eShop. The title is a follow-up to last year's Art Academy: SketchPad and will offer users a wide range of tools, as well as in-depth advanced lessons, to get the most out of their digital drawing. Unsurprisingly, the Wii U GamePad...
E3 2014 New Mario Vs. Donkey Kong Title Marching For Wii U In 2015
Share puzzles and reward creators on Miiverse
There's a mini-puzzle revolution headed for Wii U next year, as the ever-popular Mario Vs. Donkey Kong series makes its home console debut. The latest entry currently goes by the working title of Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, and will feature the same charming toy characters as always with a little extra HD...
E3 2014 Palutena to Descend From the Heavens to Join Super Smash Bros.
Divine Intervention
Kid Icarus fans will be delighted to learn that Palutena, the Goddess of Light from the classic Nintendo series, will be making a playable appearance in the upcoming Super Smash Bros games for Wii U and 3DS. Showcased during Nintendo's Digital Event, gameplay footage revealed the divine being's impressive move set. The footage...
E3 2014 Mario Party 10 Subtly Announced for Wii U, Amiibo-Compatible
First title for the series on Wii U
During its Nintendo Minute Live @ E3 showcase, Nintendo stealthily announced that Mario Party 10 will be coming to Wii U when discussing game compatibility with its upcoming Amiibo NFC figurines. Not much is known about the game, but it will be available to play on the show floor at E3. With that said, it was...
E3 2014 Mario Maker Officially Announced for Wii U, Coming 2015
Let'sa build whole new stages!
It appeared in a grainy, slightly dodgy looking photo earlier this week, but it turns out that the rumours were true after all; Mario Maker has been announced for Wii U and will be arriving on the system next year. Similar in concept to popular PlayStation series LittleBigPlanet, Mario Maker enables players to build...
E3 2014 Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Announced for Wii U
More star-hunting adventures to arrive on Wii U Holiday 2014
The Nintendo Digital Event has thrown up a few surprises already today, one of them being a new Wii U game called Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Veterans of Super Mario 3D World will instantly recognise the concept behind this just-announced title; it's based on the Captain Toad...
E3 2014 Yoshi's Woolly World Details Revealed During Nintendo Digital Event
Nintendo pulls the wool over your eyes in the most beautiful way
New details, gameplay footage and even a new title for previously announced Wii U title Yarn Yoshi - now known as Yoshi's Woolly World. The new title sports a beautiful woollen aesthetic, one which — dare we say — looks almost lifelike in terms of textures. The gameplay itself is...
E3 2014 Mii Fighter Confirmed for Super Smash Bros.
Anyone can now join the fight
Nintendo has revealed during its E3 2014 Digital Event that Miis will be playable in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games, and they're a lot more fleshed out than you might have thought. The showcase initially teased the inclusion by showing Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils-Aime face off against one another in an epic...
E3 2014 Nintendo Reveals Project Guard GamePad Tower Defence Concept
Classed only as "experimental" by Miyamoto
A new GamePad-centric prototype game, Project Guard, has inadvertently been revealed by TIME, after it – ironically enough – published an exclusive interview with Shigeru Miyamoto ahead of time. The article has since been pulled, however, we were able to discover a few titbits about the experimental...
News Super Mario Bros. 2 Stage for Super Smash Bros. 3DS Will Feature Plenty of Coins
Presents a golden opportunity to fight
Nintendo's E3 digital event is only hours away, and while we're bound to receive plenty of juicy new information about the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games for Wii U and 3DS, it hasn't stopped Sakurai from posting a couple of new screenshots to Miiverse. Today's post reveals further details about the Golden...
Exclusive AE Games Achieves Approved Wii U Developer Status
Touchdown!
Update: AE Games has clarified that while it has received approved Wii U developer status, it has yet to obtain a Wii U development kit. Original article Mad Men Football developer AE Games has exclusively revealed to us that it has now been officially approved as Wii U developer. With a Wii U development kit finally in its possession,...
E3 2014 Nintendo Reveals A Slew of New Trailers for Previously Announced Games
And there's a lot of them!
It's that time of the year where the video game industry goes absolutely bonkers for a few days and unveils a ton of new information about upcoming games for various systems and devices. In true keeping with this tradition, Nintendo of America has uploaded a shed-load of new trailers for previously announced Wii U and 3DS...
News Gaijin Games Changes Name to Choice Provisions, Woah Dave! Due This Summer on 3DS
"We are but humble purveyors of video games"
Gaijin Games is a name familiar to keen Nintendo download gamers, as it's the studio behind the terrific BIT.TRIP series on WiiWare and Wii U eShop gem BIT.TRIP Presents: RUNNER 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. The name may be iconic, but the company has decided to change its identity to the rather...
News New Mega Evolutions Revealed for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Groudon and Kyogre are going primeval
The resident Pokémon masters over at Serebii.net have shared the newest information on Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from Japanese magazine CoroCoro and, as expected, new evolutions lead the lineup. Mega Swampert, Mega Sceptile, and Mega Diancie have all made their appearances, one looking much more...
News Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Details Promised on 15th June Through Pokémon Get☆TV
Hopefully more interesting than last time
Following their reveal for 3DS earlier this year, Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire have certainly caused plenty of hype. With a November worldwide release on the cards it's not particularly far away, though details have unsurprisingly been relatively scarce of late. Of course, news typically filters...
News Shovel Knight Launches in North America on Wii U and 3DS eShops on 26th June
Yacht Club Games also attending E3
Dust off your spade and get ready for action because Yacht Club Games has just announced that Shovel Knight will be released in North America on both the Wii U and 3DS eShops on the 26th of this month. If Shovel Knight hasn’t already piqued your interest, it’s an 8-Bit inspired adventure game that’s been...
Talking Point Just How Similar Are Tomodachi Life And Animal Crossing?
Comparisons can both hinder and help, so allow us to educate
Since its announcement for release in the West, many commentators within the video games industry have drawn comparisons between the quirky upcoming Tomodachi Life and the beloved Animal Crossing series. In many ways it's an obvious link to make, as both titles put you in charge of a small...
News Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Case Begins on 3DS eShop in Winter 2014
Screens, details and a trailer released
Japanese 3DS owners have had a chance to enjoy Ace Attorney 123: Wright Selection for over a month, a remastered compilation of the first three games in the popular Capcom series. In exciting news the company has now confirmed Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy for a release in the West, arriving exclusively...
News SteamWorld Dig Is Finding Its Way to Wii U This Autumn / Fall
Dig a little deeper
After some teases in the past week, Swedish developer Image & Form has now confirmed that hugely popular 3DS eShop title SteamWorld Dig is coming to the Wii U eShop, targeting a Fall / Autumn release on the home console's store. It's great news for fans, and has a certain logic as the title has already been enhanced and...
News AiRace Xeno Speeds Onto the 3DS eShop on 12th June
At a budget price along with some QubicGames discounts
Fans of flying very, very fast may be familiar with the AiRace series from Qubic Games, which most recently arrived on 3DS with AiRace Speed. That was a fun title that earned a solid 7/10 in our review, so we're pleased to see that a new entry in the franchise is dropping in next week's download...
News Nintendo to Host Special Google Hangout on Tomodachi Life Launch Day
Hosted by Krysta of Nintendo Minute
Tomodachi Life is now just days from release, with Nintendo keen to communicate its charms to as many 3DS owners as possible. Nintendo of America will be doing this with a live Google Hangout to chat about the title on launch day, 6th June, rather conveniently at a time that should suit gamers in Europe, too...
News Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition Confirmed for Wii U and 3DS
There's a new trailer to prove it
Not long ago we reported on a rating — which was quickly taken down — that appeared to show that Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition is coming to the Wii U and 3DS; as it's one of the most iconic games of the '90s, that was pleasing news for some of us with long memories. At the time publisher The Digital...
News Natsume Announces Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley for a 2014 Release on 3DS
Moving into a three-dimensional setting
Natsume has been teasing multiple E3 reveals for titles on Nintendo systems, and has fired an early shot today with the announcement of Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley for 3DS, the newest entry in the series which will arrive — in North America at least — later this year. For its part the publisher is keen...
News Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Release Date and Special Editions Confirmed
CDs! 3DS case! Cards!
We've been giving plenty of coverage to the Japanese version of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call here at Nintendo Life, though we were relieved recently to hear that the expanded version of the popular rhythm game was being localised for the West. In exciting news Square Enix has not only confirmed release dates, but...
News Tactical Strategy RPG Based on Sci-Fi TV Series Falling Skies to Invade Wii U
Third-party release is an alien concept
Publisher Little Orbit has announced that it's planning to release a new Wii U game based on sci-fi TV drama Falling Skies this autumn. Known simply as Falling Skies: The Game and described as a tactical strategy RPG, the game is set within the post-apocalyptic world of the series, in which an alien race has...
News Mortal Kombat X Announced, Platform Details Sketchy
Update - we're no longer optimists
Update: After looking around for platform details that were not there prior to publication, we now have a press release confirming that optimism is, indeed, a fool's state of mind. A press release from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios has confirmed PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox...
News Footage and Details of The Keep on 3DS Are Uncovered
Cinemax provides a closer look at its ambitious dungeon-crawling title
Earlier this year we brought you news of The Keep, a title coming to the 3DS eShop from the prolific download developer Cinemax; it certainly seems to be one of the studio's most ambitious projects to date. The company promised more details would come ahead of its summer release...
Video Début Anima: Gate of Memories Gameplay Trailer is Released
Like the WiiWare game, but totally different in 3D...
Update: Carlos Garcia, from Anima Project Studio, has been in touch to clarify that the company — producing Anima: Gate of Memories — is an entirely separate entity from the developer that produced WiiWare predecessor Ark of Sinners. Anima Project is the company behind the original Anima...
News 1001 Spikes Hitting 3DS and Wii U on 3rd June
With a $5 loyalty discount for 3DS owners
1001 Spikes — formerly known as Aban Hawkins & the 1,001 Spikes — has been a long time coming for the Wii U and 3DS eShop stores, and Nintendo gamers may have been disappointed when it was announced earlier this week for a 3rd June arrival on Sony systems in North America, with no mention of the...
Video Comcept's Latest Mighty No. 9 Footage Shows Off Some Tasty Gameplay
"The pew pew heard you, friends"
Mighty No. 9 on the Wii U and 3DS eShop is still a good while away, currently planned for Spring 2015. As the result of living up to one of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns ever seen, however, developer Comcept has ensured that it's continued to update its Kickstarter page with regular updates. The latest...
News Masahiro Sakurai Shows Off Touch Screen Usage in Super Smash Bros. on 3DS
Steady those expectations...
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is a game in a slightly odd position. It's due this 'Summer', yet is being consistently overshadowed by its Wii U brethren; the latter has its own E3 Invitational and is still getting a lot more coverage of Masahiro Sakurai's Super Smash Bros. Director's Room. Fear not, 3DS fans, as Sakurai-san...
Video Shaun White and Shaquille O'Neal Appear in Latest Tomodachi Life Commercial
They're hungry, too
Ahead of its surprisingly close 6th June release date, Nintendo's keeping up efforts to show 2DS / 3DS owners the charms of Tomodachi Life, with the latest trailer introducing another two celebrity Mii characters that'll be promoted along with the game. This time around we have legendary basketball player and mascot of awful...
News Nintendo of America Confirms Pushmo World Release Details
3DS predecessors to go on discount
Earlier today we brought you details of Pullblox World coming to the Wii U eShop in Europe, and Nintendo of America has now stepped in to confirm its own release details. As with previous releases its branding will be slightly different, and it'll be called Pushmo World in the region. It'll arrive in North America...
