That_Guy_from_Faxana

Hm, I quit a level I couldn´t beat and got credits for "world record" because of some bug. Wonder if I´ll get banned now...

This is excellent, I was actually hoping that someone would recreate the E-reader exclusive levels! Waiting for my copy of Mario Maker to arrive...

@MIDP
About e-shop, it´s very much a technical aspect too. The NES is programmed in a completely different language than modern consoles. Nintendo emulates their old games on Virtual Console, but "new retro games" released on e-shop need to be programmed for modern pc´s/ consoles. Basically, the whole game would need to be reprogrammed in Unity.

And yeah, it´s both a costly and difficult process to get your release cleared on E-shop.

If the developer interests you, do check out nintendolifes review of last years release: https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/ittle_dew

@MIDP
This game is developed as a tribute to the old NES-format, not as an attempt to earn big money. It´s pretty cool to release games for dead formats. Quest Forge:By Order of Kings was developed on free time, so no studio will go under because of this

Ludosity is developing Ittle Dew 2 for a bigger audience. Quest Forge is a fun side project for a niche audience (like me).

Also, there is a big difference between an unofficial homebrew release like this and a E-shop. For a release on Nintendos official channels you need clearance from Nintendo. This is not an official Nintendo product, but it works on PAL and NTSC-NES.

My brother did the graphics for this one, so I can spread some light on the project.

@ZeroZX-Dev
The game should be compared with Y´s, combat is resolved by walking into enemies.

@Captain_Gonru
Quest Forge: By Order of Kings is developed on spare time exclusively for the NES. Ludosity were offered by Piko Interactive to release a NES game on cartrige and took the opportunity. The game will most certainly remain a NES exclusive. (However, the prequel was indeed developed for fun on the Atari 2600 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGavPVTDrws)

I wonder if I´ll be able to change my award into a physical disc instead of USB. That´s the big question for me.

This would be fantastic, I´ve been looking for one of those expensive GBA carts for some time now. A Wii U release? Yes please!

Great to have a new Intelligent Systems release this spring!

Cool interview, but I find SMB to have very tight controls. Wonder Boy on the other hand... I think jumping over holes is harder than it should, even though i kind of like the game the controls aren´t what I enjoy about it.

@Jorzha
Same here, don´t know why us scandinavians don´t get Club Nintendo.

When it comes to this particular game, I´m still importing from the UK. A pack of costumes isn´t worth the extra 10 euros the game costs in Sweden. Besides, I´ll enjoy this game just as fine with the regular costumes, they look really good.

It´s a very cool reimagening Great fanart!

It´s pretty cool that they rather experiment with other genres than make a direct sequel.

NES cart -shaped USB stick? I´m on!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9/posts/611527

Nice to get some backstory, I´m glad Shantae exists. I backed Half-Genie Hero today.

@citizenerased

They are very aware of the concerns at least Pirates Curse looks as good as a Shantae game should anyway, I´m sure the 3DS game delivers!

Ha ha, this is the game that received a 5% score when Swedish videogame magazine "Super POWER" reviewed it back in the days! I bet it hasn´t aged well either

I´m actually quite angry at Shantaes change from oriental to white. Feels like a cynical switch to me.

EDIT: They changed her back to her real self. Now I´m a backer

I prefer the old pixel style too, but I can live with the vector-looking HD.

I like Ittle Dew, and I´m kind of glad it became a game of it´s own instead of an official Zelda title. Ittle Dew has some wonderfully tounge-in-cheek humor that sets it apart from a regular Zelda. It´s a clone alright, but it has plenty personality. And Joel had some balls showing it to Nintendo

There´s nothing controversial about his statement. With less than 4 million consoles sold since release things look dark. And with new consoles released this winter, it doesn´t look bright.

1985 is a strange comparation though, since Nintendo owned the market in the NES days.

This kind of answer is expected. There can be too much of a good thing, we´re being spoiled with new Mario titles. And seriously, they are not all that original. A new series would be good.

A good article! I was expecting the game being developed ingame, so my hopes for a good Yoshi game are dampened. I´ll follow the development, but probably end up buying other games.

The Chaos Engine is one of the finest games ever. I still play it with my brothers on Amiga CD32

I´m so backing this game! The Neverhood was one of the funniest games ever... and that soundtrack!

Seriously. As much as I love Nintendos games, that doesn´t make the company free from faults. I really wish Nintendo would create products without unethical labour, and thet thay could be transparent about it.

The same goes for Sony and Microsoft, but this article is about Nintendo.

Well, developing one game at a time is a good thing. When Retro Studios were formed they tried developing two games at the same time as Metroid Prime, both had to be cancelled.

I´m not really longing for a new DK yet, there are many good plattformers for Nintendo systems already. Hope it´s good though. Maybe they´ll develop something more groundbreaking next.

"Nintendo's played it safe, commercially. Yet that makes business sense, which is something we should support. "

I wonder. This lineup looks like games for people who already own the WiiU. Nothing here seems set to wow new consumers. Nintendo can´t rely on everybody buying another Wii Fit, the general public has moved on.

Really? This was good news!

Added content is ok with me if it´s not something that feels "left out" of the original release. Many times DLC feels like a way to charge extra for the complete game. However, if Nintendo had a smaller team to create a few bonus dungeons for a Zelda it´s just good!

@Kaine_Morrison Surprise Yeah, Zelda 1 & 2 were the only games connected in the beginning, everything became a mess when Nintendo started using "other" Links. Well, to be honest even Zelda II messes things up with the talk aobut "another princess Zelda".

The games are best played as separate experiences, there isn´t much of substance in the story anyway. Just very enjoyable games.

The Aliens vs Predator game would be fantastic, I think it should have been avaliable online long ago.

I suggested Red Earth/ Warzard in the survey. I´ve never played it but it seems very interesting. Looking forward to the translated D&D!

This is how it should be. This is not only rare, but crazy expensive. I´d love to buy it if it comes here!

@FOURSIDE_BOY
Ever listened to "Faithfully" by Journey? This cheesy ballad will blow your mind if you enjoy Elecman stage

Yup, I´ve donated since this looks like a lot of fun!

This is more like it! I´m actually thinking about buying a US WiiU to play the latest batch of Neo Geo VC on.

@gurtifus
Metacritic is just an average of scores. This game has recieved praise from some reviewers and since it´s definitly my kind of game I´ll buy it. I´ve been looking forward to it ever since I heared it was Europe bound!

Yeah, this was a good one! I could kind of see this happen

Boycoting the game is just silly. The only result is UBI making the conclusion that WiiU owners don´t buy games like this. However, pity about the delay.

Yay! Japaneese voices are probably my choice. If the english voices aren´t extraordinary, like Xenoblade Chronicles

Anything that reaches the west is good And by that I mean both europe and US.

I can´t recommend this game, it´s just so frustrating. I can hardly finish the first level since the enemies are so hard to avoid. Also quite monotonous like many older arcadegames.

Side scrolling action game??? The other Super Robot Wars/ Taisen titles heve been strategy games. This one seems to be just as focused on over the top battle animations as the other one, pity license deals with anime companies will prevent it from reaching west.

Yay! I´ve heared very good things about the first Shock Troopers! Sooner or later I´ll definitly be getting this game. I´ve been waiting for this one since they started releasing Neo Geo games on VC.

Wow! This looks so fascinating... Definitly keep an eye on this one!

This looks amazing, having it avaliable in US & Europe is awesome news!

It is good news since it means UE4 titles can be ported to WiiU. If WiiU couldn´t use it very few companies would be willing to move their EU4 game to a different engine.

@Wesker
He bought the game, and that´s what counts. The first months of sales are generally used to measure if the game´s sold good or not.

Besides, secondhand market has existed as long as trade itself, so it doesn´t damage the industry one bit. The gaming industry just needs to accept that once we´ve payed for their product, we own that copy and are free to give it away, sell it or throw it in the trash.

@Betagam7
Ah. I just read the earlier post now. I hate when the music is slower, so I´ll buy the XBLA version instead. Thanks for noticing it!

Does anyone know if this game runs in actual 60hz in europe? Some Mega Drive games are only 50hz, but I´ve heared imports are 60.

Having 2 screens CAN be a problem. I find it really tough to play Contra 4 on DS, you can only have full focus on one screen at once. If you use two screens, it should be clear which one is secondary at the moment.

Still, I wouldn´t say these games are enough to keep the excitement going for 4 months. I´m sure New Super Mario Bros U will sell like crazy, but apart from that... not really system sellers here.