Daily and Indie news (Dec. 26) – Earthlock: Festival of Magic / Shantae: Half-Genie Hero OST
Today’s Daily and Indie news: update on the Wii U version of Earthlock: Festival of Magic, but also…
- Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
- Shakedown Hawaii
- Sneaky Ninja
- Toby: The Secret Mine
- Minecraft: Wii U Edition
- Cube Life: Island Survival
- Chequered Cow Games
- Tool Assisted Speedruns
- Super Mario Run
- Natsume
- Alice in Wonderland
Earthlock: Festival of Magic
In the latest Kickstarter update, Snowcastle Games explain that the Wii U version of Earthlock: Festival of Magic requires some more optimisation, but that the team is making steady progress. If everything goes well, it could be released in February. Unfortunately, they have absolutely nothing to announce about the Nintendo Switch.
The Upcoming Releases page has been updated!
Source: Snowcastle Games (Kickstarter)
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Love the Shantae: Half-Genie Hero soundtrack, composed by the one and only Jake Kaufman? If yes, here’s some good news: you can now listen to it and buy it from Band Camp!
Shakedown Hawaii
Here’s the latest gameplay clip for Shakedown Hawaii (coming to the Nintendo 3DS, via the Nintendo eShop):
Holiday shopping be crazy! #ShakedownHawaii #RetroCityRampage #ScreenshotSaturday pic.twitter.com/sg3PC0j5z3
— Vblank (@RetroCR) December 24, 2016
Sneaky Ninja
Here’s the latest gameplay clip for Sneaky Ninja (coming to Wii U, via the Nintendo eShop):
#MerryChristmas from Sneaky Ninja this #screenshotsaturday! May your presents be full of surprises! #indiedev #gamedev #WiiU pic.twitter.com/m25PLTAotI
— Sneaky Ninja (@SFSGames) December 24, 2016
Toby: The Secret Mine
Last week, Headup Games announced a new game for the Wii U, called Toby: The Secret Mine, which will be released in early 2017. Described as a “beautifully crafted puzzle platforming game”, Toby: The Secret Mine offers “very aesthetic art style with classical platforming gameplay including tons of well-elaborated puzzles”.
The release date and the pricing will be revealed in January.
The Upcoming Releases page has been updated!
Source: Headup Games PR
Minecraft: Wii U Edition
Here’s the trailer for the holiday update for Minecraft: Wii U Edition, which was released a few days ago:
Cube Life: Island Survival
Here’s the first trailer for the “HD” version of Cube Life: Island Survival, which is coming to the Nintendo Switch at one point:
Chequered Cow Games
Last week, Chequered Cow Games (Power Disc Slam) shared a very early teaser of their next game:
Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holidays!
As I'm feeling the spirit, here's a very early little tease of the next game. pic.twitter.com/i2bXt5duT3— Chequered Cow Games (@chequeredcow) December 24, 2016
Tool Assisted Speedruns
Here’s the latest Tool Assisted Speedrun videos for Nintendo consoles:
- The Legend of Zelda (Swordless Challenge, NES), finished in 24:39.71
- Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Momohime, Wii), finished in 1:03:44.55
- Astro Robo Sasa (NES), finished in 04:49.82
- Hudson Hawk (NES), finished in 07:03.88
Super Mario Run
Here’s the segment dedicated to Super Mario Run, from the latest episode of Denjin Getcha:
Natsume
Here’s a holiday message from Natsume:
Alice in Wonderland
Last week, an update for Alice in Wonderland (on Wii U) was released. It adds/changes the following:
- new language: French
- enlarged story choice buttons for gamers with disabilities
Source: Brave Rock Games (Miiverse)