New Mutant Mudds Deluxe details
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A few Mutant Mudds Deluxe details are included in this month’s issue of Nintendo Force.
Twenty new levels will be included in the downloadable Wii U game, as well as a new power-up and enemies. “Ghostified” versions of old enemies are present in these areas in addition to brand new ghost creatures. To take them down, Max will need to take advantage of the temporary “Ghost Shot” power-up – another brand new addition.
The new levels can be entered through a door in the hub world. As players complete the twenty original levels, brand new stages will be unlocked.
Developer Renegade Kid is currently mulling over the possibility of Miiverse support. If the studio heads in this direction, players will be able to leave comments to assist other struggling gamers.
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 releasing on the eShop in Europe
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Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 will be launching in Europe next month. But unlike the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the Wii U game will only be available on the eShop. There is no retail version planned, it seems.
Source: Tecmo Koei PR
Updated Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon boxart
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Rock Band Music Store update (1/15/13)
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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on January 15:
- Rick Springfield – “Jessie’s Girl” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99, keyboard support, previously released on Wii
- Rick Springfield – “I’ve Done Everything For You” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99
- Rick Springfield – “Don’t Talk to Strangers” – keyboard support
Each song can be purchased for 200 Wii Points. A “Rick Springfield Pack 01” will be available for $5.49.
Source: Harmonix PR
High Moon Studios could have made The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
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Activision had two options in assigning a developer to The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. The publisher could have gone with High Moon Studios, or the team that we now know is working on the project – Terminal Reality.
High Moon ended up going with Deadpool for its next game. That left Terminal Reality with The Walking Dead.
Terminal Reality’s principle effects artist Glenn Gamble told Eurogamer:
“We were wrapping up Star Wars and Activision came to us and were like, ‘what could you do with The Walking Dead idea?’ It’s funny. They talked to [Transformers developer] High Moon too and High Moon grabbed Deadpool and we grabbed The Walking Dead.”
Skylanders franchise collects $500 million in US sales
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Activision’s Skylanders franchise has raked in over $500 million in US retail sales, including accessory packs and figures. The milestone was reached faster than any other kids’ gaming property. More than $195 million was collected through Skylanders Giants sales.
Skylanders Giants and Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure figures outsold some of the top action figure lines in the toy category in the US such as Beyblades, WWE, and Star Wars. Last year, Skylanders Giants surpassed domestic box office sales for top holiday kids movies including “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Rise of the Guardians”.
Source: Activision PR
Renegade Kid made Crash Bandicoot DS demo in two weeks
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Footage leaked out yesterday of a Renegade Kid-made Crash Bandicoot DS demo. Did you know that the studio made the prototype in just two weeks? That is the case, according to Jools Watsham. Renegade Kid put fourteen days of work into the project… and then never touched it again.
@chillybillz We only spent a couple of weeks on the demo and haven’ttouched it since.
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) January 10, 2013
Pokemon X/Y scans offer Xerneas and Yveltal art
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The scans don’t contain any new screenshots, but we do get another new look at the legendary Pokemon Xerneas and Yveltal.
Upcoming 3DS eShop releases
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Thanks to the 3DS eShop, a few of the remaining January “Nintendo Download” releases have been confirmed. A couple of titles are due out next week thus far, while another game has been given a January 24 date.
They are as follows:
January 17
Tokyo Crash Mobs (3DS download software) – $6.99
Disney/Pixar: Finding Nemo Escape to the Big Blue Edition (3DS retail) – TBA
January 24
Cocoto Alien Brick Breaker (3DS download software) – TBA
Source: 3DS eShop
Rumor: Nintendo deletes NNID after Wii U owner lets underage niece draw on Miiverse
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
NeoGAF user “suikodan” claims that his Nintendo Network ID was deleted after Nintendo detected a Miiverse drawing from his underage niece.
After the drawing was made, the niece made sure to ask suikodan to include the message “Drawing made by my 10yo niece”. A week later, suikodan noticed an email stating that his Nintendo Network ID had been taken down. Nintendo’s reasoning? The company apparently said “a children need parental consent to create an Account online”.
The situation has since been resolved. After contacting a Nintendo customer service representative, suikodan was told that he would be able to download any titles attached to the account.
This story is almost too crazy to be true. But knowing how seriously Nintendo considers the online interaction of children and privacy, it’s certainly possible.
