R-Type and New Adventure Island hitting Wii U Virtual Console in NA tomorrow
Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in Wii U | 12 Comments
Seems like Konami is pretty keen on the Wii U’s Virtual Console this week as, not only will Bonk’s Adventure be arriving, but so will R-Type and New Adventure Island. Their descriptions from Nintendo’s website:
R-Type
Power-up your spaceship and prepare for battle!
This is a completely faithful port—right down to the character details—of the famous shooting-game masterpiece, R-TYPE. Destroy the POW armor and 1 of 6 different units will appear, which you can then use to power up your R-9. Equip Bits and obtain Laser Units to make the Force appear and to power it up. The Force can then be integrated into or separated from your R-9. Make the most of your weapons, including the Reflecting Laser Beams, Air-to-Surface, and Antiaircraft Lasers. Keep pressing the fire button to fire blasts from the Beam Cannon. Press and hold the fire button to charge the Beam Gauge, then release it to fire a devastating Wave Cannon blast! The longer you hold it, the stronger the blast! The ultimate highlights are the N32bosses that await you at the end of each stage, including a stage that pits you against a giant warship.
New Adventure Island
Rescue your bride and stop the wicked Baron!
On peaceful Adventure Island, the islanders are celebrating the wedding of Master Higgins and Tina, the “Miss Island Queen.” Suddenly, the celebration is interrupted by the appearance of Baron Bronsky and his henchmen, who kidnap Tina and the island children! Master Higgins must set out to rescue the children and his beloved Tina in this side-scrolling action game! Throw hatchets and boomerangs, hop on skateboards, and guide Master Higgins safely to the goal in each area! New Adventure Island consists of 7 exciting stages! Each stage is split into 4 areas, with a boss waiting at the end of the final area. Defeat all the bosses and release the kidnapped children! And waiting in the castle of the final stage—the wicked Baron Bronsky! Help Master Higgins defeat him and reclaim his bride!
R-Type will be priced at $7.99, while New Adventure Island will be $5.99.
Thanks, again, to Jonathan for the heads up!
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Bonk’s Adventure hitting Wii U Virtual Console in North America on Thursday
Posted on 9 years ago by Jake in News, Wii U | 10 Comments
Bonk’s Adventure will be landing on the Wii U Virtual Console this Thursday, July 14. The description from Nintendo’s website:
Headbutt your way to victory!
An old-school side-scrolling action game. Gameplay is simple: just headbutt your enemies as you progress through each stage! You receive damage when you get hit by an enemy or when you touch something hazardous. Try to keep Bonk from losing any lives. Chow down on meat you find along the way to power up Bonk by 2 levels. Headbutt the ground after Bonk has transformed to unleash a powerful explosion—the earth will tremble and your enemies will be stunned! That’s Bonk power! The power of his mighty, rock-hard head! The game is loaded with bonus games and hidden stages. And, just like any great action game, there are big boss battles.
The game will cost $5.99.
Thanks to Jonathan for the heads up!
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48 minutes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
More footage is in for Konami’s new free-to-play 3DS game Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle. View another 48 minutes of gameplay below.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Konami brought Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle to the Japanese 3DS eShop earlier this week. Get a look at the game in the video below.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle screenshots
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots | 0 comments
A few new screenshots are in for Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle. View them in the gallery below.
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New Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyo Card Battle trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 3 Comments
Konami just published a new trailer for Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyo Card Battle, which will be released in Japan on July 6th. Give it a watch:
Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle launches on July 6 in Japan as a free-to-play game
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle now has a release date in Japan. A new scan reveals a July 6 launch, and also says that it’ll be a free-to-play game (with in-app purchases of course).
Konami has also updated the Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle website, reconfirming details we reported on a few weeks ago. Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle is about taking part in a new tournament held after Battle City known as the “Legend Challenge”. Speed Duels and cards from the latest Starter Deck will be included.
Check out the gallery below for the latest images, including a look at several characters: Yugi Mutou
Seto Kaiba, Joey Wheeler, Light Tsukiko, and Dark Kuroda.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle receives a few new details and images
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle is featured in the latest issue of V Jump. There isn’t a ton that’s new, but we do have a few images and details pertaining to the game.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle is centered around a new tournament held after Battle City known as the “Legend Challenge”. Speed Duels are in, and it’s currently unknown if regular Duels exist. V Jump also confirms that there are 3D Monster Animations for cards such as “Dark Magician Girl”. Finally, cards from the latest Starter Deck will be included.
Konami will release Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle this summer via the eShop.
Thanks to umejjos for the tip.
Update: No new game – Momotaro Dentetsu game in the works for Wii U and 3DS
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Update (5/4): Bumped to the top. There appears to have been sort of mix-up. During tomorrow’s stream, 2006’s Momotaro Dentetsu 16: Hokkaido Daiidou no Maki will be shown. The Niconico page likely had an error. LEGO Marvel Avengers (Wii U / 3DS / PS4 / PS3 / PSV) was shown during the last broadcast, so Denjin Gacha probably copy-pasted the previous stream’s description when writing the description for the latest broadcast, and did not change the platforms for its featured game.
Original (5/3): The Momotaro Dentetsu series began way back in the late 1980s. Konami has now announced that a new entry in the board game-style franchise is coming to both Wii U and 3DS in addition to PlayStation platforms. This is the first time we’re seeing the IP since Momotaro Dentetsu World on DS back in 2012.
Details on the latest Momotaro Dentetsu title have yet to be revealed. However, it will be featured on the next Denjin Gacha Niconico live stream on May 5 at 9 PM Japan time.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle teaser site open
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Konami has opened the teaser site for Yu-Gi-Oh! Saikyou Card Battle following its recent reveal in Jump. Access it here.
For the most part, the site doesn’t offer too much new. It mostly recaps characters we heard about before (Protagonist, Guide-san, Psychic Tendo, Strong 19), though it also looks like Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba will be appearing.
Yugi, the original Duel King. is competing with his power to summon the Dark Magician. Kaiba is a formidable duelist who wields the ultra powerful monster card – the Blue Eyes White Dragon.
We also seem to have the first direct-feed screenshot from the game:
