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Shovel Knight Officially Heading to Retail
- Thread starter Thoraxes
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clevbrowns94
Member
Cool. Glad they added a Wii U version. I might double dip and get a 3DS version. At any rate, I'm glad the free content is coming soon. I want more of this game.
Spieler Eins
Member
Cool. As a digital title, it was way too expensive.
Diablohead
Member
Seriously, WTF? It's 80 cents to the dollar, so this should be about $25. Hell, you could round it up to $30, but $40?! Fuck that. I'll check for it on ebay for a lower price.
Maybe it's... oh
Calling it now... Bowser boss fight.
SatoAilDarko
Member
I think Meta Knight is too good of a fir. Best you could literally reuse Propeller Knight's level and say Met Knight was looking for a new air ship so he took Propeller Knight's.
Noisepurge
Member
yeah, thats the one i would rebuy as a physical version :/
sixteen-bit
Member
Ridley maybe?
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
OP left out the most interesting part - they've sold over 700,000 copies so far.
According to SteamSpy, about 247k people own it on Steam. That would leave 453k people who bought it on consoles/portables (probably mostly on Wii U & 3DS since those versions were first).
According to SteamSpy, about 247k people own it on Steam. That would leave 453k people who bought it on consoles/portables (probably mostly on Wii U & 3DS since those versions were first).
Fuck yes! Will definitely double dip. I have this on Wii U, so I'll either grab the PS4 or 3DS retail copy.
I disagree. Game was worth every penny in my book. One of my faves so far this gen.
I disagree. Game was worth every penny in my book. One of my faves so far this gen.
I figured someone else would split off the news about units sold, battle mode, and Plague Knight info into another thread.
I can add it.
Infinite_Respawn
Member
Ahh, why do I have to get this news now? I've been seriously considering buying it on the eShop this summer because there are so few releases coming out. Why does it have to come out three days before Yoshi's Woolly World? I WON'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE ALL THIS GREATNESS COME OCTOBER!
Hopefully I can pull myself away from Mario Maker (and MGSV if I get a PS4 by then) long enough to finally play the last great game from 2014 I've yet to enjoy.
Hopefully I can pull myself away from Mario Maker (and MGSV if I get a PS4 by then) long enough to finally play the last great game from 2014 I've yet to enjoy.
zenosparadox
Member
Glad I waited. Am interested in the Wii U version especially.
RadarScope1
Member
A manual? Be still my beating heart...
OrbitalBeard
Member
I might buy every version.
I'm insane...but I love this game like none other.
I'm insane...but I love this game like none other.
Jonneh3003
Banned
But will he be female?!
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I will gladly double dip on Wii U.
I have the WiiU version. I would pay a lot of coin for a Shovel Knight vs Link (TLoZ II ver.) battle.
Secret Fawful
Member
Yep, I'm definitely going to pick up a 3DS copy of this. This is a huge win for indie games in general.
Cool beans, nice to see news on the King's Knight campaign too. They really are taking their sweet-ass time with this content. I wonder if this is just a side project and they're working on Super Shovel Knight or something(coming to a kickstarter near you no doubt 
).
edit: I assumed King's Knight's campaign would be ready for the retail release(since they don't mention the third boss campaign at all), but the wording is suspect.
).edit: I assumed King's Knight's campaign would be ready for the retail release(since they don't mention the third boss campaign at all), but the wording is suspect.
follow the dpad
TyrantGuardian
Member
Had this game on PC since release and loved every second of it. Still trying to finish my no upgrade, no relic, no checkpoint run (up to the first Tower stage) and the level design is almost engrained into my cerebral system at this point. Might actually pick up the Wii U version just to have a physical copy with pretty colors and to try out the Gamepad features.
Rodney McKay
Member
Physical games have occasionally gotten crossbuy support.
The one that I'm aware of is that Tower Defense Ratchet and Clank game. I bought the physical PS3 version and it came with a code for the Vita version (which was one of the worst ports I've ever seen, lol).
I think in Europe the Jak+Daxter and Ratchet+Clank collections both got crossbuy support once the Vita versions of those games came out, but not in the US oddly.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Double dipping for Wii U. Playing with a sideways Wii Remote is perfect. :3
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Everything except the Vita? Yeah I think i'll pass...
wild wild rice
Member
Forgot we were getting a bunch of free updates. Can't wait! SK is the shit.
Aaronrules380
Member
Selling on Vita would be pointless. The platform is pretty much dead, and stores barely carry any vita stuff as it is. Even if they did make a physical vita version, I'm not sure you'd be able to find it in stores anyways, so what would be the point other than to please an incredibly tiny subset of fans?
YianGaruga
Banned
There are still quite a few Vita games coming out on carts, believe it or not.
Aaronrules380
Member
I'm aware, but even then, I'm not sure stores would be willing to give Shovel Knight shelf space as a vita game in there incredibly small vita sections. And Yacht Club isn't exactly a big company, and their self-publishing. It makes sense they'd avoid the risk with that one. Even Wii U is doing many times better than the Vita over here (Not to mention that Wii U sales made up a substantial portion of overall sales). The best hope is that they'll extend crossbuy to the physical PS4 (and if that's what they do, a physical vita would be even more pointless and stupid)
How many are from self-publishing indies though?
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Sly 4 was also cross buy on PS3/Vita.
I bought Shovel Knight a while ago on a Wii U sale, and have only played through the first two levels. I think I might double dip on a retail copy and just play it on PS4..
dragonflys545
Member
Sure I'll buy it!