Wii U eShop Launch List: 23 digital titles/pricing (retail & indie)

Little Inferno and Switch Force are both great games to pick up.

Inferno is part text adventure, part puzzle game, part fire sim... Really a neat game with a lot of humor and atmosphere, and a slower calming pace that is great to unwind with while you play around and unspool the mysterious story.

Switch force was great on 3ds, and super gorgeous in this HD version. Bite sized action/platform/puzzle game, with an excellent soundtrack. Clever stuff.

Trine 2 downloading now!
 
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Haven't seen it in stores yet. Will be on the look out.
 
After getting Nano Stray, I have ten dollars left on my account to burn. Should I get Switch Force (never played the 3DS rev, are there extras and how does it stack up to Way Forward's other titles?) or should I wait and see what's released on Thursday first?
 
After getting Nano Stray, I have ten dollars left on my account to burn. Should I get Switch Force (never played the 3DS rev, are there extras and how does it stack up to Way Forward's other titles?) or should I wait and see what's released on Thursday first?
Don't know if it can help you...

THE VERDICT

So Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition doesn’t go as far as it could have gone in remastering the 3DS original, but the changes that are present here are superb – veterans will love the challenge of the new Hyper levels, and the quality of the high-definition art is so good that it’d be worthwhile to buy the game on looks alone. Here’s hoping this is just a first testing of the waters for WayForward and Wii U, as I’d love to see what else this artistic studio could accomplish on Nintendo’s new HD canvas.

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THE VERDICT

Shin’en is a studio that’s been steadily improving its efforts on Nintendo systems over the past several years. Over a decade, even, as you can trace this latest game’s roots all the way back to the Iridion series on the Game Boy Advance. Nano Assault Neo is their boldest, more beautiful shooter yet, and Wii U owners absolutely shouldn’t miss out on its shiny twin-stick shooting.

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Can't wait to play Nano Assault Neo. And the review say the game is only 50MB (another site says 80MB, I guess it's before/after installation). Magic at work.
 
After getting Nano Stray, I have ten dollars left on my account to burn. Should I get Switch Force (never played the 3DS rev, are there extras and how does it stack up to Way Forward's other titles?) or should I wait and see what's released on Thursday first?

Mighty Switch Force is great, but I'd personally wait and see. If it comes out next week, Toki Tori may be a better buy.

I only played MSF on 3DS and Toki on Wii. While I didn't regret buying MSF, I personally felt that it left me desiring more, i.e. it was just short. It really depends on your tastes, though.

Edit: My post was full of fail, lol. I fixed it.
 
Well we do know it's up to the publisher/developer and not Nintendo. They can price things what they want I believe and have it be on sale, etc as well.

I didn't know about the sales part, but I was aware that the pricing was up to them.

You'd think that they'd go for less of a risk and try to stand out price-wise, considering the financial situation they're in. Evidently not.
 
Inferno is part text adventure,
Wait - explain this more. Do you actually mean text adventure, or is it more like a visual novel or a static point/click (Shadowgate/Deja Vu)?

If it actually has text adventure components, I'd buy it... I doubt it has a parser...
 
I've downloaded Trine 2 and Nano Assault Neo

Both great games, and in some ways more fun than the retail games I've bought so far ...
 
I didn't know about the sales part, but I was aware that the pricing was up to them.

You'd think that they'd go for less of a risk and try to stand out price-wise, considering the financial situation they're in. Evidently not.

Yeah it was said in an interview with Frozenbyte. Word is that developers wouldn't have to pay to update their games as well but they still have to be approved. It's hinted at in this interview but I think it was said more clearly in another. However not sure if that's for all developers or for those classified as "indie".

http://www.gamesradar.com/wii-us-eshop-friendlier-devs-accounts-limited-single-console/
 
Since this thread is about retail games on the eShop, I thought it might be worth mentioning to people here that saves from retail copies of titles do work with the digital version of the same game. Saves on saved on the system or hard drive so that's why it works fine.
 
After getting Nano Stray, I have ten dollars left on my account to burn. Should I get Switch Force (never played the 3DS rev, are there extras and how does it stack up to Way Forward's other titles?) or should I wait and see what's released on Thursday first?

I jumped the HD MSF without playing the 3DS version and I have no regrets. It's a very enjoyable platform game with a great soundtrack. Will definitely go for 3DS version too.
 
So again, $20 to spend - what should I get, guys?

Or should I save for a console game (I'm interested in Scribblenauts or maybe Sonic, a little bit)?
 
So again, $20 to spend - what should I get, guys?

Or should I save for a console game (I'm interested in Scribblenauts or maybe Sonic, a little bit)?

I can attest to Mighty Switch Force being an amazing game (on the 3DS) if you enjoy trying to do perfect runs and beat times.
 
So again, $20 to spend - what should I get, guys?

Or should I save for a console game (I'm interested in Scribblenauts or maybe Sonic, a little bit)?

Get Trine 2 for 20$. It looks absolutely gorgeous and offers a solid experience with multiplayer for friends.

Or, find 5 more dollars and get Nano Assault Neo and Switch Force. That's the most bang for your 20 bucks.

[sorry, double post]
 
Wait - explain this more. Do you actually mean text adventure, or is it more like a visual novel or a static point/click (Shadowgate/Deja Vu)?

If it actually has text adventure components, I'd buy it... I doubt it has a parser...


Sorry, I overreached
and was also dumb
with the text adventure line. The "story" is delivered via reading descriptions of items, through a series of sparse letters written to you from your neighbor, and through reading between the lines and experimenting with burning groups of items. In some ways it reminds me of what I like about old text adventures.

Although I don't really think the below is a much of a spoiler , if you are already planning on buying Little Inferno, just do it and go in as blind as possible. I spoil 1 combo out of dozens and dozens, and its an easy one.


Its basically an inventory management puzzle game where you purchase things from a catalog and burn them in combinations you discover through little riddle-like combo names. For example, if you see a combo named Movie Time, an ear of corn burnt to popcorn combined with a TV will earn the combo for you. Burning earns more money to buy more stuff, more catalogs, upgrade your inventory, etc.

Its all a bit creepy, irreverent, funny, and relies a lot on your own imagination.


Far too amusing for a game you basically stare at a fireplace, tap stuff to burn it, and b
 
I don't believe so. If not, you should totally hook one up. We can all help with info once it's up, if it doesn't exist already. I did a search and turned up nothing...

...my god. My first OT, I don't want to mess it up. Anyone good at making banners or anything? :S
 
I've downloaded Trine 2 and Nano Assault Neo

Both great games, and in some ways more fun than the retail games I've bought so far ...

Trine 2 is amazing. One of my favorite indie games from this year. $19.99 for the base game and expansion is a good price.
 
Since this thread is about retail games on the eShop, I thought it might be worth mentioning to people here that saves from retail copies of titles do work with the digital version of the same game. Saves on saved on the system or hard drive so that's why it works fine.
I was curious about this, given that the 3DS archives saves with the programs, from an OS/UI level.

If you enter the Wii U's data management menu and tap on a program listing, it will open up a submenu showing individual entry icons for:
* The program itself
* Individual user saves (one per user, generally)
* A "shared save" file for some games (like Nintendoland.)

In theory, this makes data management easier. I was curious as to whether you could delete a game while keeping the save files stored on the flash/USB, and this sounds like you should be able to...
 
The only thing that I don't like about Trine is the framerate is kinda bad, but even more so, the "looseness" of it all just doesn't seem to feel that great. I can't really say it's floaty because they characters seem heavy enough. What I don't like is how they interact with thing such as ledges, enemies, and whatnot. Just isn't refined in that regard. Still, it's a really nice game. I would normal put a game down for those two issues, but I'm still playing Trine.

Shit is good. The visuals, outside of said framerate, are pretty damn stellar. Caught me off guard with such a plethora of colors and nice art.
 
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