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Pokémon Rumble U revealed for Japan's Wii U eShop
Game Freak announced a Wii U Pokémon Rumble game in the latest issue of Japan's CoroCoro magazine, both Serebii and Bulbanews report. Pokémon Scramble U, as it's dubbed in Japan, comes to the country's Wii U's eShop this spring.The Wii U entry in the Poké-brawler series includes all 649 Pokémon, with 100 of the monsters able to face off against each other at once. As per the 2009 WiiWare game, it supports up to four players.Both the 3DS and WiiWare games released in North America and Europe a few months after coming to Japan. With that in mind, while a Western release hasn't been announced, if it's coming it's likely to arrive before Pokémon X and Y hit worldwide in October, given that the 3DS games will introduce a new slew of collectable critters.
Pokemon Rumble Blast to wind up in American stores October 24
Super Pokémon Scramble, the 3DS sequel to the 2009 WiiWare brawler Pokémon Rumble, will be released from its Pokéball into North American retail on October 24 under the name Pokémon Rumble Blast. Like its WiiWare predecessor, Pokemon Rumble Blast is a Dynasty Warriors-ish beat-em-up in which you control one mechanical "Toy Pokémon" against hordes of other Poké-automata, with, of course, the ability to capture enemies and add them to the playable roster. More than 600 wind-up Pokemon varieties will appear, including new ones from Black and White. If you happen to meet other players as you wander about the world with your 3DS, you'll be able to view their Miis and engage in automatic battles via StreetPass. Or, you can play together actively in a cooperative local wireless mode.%Gallery-128638%
Nintendo selling downloadable games on online store
Nintendo's online store is a great place to get a Game Boy Micro battery door or a copy of Wii Sports, and now you can get a Virtual Console game and a WiiWare game there too. That's right -- one each. For some reason, Nintendo put Pokemon Rumble and Super Mario Bros. 3 up for download through its browser-based online store, for $15 and $5, respectively. Purchasing either will give you a download ticket that you can enter in the Wii Shop to download the game. But why? And why just two games? (Although that's one more game than is available from Amazon's Wii download section.) We're checking with Nintendo about the offering now, and will report back if we hear anything. [Via GoNintendo]
We choose you: WiiWare Pokemon Rumble TV spot
The only real takeaway here is that a WiiWare game appears to have received a legitimate commercial for television. OK, so it's Pokemon Rumble, and yes, it's one of Nintendo's biggest franchises, but it's still a brave new world when a downloadable title gets some legit marketing dollars. We haven't actually seen the commercial on TV, but it's apparently playing during non-Adult Swim hours on Cartoon Network. Check out the 15-second spot for the 1500 Wii Point game after the break. [Via GoNintendo]
European Nintendo downloads: Pokemon Rumble, Shootanto, demos
The WiiWare demo service arrives in Europe today, though a bit light on content compared to other regions. On the upside, both of the demos offered are for games that cost 1,500 Wii Points, which means you could save a pretty large chunk of change if you discover (somehow) that you don't like World of Goo. In terms of stuff you pay for, Shootanto is going to be totally overshadowed by Pokemon Rumble. DSiWare has a decent selection of games, including something that looks kind of like Defend Your Castle, a few card games, and myNotebook. Pokemon Rumble (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,500 Wii Points) Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem (WiiWare, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points) Army Defender (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points) A Little Bit of ... All-Time Classics: Strategy Games (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points) myNotebook: Blue (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points) Uno (DSiWare, 1-6 players, 500 DSi Points) Demos: Pokemon Rumble, World of Goo (free)
NintendoWare Weekly: WiiWare demos, Pokemon Rumble, Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
This week, we get our first taste of Nintendo's new WiiWare demos. Surprisingly, it didn't take Nintendo that long to flip the switch for North America, considering the company revealed the long-overdue feature -- and day-one annoyance -- only earlier this month. And on top of the free trial versions of select WiiWare titles (five total this week!), there are also two new Virtual Console titles to enjoy, as well as three new DSiWare games. Hit the break for the full list.
Get ready to Pokemon Rumble at PAX
In June, Nintendo released a Pokemon game in Japan that even those of us well over catchin' em all might look at with interest: Melee! Pokemon Scramble; a four-player brawler starring robotic Pokemon. Nintendo just announced that it's coming to North America -- we know, shocking that a game in Nintendo's most popular franchise would be released outside of Japan -- and will be shown off for the first time at the Penny Arcade Expo, or as some fans may now term it, the Pokemon Arcade Expo. The Japanese trailer is above.In addition to the newly-announced Pokemon Rumble, attendees will get a chance to play New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and other Nintendo titles.
