Pushmo Sequel, Epic Mickey Demo Headed to eShop

Nintendo has announced a slew of new games headed to the 3DS eShop. In addition to newly-announced release dates for Virtual Console games and the biggest retail games becoming downloadable, Nintendo announced that Pushmo -- the eShop’s biggest hit -- will have a sequel called Crashmo.

Crashmo lets players use “a whole new kind of action-puzzle play,” with new gravity mechanics like floating blocks, doors and switches. Players will “push, pull and slide each puzzle’s colorful blocks in order to climb to the top,” but unsupported blocks will fall to the ground. Crashmo contains “enhanced puzzle-creation and sharing features” and will launch on November 22nd.

Beyond Crashmo, Nintendo also announced the following games for eShop:

• NightSky -- an action-puzzle game with “cerebral challenges that fill uniquely designed, picturesque worlds” where players “maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance.” (October 25th)
• Fluidity: Spin Cycle -- use tilt controls to maneuver Eddy, a puddle of water, “through a maze-like, magical world” and switch from water to ice or a steam cloud to solve puzzles. (December 27th)
• Three games from Level-5 including Suda 51’s Liberation Maiden, Aero Porter by Yoot Saito and Crimson Shroud by Yasumi Matsuno (Holiday 2012)
• Tokyo Crash Mobs -- an action-puzzle game where players must survive “three chaotic weeks” as they “they take on anyone and anything that gets in their way.” (Early 2013)

Nintendo will also release two demos on the eShop for Style Savvy: Trendsetters, with the first launching today and the second available on November 1st. Players will be able to style clothes and make up, participate in fashion contests and more before the full game launches on October 22nd. The following game demos are also “coming soon” to the eShop:

• Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!!
• Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
• LEGO Lord of the Rings
• Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

“The Nintendo eShop demonstrates Nintendo’s commitment to providing consumers with unique digital content through a combination of creativity and convenience,” said Nintendo of America executive vice president of sales & marketing Scott Moffitt. “The variety and quality of games coming this year is unmatched, from new entries in established franchises to original properties.”

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Wii U Will Be Region-Locked

Though it comes as little surprise, it appears as though Nintendo's Wii U console will be region locked. The latest issue of Famitsu reports that Nintendo plans to prevent its new console from playing software outside of specified territories. A direct quote as translated on Twitter: "What can be played on the Wii U is restricted by a region-lock feature; software not sold in the same region cannot be played."

This is hardly the first time Nintendo has applied this policy. Wii and the 3DS were locked, as were some models of the Nintendo DS. Earlier Nintendo hardware featured physical differences in carts as a means for region locking.

So... anyone planning to import a Japanese Wii U now? If Nintendo of America's strange localization timetables continue, we're not sure how long we'll be able to resist. Stay tuned to IGN for the latest details on Wii U as the system's launch approaches.

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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS Announced

Almost all of today's Nintendo news has been centered on the Wii U, but amidst the chaos of price and release date announcements for the new home console, one piece of interesting 3DS information came to light – the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series is coming back. Nintendo announced a 3DS sequel for the series via Japan's CoroCoro magazine, and its title translates roughly as "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth."

The CoroCoro issue went on to showcase images of the game which confirmed a 3D visual style and the presence of Unova region Pokemon. You can select Snivy, Oshawott, Tepig, Pikachu or Axew as your starter.

The "Magnagate" mentioned in the subtitle, meanwhile, refers to a type of portal in the game that teleports your Pokemon team into dungeons – you can create new Magnagates by using an included AR feature and scanning things. What things to scan? We don't know yet. Could be specialized QR codes, like Pokedex 3D. We'll have to wait and see.

Nintendo of America hasn't had anything to say about the game yet, but it's probably a safe bet that it will be localized for Western audiences. Most Pokemon titles are, and the Game Boy Advance and DS systems got a total of five Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games between them. So again, safe bet.

We'll go ahead and pencil it onto your TBA 2013 list, NOA.

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Which Wii U Will You Buy on November 18th?

Today, Nintendo finally blew the lid off its launch date and pricing for Wii U. Unlike traditional Nintendo launches, this console will be available in multiple price points featuring a variety of different bonuses such as more memory options, charging stands and even a pack-in title in the form of Nintendo Land. So which interests you the most?

For reference...

Nintendo Wii U $299 Basic Set - Available in White on November 18th in the United States

The Basic set will have 8GB of memory and includes:

- the Wii u console

- a Wii U GamePad

- an HDMI cable

- a Wii U sensor bar

- an AC adapter

Nintendo Wii U $349 Deluxe Set - Available in Black on November 18th in the United States

The Deluxe set will have 32GB of internal memory and includes:

- everything in the Basic configuration,plus...

- a Wii U GamePad charging cradle

- a stand for both GamePads and the console itself

- plus a copy of Nintendo Land.

So which Wii U SKU interests you? Are you buying on day one, or waiting to see what the future holds? Let us know in the comments below.

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