Tynan Muddle at Aussie-Gamer.com writes: "Co-founder of development studio Monster Games and programmer for Nintendo’s PilotWings Resort on Nintendo 3DS David Pollatsek has passed away at the age of 38."
Pollatsek co-founded United States based development studio Monster Games in 1996 which went onto working on Wii titles such as ExciteTruck and ExciteBike: World Rally. The studio was hired as an international partner in the development of PilotWings Resort, a launch title for Nintendo 3DS. One of Pollatsek’s hobbies included flying airplanes."
Some game endings are good. Most are bad. And a few just sail out of the blue. One example of an unexpected game ending is the conclusion of Pilotwings for the SNES.
Oprainfall writes:
"Once again, the Wii U is getting owned by the 3DS in this week’s Nintendo Download! First off, we get escapeVecktor for the eShop ($9.99) and new Coin Rush packs for New Super Mario Bros. 2 in the form of the “Mystery Adventures Pack” and the “Impossible Pack” ($2.50 a piece). In addition, we got a slew of retail releases available on the eShop, including Mario Tennis Open, Pilotwings Resort, Pokemon Rumble Blast (euuugh), and the BIT.TRIP Saga! The BIT.TRIP Saga is available for $14.99, Pokemon Rumble Blast is available for $34.99, and the rest are available for $39.99. Finally, the 3DS Virtual Console gets a new entry in the form of Wario Land II for the Game Boy Color ($4.99)."
"Today’s hefty update to Nintendo’s online stores just got a little more golden.
Wario Land 2, Wario’s first Game Boy Color outing, is now available for $4.99 on the 3DS eShop. I’ve always wanted to get my hands on this one, especially given its unorthodox gameplay. Wario is invincible in his second game, meaning that most of the challenge comes from the obstacles and puzzles the player has to overcome.
There’s a ton of more 3DS games out, including digital versions of Mario Tennis Open and Pilotwings Resort, so be sure to check out the whole list.
Those who are in a game show kind of mood can find solace with Misters Trebek and Sajak with digital releases of JEOPARDY! and Wheel of Fortune on the Wii U’s eShop. You can also (finally) look forward to the launch of Nintendo TVii, sans Netflix or DVR support for the time being.
So, who wants to get me an eShop card for Christmas?"
- Patrick Kulikowski
