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Last week, we posted several comments from Nintendo UK noting that the “Wii U has had quite a good year so far”. Momentum particularly increased in May thanks to the launch of Mario Kart 8. Overall, MCV reports that Wii U sales are up over 60 percent in the UK this year.

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Ubisoft has announced that Jade Raymond has left the company.

Raymond was largely involved with many of Ubisoft’s titles over the past few years. She acted as producer on the original Assassin’s Creed, and was the executive producer of Assassin’s Creed II, Watch Dogs, and Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

Raymond said of today’s news:

“I’ve spent 10 extraordinary years at Ubisoft, and I am proud to have been part of many of the best teams in the industry making truly remarkable games. This is one of the hardest decisions of my career, but the Toronto studio is strong and on a solid path. I’m confident that now is a good time for me to transition leadership of the studio to Alex and to pursue my other ambitions and new opportunities. Stay tuned for more on what’s next for me, but for now, I’d like to thank Ubisoft for its partnership through the years, and I wish them the very best in all their next endeavours.”

Alexandre Parizeau, a founding team member of the Ubisoft Toronto studio, has taken over Raymond’s role as managing director.

Source: Ubisoft PR

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Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are seeing higher pre-orders than the last entry in the series, X/Y. That’s information comes straight from Nintendo UK, who spoke with MCV in the magazine’s latest issue.

Nintendo UK marketing boss Shelly Pearce said:

“Pre-orders for Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire are doing really well at the moment. It is pre-ordering more than X and Y, so we are quite optimistic about that one.”

UK general manager Simon Kemp chimed in about Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire pre-orders as well: “And that is a pattern we’re seeing globally.”

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All of these screenshots showcase fighters that can be unlocked in the 3DS version. For that reason, we’re posting the gallery after the break.

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Persona 5, Tales of Zestiria, and Final Fantasy Explorers are the new top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 2 and October 8.

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With more and more Kickstarter campaigns popping up these days, it would be tough to cover them all without overloading the site. And thus, the Kickstarter roundup was born! We’ll be posting these each weekend so that we can bring the latest Kickstarter efforts to your attention.

Here’s today’s roundup:

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Hazewalker – $100,000 for funding, including Wii U
Red Cobra – $60,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal amount TBA
Impact Winter – £95,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at £150,000
Animal Gods – $26,000 for funding, including Wii U
Buildanauts – $35,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at $130,000
Beyond-Human – €20,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at €90,000

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Update: Here are our winners!

Main site: ToMario, Alejandro Vasquez
Twitter: DarkRegulus

We’ll be in touch soon with your codes!

We usually tend to hold most of our giveaways on Twitter, but there’s no reason why we can’t share the love on the main site from time to time… right?! And so that brings us to our latest giveaway: Paper Monsters Recut.

There are two ways to win this snazzy-looking Wii U eShop game. We’ll be giving away two copies right here on the site, and all that’s required of you is to leave a comment in the post below. We’re also giving away one copy on Twitter – make sure you’re following us and re-tweet this message!

That’s all. This will be a pretty quick giveaway, so all winners will be chosen tomorrow. Please keep in mind that these codes were specifically made for US Wii U console owners. 

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