Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Chompy Chomp Chomp is in the works for Wii U, developer Utopian World of Sandwiches has confirmed. A release is planned in 2014.

Chompy Chomp Chomp was previously released on Xbox Live and PC. A new version titled “Chompy Chomp Chomp Party” began development on Wii U last week.

Co-founder James Woodrow explained how the game in a message provided to us:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Assassin’s Creed III suffered from some performance issues on all consoles, including Wii U.

In the Wii U version, one issue that was particularly apparent concerns framerate slowdown during crowded battle scenes.

Such problems have been addressed for the next entry in the series, according to Ubisoft Quebec’s Robin Lavallée.

Lavallée told Nintendo Life of the performance in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag:

I’m happy you are asking the question, the team worked really hard during the last month to increase the performances on the Wii U version… and one of those points was the crowded battle scenes. So the quick answer is, yes we have worked to improve this on Black Flag.

…The Wii U architecture poses some technical challenges that we’ve been able to thankfully overcome. It hasn’t been easy, but we’re really proud of the final result on this console.

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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
4. Disney Infinity – Disney Interactive
5. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
6. Pikmin 3 – Nintendo
7. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
8. The Wonderful 101 – Nintendo
9. ZombiU – Ubisoft
10. Sports Connection – Ubisoft

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
3. FIFA 14 – EA
4. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
5. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
8. Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning – PQube
9. Inazuma Eleven 3: Lightning Bolt – Nintendo
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 9 Comments

Earlier today, Nintendo confirmed that a Nintendo Direct presentation will be held for North America. The same broadcast has, as expected, now been announced for Europe and Japan.

Content will likely be mostly the same for all regions. Still, we’ll host all of the streams on the site tomorrow regardless.

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Unsurprisingly, Mighty No. 9 has reached a new goal on Kickstarter. Total donations – including PayPal funds – have surpassed $3.1 million. As a result, Mighty No. 9 will be receiving a support character.

Players will be able to use the sidekick, who possesses special powers, during Beck’s “time of greatest need”. The support character “will be some kind of assistant that will drop in for a limited time, help out somehow, and then zoom away”.

Next up for Mighty No. 9 are PlayStation 4/Xbox One versions at $3.3 million, and PS Vita/3DS versions at $3.5 million. Will these stretch goals be reached before the campaign ends in less than two days?

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

The video above is “A super-short, super-rough engine test Inti Creates made in just seven days to see if Unreal would be viable for Mighty No. 9.” The game may not necessarily look like the footage shown, but it’s still neat to look at!

Here’s an official overview of the video:

“A super-short, super-rough engine test Inti Creates made in just seven days to see if Unreal would be viable for Mighty No. 9. To be 100% clear (caps lock on!): THE GAME WILL NOT NECESSARILY LOOK LIKE THIS VIDEO, MOVE LIKE THIS VIDEO, OR ACT LIKE THIS VIDEO — THIS IS A COMPLETELY ROUGH TEST ONLY, MADE IN LITERALLY ONE WEEK, USING ALL PLACEHOLDER ASSETS AND ANIMATION just to test how parts of the engine work. With no shaders, filters, or even models and key art in place yet, normally we would never show anything like this since it’s not representative of the final game at all, but in the spirit of this Kickstarter in showing how the game is made, even from the very earliest steps, we thought it would still be pretty cool to see a glimpse of Beck moving around in the engine (even if it is a placeholder Beck, moving through a placeholder level with placeholder enemies and animations!).”

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U download

Wii Karaoke U by Joysound – free – available Oct. 4
Wii Karaoke U by Joysound: 1-hour trial ticket – free (Limited to one ticket per Wii U console)
Wii Karaoke U by Joysound: 1-hour ticket – €1.99 / £1.79
Wii Karaoke U by Joysound: 24-hour ticket – €4.99 / £4.49
Wii Karaoke U by Joysound: 30-day ticket – €14.99 / £13.49

Wii U retail

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – €59.99 / £49.99 – available Oct. 4
Just Dance 2014 – €49.99 / £34.99 – available Oct. 1

Wii U VC

Final Fight (US version) – €7.99 / £5.49
Final Fight 2 (US version) – €7.99 / £5.49
Final Fight 3 (US version) – €7.99 / £5.49

3DS retail

Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure – €44.99 / £39.99
Game Festival 1 – €24.99 / £19.99

3DS demo

Witch & Hero Demo

Special offer

Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D – €3.99 (£3.59) until 17/10/13, 23:59 local time. Was €4.99 (£4.49).

Source: Nintendo PR

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Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–		1			FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		2			FIFA 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
1		3			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
2		4			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
5		5			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
3		6			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4		7			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014	PS3	KONAMI	KONAMI
7		8			TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6		9			SAINTS ROW IV	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
8		10			KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
14		11			DISNEY INFINITY	XB360	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
9		12			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014	XB360	KONAMI	KONAMI
10		13			DIABLO III	XB360	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11		14			TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
20		15			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		16			FIFA 14	PC	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		17			FIFA 14	WII	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		18			FIFA 14	VITA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19		19			DISNEY INFINITY	WII	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
21		20			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
12		21			SAINTS ROW IV	PS3	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
17		22			ROME: TOTAL WAR II	PC	SEGA	SEGA
15		23			DIABLO III	PS3	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24		24			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
22		25			PAYDAY 2	XB360	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
13		26			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
25		27			MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
28		28			MAX PAYNE 3	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		29			RAYMAN LEGENDS	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
26		30			DISNEY INFINITY	PS3	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
27		31			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
30		32			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
36		33			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
32		34			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
39		35			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
31		36			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
35		37			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		38			RAYMAN LEGENDS	WII U	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		39			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		40			RAYMAN LEGENDS	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–		1			FIFA 14	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
1		2			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
6		3			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
2		4			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT	KONAMI	KONAMI
3		5			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
8		6			DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
5		7			TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	UBISOFT (TORONTO)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		8			SAINTS ROW IV	VOLITION	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
7		9			DIABLO III	BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
16		10			RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		11			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10		12			KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11		13			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13		14			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
15		15			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
17		16			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		17			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9		18			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
28		19			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
26		20			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
14		21			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
19		22			PAYDAY 2	OVERKILL SOFTWARE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
18		23			FARMING SIMULATOR 2013	GIANTS SOFTWARE	FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE	KOCH MEDIA
24		24			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
27		25			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
25		26			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
23		27			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		28			ROME: TOTAL WAR II	CREATIVE ASSEMBLY	SEGA	SEGA
–		29			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
37		30			CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33		31			THE SMURFS 2	UBISOFT SF/WAYFORWARD	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
40		32			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
29		33			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
36		34			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
39		35			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–		36			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
32		37			FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
38		38			THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30		39			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
35		40			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

Source 1, Source 2

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments

Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message:

The two heroes swing it out with a double Spin Attack! Wouldn’t wanna be to the one to get hit.”