Video additions to the eShop (9/2/13)
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This week’s video additions to the Wii U and 3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
Nintendo Minute: Games for Back to School
Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Hero Mode Trailer
Nintendo 2DS Reveal
Finding Luigi – Legend of Parkour
3DS
Nintendo Minute: Games for Back to School
Source: Wii U/3DS eShops
First Toriko Ultimate Survival screenshots
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Bethesda says it’s too late for Nintendo to convince third-parties to support Wii U, should have had companies involved earlier
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Not much seems to have changed in terms of Bethesda’s stance on Wii U. The publisher still has no plans to support the console, but Bethesda’s Peter Hines had even more to say about Nintendo on a recent episode of GameTrailers’ Bonus Round.
Hines feels that the Big N should have adopted Sony and Microsoft’s approach of reaching out to developers before launching a new console. Developers and publishers have often spoke about how they were able to shape the outcome of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One specs and hardware.
Hines’ words in full:
The time for convincing publishers and developers to support Wii U has long past. The box is out. You have to do what Sony and Microsoft have been doing with us for a long time and it’s not that every time we met with them we got all the answers we wanted. But they involved us very early on, and talking to folks like Bethesda and Gearbox, they say ‘here’s what we’re doing, here’s what we’re planning, here’s how we think it’s going to work’ to hear what we thought – from our tech guys and from an experience standpoint.
You have to spend an unbelievable amount of time upfront doing that. If you’re just going sort off deciding ‘we’re going to make a box and this is how it works and you should make games for it.’ Well, no. No is my answer, I’m going to focus on other ones that better support what it is we’re trying to do. So you’ve gotta spend more time trying to reach out to those folks before you even make the box, when you’re still designing and thinking about how it’s going to work
Wii U eShop charts (9/2/13)
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Software
1. Pokemon Rumble U
2. The Legend of Zelda
3. DuckTales Remastered
4. Art Academy: SketchPad
5. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
6. EarthBound
7. Super Mario World
8. Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
9. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
10. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
11. Pikmin 3
12. Galaga
13. Splinter Cell: Blacklist
14. Super Metroid
15. Super Mario Bros. 2
16. Mega Man X
17. Nano Assault Neo
18. Cloudberry Kingdom
19. Runner2
20. Mega Man 2
Videos
1. Zelda: Wind Waker HD 6/11/13
2. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze Traler 6/11/13
3. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
4. Finding Luigi – Legend of Parkour
5. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
6. DuckTales Remastered Trailer 6/11/13
7. Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut Trailer 6/11/13
8. Pikmin 3 Accolades Trailer
9. Rayman Legends Underwater Trailer
10. Scribblenauts Unmasked Hero Creator Trailer
11. Pikmin 3 – Get to Know Miiverse and the KopPad
12. Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara Trailer
13. The Legend of Zelda Trailer
14. Pikmin 3 – Get to Know Gameplay Basics
15. Rayman Legends Mariachi Trailer
16. Scribblenauts Unmasked Trailer 6/11/13
17. The Wonderful 101 Trailer (Director’s Edition)
18. Sonic Lost World Trailer
19. Splinter Cell: Blacklist Trailer
20. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
Europe’s 2013 top 20 half-year chart, top 10 publishers
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GamesMarkt’s latest issue contains a report on Europe’s best-selling games of 2013 in the first half of the year, courtesy of data collected by Media Control GfK International GmbH. Sales from a total of twenty countries including the UK, France, Spain, and Germany were taken into account.
Below are the results:
GamesMarkt also shared a listing of the top ten publishers based on software market share:
01. (=) Electronic Arts – 17,25% (-2,14%)
02. (?) Nintendo – 11,82% (+0,50%)
03. (?) Activision Blizzard – 11,51% (-1,79%)
04. (?) Sony CEE – 8,78% (+2,37%)
05. (?) Ubisoft – 8,54% (+0,67%)
06. (=) Take-Two Int. – 5,07% (+0,51%)
07. (?) Square Enix – 5,02% (k.v.m.)
08. (=) Namco Bandai – 4,22% (+0,60%)
09. (?) Microsoft – 4,11% (-0,18%)
10. (?) Warnet Interact. – 2,77% (k.vm.)
Looks like Rage of the Gladiator is coming to the 3DS eShop
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Rage of the Gladiator started off as a WiiWare exclusive before moving on to iOS and Android. More than three years following the original game’s launch, it now appears that it’s coming back to a Nintendo system.
We recently came across a PEGI rating for Rage of the Gladiator on the 3DS. This is also backed up by a similar rating over at the USK. Gamelion hasn’t announced Rage of the Gladiator for the eShop, but it seems as though a release on the 3DS is planned.
Kamiya willing to field tweets about potential Wonderful 101 sequel
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The Wonderful 101 director Hideki Kamiya has expressed on more than one occasion that he’d love to make a sequel to the Wii U game. Generally speaking, developers use cut ideas from the first title when creating a follow-up for a new IP, but in the case of The Wonderful 101, the team used up everything.
That’s where the fans come in. Hideki Kamiya is interested in fielding ideas and suggestions for super heroes to join the cast in a potential sequel.
Twitter is the best (and only) way to get in touch with Kamiya. You can tweet at him here.
GungHo Online Entertainment’s TGS 2013 lineup
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GungHo Online Entertainment’s TGS 2013 lineup consists of just two games this year. Puzzle & Dragons Z as well as Ragnarok Odyssey Ace will be playable.
That’s it, folks!
Arc System Works making “Swords & Darkness” for 3DS, will be at TGS
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Stardust Amazoness from Arc System Works will be at the Tokyo Game Show later this month. So, too, will Swords & Darkness – another 3DS game from the company.
Swords & Darkness is listed as part of Arc System Works’ lineup for TGS. Prior to today, we hadn’t heard of the game. What might it be?
Nintendo comments on lack of Minecraft for Wii U/3DS – company has “a continuing relationship with Mojang”
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Minecraft has been very well represented on gaming platforms. It’s been available on the Xbox 360 for quite some time. Minecraft will soon be making its way to the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita as well.
That leaves Nintendo as the odd man out. As of now, the game hasn’t been announced for either the Wii U or 3DS.
Responding to the possibility of Minecraft appearing on either platform, Nintendo business development manager Dan Adelman said:
“What can we say on that front? [laughs].”
Nintendo senior manager of marketing for licensing Damon Baker also commented:
“We’re big fans. We have a continuing relationship with Mojang, and respect all the work that they’re doing, but no announcements at this time.”
Baker went on to speak in general terms, noting that Nintendo keeps track of “what everybody’s doing”. In fact, one reason why Nintendo is present at PAX Prime 2013 is to have conversations with developers and find out “whether they’re making games for other platforms or not.”
“We’ve got our own favorites that we’ve had conversations with. So I think it’s always a work in progress.”
