REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ready, set, floor it! EA and Criterion Games announced today that Need for Speed™ Most Wanted U, the Nintendo Wii U™ enhanced version of the critically acclaimed Need for Speed Most Wanted, is now available at North American retail stores. Whether gamers are playing with friends or family in the living room or competing against others in the connected open world through Autolog 2, Need for Speed Most Wanted U makes the race to become Most Wanted more fun, more social and more interactive than ever before.
Rob O’Farrell, Executive Producer, said, “At Criterion Games, we really took the time to learn and understand the Wii U. When creating Need for Speed Most Wanted U, we wanted to maximize the console’s power to deliver an immediately fun and accessible racing experience. We are very proud of the end result.”

Lost Heroes demo hits the Japanese 3DS eShop

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Lost Heroes may have come out in Japan quite awhile ago, but Namco Bandai has finally made a demo available to 3DS users today. Any and all progress can be carried over to the full version.

Namco Bandai originally shipped Lost Heroes in Japan back in September.

Miiverse gets first 3DS community as Nintendo celebrates Year of Luigi

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To celebrate the Year of Luigi, Nintendo has launched a trio of new communities on Miiverse. Wii U owners can partake in discussions through the official Year of Luigi community and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon board – the first 3DS title to receive its own community. There’s also a community up for the Year of Luigi developer’s room.

Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, and Yoshihito Ikebata all left messages on Miiverse. Below are Miyamoto’s remarks:

“It’s been a whole 30 years since Luigi’s debut in Mario Bros.! Thanks to Luigi’s fans within Nintendo and all over the world, we have created many games starring Luigi. I hereby declare 2013 to be the Year of Luigi!”

Wii U can run Chrome Engine just fine, lack of Dead Island is up to Deep Silver to discuss

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The fact that Dead Island: Riptide isn’t heading to Wii U has nothing to do with the game’s engine.

Creative producer Alexander Toplansky suggested last week that the team would have required to build the engine for Nintendo’s platform for a port to happen. But as it turns out, Riptide’s omission on Wii U is not at all related to the project’s tech.

International brand manager Blazej Krakowiak has since clarified that Wii U can run the Chrome Engine “without any problem”, and it has been working on the console since last year.

“Chrome Engine runs on Wii U without any problem. We tested and confirmed that long time ago, back in 2012. While it’s true that Nintendo’s latest console would be a new platform for us, there were simply no plans to develop a Wii U version but that decision has nothing to do with a need to rewrite our engine.”

When pressed again, Krakowiak would only say that the decision is “up to Deep Silver to discuss if they so choose”.

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New Resident Evil: Revelations HD screenshots

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UK Wii U sales fall to 25,000 in February

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Wii U sold a disappointing 35,000 units in the UK for the month of January. Things weren’t any better in February – sales were worse, actually.

The latest data shows that Wii U sales stood at 25,000 units last month. Revenue also dipped from £1.2mm to £0.8mm. Year-to-date Wii U sales are now at 60,000 units and £2.0mm in revenue.

Amazingly enough, the Wii was Nintendo’s best-performing system in the UK for February, beating out the DS and even the 3DS.

Here’s a roundup of units sold and revenue stats:

Units

Wii – 125K
NDS – 110K
3DS – 90K

Revenue

Wii – £2.3mm
NDS – £1.7mm
3DS – £2.3mm

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New Resident Evil: Revelations HD details – new Raid Mode character, enemies, Wii U features

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Capcom has revealed new details about the console version of Resident Evil: Revelations.

The company has first confirmed that Rachel will be playable in Raid Mode. Those attending PAX East will be able to take on the role of the character as well as Hulk at PAX East this week.

Also introduced are two new enemies: the Wall Blister along with “a surprise new creature that appears in Raid Mode once players have reached a certain level.”

On Wii U, gamers can access the game’s map and weapons directly on the GamePad while playing with a television. Users can also choose to play off-TV or with a Wii U Pro Controller.

And last but not least, Capcom has outlined how it plans to take advantage of Wii U’s Miiverse features:

“Wii U players will get further exclusives through the Miiverse feature. Players can post a dying message from the Game Over screen for other players around the world to see and you can taunt your friends with the ‘Creatures Voice’ function, allowing enemies in Raid Mode to have their thoughts personalised.”

Source: Capcom PR

The hunt is on with the release of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

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SAN MATEO, Calif. — March 19, 2013 — Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, confirmed that Monster Hunter™ 3 Ultimate is available to purchase today in North America and on March 22 across Europe for the Wii U™ system and Nintendo 3DS™. Both versions are available to purchase at retail and also as a digital download in the Nintendo eShop.
In Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, players take on the role of a hunter and are sent to explore a settlement within the Monster Hunter™ universe, completing quests on their journey to seek and slay monsters while improving their skills and earning equipment upgrades. With an additional 38 monsters since the release of Monster Hunter™ Tri, extra stages, hundreds of additional quests and thousands of new pieces of equipment, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is the most expansive offering of the series to date.