A few Kaio: King of Pirates details
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V Jump has a few details about the Keiji Inafune-led 3DS title, Kaio: King of Pirates.
The magazine suggests that the team will be incorporating both regular battles and ship battles. Eag, Chobi, Wukan and Peguin comprise Kaio’s main cast.
V Jump shared the following tidbits about each character:
– Eag: Penguin’s friend and rival
– Chobi: one of Penguin’s men, strongest in terms of power
– Wukan: another member of Penguin’s crew, cool-headed and smart
– Penguin: has a a strong sense of justice and comradeship
Animal Crossing: New Leaf celebrates the New Year
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Like other games in the series, Animal Crossing: New Leaf celebrated the New Year. Characters could wear special gear, while players can watch a countdown and fireworks.
Naruto Powerful Shippuden screenshots
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Project X Zone sees big price drop in Japan
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One retailer has significantly lowered the price of Project X Zone. Originally priced at 6,280 yen, the game is now being offered for just 980 yen. This isn’t a nationwide price drop, but the change in asking price is still worth noting.
PreCure All Stars Dancing boxart
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Portable SNES is pretty neat
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One modder has taken the time to build a completely portable SNES. After posting a few photos on Reddit, creator “robotairz” received an offer of $900 for the hardware. Not bad!
Wii U eShop charts (12/31/12)
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The latest Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
2. Little Inferno
3. New Super Mario Bros. U
4. Nano Assault Neo
5. Chasing Aurora
6. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
7. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
8. ZombiU
9. Scribblenauts Unlimited
10. Assassin’s Creed III
11. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
12. Darksiders II
13. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
14. Madden NFL 13
15. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
16. Just Dance 4
17. Wheel of Fortune
18. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
19. Nintendo Land
20. Jeopardy
Videos
1. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
2. New Super Mario Bros. U
3. Little Inferno Video
4. Little Inferno Video 2
5. Nano Assault Neo Video
6. Scribblenauts Unlimited Video
7. ZombiU Video
8. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Video
9. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Video
10. Chasing Aurora Video
11. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
12. ZombiU Video 3
13. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition Video
14. Darksiders II Video
15. Tank! Tank! Tank! Video
16. Puddle Video
17. ZombiU Video 2
18. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition Video
19. Funky Barn Video
20. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge Video
Source: Wii U eShop
Nintendo teams up with pop group for 3DS promotions in Taiwan
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Nintendo is just starting to find its footing in Taiwan. Maybe the pop group “S.H.E.” can help.
The Big N brought on the singers to promote the 3DS. In Taiwan, consumers will see commercials for Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 airing on television.
Metacritic: the best-rated Nintendo-platform titles of 2012
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2013 is upon us, so it’s time to look back on the year that was 2012. How about we start with an overview of the highest-rated games?
Here’s how the results panned out for each of Nintendo’s systems – Wii U, Wii, 3DS, and DS:
Wii U
1. Mass Effect 3: Special Edition
2. Assassin’s Creed III
3. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
4. NBA 2K13
5. Darksiders II
6. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
7. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
8. New Super Mario Bros. U
9. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
11. Nintendo Land
12. Little Inferno
13. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
14. ZombiU
15. Madden NFL 13
UK software sales (Week ending 12/29) – Wii U/3DS-specific charts
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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. ZombiU – Ubisoft
4. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Activision Blizzard
6. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
7. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Just Dance 4 – Ubisoft
9. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
10. FIFA 13 – EA
3DS
1. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
4. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – SEGA
5. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
6. Sonic Generations – SEGA
7. Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Nintendo
8. Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park – Mind Candy
9. Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion – Disney Interactive
10. FIFA 13 – EA
Source: Chart-Track