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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

GfK Chart-Track has shared the top twenty best-selling games in the UK of 2012. A listing of the rankings can be found below.

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Activision
2. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts
3. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
4. Halo 4 – Microsoft
5. Hitman Absolution – Square Enix
6. Just Dance 4 – Ubisoft
7. Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft
8. FIFA 12 – Electronic Arts
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Bethesda
10. Borderlands 2 – 2K Games
11. Mass Effect 3 – Electronic Arts
12. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – Warner Bros
13. Need for Speed: Most Wanted – Electronic Arts
14. FIFA Street – Electronic Arts
15. Mario & Sonic: London 2012 Olympic Games
16. Skylanders Giants – Activision
17. Battlefield 3 – Electronic Arts
18. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Activision
19. Max Payne 3 – Rockstar
20. Sleeping Dogs – Square Enix

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Namco Bandai launched a Tank! Tank! Tank! basic pack on the Japanese eShop. The game comes with some content, but you’ll need to purchase a lot of DLC to get the full package.

Take a look at the video above to see how DLC is handled on Wii U. The process may change slightly from game to game, but on the whole, things should be similar.

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The official Pokemon website has been updated with a notice that an important announcement is set for January 8 – next Tuesday. We first heard that big news had been teased at the end of a Pokemon Black/White 2 video airing in Japan.

Of course, the page doesn’t give any clues about the nature of the announcement. Most folks are hoping for a new game reveal though.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments

The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on January 8:

Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks” – keyboard support
Foo Fighters – “These Days” (previously released on Wii)
Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger “ – keyboard support

Each song can be purchased for 200 Wii points.

Source: Harmonix PR

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Does the Wii U’s early 2013 lineup seem a bit… light? More on that later, but Nintendo UK’s James Honeywell would tell you otherwise.

Honeywell highlighted Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, and Sing Party while speaking about the Q1 2013 lineup. He also said: “I’m sure E3 will be another great show and there will be lots of fantastic titles to come.”

“As well as a strong launch line up, we’ve also got a really strong Q1. We’ve got a lot of fantastic titles – Monster Hunter, Ninja Gaiden, Sing Party, fantastic titles for everyone. And beyond – I’m sure E3 will be another great show and there will be lots of fantastic titles to come.”

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Mortal Kombat 9 was NetherRealm Studios’ first true crack at a fighter following its transition from Midway Games. Adam Urbano, the company’s senior producer, feels the team learned a great deal from the project.

Urbano explained what the staff took away from Mortal Kombat 9 in an interview with NowGamer. He also revealed that Injustice: Gods Among Us, NetherRealm’s upcoming game, will offer more content.

“On one end of the spectrum, we learned what works, and on the other, what not to mess with. We’re retaining a lot of the key features like the amazing 3D graphics set on a 2D fighting plane, the need for tournament-level depth, and the success of having a ton of content available for players of all experience levels. We’re planning to have more content in Injustice than we had in MK9.”

Urbano also discussed the importance of improving DLC and netplay:

“We also paid a lot of attention to the things we know we need to improve. We weren’t happy with how we handled ‘compatibility packs’ for DLC play, so we have a whole new system that ensures all players get the content they need. We also spent two years focused on netplay, realizing that nothing matters more for network play than launching with solid, great fundamental netcode.”

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 1 Comment

In terms of content purchased from the Wii U eShop, having a Nintendo Network ID is pointless. At least for now, games downloaded from the store aren’t tied in to your account. They’re instead locked to the system itself… so it would appear.

One NeoGAF user, “DSN2K”, claims to have received access to a number of free titles after receiving a previously used console. That’s in spite of the fact that a new account was apparently set up on the same Wii U, and DSN2K says the system was wiped before he received access to it. He was able to download digital games such as Trine 2: Director’s Cut and Nano Assault Neo without paying a cent.

There are likely two possibilities here – either the console wasn’t completely, 100% wiped, or all Wii U eShop content is indeed tied to the hardware itself.

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Capcom is continuing to highlight creatures from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. The latest, Volvidon, is a fanged beast in the game.

Volvidon screenshots and details are posted below, straight from Capcom-Unity.

Before we talk about the Volvidon, let’s first talk about its habitat: the Volcano. In the world of Monster Hunter, extreme heat will cause your health to deplete slowly until you pass out, presumably due to dehydration – much like real life. To remedy that, there are Cool Drinks.

When you see the Volvidon, make sure you’re ready to rock, because this beast is certainly ready to roll – in quite the literal sense, actually! With its armadillo-like shell and physique, rolling into a ball shape is no trouble for Volvidon; and with that, it can quickly roll forward, backward and even sideways, depending on where you and your companions are.

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Bonk: Brink of Extinction was one of the last games Pi Studios worked on prior to its closure. Once the plug was pulled on development, the company shut down soon thereafter.

Siliconera sources say that Brink of Extinction was nearly done. It would have launched digitally on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii.

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