Four different Ubisoft development studios are contributing to Assassin’s Creed III. We already heard about Annecy working on the game’s multiplayer, but Montreal, Quebéc City, and Singapore are involved as well. Ubisoft Montreal is the main developers behind the project.

Assassin’s Creed III creative director Alex Hutchinson isn’t willing to discuss Québec’s role with the title for now:

“Annecy is still doing an evolution of the multiplayer. There’re a few things that are being done in the Québec studio. So there’s an evolution there. We cannot talk about specifically what they are working on.”

Hutchinson also commented on how Ubisoft Montreal has been focusing on Assassin’s Creed III for well over two years:

“80 percent of our team have come through from AC1, AC2. A lot of them didn’t do ACB or ACR ’cause they were working on AC3. The turnover has actually been scarily low for a franchise that’s been going for seven years. You still have the same lead writer who wrote the first words on AC1, you have the same guy doing the navigation that did AC1.”

“At its core, it is a Ubisoft Montreal game. The thing with other studios is that they have different skill sets. At the end of the day, it’s what makes it sometimes harder to manage the game, but it also makes the game richer.”

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3DS eShop charts (3/26/12)

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Software

1. Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
4. Pushmo
5. Dillon’s Rolling Western
6. Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch!
7. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
8. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
9. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
10. GO Series Undead Storm
11. Cut The Rope
12. Dragon Crystal
13. Plants vs. Zombies
14. Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
15. Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword
16. Mario’s Picross
17. Photo Dojo
18. Shinobi
19. Bloons TD
20. Metroid

Videos

1. Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble Video
2. Nintendo Spokesdog Uggie Training for His New Job
3. Nintendo Show 3D: March 8, 2012
4. Kid Icarus: Uprising Medusa Video
5. Nintendo Show 3D: March 15, 2012
6. Nintendo Show 3D: March 22, 2012
7. Super Mario Bros. Video
8. Sonic Generations Video
9. Mario Party 9 Video
10. Mario & Sonic: London 2012 Olympic Games Video
11. Kid Icarus: Uprising Overview Video
12. nintendogs + cats: Golden Retriever Video
13. Pokedex 3D Video
14. Dragon Crystal Video
15. Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch! Video
16. Mario Tennis Open Video
17. Kid Icarus: Uprising Video
18. Shinobi Video
19. Zombie Slayer Diox Video
20. Kid Icarus: Uprising Multiplayer Video

Kingdom Hearts 3D commercials

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Assassin’s Creed III Connor video

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Assassin’s Creed III Screenshots and Concept Art

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Ubisoft reveals more information about Assassin’s Creed III through an all-new video and a series of screenshots. These assets highlight the new hero’s background, including weapons he uses and the different environments he will be in throughout the game.
Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington’s Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army.
Gamers who pre-order Assassin’s Creed III at GameStop®, Amazon.com or Best Buy® will receive a Limited Edition collectible case featuring artwork created by award-winning comic book artist Alex Ross.
For more information on Assassin’s Creed, please visit the Assassin’s Creed Official Website (www.assassinscreed.com) and facebook.com/assassinscreed.

Source: Ubisoft PR

Nintendo Download (3/29, Europe)

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3DS VC

Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble – £4.50
Shinobi – £3.60
Dragon Crystal – £2.70

Wii VC

Mega Man 5 – 500 points

DSiWare

Hints Hunter – £1.80 / 200 points

Source: Nintendo PR

Kid Icarus: Uprising weapons infographic

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Nintendo of Europe just sent out an interesting Kid Icarus: Uprising weapons infographic. The image covers the game’s abundance of categories and the weapons themselves.

You can find the infographic below.