Kirk praised Nintendo for its support, noting “we really could not have asked for more support from them.” On the whole, the entire experience has been “extremely positive”, and Kirk believes “the doors are wide open for other small studios to bring games to the Wii U.”

Kirk’s comments in full:

“We have experienced the same challenges that are presented on any new platform or device. Nintendo’s support has been excellent, we really could not have asked for more support from them. Overall, it has been an extremely positive experience and I think the doors are wide open for other small studios to bring games to the Wii U. This is an amazing development for Nintendo; huge, positive changes have been made since the days of WiiWare.”

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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct boxart

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Renegade Kid’s 3DS FPs is single-player only, info confirmed for March

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Renegade Kid’s newly confirmed 3DS eShop first-person shooter will be a single-player experience only. Co-founder Jools Watsham confirmed on Twitter that the game won’t feature multiplayer.

Watsham tweeted:

@tothgerike No, our 3DS FPS is strictly focused on single player.
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) January 13, 2013

Watsham also confirmed that Renegade Kid will be sharing concrete details about its FPS at PAX East in March.

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UK’s top 100 best-selling games of 2012

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1. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II – Activision Blizzard
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 Softworks
10. BORDERLANDS 2 – 2K Games
11. MASS EFFECT 3 – Electronic Arts
12. LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES – Warner
13. NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED – Electronic Arts
14. FIFA STREET – Electronic Arts
15. MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES – Sega
16. SKYLANDERS GIANTS – Activision Blizzard
17. BATTLEFIELD 3 – Electronic Arts
18. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 – Activision Blizzard
19. MAX PAYNE 3 – Rockstar
20. SLEEPING DOGS – Square Enix
21. RESIDENT EVIL 6 – Capcom
22. LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME – Sega
23. TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER – Ubisoft
24. DISHONORED – Bethesda Softworks
25. WWE ‘13 – THQ
26. LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS – Warner
27. FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 – Microsoft
28. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS 2 – Nintendo
29. MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER – Electronic Arts
30. ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS – Ubisoft
31. JUST DANCE 3 – Ubisoft
32. MARIO KART 7 – Nintendo
33. F1 2012 – Codemasters
34. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – Warner Bros
35. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 – Sega
36. SUPER MARIO 3D LAND – Nintendo
37. FORZA HORIZON – Microsoft
38. SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THQ
39. SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE – Activision Blizzard
40. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 – Warner
41. SNIPER ELITE V2 – 505 Games
42. SONIC GENERATIONS – Sega
43. RAYMAN ORIGINS – Ubisoft
44. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 – Square Enix
45. DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION – Koch Media
46. ZUMBA FITNESS – 505 Games
47. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN – Activision Blizzard
48. MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK – Mind Candy
49. LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN – Disney Interactive
50. SSX – Electronic Arts
51. KINECT STAR WARS – Microsoft
52. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 – Electronic Arts
53. MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO – Mind Candy
54. THE SIMS 3 – Electronic Arts
55. ZUMBA FITNESS 2 – 505 Games
56. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS – Activision Blizzard
57. NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN – Electronic Arts
58. PROTOTYPE 2 – Activision Blizzard
59. DIABLO III – Activision Blizzard
60. MARIO KART WII Nintendo
61. RAGE – Bethesda Softworks
62. UFC UNDISPUTED 3 – THQ
63. WWE ‘12 – THQ
64. CARS 2 – Disney Interactive
65. METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION – Konami
66. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 – Konami
67. SKATE 3 – Electronic Arts
68. GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY – Take-Two
69. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 – Sega
70. UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION – Sony
71. POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 – Nintendo
72. DARKSIDERS II – THQ
73. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 – Warner Bros
74. MARIO PARTY 9 – Nintendo
75. KINECT SPORTS – Microsoft
76. F1 2011 – Codemasters
77. KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING – Electronic Arts
78. GRAN TURISMO 5 – Sony
79. SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED – Sega
80. UDRAW STUDIO: INSTANT ARTIST – THQ
81. GRAND THEFT AUTO IV – Rockstar
82. PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK – Nintendo
83. ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY – Activision Blizzard
84. KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES – Microsoft
85. LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME – Warner Bros
86. LEGO STAR WARS III: CLONE WARS – Lucasarts
87. POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 – Nintendo
88. TOY STORY 3 – Disney Interactive
89. GUILD WARS 2 – NCSoft
90. THE SIMS 3: PETS – Electronic Arts
91. UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS – Sony Computer Ent
92. DOOM 3: BFG EDITION – Bethesda Softworks
93. ROCKSMITH – Ubisoft
94. RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY – Capcom
95. WII FIT PLUS – Nintendo
96. BOOK OF SPELLS – Sony
97. DANCE CENTRAL 2 – Microsoft
98. DIRT SHOWDOWN – Codemasters
99. 007 LEGENDS – Activision Blizzard
100. HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY – Microsoft

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Jett Rocket: Super Surf launching early this year

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Shin’en has almost completed development on Jett Rocket: Super Surf. The 3DS eShop game is expected to arrive “early this year”, according to Shin’en.

On YouTube, the studio wrote:

“Jett Rocket 3DS is nearly completed and? will be released early this year.”

Despite being confirmed quite awhile ago, Jett Rocket: Super Surf remains an enigma. Shin’en hasn’t outlined how the game will play, nor has it released any official media. Hopefully that’ll be changing soon!

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Injustice: Gods Among Us to feature Penguin, Martian Manhunter, DLC?

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NetherRealm Studios’ Ed Boon recently posted an image on Twitter that appears to hint at certain content for Injustice: Gods Among Us.

The photo was actually a seemingly random tweet that has nothing to do with the game. But, perhaps unintentionally, it gives a look at Boon’s computer desktop and a few folders. Three folders can be clearly made out: Penguin, Martian Manhunter and DLC.

Downloadable content in Injustice wouldn’t come as a surprise, though that has not been confirmed. Penguin and Martian Manhunter haven’t been announced as playable characters either. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see how this plays out…

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Pokemon X/Y screenshots/art feature starter Pokemon, legendaries

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UK software sales (Week ending 1/12)

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Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
2	1	FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
1	2	FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5	3	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4	4	FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6	5	FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
3	6	HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
9	7	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7	8	JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14	9	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
8	10	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
15	11	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
10	12	FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
12	13	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11	14	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13	15	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16	16	FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
18	17	WWE ’13	XB360	THQ	THQ
17	18	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19	19	DISHONORED	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–	20	ANARCHY REIGNS	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
20	21	MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
21	22	SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
22	23	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
23	24	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
24	25	MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
26	26	SUPER MARIO 3D LAND	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
25	27	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
32	28	GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
30	29	WWE ’13	PS3	THQ	THQ
–	30	ZUMBA FITNESS 2	WII	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
27	31	BORDERLANDS 2	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
29	32	RESIDENT EVIL 6	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
34	33	DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–	34	ANARCHY REIGNS	PS3	SEGA	SEGA
38	35	POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2	DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35	36	RESIDENT EVIL 6	PS3	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–	37	DOOM 3: BFG EDITION	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
31	38	MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	WII	SEGA	SEGA
37	39	MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	40	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

Nintendo Download (1/17/13, Europe)

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U retail

NBA 2K13 – €59.99 / £49.99

3DS download software

Tokyo Crash Mobs – €5.99 / £5.39
Mahjong Mysteries: Ancient Athena – €4.99 / £4.49

DSiWare

Zombie Skape – 200 points / €1.99 / £1.79

WiiWare demo

Vampire Crystals

Source: Nintendo PR

Iwata: GamePad idea was before iPad release, expanding gaming population

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Update: More quotes added.

About a week ago, Japanese publication Nikkei published an interview with Satoru Iwata. The Nintendo president had lots to say about Animal Crossing: New Leaf and other titles in the series.

Nikkei is back with another round of quotes from Iwata. Below you’ll find translated comments regarding Wii U sales, the GamePad’s origins, his desire to continue expanding the gaming population, and tons more that couldn’t possibly fit within this post’s title.