Wii U discounted at ASDA
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Walmart subsidiary ASDA is selling the Wii U at a discount. The Basic model is available for £199 while the Deluxe release can be purchased for £249. Both editions have been dropped by £50.
For the time being, ASDA is the only retailer in the UK offering these discounts.
One new Watch Dogs screenshot
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Injustice: Gods Among Us – Battle Arena round 1 recap
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Wii U eShop charts (3/4/13)
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Software
1. F-Zero
2. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
3. BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
4. Nintendo Land
5. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
6. The Cave
7. Balloon Fight
8. Nano Assault Neo
9. Little Inferno
10. Puddle
11. ZombiU
12. New Super Mario Bros. U
13. Assassin’s Creed III
14. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
15. Just Dance 4
16. Rabbids Land
17. Scribblenauts Unlimited
18. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
19. ESPN Sports Connection
20. Funky Barn Download
Videos
1. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
2. Nintendo Direct: February 14, 2013
3. BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Trailer
4. F-Zero Trailer
5. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Video
6. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
7. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Trailer
8. The Cave Trailer
9. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
11. Nano Assault Neo Video
12. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Trailer
13. Puddle Video
14. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 Video
15. Rabbids Land Video
16. Little Inferno Video
17. Scribblenauts Unlimited Video
18. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
19. The Cave Character Trailer
20. Little Inferno Video 2
Source: Wii U eShop
Resident Evil: Revelations HD Infernal Mode trailer
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Wii U firmware version 2.1.3 out now, bigger update confirmed for April
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A new Wii U system update is now available for Wii U. Users can upgrade their console to version 2.1.3.
According to a notice posted on Nintendo’s official support site, the download makes “Further improvements to overall system stability.”
The page also confirms that a bigger firmware release – announced a few months back – is due out in April. It “adds new features and further improvements to the user experience”.
3DS eShop charts (3/4/13)
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Software
1. Fire Emblem: Awakening
2. Pokemon Dream Radar
3. Crashmo
4. Gunman Clive
5. Super Mario Bros.
6. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
7. Pokedex 3D Pro
8. Mega Man 2
9. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
10. The Legend of Zelda
11. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
12. Cut The Rope
13. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
14. Photo Dojo
15. Plants vs. Zombies
16. Etrian Odyssey IV
17. Metal Torrent
18. Colors! 3D
19. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
20. Bird Mania 3D
Videos
1. Club Nintendo Video
2. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Trailer
3. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
4. Nintendo Direct: February 14, 2013
5. Pokemon X and Pokemon Y Video
6. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Trailer
7. Yoshi Trailer
8. Nintendo Show 3D: February 14, 2013
9. HarmoKnight Trailer
10. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
11. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Multiplayer Video
12. Naruto Powerful Shippuden Video
13. Nintendo Show 3D: February 28, 2013
14. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Video
15. Mario Kart 7 Video
16. Kersploosh! Trailer
17. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Commercial
18. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate Trailer
19. What is Nintendo Video?
20. Animal Crossing: New Leaf Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Ubisoft: No multiplayer naval battles in Assassin’s Creed IV
Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
– Lead Content Manager Carsten Myhill
Well, that’s pretty unfortunate! I remember watching the E3 2012 footage of Assassin’s Creed III and thinking that the naval battles were one of the most interest parts from the game, and you would think they would be primed for multiplayer considering the mechanics of the gameplay.
What’s interesting is that Myhill also said they were focusing all of their resources on creating the perfect “open-world pirate experience”, so they don’t have the resources to do multiplayer ship-battling.
Rumor: January’s Wii U sales weren’t quite as low as initially thought due to people returning the console
Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
By NPD’s count, the Wii U had an absolutely abysmal January, selling somewhere between 49K and 59K units throughout the whole month. According to a source at Gamasutra, however, they may have been a little closer to 100K in actuality.
The source claims that about 100,000 units went off store shelves during the first month of the year, but nearly 40% of that was eventually returned by people who were planning on re-selling the system for a profit on eBat, Craigslist, and the like. Because demand is so low for the system, they were unable to re-sell. This is what caused the 50K-60K readout by NPD, despite the fact that 100K units had been sold in total without considering returns. Another source at Gamasutra helps confirm this, saying that for every 100 Wii U units sold in any given store this past January, roughly 40-50 of them were returned.
The only problem? If this is true, it arguably bodes worse for Wii U than if it’s not true. Having a 40% return rate on your console– regardless of why– is definitely not a good thing.
