The Wii U sold 55,000 units (give or take) this January. I want an Ambassador Program and a price cut, mostly because I want free games. How about you?

After the announcement that Wii U sold but 55K units this past January, I found myself legitimately worried about the future of the console for the first time ever. I don’t mean “Oh no Nintendo is going to die and everything will be ruined!” worried, I just mean “Man, they are going to be in for another Gamecube if they don’t get their act together with this.”

Not that I would mind another Gamecube. After all, the console spawned some of the greatest games of all time despite selling a paltry 21 million units, and none of us look back on that era and go “Man, Nintendo sure was close to being gone for good with that lunchbox console!”. Still, they were clearly in third place behind Sony and Microsoft, and as childish as it seems I like seeing Nintendo being on top. There’s something really satisfying about seeing the guy you like best winning, especially when the guy you like best is putting forth such a positive and unique image when juxtaposed with a lot of what else is out there.

Images from the Fire Emblem: Awakening art book

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The Fire Emblem: Awakening art book was handed out to GameStop customers. It was an exclusive pre-order bonus prior to the game’s North American launch.

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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 3DS footage

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Pre-order Luigi’s Mansion 2 from GAME, get a Boo stress ball

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UK retailer GAME is handing out a unique bonus with all Luigi’s Mansion 2 pre-orders. Reserve the game and you’ll receive a free Boo stress ball.

We’ve posted a photo of the pre-order bonus above. For more information, visit GAME’s product page here.

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ATV Wild Ride 3D approved by NOA

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ATV Wild Ride 3D inches one step closer to a release on the 3DS eShop. Renegade Kid co-founder has confirmed on Twitter that the digital title has been approved by Nintendo of America, which is pretty much the last step in the submission process. It’ll now be up to Nintendo to decide when ATV Wild Ride 3D will hit the eShop.

Watsham also noted that ATV Wild Ride 3D has been submitted to Japan. The game needs “a final seal of approval” before hitting the Japanese eShop.

NOA have approved ATV 3D for release. Now it is onto Japan for their final seal of approval. Fingers crossed we hear good news next week.
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) February 16, 2013

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Runner2 footage

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Thanks to NR for the tip.

The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition will cost $40

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Thankfully, Activision won’t be charging $60 for The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition. When the game launches – on March 5 in North America and March 8 in Europe – it will only cost $40. Originally, The Amazing Spider-Man launched in June 2012.

A rundown of the DLC and features included in the Wii U version can be found below.

Iwata Asks: Wii Street U now live in English

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Nintendo has posted the English translation of the Iwata Asks Wii Street U discussion. Access the conversation here. In the talk, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata chats with some of the developers behind the Wii U app.

Ambient Studios talks possibility of bringing Death Inc. to Wii U

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“Actually I think Death Inc. would be a great fit. To be honest we hadn’t thought about it much before the Kickstarter campaign – but there’s been this support for the idea that we thought… hang on. This could work. The control mechanic is very tactile and satisfying – it would be perfect for any touch screen device.
“And even better for the Wii U because we wouldn’t have to compromise on the visuals like we might have to do if we did a tablet version (which would also be cool). I love, love, love the ‘living room’ experience of playing games — it’s my favourite setting, so it would be amazing to see it there.”

– Ambient Studios co-founder Johnny Hopper

The sooner they get it out the better! I know if it came out, got decent reviews, and wasn’t priced too ridiculously I would pick it up in a second since there isn’t much else on the eShop at this point. Heck, I almost picked up Puddle the other day simply because I wanted something to play on Wii U that was new… but I didn’t in the end. Whether there would be more support for Death Inc. I’m not sure– I know that reviews would probably play a big role in getting people to pick it up, since there likely wouldn’t be any measurable “hype” around an eShop release.

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Amazon: Pre-order Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for Wii U and 3DS, save $20

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Buying Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the Wii U and 3DS will set you back $100. But if you pre-order both games from Amazon, you can save $20.

Simply visit the product page here, scroll down to the “Best Value” section, and then select “Pre-order both items”. You’ll then be able to check out with the $20 discount.

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