Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is a launch title in North America, but it looks like it could be missing out for the console’s release in Europe. At the moment, Nintendo of Europe’s site is listing a January 11, 2013 launch for Razor’s Edge.

If this date changes (or sticks), we’ll be sure to let you know.

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Scans roundup – Monster Hunter 4, Megami Tensei IV, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Toriko

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Nintendo Download (10/18/12, Europe) – updated list

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Nintendo sent out an updated list of the digital downloads made available on its platforms today. The full lineup is below.

3DS demo

Art of Balance TOUCH!
Mutant Mudds content update – free

3DS retail

Mario Tennis Open – £39.99

3DS download

Mad Dog McCree – €4.99

3DS sale

SpeedThru: Potzol’s Puzzle – £4.09

3DS VC

Mega Man – £4.49

DSiWare

18th Gate – £4.50 / 500 points

Wii VC

World Heroes Perfect – 900 points

Source: Nintendo PR

Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (10/18/12)

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Nintendo’s statement about the Wii U voice chat and headset setup

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Nintendo’s approach to voice chat and headsets for Wii U are already making waves. The bottom line is, it’s an unconventional and confusing approach.

When asked to provide a comment about the situation, Nintendo responded with the following:

“Wii U will have in-game chat functionality for select games, including, but not limited to, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Assassin’s Creed III and Mass Effect 3. This feature will be supported by licensed stereo headsets that plug directly into the headphone port of the Game Pad. Licensed headsets are available from Turtle Beach and TRITTON.”

We can only hope that there will be some simpler solution with wireless headsets in the future…

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New Adventure Time screenshots featuring Jake the Dog

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Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth full character roster

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Twenty characters will be included in Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth. The full listing is below.

1. Black Widow
2. Captain America
3. Doctor Doom
4. Dr. Strange
5. Hawkeye
6. Human Torch
7. Iceman
8. Iron Man
9. Loki
10. Magneto
11. Phoenix
12. Queen Veranke
13. Scarlet Witch
14. Spider Man
15. Storm
16. Super Skrull
17. The Hulk
18. Thor
19. Venom
20. Wolverine

Wii U’s peculiar way of handling voice chat

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Yes, you will be able to chat with others on Wii U. That being said, the console’s way of handling this is a bit odd.

In-game voice chat functionality works for “select games”, according to Nintendo. Assassin’s Creed III, Call of Duty Black Ops II and Mass Effect 3 should be included in this.

Now, even though the GamePad features a microphone, you can’t use that for voice chat. You’ll need a third-party solution from Turtle Beach or Mad Catz (Tritton) in order for this to work. Players will need to plug in a headset into the GamePad’s headphone jack.

But let’s say you’re interested in Black Ops II. Furthermore, let’s say that you’d prefer to play with the Pro Controller. What happens then?

Basically, the headset will still need to be plugged into the GamePad even though you’re not using it. It may be possible that you can use a standard set of headphones with a mic to use in conjunction with the GamePad, but this hasn’t been confirmed.

According to Turtle Beach, its own product is wired:

“The Wii U supports Bluetooth and can pair with its own accessories, but the officially licensed headsets we produce and offer are wired and designed for use directly with the [GamePad] tablet.”

Nintendo vaguely commented on the possibility of wireless headsets sometime in the future. It seems as though it could happen through a Bluetooth connection or between a headset and a signal connected plugged into a USB port. For now though, wireless solutions aren’t available.

Finally, here are a few additional tidbits about voice chat on Wii U:

– No universal support for in-game voice chat
– Game-by-game support for in-game chat
– The GamePad mic will not, by default, work as an input for in-game voice chat
– The Wii U will support wired headsets (and possibly mic-enabled headphones), but only through the Wii U GamePad
– No news yet about whether wireless headsets can or will be supported

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