Aonuma on fans’ new affection for Toon Link, thought cel-shading would be used in other games more commonly, no real budget constraints, more
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GameSpot has put up a new article/interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. Topics include Toon Link, cel-shading technology, budgets, and more. You can find the Q&A rundown after the break.
UK software sales (Week ending 11/9) – Wii U/3DS charts
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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
4. Call of Duty: Ghosts – Activision
5. Wii Party U – Nintendo
6. Batman: Arkham Origins – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
8. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
9. Sonic Lost World – Nintendo
10. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
3DS
1. Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
5. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. Sonic Lost World – Nintendo
8. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK: Buy the Mario/Luigi Wii U bundle for £199.99
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Play.com has the Mario/Luigi Wii U bundle going for just £199.99. You can place an order here. The package comes with a 32GB console, a copy of New Super Mario Bros. U, and a copy of New Super Luigi U.
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UK: Less than 1% of Call of Duty: Ghosts’ sales came from Wii U SKU
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At least in the UK, Call of Duty: Ghosts is off to an absolutely abysmal start on Wii U. The console accounted for less than 1 percent of the game’s total sales. Believe it or not, Ghosts sold more on the PlayStation 4 even though the console itself has yet to launch in the country.
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UK software sales (Week ending 11/9)
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (11/11/13)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
Here are the familiar capsules–these guys deserve a prize for being in every single game. We gave them a cute redesign by shortening their length a bit.
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Norwegian Cruise Line and Nintendo Expand Partnership to Bring Wii U Gaming Fun to Ships
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Wii U Games Will be the Focus of On-Board Gaming and Competitions
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Norwegian Cruise Line and Nintendo of America announced today that they are expanding their partnership to offer Wii U™ video game systems and Wii U games fleetwide. As part of the partnership expansion, the line will feature Nintendo’s newest video game console in all ships’ atriums and youth and teen centers. In addition, the new HD Wii U systems will be featured at various competitions and events on board each ship.
Norwegian first partnered with Nintendo in March 2007, when Wii™ systems were introduced fleetwide. Now, with the introduction of Wii U, the successor to Wii, the gaming experience is being elevated to new levels. The interactive Wii U gaming system complements Norwegian’s Freestyle Cruising® by offering gaming opportunities to guests of all ages. The new consoles give guests the chance to experience a variety of new action, adventure, party, racing, strategy, puzzle and sports games. Upcoming game rollouts will include The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker HD, a high-definition re-release of one of the greatest Nintendo games of all time; Super Mario™ 3D World, the first multiplayer 3D Mario game for Wii U; New Super Luigi U™, starring Mario’s green-clad brother; Pikmin™ 3, which asks players to command an army of colorful creatures; and The Wonderful 101™, which puts players in control of a band of superheroes fighting off an alien invasion.
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Super Mario 3D World – Chargin’ Chuck Blockade world map footage
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Nitrous engine support not currently planned for Wii U
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Last month, Oxide Games announced a new “Nitrous” engine. It’s made for hardware like the PC and next-gen consoles, but Wii U won’t be supported.
Stardock Entertainment president and CEO Brad Wardell, who is involved with Nitrous’ development, tweeted the following when asked about potential Wii U support:
@GamefaMahdi Not presently.
— Brad Wardell (@draginol) October 23, 2013
Thanks to mahdi g for the tip.