UK: Buy the Mario/Luigi Wii U bundle for £199.99
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
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
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
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
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
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.
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Ben 10: Omniverse 2 footage
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Media Create software sales (10/28 – 11/3) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
02./02. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
03./00. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Wars
04./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
05./06. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
06./00. [WIU] Wii Party U
07./00. [PSV] Gundam Breaker #
08./05. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
09./00. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth1 #
10./00. [PS3] Tears to Tiara II: Haou no Matsuei #
11./03. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chronophantasma #
12./08. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
13./07. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
14./10. [PSP] Diabolik Lovers: More, Blood #
15./15. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
16./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
17./00. [PSP] Shinsouhan Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World #
18./11. [PSV] Dangan-Ronpa 1-2: Reload
19./00. [PSP] Seishun Hajime Mashita! #
20./19. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
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23 locations participating in Nintendo’s “Holiday Mall Experience”
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Several Wii U and 3DS titles will be playable at a number of different malls as part of Nintendo’s “Holiday Mall Experience”. The event will take place between November 25 and December 22.
Playable titles include:
Wii U
Super Mario 3D World
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014
Pikmin 3
The Wonderful 101
Wii Fit U
Wii Sports Club
Wii Party U
Rayman Legends
Just Dance 2014
Splinter Cell Blacklist
Assasin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Disney Infinity
Batman Arkham Origins
3DS
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Super Mario 3D Land
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
Mario Kart 7
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
Animal Crossing New Leaf
Mario & Luigi Dream Team
Pokémon X & Y
Mario Party Island Tour
Scribblenauts Unmasked
Sonic Lost World
Skylanders Swap Force
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
You can find the full list of participating locations here.