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Toys “R” Us has listed two new Wii U Packs for France. Cherry, launching on November 27, is priced at €299.99. There’s also the Mango Pack, releasing on December 4 for €249.99.

The price discrepancy could mean that the Cherry pack will come with a game. Super Mario 3D World, maybe?

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Although Watch_Dogs is an open-world game, the team hasn’t forced the inclusion of similar elements as Grand Theft Auto V, a successful title in the genre. And so just because GTA V has helicopters, it doesn’t mean you’ll be seeing the same vehicle in Ubisoft’s upcoming release.

Creative director Jonathan Morin told VG247:

“When you do a game you always want to make sure that what you put in is to the service of the game. I think GTA has a great fantasy and everything they put in it reinforces that fantasy. What you don’t to do is start copying or start feeling the pressure of your neighbour like, ‘Oh my god we need a chopper.’”

It’s true that some elements will carry over. Cars, for instance, are obviously necessary. However, Morin says Watch_Dogs’ focus is placed on hacking at the end of the day.


Warner Bros. will launch Thor: The Dark World character DLC for the launch of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes later this month. The specifics haven’t been announced, but the new content will deliver eight playable characters from the movie. Warner Bros. hasn’t confirmed which characters will be included or how much the DLC will cost.

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. Aside from Rayman Legends’ continued discount, there isn’t a whole lot here unfortunately. You can pick up a pre-owned Wii or DS Lite for $50, but that’s about it.

Here’s the ad in full:

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 140.538 / 2.542.615 (-34%)
02./03. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.09.26} (¥6.615) – 24.612 / 105.010 (-69%)
03./05. [PS3] Armored Core: Verdict Day (From Software) {2013.09.26} (¥6.800) – 14.622 / 73.806 (-75%)
04./04. [PS3] The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki # (Nihon Falcom) {2013.09.26} (¥8.190) – 12.734 / 80.452 (-81%)
05./02. [PSV] The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki # (Nihon Falcom) {2013.09.26} (¥7.140) – 11.092 / 92.713 (-86%)
06./09. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 7.922 / 1.458.442 (-15%)
07./11. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 6.964 / 194.790 (-19%)
08./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 6.586 / 3.431.589 (-11%)
09./08. [PSV] Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.09.26} (¥6.090) – 6.538 / 32.021 (-74%)
10./07. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Nintendo) {2013.09.26} (¥5.985) – 6.210 / 36.474 (-79%)
11./12. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 5.767 / 285.326 (-24%)
12./14. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 5.614 / 324.214 (-24%)
13./15. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # (Square Enix) {2013.08.27} (¥3.300) – 5.199 / 221.355 (-24%)
14./20. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 4.442 / 910.989 (-11%)
15./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.734 / 2.132.348
16./22. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 3.454 / 2.105.202
17./06. [PS3] My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute. Happy End # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.09.26} (¥7.480) – 3.324 / 34.378 (-89%)
18./18. [3DS] Disney Epic Mickey: The Power of Illusion (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.09.26} (¥5.040) – 3.263 / 8.832 (-41%)
19./00. [3DS] SPEC: Ten (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.03} (¥5.480) – 3.044 / NEW
20./29. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 2.384 / 277.466

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 85,885
3DS – 37,102
PS3 – 10,232
PSP – 4,093
Wii U – 4,001
Vita – 3,538
Wii – 914
Xbox 360 – 354

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 93,757
3DS – 40,487
PS3 – 11,382
Vita – 6,031
Wii U – 5,909
PSP – 4,805
Wii – 866
Xbox 360 – 511


This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Pokemon X/Y (3DS) – 10/10/10/9
Beyond: Two Souls (PS3) – 10/9/10/9
Rayman Legends (Wii U) – 9/8/8/9
F1 2013 (PS3/360) – 9/8/8/9
Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers (PS3) – 8/8/7/7
Sentouchu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (3DS) – 8/8/7/7
J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 8 Euro Plus (PSP) – 8/7/8/7


Two Sonic Lost World demos are now available in Japan – one for Wii U and another for 3DS.

On Wii U, players can go through Windy Hill Zone 1. The 3DS demo contains the Window Hill Tutorial and Window Hill Zone 1 levels.

It’s possible to bring some data over to the final version, such as scores.

Hopefully we’ll be seeing the same demos in North America and Europe in the near future.


Wii U consoles in Japan have been upgraded to firmware version 4.0.1J. It’s nothing too big – just an update that improves system stability.

As far as I’m aware, 4.0.1 has not been made available in North America or Europe.

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