Assassin’s Creed IV Wii U visuals in between current/next-gen, compatible with companion app
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Assassin’s Creed producer Martin Schelling and lead game designer Jean-Sebastien Decant have spoke a little about the Wii U visuals found in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.
The two told ExpansiveDLC that the game is somewhere between current-gen and next-gen versions. It’s also been confirmed that the game’s companion app will be compatible with the Wii U release.
“It will be I think, in between the current gen and next gen consoles. We could have had some of the tools from the companion on the second screen, but because the companion app will be available with Wii U too we didn’t include them.”
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Man of Steel: Zod Skin trailer
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I assume Wii U will be receiving the new skin… at some point.
UK Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games teaser site open
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Nintendo has opened the UK teaser site for Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Access it here. There’s not much to see at present, but you can watch a trailer released earlier this month.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag footage, game pushed back a few weeks in the UK
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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will now launch for Wii U on November 22 in the UK – alongside the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions. As far as we know, it’s still scheduled to hit the US on October 29.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag “Pirate Heist” trailer
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Ubisoft has worked on improving Assassin’s Creed IV’s performance on Wii U
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Assassin’s Creed III suffered from some performance issues on all consoles, including Wii U.
In the Wii U version, one issue that was particularly apparent concerns framerate slowdown during crowded battle scenes.
Such problems have been addressed for the next entry in the series, according to Ubisoft Quebec’s Robin Lavallée.
Lavallée told Nintendo Life of the performance in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag:
I’m happy you are asking the question, the team worked really hard during the last month to increase the performances on the Wii U version… and one of those points was the crowded battle scenes. So the quick answer is, yes we have worked to improve this on Black Flag.
…The Wii U architecture poses some technical challenges that we’ve been able to thankfully overcome. It hasn’t been easy, but we’re really proud of the final result on this console.
UK software sales (Week ending 9/28) – Wii U/3DS charts
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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
4. Disney Infinity – Disney Interactive
5. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
6. Pikmin 3 – Nintendo
7. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
8. The Wonderful 101 – Nintendo
9. ZombiU – Ubisoft
10. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
3. FIFA 14 – EA
4. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
5. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
8. Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning – PQube
9. Inazuma Eleven 3: Lightning Bolt – Nintendo
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Nintendo Direct also confirmed for Europe, Japan
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Join Mr Iwata & Mr Shibata on 1/10 at 3pm BST for a #NintendoDirectEU w/ updates on #WiiU & Nintendo #3DS for 2013 pic.twitter.com/b0gy63JMjy
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) September 30, 2013
Earlier today, Nintendo confirmed that a Nintendo Direct presentation will be held for North America. The same broadcast has, as expected, now been announced for Europe and Japan.
Content will likely be mostly the same for all regions. Still, we’ll host all of the streams on the site tomorrow regardless.
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— ??????? (@Nintendo) September 30, 2013
Star Wars Pinball – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi table footage
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UK software sales (Week ending 9/28)
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Individual formats
LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
– | 1 | FIFA 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
– | 2 | FIFA 14 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
1 | 3 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
2 | 4 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
5 | 5 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
3 | 6 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
4 | 7 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014 | PS3 | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
7 | 8 | TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
6 | 9 | SAINTS ROW IV | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
8 | 10 | KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
14 | 11 | DISNEY INFINITY | XB360 | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
9 | 12 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014 | XB360 | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
10 | 13 | DIABLO III | XB360 | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
11 | 14 | TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
20 | 15 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
– | 16 | FIFA 14 | PC | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
– | 17 | FIFA 14 | WII | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
– | 18 | FIFA 14 | VITA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
19 | 19 | DISNEY INFINITY | WII | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
21 | 20 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
12 | 21 | SAINTS ROW IV | PS3 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
17 | 22 | ROME: TOTAL WAR II | PC | SEGA | SEGA | |||
15 | 23 | DIABLO III | PS3 | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
24 | 24 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | |||
22 | 25 | PAYDAY 2 | XB360 | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | |||
13 | 26 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | XB360 | SEGA | SEGA | |||
25 | 27 | MAX PAYNE 3 | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
28 | 28 | MAX PAYNE 3 | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
– | 29 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
26 | 30 | DISNEY INFINITY | PS3 | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
27 | 31 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
30 | 32 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
36 | 33 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
32 | 34 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
39 | 35 | TOMB RAIDER | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
31 | 36 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
35 | 37 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
– | 38 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | WII U | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
– | 39 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
– | 40 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT |
All formats
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
– | 1 | FIFA 14 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
1 | 2 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
6 | 3 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
2 | 4 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014 | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
3 | 5 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
8 | 6 | DISNEY INFINITY | AVALANCHE SOFTWARE | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
5 | 7 | TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST | UBISOFT (TORONTO) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
4 | 8 | SAINTS ROW IV | VOLITION | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
7 | 9 | DIABLO III | BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
16 | 10 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
12 | 11 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
10 | 12 | KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
11 | 13 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
13 | 14 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | |||
15 | 15 | MAX PAYNE 3 | ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
17 | 16 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
22 | 17 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
9 | 18 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
28 | 19 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
26 | 20 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
14 | 21 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
19 | 22 | PAYDAY 2 | OVERKILL SOFTWARE | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | |||
18 | 23 | FARMING SIMULATOR 2013 | GIANTS SOFTWARE | FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE | KOCH MEDIA | |||
24 | 24 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | |||
27 | 25 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
25 | 26 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | |||
23 | 27 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
21 | 28 | ROME: TOTAL WAR II | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY | SEGA | SEGA | |||
– | 29 | MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | DANGER CLOSE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
37 | 30 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 | INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
33 | 31 | THE SMURFS 2 | UBISOFT SF/WAYFORWARD | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
40 | 32 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
29 | 33 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
36 | 34 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
39 | 35 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | IRRATIONAL GAMES | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | |||
– | 36 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
32 | 37 | FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
38 | 38 | THE SIMS 3 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
30 | 39 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BETHESDA | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
35 | 40 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS |