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Wii U’s sluggish start is far from a secret. The console’s disappointing start extends to the UK, where sales have been slow – to put it mildly.

A new report on Gamasutra paints an ever worse picture for the Wii U in Britain. According to the site, the system managed to sell just 179,000 piece of software at retail this year. Gamasutra notes, “Even if digital sales added 10 percent to the total software units sold on the Wii U, its year-to-date results would just barely match retail software sales for the moribund PlayStation Vita.”

It’s all on Nintendo to fix the situation. The company hopes that with the new releases coming to Wii U this year, things will begin to turn around.

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3		2			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		3			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
2		4			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
4		5			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12		6			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
5		7			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		8			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17		9			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		10			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18		11			FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
8		12			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
6		13			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13		14			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
14		15			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
16		16			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19		17			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
10		18			DEADPOOL	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–		19			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	PS3	SEGA	SEGA
23		20			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
22		21			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28		22			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
27		23			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
30		24			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
20		25			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
32		26			BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
36		27			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
31		28			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		29			CIVILIZATION V: BRAVE NEW WORLD	PC	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
15		30			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
24		31			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
37		32			GRID 2	XB360	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
–		33			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
21		34			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
34		35			GRID 2	PS3	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
39		36			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		37			POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		38			VIRTUA TENNIS 4: WORLD TOUR EDITION	VITA	SEGA	SEGA
–		39			MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
40		40			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4		2			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		3			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	ALPHADREAM	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3		4			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2		5			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
10		6			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
7		7			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5		8			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
6		9			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
22		10			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
15		11			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
13		12			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		13			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19		14			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8		15			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9		16			DEADPOOL	HIGH MOON STUDIOS	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
23		17			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
16		18			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
11		19			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	NETHERREALM STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20		20			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17		21			GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
14		22			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
29		23			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
25		24			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
28		25			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
33		26			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
26		27			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21		28			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
30		29			THE WALKING DEAD	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
31		30			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
24		31			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		32			METRO LAST LIGHT	4A GAMES	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
34		33			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	MONSTER GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
39		34			BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
32		35			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
37		36			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
35		37			RIDE TO HELL: RETRIBUTION	EUTECHNYX	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–		38			MOTOGP 13	MILESTONE STUDIOS	PQUBE	PQUBE
–		39			CIVILIZATION V: BRAVE NEW WORLD	FIRAXIS	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–		40			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO

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Gamers attending this year’s San Diego Comic-Con will find plenty of playable games and activities from Nintendo.

First, let’s take a look at the company’s lineup:

Wii U

• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD from Nintendo
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze from Nintendo
• Super Mario 3D World from Nintendo
• Pikmin 3 from Nintendo
• New Super Luigi U from Nintendo
• Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games from Nintendo
• Rayman Legends from Ubisoft
• Skylanders SWAP Force from Activision
• Disney Infinity from Disney Interactive
• Sonic Lost World from SEGA
• The Wonderful 101 from Platinum Games
• Bayonetta 2 from Platinum Games
• Just Dance 2014 from Ubisoft

Nintendo 3DS

• Yoshi’s New Island from Nintendo
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds from Nintendo
• Mario & Luigi: Dream Team from Nintendo
• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D from Nintendo
• Sonic Lost World from SEGA
• Shin Megami Tensei IV from ATLUS (Index Digital Media, Inc.)
• Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

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Pikmin 3 offer a number of control options, one of which allows for Wiimote and nunchuck inputs. But you don’t need Wii MotionPlus in order to use this scheme. It may not work as well, but it’s possible to use a standard Wii controller (the original model) with the game.

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Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and the rest of his team attempted to change up the series’ classic standards with Skyward Sword. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to get the results they desired.

Aonuma seems more dead set on mixing things up with the first original Zelda for Wii U. He personally is pushing for change, as he’s “getting tired” of the formula.

The brand new Zelda title appears to be in the testing stages currently. Aonuma told the Los Angeles Times that the team is “exploring our options” and “still seeing what we can do.”

It’s not that anyone is telling me we have to change the formula. I want to change it. I’m kind of getting tired of it. If I’m getting tired of it, then I’m sure other people are getting tired of it. There is an essential ‘Zelda’ I feel we need to stay true to. We are still testing things, exploring our options. We haven’t landed anywhere at this point. We’re still seeing what we can do.

What I want to do, not specifically with Link but with the ‘Zelda’ franchise, I’m always striving to make something no one else can, something that is so distinctly ‘Zelda’ that it can only be done in a ‘Zelda’ game. There are times when I hit walls and I can’t come up with new ideas and I think maybe I should just give up and quit, but eventually a new idea comes along and I’m proud of myself. It breeds new life into the creative process. I go through these phases, over and over again. I hope those high points keep on coming.

One element that will probably remain unchanged is the lack of voice acting. Aonuma feels that adding voices is unlikely to happen.

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Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios announced Martian Manhunter as the fifth DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us at Evo 2013 today. Additionally, the John Stewart Green Lantern skin will be added to the fighter.

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Those who pre-order Pikmin 3 from GAME will receive a Pink Flying Pikmin key ring. If you’ve already reserved it from the retailer, you’ll still receive the bonus. An image of the key ring is attached above.

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