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Assassin’s Creed III has managed to ship 12.5 million units thus far. The next entry in the series, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, may not achieve similar sales. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot made note of the company’s lower expectations for the title during an investor call earlier today:

“To come back to Assassin’s Creed IV, in our numbers we have…we expect less than last year.”

Ubisoft may be anticipating lower sales for Assassin’s Creed IV, but the publisher believes in its potential. The pirate setting could be a more relatable setting compared to Assassin’s Creed III’s American Revolutionary War setting from a worldwide perspective.

“We are actually pushing to achieve more than last year because we think the pirate segment is a great segment that can generate a lot more on a worldwide basis than what was achieved last year. But we wanted to be prudent on our expectations so that it can probably be a bonus if it comes.”

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo won’t be holding a major press conference at E3 2013 this year. The company will be holding two smaller events for media and investors/analysts, but neither will likely be live-streamed.

For fans, Nintendo is replacing its conference with a Nintendo Direct. This was pretty much a known fact, but the news was made official today. A new Nintendo Direct will be held “around E3 time” next month to highlight Wii U games “coming this autumn and beyond”. Let’s hope the 3DS gets some love as well!

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Update 2: Nintendo confirms Nintendo Direct for Japan as well. The page mentions Wii U titles for the summer.

Update: Nintendo of America will host a Nintendo Direct tomorrow as well. In addition to Wii U, the 3DS will be featured. Nintendo’s Facebook message states:

“We’re having a Nintendo Direct tomorrow to provide updates on upcoming summer Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games. …We’ll discuss future Wii U titles for fall and onward in a Nintendo Direct before the start of E3 2013.”

It’s that time again – a new Nintendo Direct is coming.

Nintendo UK just tweeted that a Wii U-focused presentation will be steamed tomorrow to highlight spring and summer titles for the console.

A new #NintendoDirectEU with a focus on #WiiU spring/summer titles will be streamed tomorrow, 17/5 at 3pm BST ow.ly/i/283YD

— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) May 16, 2013

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Nintendo UK will begin its “Nintendo Unleashed Tour” at the 2013 MCM London Comic Con later this month. The expo – taking place between May 24 and May 26 – will house a number of playable demos for the Wii U and 3DS including Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut, Rayman Legends, Game & Wario, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Here’s the full lineup:

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• Game & Wario
• RESIDENT EVIL REVELATIONS
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut
• Rayman Legends
• Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
• Coaster Crazy Deluxe
• Toki Tori 2
• Cloudberry Kingdom
• The Cave

Nintendo 3DS

• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf
• Project X Zone
• Mario Kart 7
• Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
• Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo
• 3D Space Harrier
• Luigi’s Mansion 2
• Cut the Rope

Along with demos, Nintendo staff will provide tips, tricks, and advice. Multiplayer events for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Luigi’s Mansion 2, and Mario Kart 7 will be hosted as well.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Later this year, Watch_Dogs will enter the same position as Assassin’s Creed when it launched in 2007. Watch_Dogs will just getting its feet wet on the market, but there are nevertheless high expectations.

Ubisoft is also banking on the IP becoming a hit, especially from a sales standpoint. EMEA executive director Alain Corre said during a financial call today that the title “can do probably as well or probably even better than Assassin’s Creed I”.

“Watch_Dogs can do probably as well or probably even better than AC1, in the target we’ve given we’ve taken quantity that are below AC1. So that’s the point.”

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We haven’t seen a whole lot of CryEngine 3-supported games on Wii U. However, Precursor Games is taking advantage of the tech to create Shadow of the Eternals – a game that will come to the eShop in due time.

Running CryEngine 3 on the Wii U wasn’t difficult, according to Precursor. Responding to one fan during a Facebook Q&A, the company said that “it’s not hard at all. The CryEngine3 fully supports the Wii U”.

Now if only DICE and EA could say the same about the Frostbite engine…

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Well, this should do it. WWE 2K14 won’t be coming to the Wii U, assuming 2K Sports doesn’t make a last-minute announcement.

The official WWE Games Twitter account wrote yesterday that the game “will only be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.”

I’ve never been a big video game sports player, but it’s concerning to see that the Wii U is missing out on these types of titles. You would think that sports games would be a shoe-in for the console. Yet, the Wii U now won’t be receiving WWE 2K14, Madden, and FIFA. I wouldn’t be surprised if 2K Sports decides to keep NBA 2K off the system this year as well.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

There are some really smart people out there who do really cool things, and thanks to those smart people we now know more about what’s inside the Wii U Gamepad, both from a hardware perspective and a hardware perspective. Here’s the breakdown of what we’ve learned:

– The Gamepad has upgradable firmware, meaning its functionality could expand over time
– One of the folks working on reverse engineering the Gamepad says this could mean cloud-based gaming/functionality in the future
– You could send the Gamepad data to the internet instead of to the Gamepad, play it from there/access it
– “Only speculation”, he says, “[nothing] in the firmware that would indicate they are planning to do this”
– Dual-Gamepad support is already built in, so developers could technically use it if they wanted

Via NintendoLife