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

ABC has published a series of interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto, but this may be one of the most interesting discussions we’ve seen over the past few weeks. Miyamoto talked about Ghostbusters (he’s a fan, but it didn’t lead to Luigi’s Mansion), how Nintendo decides between putting a game on the 3DS (3D) or Wii U (HD), his secret Facebook page, and the possibility of a theme-park (it could happen one day, maybe).

As always, you can find all of Miyamoto’s responses below.

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Over the next few weeks, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios will allow fans to vote on Injustice: Gods Among Us characters that would come out on top in a particular fight. Winners will be decided on Friday and new matchups will go live the following Monday. Characters that are victorious will be featured in new gameplay videos.

This week’s matchups are Batman vs. The Flash and Superman vs. Green Lantern. You can vote here.

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A total of five Assassin’s Creed IV collector’s editions will be released this October. One is coming to North America. One is exclusive to Uplay, with the UK getting four in total.

Here’s the full rundown:

The Black Chest Edition (Uplay exclusive)

• Premium Quality 55 cm Diorama of Captain Edward on the Jackdaw’s Bow
• Exclusive SteelBook™
• High-quality artbook
• The official soundtrack
• 2 Lithographs in their protective envelope
• 2 canvas prints
• All existing additional Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
• Unlockable In-Game Content, including single player missions, skins and weapons
• Collector’s box
• Physical pirate booty: Parchment world map and an original Black Flag replica

The Buccaneer Edition (exclusive to Game in the UK & Gamestop in Ireland)

• Premium Quality Edward Kenway Figurine on the Jackdaw’s Crow’s Nest
• High-quality artbook
• The official soundtrack
• 2 Lithographs in their protective envelope
• Collector’s box
• Additional Unlockable In-game Content

The Skull Edition (UK market-wide)

• Collector Jumbo Steel Case
• High-quality artbook
• The official soundtrack
• 2 Lithographs in their protective envelope
• Unlockable In-game Content

The Special Edition (exclusive to Game in the UK & Xtravision in Ireland)

• Unlockable in-game content only available at game launch.

The Black Island Pack (available in North America at Gamestop)

• The dark and dangerous treasure-hunting quest: Black Island
• The deadly Black Ship
• Legendary silver flintlock pistols used by Captain Morgan
• Valuable multiplayer items including Captain Morgan’s costume, picture, and title

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Along with today’s gameplay unveiling for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Ubisoft has announced a special edition for North America.

Consumers can now pre-order the “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag GameStop Edition” which comes with the exclusive in-game content known as “The Black Island Pack”. As the name implies, it can only be found at GameStop.

We’ve personally confirmed with Ubisoft that the GameStop Edition will be available for Wii U. That makes this product one of the first special/collector’s editions for the console.

The Black Island Pack includes:

• The dark and dangerous treasure-hunting quest: Black Island.
• The deadly Black Ship.
• Legendary silver flintlock pistols used by Captain Morgan.
• Valuable multiplayer items including Captain Morgan’s costume, picture, and title.

And here’s a description of the content straight from Ubisoft:

“In Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag’s The Black Island Pack, Captain Morgan’s favorite ship sank off the coast with a full load of legendary sailing equipment. Explore the Black Island and retrieve sought-after treasure to aid you on your adventures.”

Those who pre-order Assassin’s Creed IV from GameStop will also receive a double-sided poster featuring the Bloody Seas Treasure Map and original artwork made by Todd McFarlane. A shot of the poster is posted below:

Source: Ubisoft PR

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Another round of Nintendo maintenance (“extended” this time, not “emergency”!) will be taking place on all of Nintendo’s platforms over the next few days.

The bulk of the downtime is happening today. Each one of Nintendo’s online shops will be down between 12 PM and 6 PM PT. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 will be affected at different parts of the day as well.

Tomorrow’s maintenance is much lighter – only Pokemon Black/White 1/2 will see downtime.

The full schedule is posted below.

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

The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. ZombiU – Ubisoft
4. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
5. Need for Speed: Most Wanted – EA
6. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
7. The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct – Activision
8. Darksiders II – THQ
9. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – Ubisoft
10. Sports Connection – Ubisoft

3DS

1. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
5. Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Nintendo
6. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
7. Sonic Generations – SEGA
8. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
9. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – SEGA
10. New Style Boutique – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–		1			GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
1		2			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		3			THE WALKING DEAD: SURVIVAL INSTINCT	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3		4			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2		5			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
5		6			SIMCITY	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		7			THE WALKING DEAD: SURVIVAL INSTINCT	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6		8			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	XB360	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
9		9			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		10			MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE	3DS	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
7		11			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	PS3	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
–		12			MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE	WII U	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
12		13			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13		14			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10		15			FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
28		16			METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PS3	KONAMI	KONAMI
11		17			CRYSIS 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		18			FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
18		19			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
17		20			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
16		21			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21		22			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		23			STARCRAFT II: HEART OF THE SWARM	PC	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8		24			THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
15		25			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
38		26			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
34		27			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		28			METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	XB360	KONAMI	KONAMI
22		29			JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
30		30			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
20		31			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19		32			CRYSIS 3	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
26		33			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
37		34			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24		35			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
–		36			NINTENDO LAND	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		37			ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
27		38			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		39			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
23		40			DEAD SPACE 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–		1			GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT	EPIC GAMES/PEOPLE CAN FLY	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
1		2			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		3			THE WALKING DEAD: SURVIVAL INSTINCT	TERMINAL REALITY	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6		4			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		5			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
2		6			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–		7			MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
5		8			SIMCITY	MAXIS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		9			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		10			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
19		11			METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PLATINUMGAMES	KONAMI	KONAMI
8		12			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11		13			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
13		14			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14		15			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		16			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
16		17			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
28		18			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
12		19			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
17		20			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18		21			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
23		22			FORZA HORIZON	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
27		23			HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
3		24			STARCRAFT II: HEART OF THE SWARM	BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15		25			DEAD SPACE 3	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
24		26			JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
10		27			THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
25		28			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29		29			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
22		30			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
34		31			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
38		32			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	SEGA	SEGA	SEGA
35		33			WWE ’13	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
26		34			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		35			DARKSIDERS II	VIGIL GAMES	THQ	THQ
33		36			SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
39		37			DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		38			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		39			NINTENDO LAND	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		40			ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

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

Update: Added in 3DS rankings.

New Super Mario Bros. U continued its reign as the best-selling Wii U game in the US last month. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed overtook Scribblenauts Unlimited for the second position, though 5th Cell and Warner Bros.’s third-party effort only dropped down one spot. ZombiU and Call of Duty: Black Ops II round out the top 50 for February.

Here’s the full list:

Wii U

1. New Super Mario Bros. U
2. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
3. Scribblenauts Unlimited
4. ZombiU
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
6. Just Dance 4
7. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
8. Skylanders Giants
9. Epic Mickey; The Power of Two
10. Wipeout
11. Assassin’s Creed III
12. ESPN Sports Connection
13. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
14. SiNG Party
15. Rabbids Land

3DS

1. Fire Emblem Awakening – more than 95k / 117k (not sure if they count bundles or not)
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – >10k
3. Paper Mario: Sticker Star – >10k
4. Mario Kart 7 – >10k
5. Super Mario 3D Land – >10k
6. Angry Birds Trilogy – >10k
7. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – >10k
8. Scribblenauts Unlimited – >10k
9. Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan – >10k, less than 15k
10. Disney Epic Mickey: The Power of lllusion – >10k-<15k 11. Wreck-it Ralph – >10k-<15k 12. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, The – >10k-<15k 13. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance – >10k-<15k 14. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – >10k-<15k 15. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – >10k-<15k 16. Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! – >10k-<15k 17. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – >10k-<15k

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