Pokemon Rumble U debut trailer, footage, and details
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A rather large update has hit the official Pokemon Rumble U website today. It’s brought along the game’s first trailer, footage, new details, and more.
We’ve posted all of the new content from the upcoming Wii U eShop game below. Be sure to visit the official site for even more goodies.
– First line of NFC figures: Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Torchic, Piplup, Lucario and Victini
– Pokemon Centers in Japan will sell download codes for the game
– Can attack with the GamePad touch screen
– Look for different items in the game
– Such items have different effects such as making you bigger or healing
– Some levels have gimmicks that you can control
– Others will damage you
– Each area has a boss at the end
– Multiple levels
– Timed battles are scattered throughout
– Can use the figures in the game and raise them using coins obtained within the game
– This makes them potentially stronger than the counterparts you capture in-game
Miyamoto on possibility of third Mario brother, why Luigi’s Mansion 2 is on 3DS, E3, more
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You can find Shigeru Miyamoto’s full interview with Geoff Keighley on GameTrailers TV below. We’ll add in an alternate video when a higher-quality video pops up.
February 2013 NPD: Wii U around 64,000 units
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Update: Seems the 80,000 figure was inaccurate. Dent tweeted that the the Wii U sold “way under” that number. 64,000 units or so is looking more likely.
It’s uncommon to obtain official data from the NPD these days. The company does, however, tend to leave clues about the performance of hardware.
Case and point: NPD has confirmed that Wii U sales are up 40% over January. An initial figure suggested that the Wii U sold around 55,000 units in the US during the month. After a few math calculations, that would put the console at around 64,000 units at a minimum for February, with VentureBeat’s Kevin Dent specifically listing an estimate of 80,000 units.
That’s not exactly an encouraging stat for Nintendo, but it is a start – and sales have obviously seen a boost over February. With software finally starting to arrive in March – including LEGO City: Undercover, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, and Need for Speed: Most Wanted U – sales may pick up further.
LEGO City: Undercover videos
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Amazon UK cuts the price of Wii U by £50
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Following the lead of several other UK retailers, Amazon.co.uk has taken £50 off of the price of the Wii U Basic Set and the Deluxe Set, pricing them at £199 and £249 respectively. More than likely this is in response to slow sales, and the product providers simply want to free up shelf space that’s being used up by Wii Us that aren’t selling. It’s unclear whether this price cut will be permanent or temporary, or whether more shops will follow suit.
According to CVG, the trade price (that is, the “wholesale” price) of a Wii U is roughly £205, which means these folks are all selling the system at a loss.
February 2013 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of February. The results can be found below.
- Dead Space 3 (360, PS3, PC)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, Wii U PC)
- Crysis 3 (360, PS3, PC)
- NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC)
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3, 360)
- Aliens: Colonial Marines 2013 (360, PS3, PC)
- Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, PS3, Wii U)
- Far Cry 3 (360, PS3, PC)
- Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PS3, PSV)
- Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)
LEGO City requires external hard drive for eShop download
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If you plan on purchasing LEGO City: Undercover from the Wii U eShop, keep in mind that a separate hard drive is required. Today’s “Nintendo Download” report contains a side-blurb listing the necessity. No word yet on why such a requirement is in place, but it’s something to consider when buying the game on Monday.
A look at one of LEGO City’s Nintendo references
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There are lots of references to find in LEGO City: Undercover, including ones that pay home to Nintendo.
Kotaku has a look at one such reference in a video today. You’ll need to head over to the site for the clip, but it basically involves the appearance of a Mario star power-up – music and all. It’s pretty neat.
EA senior producer says he “heard” that Assassin’s Creed IV is being made by “nearly 1000 people”
Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
It is true that seven studios are contributing to the development of Black Flag, but as far as the number of specific people is concerned, Ubisoft won’t say. They’re staying silent on the issue (as they say they always have), which does poes the interesting question of how much the game will have to sell to turn a profit for Ubisoft.
