Best Buy as well as Walmart list Xenoblade for Wii U. My guess would be that this is simply an error, as the listings were probably intended for “X” instead.

Although, given how difficult it is to find Xenoblade for Wii these days, re-releasing the game and in HD may not be such a bad idea…

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ESRB updates (3/4/13)

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This week’s ESRB updates are as follows:

Sniper Elite V2: Silver Star Edition (Wii U) – M
Mega Man 3 (3DS VC) – E
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS) – M
Star Wars Pinball (Wii U) – E10+
PES 2013 (3DS) – E

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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – official announcement

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Ubisoft® Journeys Into The Savage Golden Age of Pirates With Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag
The New Assassin’s Creed® Arrives in Stores Starting on October 29
SAN FRANCISCO — March 4, 2013 — Today, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag, the next installment in the company’s best-selling franchise. Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag introduces an all new hero and setting, and will feature the most diverse and seamless Assassin’s Creed world ever created.
In development for nearly two years, the game is being spearheaded by one of the veteran Assassin’s Creed teams in Ubisoft Montreal with support from Ubisoft studios in Annecy, Bucharest, Kiev, Quebec, Singapore and Sofia. Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag will be released on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®4 from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Nintendo’s Wii U™ system, Windows PC and other next generation consoles. The game will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo’s Wii U™ system on October 29, 2013.

UK software sales (Week ending 3/2)

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

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1	1	CRYSIS 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4	2	FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2	3	METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PS3	KONAMI	KONAMI
5	4	CRYSIS 3	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6	5	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3	6	METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	XB360	KONAMI	KONAMI
7	7	FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10	8	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
12	9	FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14	10	HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
9	11	DEAD SPACE 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16	12	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
8	13	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
21	14	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
18	15	FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19	16	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22	17	FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
15	18	JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
20	19	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
23	20	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
26	21	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
13	22	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	PS3	SEGA	SEGA
–	23	NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
25	24	THE SIMS 3	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
29	25	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
24	26	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
28	27	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
27	28	FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
32	29	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
17	30	DEAD SPACE 3	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
35	31	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–	32	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
33	33	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31	34	PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	35	GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
34	36	MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	WII	SEGA	SEGA
11	37	CRYSIS 3	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	38	WWE ’13	XB360	THQ	THQ
–	39	VIRTUA TENNIS 4: WORLD TOUR EDITION	VITA	SEGA	SEGA
–	40	GUILD WARS 2	PC	NCSOFT EUROPE	NCSOFT EUROPE

All formats

LW	TW	Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1	1	CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3	2	FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2	3	METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PLATINUMGAMES	KONAMI	KONAMI
4	4	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7	5	FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8	6	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5	7	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
6	8	DEAD SPACE 3	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9	9	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
10	10	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12	11	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14	12	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
16	13	HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
13	14	SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
15	15	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11	16	JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
18	17	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
17	18	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
31	19	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
20	20	FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
25	21	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
19	22	THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
24	23	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
21	24	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	25	NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH	LEVEL 5	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
28	26	WWE ’13	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
27	27	HITMAN: HD TRILOGY	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
22	28	DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
36	29	SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
29	30	FORZA HORIZON	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
26	31	MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	SEGA	SEGA	SEGA
23	32	MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30	33	DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
37	34	DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO	BLITZ GAMES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
33	35	BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
34	36	PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	37	GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–	38	LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
35	39	BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–	40	SONIC GENERATIONS	DIMPS	SEGA	SEGA

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Nintendo Gives Fans a Backstage Pass to Fun at SXSW With Top 2013 Games

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Attendees Can Experience More Than 10 Unreleased Games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS at Upcoming Event
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Visitors to this year’s SXSW Gaming Expo will be able to go behind the scenes to experience an exciting lineup of unreleased games and experiences from Nintendo for both the new Wii U home console and the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, from the latest installments of classic franchises to new software that lets players interact with one another in fresh and exciting ways. The three-day event will feature the public debut for several Nintendo 3DS games in North America, including a guided demo opportunity with Animal Crossing: New Leaf, as well as playable demos for Nintendo eShop titles HarmoKnight and Kersploosh! Visitors can also play unreleased Wii U titles like the open-world fun of LEGO®City Undercover, the high-octane racing of Need for Speed Most Wanted U from Electronic Arts and the team-based action of Monster Hunter Ultimate from Capcom.
“Hearing about upcoming games is one thing, but with Nintendo the proof is always in the playing,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “SXSW is where fans of all types of entertainment and technology come together, and we’ll have games on hand to excite every type of visitor.”

Deus Ex: Human Revolution re-rated by the OFLC

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Last Friday, a new rating for Deus Ex: Human Revolution popped up on the Australian Ratings Board. While Square Enix’s Human Defiance trademark turned out to be for the upcoming movie, the OFLC entry is most definitely game-related.

The OFLC doesn’t specifically mention anything about the rating’s contents. But it is a “modified” version of the original game, likely hinting at an upcoming announcement for Wii U. Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been rumored for Nintendo’s console for quite some time, and the title would fit in with Straight Right’s AAA port for Square Enix.

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A few more Assassin’s Creed IV images

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Note: Mixing in old and new images in case you missed them the first time…

First Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag details

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Ubisoft has officially lifted its embargo for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and first details have started to arrive. We’ve compiled a bunch of information below. The details batch covers new gameplay elements, improvements, and a few story bits.

– Takes place in the earlier half of the 18th century
– Set off the east coast of Northern America where piracy thrives
– Stars Edward Kenway, father of Haytham and grandfather of Connor
– AC4 is part of the “Kenway saga” of Assassin’s Creed games
– Where Haytham and Connor were present at the dawn of a new democracy, Edward will be tested by the failure of the old one
– Edward is a more charming, clever, and reckless character than Connor
– When Black Flag starts, Edward is already a pirate
– Black Flag director Ashraf Ismail stressed that his global team was focusing on placing Edward into a more historically accurate take on this era – no parrots, no Krakens, no theme park shine
– Looking to be grittier, more true to the dark, rough reality of the era
– Ismail references Kurt Sutter’s twisted, gritty, grounded television show “Sons of Anarchy” a few times when describing his vision for a cast of characters that encompasses Charles Vane, Calico Jack, Blackbeard and more
– Montreal-based team
– Singapore, Sofia, Annecy, Kiev, Quebec City, Bucharest and Montpellier assisting on the project
– “first true naval overworld”
– Black Flag aims to blend between its land and aquatic experiences seamlessly
– Edward can dive off of his ship, swim to the shore of one of 50 or so locations in the Carribbean, and explore
– No loading or segmented feel for the above
– Variety in these locales
– Locations range from plantations and jungles to Mayan ruins and exotic coconut islands
– Three major cities: Havana (described as analogous to ACII’s Venice in terms of vertical emphasis), Nassau (the home of the so-called Republic of Pirates) and Kingston (a very dangerous, British-run city)
– Land-based portions are around 60% of Black Flag’s main missions
– Some Far Cry 3 developers are on board
– All of the game’s activities, from hunting and harpooning (water-based hunting) to exploring underwater environments, will feed into a larger sense of progression and evolution of play
– Edward can upgrade his equipment in a variety of ways
– Can upgrade the Jackdaw ship and its crew as well
– More complex and deeper ocean-based warfare compared to ACIII
– New weapon types, enemies, and challenges
– Edward uses a spyglass to view ships and islands from a distance, which communicates valuable information on a destination or foe prior to any sort of engagement
– Can exploit weather patterns, luring the opposition into less than ideal conditions such as dynamic storms, to their advantage
– Can board an enemy’s ship
– Your goal with any ship-to-ship fight is to eliminate the other captain
– How you choose to do this is up to the player
– Ship has a swivel gun
– Up to four pistols can be used depending on your upgrades
– Ubisoft wants to remove some of the barriers that previous games created, leaning more on open-ended directives
– Less about hand-holding and more about providing basic objectives with flexible conditions for satisfying said objectives
– Team is refining game systems for things like detection and stealth, so players better understand how the game “reads” their actions
– Ismail noted that his team has, from the start, been focused on building mechanics within the pirate theme that the story then supports – not the other way around
– Notoriety system has been tossed out since navigating the wide ocean and traveling from location to location makes this sort of “worldwide alert” illogical
– You are a person hired by Templar-controlled Abstergo Entertainment to research a pivotal moment in Desmond’s ancestry
– You’re told to look into Edward Kenway – and away you go
– Ubisoft is attempting to find the delicate balance between the game’s Caribbean setting – where the bulk of the game takes place – and its modern counterpart, where a significant amount of lore is held
– The team hopes that it can incentivize hardcore Assassin’s Creed fans to step outside the world of pirates and explore the Abstergo facility, by providing a variety of unnamed activities and information as a means of reward

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Rumor: Wii U to get conference and mobile video chat

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

Vidyo, the company powering the Wii U’s chat application, appears to be working on new functionality for the console. An official PDF document from Vidyo suggests that “multi-party conferencing” and communication between a Wii U and a mobile device could be on the way. There’s also a mysterious mention of something labeled as “video-powered game experiences”.

Take a look at the relevant extract from the PDF below:

Focus on social networking around gaming
Now: video chat in Miiverse
Next: video-powered game experiences

Chat today, conferencing soon
Now: point-to-point
Next: multi-party conferencing

Extending to mobile devices soon
Now: between Wii U consoles
Next: between Wii U and mobile devices

Along with the hinted additions mentioned above, Nintendo has previously teased plans to improve Wii U Chat in other ways. For instance, in an Iwata Asks discussion, Satoru Iwata suggested that it may eventually be possible to chat with other system users without having to turn off a game.

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Pre-order The Wonderful 101

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

If you haven’t done so already, you can reserve The Wonderful 101 from a pair of notable retailers. Amazon has a pre-order page here, and GameStop’s product page is located here.

Nintendo has been keeping quiet when it comes to The Wonderful 101’s release date. The company has only confirmed that the Wii U game will be available in the first half of 2013.