Players have died over 300,000 times in ZombiU
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ZombiU has racked up a significant amount of deaths since launch. Ubisoft Montpellier’s Guillaume Brunier told Nintendo World Report that over 300,000 have been recorded. That’s 300,000 zombies. How high can the total go?
Video: Animating The Incredible Hulk in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
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Famitsu: Top 100 best-selling games of 2012
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Famitsu published a listing of the top 100 best-selling games in Japan of 2012. Enterbrain compiled the data based on sales between December 26, 2011 and December 30, 2012.
Keep in mind that games bought directly on digital platforms are not included, nor are download cards purchased at retail. Titles bundled in with hardware are included.
The full lineup can be found in the graphic below:
Wii U commercial banned in the UK, ruled as misleading
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One of the Wii U’s biggest selling-points is the ability to play games directly on the GamePad. Quite a few titles have supported the feature thus far, but plenty require a television to experience.
Off-TV play is now the focal point of an advertisement that has been banned in the UK.
ZombiU team thought about multiplayer for main campaign, co-op, online dreams
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ZombiU features multiplayer gameplay, but you can’t team up with a friend inside the campaign. The team did consider multiplayer for the main mode, though quickly decided against it due to time concerns. Ubisoft wanted to get ZombiU out the door in time for the Wii U’s launch.
According to producer Guillaume Brunier:
“We did, but we ruled it out quickly as we thought we could not deliver it on time. How to bring a cooperative experience and still keep fear and tension is a question we would love to address though.”
When asked if the the push to launch ZombiU alongside the Wii U required some aspects to be left on the cutting room floor, Brunier said:
“Cooperative play would be one example. There are also things that we should have left on the drawing board like the tapping gameplays to nail barricades or open manholes.”
Brunier also discussed the topic of online multiplayer. The team didn’t consider this aspect for too long since the staff “had other issues to address.” However, Brunier did share one dream that the team has:
“We did not spend a lot of time contemplating online multiplayer as we had other issues to address. In our most exciting dreams, we would like to create an online experience where players never quite know where they stand between coop and player vs. player. Doubt is a great nest for tension and fear.”
Media Create software sales (1/7 – 1/13)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
02./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
03./08. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 #
04./03. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
05./15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) #
06./05. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei
07./04. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
08./13. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
09./06. [WIU] Nintendo Land
10./07. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake #
11./10. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
12./14. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
13./09. [3DS] Fantasy Life
14./12. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town
15./22. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition
16./20. [PS3] Yakuza 5 #
17./28. [PSP] AKB1/149: Love Election #
18./16. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney
19./21. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational #
20./25. [WIU] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate #
21./26. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2
22./19. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
23./18. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
24./11. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
25./17. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
26./24. [3DS] Toriko: Gourmet Monsters!
27./30. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3!! Endou Mamoru Densetsu
28./27. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Go Strikers 2013
29./23. [3DS] Kobito Zukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set
30./29. [WII] Mario Party 9
GameStop ad (1/16 – 1/22)
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This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:
Media Create hardware sales (1/7 – 1/13)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 56,377
3DS – 36,284
PS3 – 22,991
Wii U – 20,715
PSP – 17,069
Vita – 11,088
Wii – 1,873
Xbox 360 – 921
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 156,184
3DS – 123,075
Wii U – 67,083
PS3 – 64,352
PSP – 54,873
Vita – 33,309
Wii – 5,632
Xbox 360 – 1,893
DLC system launches on Wii U starting with Marvel Avengers
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If you visit the Wii U eShop, you’ll be graced with a large banner advertising downloadable content for Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth. Yep, the DLC system is now live on Wii U, and Ubisoft’s action game is the first release to take advantage of the functionality.
A total of nine DLC pieces are available. They are as follows:
Character Roster Pass – $7
All Costumes Pass – $7
Avengers and X-Men Costume Pack – $3
Avengers Costume Pack – $2
Captain America Costume Pack – $1
Heroes Unlock Pass – $4
Spider-Man Costume Pack – $1
Villains Unlock Pass – $4
X-Men Costume Pack – $2
In order to download any of the above items, you’ll need to have purchased Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth.
Star Wars, Marvel characters possible for Disney Infinity, Mickey as well
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Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment back in 2009. And very recently, it took ownership of LucasArts.
Both companies have tons of unique characters at its disposal. When you think about it, incorporating Marvel and/or LucasArts IP into the new Disney Infinity game could lead to some interesting results.
Avalanche Software CEO John Blackburn is certainly on board with the idea. However, he’s quick to caution that a decision hasn’t been made.
“As a developer, I so want that. When Disney bought Lucasfilm, I was like, ‘Holy crap! This is awesome!’ But at this point in time, there’s been some discussions about that, there’s just been no decisions made.”
Legendary Disney character Mickey Mouse also has a similar undecided fate. But when Blackburn was asked about including icons such as Mickey, Donald Duck, and Goofy, he said “We’re all things Disney.”
