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For those of you who missed our previous post: this one’s coming to the 3DS as well as Wii U and Wii.

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Disney Interactive is in the process of hosting a press event to unveil the first official details about Disney Infinity.

While the event is on-going, lots of information has already been shared. Among the notable details: coming to all platforms, will feature a cross-platform experience, and Monsters University, The Incredibles, and Pirates of the Caribbean are the first confirmed worlds.

More tidbits about the game are posted below.

– Brings players into the worlds of their favorite characters from the past, present, and future
– Coming to all platforms
– Mobile, console, online
– Like Skylanders
– Brings players into the worlds of their favorite characters from the past, present, and future
– Coming to all platforms
– Mobile, console, online
– Like Skylanders
– Captain Jack, Sully and Mr. Incredible confirmed as figures
– Figures unlock unique experiences for players
– Cross-platform experience
– First three worlds: Monsters University, The Incredibles, and Pirates of the Caribbean
– More franchises will be at launch
– Phineas and Ferb are among the playable characters
– Game confirmed for at least Wii U and Wii
– Comes with 3 play sets
– Launch in June
– “Will allow you to play with all your favorite Disney characters, without limits.”
– “Quality is the best business plan.”
– Disney Infinity came out of the Toy Box mode in Toy Story 3 game
– Lasseter is a huge fan of the vinyl figure market, so that’s part of what he loved about making vinyl figures with the game
– “it’s one of the most creative things I’ve ever seen in the interactive world. I’m really proud of it.”
– Toy Story and Cars characters will be in Infinity
– All of the Disney characters are stylized and look like they belong in the same universe
– They made sure all the play sets within the game modeled and felt like the worlds in the films, and true to property
– Infinity has “playset” action game levels
– Can only use a certain franchise in these levels
– Toy Box lets you mash everything up
– ‘Monsters University’ sees the rivalry between Minsters U and Feartech; college hijinks game
– Pirates playset takes place during the first three films
– Can customize gameplay
– Logic Editor: create video games
– Games based on Donkey Kong, Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s Super Off-Road shown
– Can edit the camera for your games: side-scrolling, top-down view, etc.
– 4-player, drop-in/drop-out multiplayer
– Goat-like character Mike is riding on in the screenshot is called Archie the Scare Pig
– In Toy Box, can make buildings, road, terrain types, sky colors, and more
– One designer recreated Mario Kart’s Bowser’s Castle
– Power Discs: get extra interactive characters that you can’t play as, but interact with
– Worlds can be uploaded online, and Disney will promote the best ones for others to download
– In the world pirates of the Caribbean you can decide how to equip your own pirate ship
– Multiplayer sees one player steer the ship, another on cannons. Or both on the offensive in a heated battle

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Injustice: Gods Among Us has received a North American and European release date. Fans can get their hands on the game starting on April 16 and April 19 respectively.

Two different Collector’s Editions have been announced for Injustice, but neither one will be available for Wii U.

Source: Warner Bros. Interactive PR

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The Wii U has been out for a couple of months now, but there’s one peculiar aspect about the system that hasn’t been discussed.

Were you hoping to link your Club Nintendo account to the Wii Shop Channel? Well… it’s not possible. As a result, consumers won’t receive any coins for titles purchased on the store.

Nintendo says that the limitation is in place due to “certain system constraints”.

You’ll obviously still get coins for games bought on the original Wii Shop Channel – you know, on an actual Wii. It’s also possible to link a Club Nintendo account to the Wii U eShop. But if you were hoping to download a few extra titles and earn some coins, you’re out of luck.

Thanks to R for the tip.

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Early reports from GameStop stated that 500,000 customers were on the retailer’s Wii U wait list. But as we now know, only 320,000 consoles were sold in November and December.

GameStop spokesperson Matt Hodges explained the discrepancy:

“Our initial allocation from Nintendo was not 500,000 units. We never disclosed that number; we only stated that we had reserved thru those units in the first 48 hours of them being offered. NPD reported sales of 463,000 Wii U units in the U.S. in December. That number added with those sold in November brings the LTD total to 888,000.”

Hodges went on to say that a person being on a wait list doesn’t necessarily translate to a sale:

“One thing to consider about the people who signed up for our waiting list is that they had no financial commitment to do so. So it is possible that they purchased their Wii U from another retailer.”

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Target has an in-store offer available for Wii U titles. If you buy two games, you can get another for free.

This also works in conjunction with on-sale games. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition and NBA 2K13 are just a couple of games priced at $45 this week.

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Tecmo Koei will only be releasing Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 as a Wii U eShop release in North America. The same situation was announced for Europe last week.

So when can fans get their hands on the game? Mark down February 7 on your calenders. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 is due out on the same day on the European eShop.

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Baird Equity Research is concerned about the Wii U. Analyst Colin Sebastian, in an investor’s note, expressed concern about the console’s mainstream appeal. The company is currently worried that only seasoned Nintendo fans will take interest in the Wii U.

Going forward, Sebastian stated that Nintendo needs “major first-party releases” like Zelda, as well as strong third-party support. Sebastian states that if all goes sour, Nintendo will be forced to lower the Wii U’s price point, and, unrealistically, “consideration will be given to extending first party franchises to other platforms.”

“We remain concerned that Nintendo’s innovative Wii-U console will lack broad appeal beyond the core Nintendo fan base. Following a somewhat lackluster launch and holiday selling season, Nintendo will need to bring to market major first-party releases (Zelda) and retain the support of key third-party developers to reduce market share losses. In a negative scenario, Nintendo will be forced to prematurely lower the Wii-U price, and over the course of this cycle, we expect consideration will be given to extending first party franchises to other platforms.”

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