Wii U

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Nintendo implemented a region-lock on the Wii U console. As a result, titles purchased in North America won’t work on a system in other countries (and the same goes for other territories).

The region-lock seems to goes beyond this. It appears that GamePad controllers are also locked to their country of origin.

News floating around Japanese blogs indicates that a GamePad purchased overseas won’t work on a Japanese Wii U. This is almost certainly the case for other territories as well.

It’s worth noting that all GamePads contain region codes in the model number. That should be the key when it comes to determining if a controller will work in a certain territory.

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge players can now download a new character to their game. Kasumi is now available through a free update.

You don’t need to do anything special in order to add Kasumi to the game. Simply boot up Razor’s Edge and data should be automatically downloaded.

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Trine 2: Director’s Cut’s update has been pushed back slightly. It’s now on track for a release in early January.

When the update is approved, it will go live in North America and Europe at around the same time. Europe may get the update a couple of days earlier though.

According to Frozenbyte’s Joel Kinnunen:

“It’s being tested by Nintendo. Right now the holiday period doesn’t help though – we were hoping to get it approved and released by Friday but alas, looks like it has to wait until early January now. (Pretty much the same goes for North America, although we did make one mistake with that build so it might be a couple of days later than Europe – but this isn’t exact science so who knows.) Sorry!”

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

White Album 2: Shiawase no Mukougawa (PS3) – 10/9/9/9
New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U) – 9/9/9/9
Nintendo Land (Wii U) – 9/8/9/9
Glass Heart Princess (PSP) – 9/8/8/7
Tokyo Yamanote Boys Portable (PSP) – 8/8/7/7
Black Wolves Saga: Last Hope (PSP) – 8/7/7/7
Daiya no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World (PSP) – 7/7/7/6
Suiheisen Made Nan Mile? (PSP) – 7/7/6/6
Yaneura no Kanojo (PSP) – 6/6/6/5

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The latest deals from GameStop are as follows:

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Wii U

1. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
3. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
4. ZombiU – Ubisoft
5. Just Dance 4 – Ubisoft
6. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Activision Blizard
8. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. FIFA 13 – EA
10. Rabbids Land – Ubisoft

3DS

1. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
4. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
5. Sonic Generations – SEGA
6. Moshi MonsterS: Moshlings Theme Park – Mind Candy
7. Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Nintendo
8. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – SEGA
9. Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion – Disney Interactive
10. Angry Birds Trilogy – Activision Blizzard

Source: Chart-Track

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Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham shared updates on the studio’s slate of upcoming titles in a new video. Watsham discussed Mutant Mudds Deluxe, ATV Wild Ride 3D, and a secret Wii U game.

Watsham’s full video is above. A roundup of information is posted below.

Mutant Mudds Deluxe

– Planned for release in Q1 2013
– “coming together nicely”
– New content and more details coming in January

ATV Wild Ride 3D

– Nearly done
– Tweaking taking place
– If all goes well, will be submitted in January
– If this happens, then a February or March release is likely
– One more surprise to show for ATV

Wii U

– “We will have one surprise to show off on the Wii U. What could that be?”
– New game
– “is super secret”
– Can’t say anything right now
– Sounds like it may be at PAX East in March (either trailer only or playable)

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The latest UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 3 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 4 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 5 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 6 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
7 7 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 8 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12 9 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 10 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 11 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
15 12 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 13 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 14 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
13 15 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
18 16 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
22 17 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
21 18 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 19 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20 20 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
11 21 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
28 22 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 23 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
23 24 BOOK OF SPELLS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19 25 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
32 26 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 27 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
33 28 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
29 29 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
36 30 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
31 31 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED VITA ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27 32 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
25 33 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
38 34 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED XB360 SEGA SEGA
30 35 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
39 36 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 37 DANCE CENTRAL 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 38 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
40 39 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 40 NINTENDO LAND WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO

All formats

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 2 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 3 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3 4 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 5 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 6 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 7 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 8 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
9 9 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10 10 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
12 11 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
11 12 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13 13 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
16 14 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 15 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
21 16 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
15 17 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
17 18 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
19 19 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 20 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO JUNCTION POINT STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
18 21 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
20 22 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
27 23 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 24 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
32 25 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33 26 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
23 27 BOOK OF SPELLS LONDON STUDIO SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
30 28 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
24 29 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
29 30 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
22 31 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY LAND HO! UBISOFT UBISOFT
35 32 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 33 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
40 34 SONIC GENERATIONS DIMPS SEGA SEGA
34 35 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED NIHILISTIC SOFTWARE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28 36 F1 RACE STARS CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
37 37 FAMILY GUY: BACK TO THE MULTIVERSE HEAVY IRON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 38 DANCE CENTRAL 3 HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 39 SLEEPING DOGS UNITED FRONT GAMES SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
38 40 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

Source: Chart-Track

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