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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Satoru Iwata sat down with some of the developers behind Nintendo Land for a chat about the game’s development. You can read the Iwata Asks discussion here. There are lots of interesting tidbits as usual, so I highly suggest checking it out.

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Nintendo has sent out a response to the latest NPD report. The company shared sales data for all of its systems as well as a figure for New Super Mario Bros. U.

Read the full response below.

Nintendo Sells More Than 1.75 Million Hardware Units in November

Strong sales on Black Friday and the arrival of Wii U helped Nintendo sell more than 1.75 million total hardware units in the United States in November, according to the NPD Group. This includes nearly 910,000 units of portable hardware and more than 845,000 home console units. November 2012 marks the 36th time that Nintendo has sold more than 1 million hardware units in one month in the United States since 2004.

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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 November. The results can be found below.

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)**
2. Halo 4 (360)**
3. Assassin’s Creed III (360, PS3, Wii U, PC)**
4. Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, Wii U, PS3)
5. Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)
6. Skylander Giants (Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U)**
7. Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 (PS3, 360, PSV, PC)
8. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, Wii U, PC)**
9. WWE 13 (360, PS3, Wii)
10. FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, 3DS, Wii U, PSP)

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

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Nintendo of Europe has provided a comprehensive list of release dates for all of its upcoming games. There are a bunch of dates for 3DS VC titles, general 3DS games, and upcoming Wii U releases.

Below are a few highlights:

Nano Assault EX – December
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 3DS – February
Rayman Legends – February 28 (means that the February 26 NA date is confirmed)
F1 Race Stars (finally confirmed for Wii U) – March 1
Pinball: Revenge of the Gator (3DS VC) – Q1
Ninja Gaiden II (3DS VC) – Q1

The full lineup of dates is in the gallery above.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Assassin’s Creed III is a pretty positive and honest representation of the Mowhawk people, according to members of the tribe and historians who study it. A big reason for this is because Ubisoft brought on a man named Thomas Deer, who is a cultural liaison officer working for the Kahnawake Language and Cultural Center, to help make sure they didn’t misrepresent or include anything offensive, false, or demeaning about Mowhawk culture in the game.

Originally the game allowed players (who play as a Mowhawk tribesman) to scalp enemies, but according to Deer that never happened in the particular tribe that the game represents. So they took it out!

Via Kotaku

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This week’s Japanese 3DS eShop update is as follows:

3DS Downloadable Titles

Toriko Gurume Monsters! DEMO – FREE
Neratte! Tobashite! Rilakkuma Kurakura Sweets Tower DEMO – FREE
Boku wa K?k?kanseikan Airport Hero 3D Narita with ANA DEMO – FREE
Reco Choku (12/3, music service) – FREE
Azito 3D Tokyo – 500 yen
Aero Porter – 800 yen
Shinobi Spirits Sanda J? Y?shiden – 500 yen
Paper Mario: Super Seal (Sticker Star, releases 12/6) – 4,800 yen
Monster Hunter 3 (tri) G (releases 12/6) – 3,400 yen
Dead or Alive Dimensions (releases 12/6) – 5,400 yen

DLC

New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Challenge Pack C, Platform Panic Pack) – 200 yen each

Virtual Console

Solomon no Kagi (Solomon’s Key, Famicom) – 500 yen

Video Content

Assassin’s Creed III trailer
Sports Connection
New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC video preview
Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney preview video
Nintendo Direct video

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Square Enix will be featuring five console/handheld titles at this year’s Jump Festa.

The company’s lineup is as follows:

Dragon Quest X (Wii U) – video
Dragon Quest VII (3DS) – playable, video
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX (PS3) – playable, video
Chosoku Henkei Gyrozetter (3DS) – video
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3/360) – video

You can keep track of Square Enix’s Jump Festa activities on the official page here

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

If your Wii U breaks, you’ll have to pay a pretty penny to get the thing fixed.

The system itself costs $175 to repair. Slightly less – but still expensive – is the GamePad at $85. For what it’s worth, the console repair charge is for the Deluxe model.

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