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Have your eyes set on getting Mario Party 10 come March 20th? You can now head on over to the Wii U eShop and preorder it. By doing so, later in the month you’ll be able to pre-load the game so, when Mario Party 10 launches, you’ll be able to hop in right away.

You can go through the eShop in your console or get your preorder code via Nintendo’s site here

Today’s Xenoblade Chronicles X Twitter update was brief, and not overly interesting. However, director Koh Kojima did share a neat nugget regarding tomorrow’s Battle Presentation.

Kojima wrote:

Looking forward to tomorrow’s Battle Presentation! We’re actually animating Elma, Lyn, and Tatsu – who will be the presenters – specially and specifically for the video. We thought about this a lot, without meaning to; changing their positions around and so on.

Tomorrow’s Xenoblade Chronicles X presentation will take place at 8 AM ET / 5 AM PT. We’ll post a stream on the site before it goes live.

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Harmonix finally announced Rock Band 4, a game that has long been rumored to be in development. Sadly though, today’s news came with a confirmation that the game won’t be either Wii U (and Wii, which had to have been expected at this point).

Harmonix explained in a forum post that this is because of “shifting production priorities and capabilities of the studio”. The company further added that the team “had to prioritize opportunities on other platforms with historically larger RB audiences.”

The full explanation is as follows:

This week’s issue of Famitsu gives us yet another update on Splatoon. In the magazine’s latest article, Hero Mode (single-player) is expanded upon further.

We’ve gone ahead and translated the various tidbits from Famitsu’s article. There might be a detail here and there that was covered previously, but there’s a decent amount of new information.

Head past the break for the full breakdown.

NIS America has announced that all first print copies of Rodea the Sky Soldier for Wii U will include the Wii version, creator Yuji Naka’s original vision. The offer applies to both North America and Europe. Note that this is exclusive to the retail release, and once the first printing is finished, the Wii title will no longer be included.

Source: NIS America PR

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 46,139
Vita – 23,619
New 3DS LL – 22,620
PS3 – 8,926
New 3DS – 8,515
Wii U – 6,606
3DS – 2,795
3DS LL – 2,666
Vita TV – 838
Xbox One – 703

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Vita – 35,203
PS4 – 24,737
New 3DS LL – 23,466
New 3DS – 8,657
Wii U – 6,070
PS3 – 5,810
3DS LL – 3,343
3DS – 2,707
Xbox One – 1,381
Vita TV – 731

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes – 325,446 / NEW
2. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes – 269,303 / NEW
3. [3DS] Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – 39,751 / 341,997
4. [PSV] God Eater 2 Rage Burst – 37,650 / 271,829
5. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 16,443 / 2,513,906
6. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 12,680 / 2,537,857
7. [PSV] Yuuki Yuuna Wa Yuusha de Aru: Jukai no Kioku – 10,622 / NEW
8. [PS3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 8,249 / 81,087
9. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 8,159 / 2,165,812
10. [3DS] Seven Deadly Sins: Unjust Sin – 7,631 / 42,869
11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 7,595 / 2,485,659
12. [PS4] God Eater 2 Rage Burst – 7,405 / 45,229
13. [PSV] Diabolik Lovers Dark Fate – 7,263 / NEW
14. [PSV] Parfait – 5,697 / NEW
15. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4-II – 5,008 / 58,518
16. [PS4] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 4,995 / 59,438
17. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 4,936 / 597,730
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,917 / 3,928,335
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 4,898 / 925,990
20. [PS4] The Order: 1886 – 4,840 / 29,863


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