Another round of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze footage
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More The LEGO Movie Videogame footage
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Wedbush January 2014 NPD predictions
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Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter has provided his NPD hardware estimates for the month of July 2013.
Here’s the full roundup:
PlayStation 4 – 375,000 units
Xbox One – 350,000 units
Wii U – 60,000 units (would be up 5% year-over-year)
Pachter also says that fall/holiday titles from 2013 will drive software sales for January. These include Call of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4, EA Sports’ titles, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Just Dance 2014, NBA 2K14 and GTA V.
Overall, software sales are anticipated to fall by 20 percent – $300 million this year compared to last year’s $373 million.
A continued decline in sales isn’t expect for the rest of 2014, Pachter says.
“In a nutshell, we think that the rapid ramp in sell-through for next generation consoles will cause an unprecedented ramp in next generation software sales, and notwithstanding current generation software sales weakness, we expect overall industry software sales to rebound into positive territory later this year. We believe this rebound is not only sustainable, but we expect it to be dramatic in the back half of the year, with double-digit gains expected.”
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Ubisoft explains why it delayed Watch Dogs on Wii U
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Ubisoft has issued a statement about the company’s recent announcement to delay the Wii U version of Watch Dogs.
A spokesperson told VideoGamer:
“We made the difficult decision to further delay the release of Watch Dogs on Wii U to focus the team’s resources where they could have the broadest possible benefit for both our customers and Ubisoft”.
Ubisoft revealed its decision to delay the Wii U version of Watch Dogs during a financial call held earlier today. All other versions of the title are expected to ship before the end of June.
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Assassin’s Creed IV shipments reach 10 million
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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag has performed well for Ubisoft. Since its release, the game has shipped 10 million copies, the publisher confirmed today in its third quarter 2013 – 2014 report.
In other news, the Just Dance franchise shipped 6 million units during the third quarter. Ubisoft says the series’ success demonstrates how it continues to be “the leading casual game brand for consoles”.
Watch Dogs delayed on Wii U
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Watch Dogs has been delayed on Wii U, Ubisoft has confirmed.
CEO Yves Guillemot said during a financial call just a few moments ago that the Wii U SKU of the game will ship at a later date. His words were preceded by a confirmation that the title will launch on all other platforms during the first fiscal quarter, which ends in June 2014.
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Watch Dogs will launch between April and June
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Update: Ubisoft has announced that the Wii U version has been delayed.
Original: Watch Dogs has received a slightly more specific launch window.
As noted by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot in the company’s third quarter earnings announcement, it’ll hit store shelves in the first fiscal quarter. That means Watch Dogs will be available between April and June.
Guillemot’s statement in full:
“Fiscal 2014-15 will see an exceptional games line-up, with the release of five major titles including Just Dance, The Crew and Watch Dogs, which is scheduled for release in the first fiscal quarter.”
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UK software sales (Week ending 2/8) – Wii U/3DS charts
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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – Nintendo
5. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
6. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
8. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
9. Wii Party U – Nintendo
10. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
3DS
1. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
5. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
6. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. Bravely Default – Nintendo
10. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
