Speaking at the Develop Conference in Brighton last week, Patcher expressed doubt in Nintendo’s new console. He also spoke about his belief that Activision persuaded Nintendo to make the Wii U Pro Controller so that “big games like Call Of Duty” could come to the system.

He said:

“(Wii U) isn’t going to work. I don’t get it. I think that essentially this is a solution in search of a problem. I mean, somebody had an idea – ‘let’s make the controller a tablet’ – and there aren’t many games that are going to take advantage of that. Activision never said anything to me, but I know that [for] big games like Call Of Duty they said, ‘No, we’re not putting it on there if you don’t give us a conventional controller’. So they gave in.”

Patcher went on to discuss Nintendo’s approach to their hardware, thinking that innovative ideas will lead to success. In the case of Wii U (and opposed to the Wii), he feels that Nintendo isn’t “getting lucky”:

“(The Wii is) gimmicky. It worked, they got lucky, [but] I don’t think they’re getting lucky with Wii U. I don’t think they suck – I just think that they really believe that, ‘If we’re still novel, everything we do will work’. This isn’t going to work. Hardcore gamers will buy them; hardcore Nintendo fanboys will buy it. They could put out a piece of cardboard and say that it’ll play Mario and they’ll buy it.”

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UK software sales (Week ending 7/14)

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1 1 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME XB360 SEGA SEGA
2 2 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
4 3 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME PS3 SEGA SEGA
3 4 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 5 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 6 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
6 7 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 8 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9 9 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
19 10 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15 11 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
10 12 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
5 13 SPEC OPS: THE LINE XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
12 14 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION PS3 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
27 15 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
38 16 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
21 17 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
20 18 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES DS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13 19 FIFA 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
30 20 FIFA STREET XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
32 21 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29 22 MAX PAYNE 3 XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
11 23 SPEC OPS: THE LINE PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2
26 24 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 25 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 26 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 3DS SEGA SEGA
22 27 FIFA STREET PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
37 28 MAX PAYNE 3 PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
18 29 DIABLO III PC BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
40 30 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23 31 SNIPER ELITE V2 XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
31 32 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24 33 FIFA 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 34 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
17 35 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
39 36 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 37 SNIPER ELITE V2 PS3 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
– 38 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 39 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 PC SEGA SEGA
– 40 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES 3DS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

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1 1 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2 2 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME SEGA STUDIOS AUSTRALIA SEGA SEGA
3 3 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BEENOX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 4 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
9 5 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 6 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 7 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
7 8 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 9 SPEC OPS: THE LINE YAGER DEVELOPMENT 2K GAMES TAKE 2
11 10 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
14 11 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13 12 MAX PAYNE 3 ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
10 13 FIFA STREET EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 14 SNIPER ELITE V2 REBELLION 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
16 15 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18 16 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
23 17 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
15 18 BATTLEFIELD 3 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 19 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
25 20 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 21 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 22 GRAND SLAM TENNIS 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 23 MASS EFFECT 3 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
39 24 DIRT SHOWDOWN CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 25 F1 2011 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
28 26 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 27 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 28 WWE ’12 YUKE’S XBOX 360 CLASSICS THQ
21 29 DIABLO III BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 30 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
37 31 SKATE 3 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 32 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 33 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD VOLITION THQ THQ
– 34 [PROTOTYPE 2] RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27 35 METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION ARMATURE KONAMI KONAMI
35 36 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
– 37 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 38 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
33 39 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
40 40 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

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Nintendo Download (7/19, Europe)

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3DS VC

Wario Land II -£4.50

3DS Download

The Incredible Barbazan: The Fire Juggler (download video) – £1.40

DSiWare

Zuma’s Revenge! – £7.20 / 800 points
Flip the Core – £1.80 / 200 points

Wii VC

Double Dragon II: The Revenge – 500 points
Successfully Learning English Year 2 – 800 points

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy DLC – £0.90 each

The Dalmasca Estersand (FF12 – FMS)
Dungeon (FF02 – FMS)
Etro’s Champion (FFS – BMS)
Battle (FF06 – BMS)

Nintendo Video

Big Buck Bunny in 3D

Source: Nintendo PR

Media Create software sales (7/2 – 7/8) – Top 50

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01./01. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 184.648 / 2.167.166 (-56%)
02./00. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV: Denshou no Kyojin (Atlus) {2012.07.05} (¥6.279) – 95.506 / NEW <75,68%>
03./00. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost (Level 5) {2012.07.05} (¥4.400) – 54.354 / NEW <60,90%>
04./00. [PSP] Toriko: Gourmet Survival! 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.230) – 38.640 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 29.630 / NEW
06./05. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D # (Square Enix) {2012.05.31} (¥5.490) – 27.827 / 794.207 (-38%)
07./00. [PS3] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Ubisoft) {2012.07.05} (¥7.770) – 23.319 / NEW
08./00. [PS3] Max Anarchy (Sega) {2012.07.05} (¥7.980) – 21.916 / NEW
09./02. [PS3] Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of the Land of Twilight (Gust) {2012.06.28} (¥7.140) – 13.785 / 74.333 (-77%)
10./03. [3DS] Culdcept (Nintendo) {2012.06.28} (¥4.800) – 12.019 / 67.488 (-78%)
11./13. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800) – 11.150 / 472.324 (-21%)
12./15. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo) {2012.05.24} (¥4.800) – 8.715 / 218.263 (-24%)
13./11. [PSV] Persona 4 Golden (Atlus) {2012.06.14} (¥7.329) – 7.883 / 189.749 (-49%)
14./06. [PS3] Resident Evil Chronicles HD Selection (Capcom) {2012.06.28} (¥4.990) – 7.728 / 41.121 (-77%)
15./14. [PS3] Tokyo Jungle (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.06.07} (¥4.980) – 7.609 / 185.013 (-39%)
16./04. [PS3] Robotics;Notes # (5pb.) {2012.06.28} (¥7.140) – 7.511 / 62.264 (-86%)
17./00. [360] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Ubisoft) {2012.07.05} (¥7.770) – 6.489 / NEW
18./08. [PSV] Metal Gear Solid HD Edition (Konami) {2012.06.28} (¥4.980) – 6.458 / 26.597 (-68%)
19./19. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) – 5.783 / 1.643.564 (-10%)
20./16. [PSP] Kenka Bancho Bros: Tokyo Battle Royale (Spike) {2012.06.21} (¥5.229) – 5.714 / 38.809 (-49%)
21./07. [WII] Fatal Frame 2: Wii Edition (Nintendo) {2012.06.28} (¥6.800)
22./22. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus # (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800)
23./00. [360] Max Anarchy (Sega) {2012.07.05} (¥7.980)
24./00. [PS3] Batman: Arkham City (Warner the Best) (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2012.07.05} (¥2.980)
25./34. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Definitive Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040)
26./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
27./25. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800)
28./00. [PSV] Dokuro (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2012.07.05} (¥2.400)
29./00. [PSP] Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) {2012.07.05} (¥2.940)

Japanese Wii VC release next week

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One new Wii Virtual Console game will be released next week. Stakes Winner goes live on July 17 for 900 points.

You can take a look at the full list of July Wii VC games planned for Japan here.

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Karaoke Joysound trailer

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n-Space teasing Tron: Uprising Wii game?

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Update: Bumped to the front page. Most people assumed that the tease was in reference to a new game (including myself!), but n-Space told us that they were actually referencing Tron Evolution: Battle Grids for Wii. The studio also said on Facebook that it isn’t working on a new Tron title at this time.

n-Space seems to be working on a video game based on the Trop: Uprising animated television series. An announcement could come as soon as today.

On Facebook, n-Space told fans to stop by the Tron: Uprising panel at Comic-Con today, hinting at a reveal for Wii:

“This would look great on a Wii. Wait a minute…”
“For those heading to San Diego Comic-Con, stop by our panel tomorrow from 2:15-3:15pm in room 6A.”

If there’s any news, we’ll be sure to bring it to you.

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