European Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games launch trailer
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UK: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the biggest LEGO video game campaign for Warner Bros.
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Warner Bros. is gearing up for its biggest LEGO video game campaign ever in the UK with the upcoming release of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes landed in North America late last month, but it won’t be available in Europe until next week. As launch approaches, Warner Bros. will be going after older gamers through social media and press advertising. Also worth mentioning, LEGO Marvel has already been featured ahead of the TV show Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Kids will be a core focus for Warner Bros. as well. The game will receive coverage in the kids press, such as front covers and competitions.
Warner Interactive’s UK sales and marketing director Spencer Crossley told MCV:
“LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is our biggest LEGO video game launch to date with continuous above-the-line and experiential support throughout the campaign.
“This game not only appeals to our traditional kids audience, but also reaches a broader and older generation of Marvel superfans. We’ve seen a considerable broadening in the demographic of the market for LEGO video games since the huge success of LEGO Batman 2 and LEGO The Lord of the Rings and with the wider and deeper appeal of the LEGO Marvel licence, we’re looking forward to appealing to a much bigger market.”
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New Super Mario 3D World screenshots/art
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Update: Added in several pieces of art.
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (11/8/13)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
We gave Marth a full makeover, giving him design elements from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and newer games.
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Video: Super Mario Bros. 2 musical reference spotted in Super Mario 3D World
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For those who are unaware, the above video showcases an Easter egg reference to Super Mario Bros. 2’s character selection screen.
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Japan getting a pair of Dragon Quest X keyboards
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Hori will release a pair of Dragon Quest X-themed keyboards in Japan. Both will work with the Wii U, Wii, and PC. Consumers will be able to purchase the Dragon Quest X Slime Keyboard and Dragon Quest X Metal Slime Keyboard for 3,980 and 4,980 yen respectively.
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A few new Super Mario 3D World, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds details
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A short but sweet Nintendo segment just wrapped up on GT.TV, where Bill Trinen shared a few new details about Super Mario 3D World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. You can find an overview of what was revealed in the summary below.
Super Mario 3D World
Shifty Boo Mansion
– Ghost house theme
– Team has done more with it in terms of shifting platforms, staircases
Pretty Plaza Panic
– Slightly different structure from a level standpoint
– Timer starts at 100
– Goal is to get anything you can within that time limit
– Stop watches give you additional time
– Get stars, other items
– Switch in the level designed to be activated only by Peach
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
– Ice Ruins
– Central tower has elevators that go from top to bottom
– Going down, down down to the bottom of the level and then working your way back up
– Use the Fire Rod in the dungeon to melt blocks, etc.
– Shoots out a wave of fire
– Upgrade it further and it can almost become like a fire tornado
Famitsu reveals Japan’s top 100 best-selling games of the 21st century (and other data)
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Sales data is in for the top 100 best-selling games in Japan, based on Famitsu figures.
Games sold between January 1, 2001 and September 29, 2013 were taken into consideration. “Best” re-releases aren’t included, nor are sales bought directly as a digital download. However, download cards sold by retailers and copies bundled with hardware were used for the chart.
Here are the results in full:
