The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD has contributed to a large Wii U sales increase in the UK. Last week, sales of the system rose by 685 percent, Nintendo says.

Nintendo UK head of consumer marketing James Honeywell told MCV:

“We have long believed that software sells hardware and it’s great to see that reaffirmed this week with an uplift of Wii U hardware sales to coincide with the launch of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD.”

Nintendo did not dish out any specifics on the console’s sales, but that percentage is nonetheless encouraging.

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Sonic Lost World details cover RC Gadgets, Black Bomb power

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A few new Sonic Lost World details are now available following another Japanese media blast from SEGA. The latest content covers the game’s RC Gadgets and Black Bomb Color Power. You can find a roundup of details below.

– RC Gadgets are remote-controllable items that have effects on Sonic in both versions of the game
– Wii U version lets a second player control them
– Helicopter can pick up previously unreachable coins
– Can also drop bombs
– Around 30 Remotes to collect
– Obtain them in the Wii U version by competing against Omochyao to collect a set of rings first
– Tails’ Laboratory is in the 3DS version
– Remotes were originally invented here
– Craft Remotes on 3DS and send them to the Wii U version
– Can “release” Gadgets on Miiverse
– Use someone else’s RC Gadget
– Gadgets you choose to release into the wild will eventually return after a set period of time
– Black Bomb Color Power is tied to utilizing the Miiverse option above
– Black Bomb can be leveled up to increase its powers

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Off-screen Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag multiplayer footage

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Off-screen Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games footage

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut pricing seems to be more comparable in the UK

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A this point we’ve established that Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut is priced $20 higher on Wii U compared to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. That’s just in the US, though. What about other territories?

In an interesting twist, Director’s Cut costs ever-so-slightly cheaper on Wii U over at Amazon UK. Pricing comes in at £23.99 for Wii U and £24.99 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. GAME and Play list the Wii U version at £29.99, but that doesn’t seem too bad either given how other console versions seemed to be priced fairly similarly.

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Aonuma on writing lines for King of Red Lions in Wind Waker, Zelda’s form, and Tingle

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Here’s a bit of trivia that people often forget/are unaware of when it comes to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: series producer Eiji Aonuma actually wrote the lines for the King of Red Lions.

Aonuma’s son had just been born when Wind Waker was in development. This influenced the way he wrote the part for King of Red Lions, as he wanted his son to play the game and therefore ended up writing the role in “a self-important manner that children would understand.”

Aonuma spoke about this topic, Zelda’s form/appearance in the game, and Tingle in a 4Gamer interview. You can find some of these comments below, and even more translated quotes over at Zelda Informer.

Nintendo UK on Wii U sales, encouraged about the future, price not a barrier, audience, 3DS/2DS, more

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MCV recently had the opportunity to interview Nintendo UK marketing boss Shelly Pearce. Needless to say, Pearce had a whole lot to say about the Wii U, including the system’s sales, future, price, audience, and more. Some 3DS and 2DS topics were addressed as well.

You can find the full interview at MCV here. There’s also a Q&A roundup after the break.