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Platinum Games has updated its Wonderful 101 blog with a seventeenth post. You can find it here. Today’s update covers Wonder-Yellow.

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Nintendo hosted a panel on its Nintendo Web Framework technology at GDC Europe 2013 earlier today. An overview of what was shared during the event – including the confirmation that Glandarius Wing Strike is coming to Wii U – can be found below.

– Goal of the tech is to provide web game developers with a simple method of releasing their Javascript and HTML5 games on Wii U with little alteration to their core source code
– Essentially allows devs to copy and paste their games on Wii U
– jQuery, Underscore and Handlebars have been tested with the software
– Renderers and artistic tools like Processing.js and pixi.js have been tested as well
– Animation and utility libraries like Tween have also been tested for the hardware
– Kit libraries had the biggest focus at today’s panel, specifically Impact and Enchant
– Impact rep showed how quickly a game programmed in Javascript could be iterated upon using the Wii U dev kit and Web Framework software
– Sample game was an 8-bit platformer featuring elements divided into discrete layers, collision boxes, art assets and effects
– Game was loaded using the Framework software and then appeared on the networked Wii U devkit, with the GamePad showing important statistics and debug options for the software
– The demo handler showed how valuable a tool the GamePad could be in this method, activating and deactivating layers to go under the game’s hood, ensuring everything was working in a live environment
– Games running through the Framework can be compiled very quickly on Wii U
– Second demo showed how many elements could run on screen through the Framework
– Was a bullet-hell shooter, which rendered thousands of enemy bullets without causing a single framerate stutter
– Only took a week for the dev to create this project, ported and running on Wii U
– Second dev kit library Enhance wasn’t demonstrated during the panel
– The iOS game Glandarius Wing Strike, developed with the language, is in development for Wii U using the Nintendo Web Framework
– Devs using the Framework can access all GamePad functions (touch display, gyroscope, internal speaker, etc.)
– Can also publish their games to the eShop using the same guidelines as a traditional developer
– Such devs can set their own release date and price, bypass any concept approvals and post updates to the game (or post-launch DLC) without paying any certification fees

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		2			PAYDAY 2	XB360	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
3		3			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
7		4			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		5			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–		6			PAYDAY 2	PS3	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
5		7			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16		8			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14		9			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
9		10			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
6		11			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
17		12			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
8		13			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		14			MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
18		15			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12		16			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
15		17			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2		18			TALES OF XILLIA	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
13		19			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19		20			BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		21			FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
36		22			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
27		23			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25		24			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
24		25			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10		26			THE SMURFS 2	DS	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
23		27			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
34		28			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		29			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11		30			PIKMIN 3	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
28		31			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		32			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
39		33			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
38		34			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
29		35			SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGE	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	KOCH MEDIA
40		36			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20		37			THE SMURFS 2	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
30		38			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
35		39			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
32		40			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–		1			PAYDAY 2	OVERKILL SOFTWARE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
1		2			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
7		3			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		4			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		5			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
6		6			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3		7			THE SMURFS 2	UBISOFT (OSAKA)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8		8			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9		9			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13		10			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
10		11			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
16		12			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
12		13			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		14			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11		15			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
15		16			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
18		17			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
19		18			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
26		19			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
21		20			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
22		21			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
30		22			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20		23			SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGE	VOLITION	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	KOCH MEDIA
17		24			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	ALPHADREAM	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
32		25			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24		26			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
25		27			GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
37		28			CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		29			TALES OF XILLIA	NAMCO TALES STUDIO	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
27		30			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
29		31			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
28		32			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
36		33			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
35		34			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
31		35			TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
33		36			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
23		37			PIKMIN 3	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		38			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		39			JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		40			SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE

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Thanks to Adrian for the tip.

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The official Batman: Arkham Twitter account has posted more clues and teases for Origins’ upcoming reveal.

Here’s the latest:

Teases for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins just began recently. It’s been said that the reveal will be “epic”.

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The Wii U GamePad isn’t the only controller supported in Zelda: Wind Waker HD. If players like, they can opt to use the Pro Controller.

We also have a bit of news regarding Wind Waker HD’s download size. The digital eShop release will take up roughly 2.6GB of space. You’ll  also need at least 31MB for save data, and like the original, three save slots are offered.

Last but not least, Linear PCM 5.1ch surround sound and 1080p functionality are supported in Zelda: Wind Waker HD.