Wii U

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

If you start up the Miiverse app on Wii U today, you may notice that another wave of changes have hit the service. Here’s a full rundown of what’s new:

– Can view all posts you have given a “Yeah” to
– Full control over who can respond to your posts
– Can allow only those who own the software you’re posting about to response
– Visit the Miiverse settings to activate th above
– Developers/staff from companies will display a green notice at the top of their profile indicating who they work for
– Miiverse standard setting is now for users up to 12 years of age
– Minors could only see the posts of friends originally
– New users will now have the ”Everyone” option enabled by default
– Current users will have to go to the options to set this new system up manually
– Communities will also remember your preferences for viewing posts
– Ex: if you like to view ”New posts” or ”Posts from players”, the community will now remember this and bring you back to your favorite spot

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Vita – 63,581
3DS LL – 39,801
3DS – 21,207
PS3 – 19,567
PSP – 18,023
Wii U – 9,454
Wii – 1,363
Xbox 360 – 738

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Vita – 62,543
3DS LL – 50,265
3DS – 27,174
PS3 – 25,725
PSP – 11,171
Wii U – 10,021
Wii – 1,383
Xbox 360 – 486

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Currently, Resident Evil: Revelations HD can be pre-ordered from Amazon for $39.99. The offer only applies to the Wii U version of the game – other releases are still set at the standard $49.99 price point.

You can place a pre-order here. Resident Evil: Revelations HD launches on May 21.

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And a bonus! If Miyamoto wasn’t working on video games, he’d probably continue work as an industrial designer.

“Originally, I started off as an industrial designer, and the dream of all industrial designers is to create something that sort of amazes and surprises people. I ultimately chose the path of creating video games, but if I hadn’t been creating video games, I think that and hope that I would be creating things that are similar to that. So, when I look at that as being something that perhaps I might have been able to create, but ultimately wasn’t able to because of the path that I chose, I have a tendency to look at the person that created that thing as a potential rival. So that’s sort of where that thought came from.”

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Square Enix will be announcing a new game for Wii U later this month. An invitation sent out by the company indicates that a reveal is set for PAX East in just a few weeks, though further information was not provided. Could the mysterious project be Straight Right’s AAA Wii U port?

PAX East will take place between March 22 and March 24.

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Seven games managed to crack UK’s retail entertainment chart for 2012. Call of Duty: Black Ops II was the best-performing release of the year, topping 2.5 million in the country.

The list in full:

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Activision Blizzard –––– 2,672,364
2. FIFA 13, Electronic Arts –––– 2,601,877
3. The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Home Video –––– 1,694,434
4. The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Entertainment One –––– 1,515,604
5. Our Version of Events (Emeli Sande), Universal Music –––– 1,446,844
6. Now That’s What I Call Music 83 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music –––– 1,389,006
7. Avengers Assemble, Walt Disney Studios ––– 1,349,937
8. TED, Universal Pictures –––– 1,188,295
9. War Horse, Walt Disney Studios –––– 986,870
10. The Hunger Games, Elevation Sales –––– 946,592
11. Mrs Brown’s Boys – Series One, Universal Pictures ––– 913,145
12. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 20th Century Fox ––– 888,629
13. Assassin’s Creed III, Ubisoft ––– 886,198
14. Now That’s What I Call Music 82 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music ––– 866,031
15. Prometheus, 20th Century Fox ––– 853,079
16. Ice Age 4 – Continental Drift, 20th Century Fox ––– 819,009
17. 21 (Adele), XL Beggars ––– 816,317
18. Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows, Warner Home Video ––– 816,126
19. + (Ed Sheeran), Warner Music ––– 811,038
20. Now That’s What I Call Music 81 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music ––– 756,035
21. Halo 4, Microsoft ––– 753,489
22. Born To Die (Lana del Rey), Universal Music ––– 743,210
23. Brave, Walt Disney Studios ––– 743,021
24. Bridesmaids, Universal Pictures ––– 710,185
25. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Elevation Sales ––– 707,875
26. Johnny English Reborn, Universal Pictures –––– 694,651
27. Mrs Brown’s Boys – Series Two, Universal Pictures –––– 670,956
28. The Amazing Spider-Man, Sony Pictures –––– 656,620
29. The Woman In Black, Momentum Pictures –––– 654,589
30. Take Me Home One Direction, Sony Music ––– 643,433
31. Right Place Right Time, Olly Murs ––– Sony Music 597,370
32. The Adventures of TinTin – The Secrets Of, Paramount –––– 597,282
33. Babel Mumford & Sons, Universal Music –––– 592,173
34. Mrs Brown’s Live Tour – Good Mourning, Universal Pictures ––– 585,925
35. Michael McIntyre Showtime, Universal Pictures –––– 579,011
36. Hitman Absolution, Square Enix –––– 571,248
37. Just Dance 4, Ubisoft –––– 562,453
38. Despicable Me, Universal Pictures –––– 549,111
39. Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Paramount –––– 545,502
40. Far Cry 3, Ubisoft -––– 540,237

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Care for access to the soundtracks behind Shin’en’s “Nano” games? Then you may wish to hand over a few bucks for what the studio is calling “Nano Assault Collection”.

For just $1, you’ll receive the Nano Assault EX and Nano Assault Neo soundtracks. For $5, Shin’en will also provide the Nanostray HD Sessions. And for $10, you’ll obtain all of the aforementioned soundtracks plus Nanostray and Nanostray 2 original soundtracks. Fans can plop down as much as $50 to support Shin’en, though doing so isn’t necessary.

You can find more information here.

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Shigeru Miyamoto interviews continue to roll in. Polygon published a Q&A with the Nintendo creator earlier today, covering areas such as new characters and ideas, 3DS interaction with Wii U, episodic gaming, and a whole lot more.

Read on below for Miyamoto’s comments.

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