Wii U discounted at ASDA
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Walmart subsidiary ASDA is selling the Wii U at a discount. The Basic model is available for £199 while the Deluxe release can be purchased for £249. Both editions have been dropped by £50.
For the time being, ASDA is the only retailer in the UK offering these discounts.
One new Watch Dogs screenshot
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Injustice: Gods Among Us – Battle Arena round 1 recap
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Resident Evil: Revelations HD Infernal Mode trailer
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Wii U firmware version 2.1.3 out now, bigger update confirmed for April
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A new Wii U system update is now available for Wii U. Users can upgrade their console to version 2.1.3.
According to a notice posted on Nintendo’s official support site, the download makes “Further improvements to overall system stability.”
The page also confirms that a bigger firmware release – announced a few months back – is due out in April. It “adds new features and further improvements to the user experience”.
Ubisoft: No multiplayer naval battles in Assassin’s Creed IV
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– Lead Content Manager Carsten Myhill
Well, that’s pretty unfortunate! I remember watching the E3 2012 footage of Assassin’s Creed III and thinking that the naval battles were one of the most interest parts from the game, and you would think they would be primed for multiplayer considering the mechanics of the gameplay.
What’s interesting is that Myhill also said they were focusing all of their resources on creating the perfect “open-world pirate experience”, so they don’t have the resources to do multiplayer ship-battling.
Rumor: January’s Wii U sales weren’t quite as low as initially thought due to people returning the console
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By NPD’s count, the Wii U had an absolutely abysmal January, selling somewhere between 49K and 59K units throughout the whole month. According to a source at Gamasutra, however, they may have been a little closer to 100K in actuality.
The source claims that about 100,000 units went off store shelves during the first month of the year, but nearly 40% of that was eventually returned by people who were planning on re-selling the system for a profit on eBat, Craigslist, and the like. Because demand is so low for the system, they were unable to re-sell. This is what caused the 50K-60K readout by NPD, despite the fact that 100K units had been sold in total without considering returns. Another source at Gamasutra helps confirm this, saying that for every 100 Wii U units sold in any given store this past January, roughly 40-50 of them were returned.
The only problem? If this is true, it arguably bodes worse for Wii U than if it’s not true. Having a 40% return rate on your console– regardless of why– is definitely not a good thing.
LEGO City: Undercover commercial
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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag pre-orders live
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Fans can now pre-order Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag from Amazon or GameStop. Those who place a reservation at the latter will receive a double sided poster.
Assassin’s Creed IV Q&A with creative director
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Ubisoft has published a massive Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Q&A with creative director Jean Guesdon. If you’re looking for more details about the game, be sure to head past the break. There are lots of details about Black Flag included.
