UK software sales (Week ending 3/2) – Wii U/3DS-specific charts
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
3. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
4. Darksiders II – THQ
5. ZombiU – Ubisoft
6. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
7. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
8. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Rabbids Land – Ubisoft
10. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – Ubisoft
3DS
1. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
2. Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. New Style Boutique – Nintnedo
5. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
6. Sonic Generations – SEGA
7. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
8. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
9. Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion – Disney Interactive
10. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – SEGA
Source: Chart-Track
Best Buy, Walmart list Xenoblade for Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
Is Xenoblade heading to Wii U? I personally wouldn’t bet on it. However, there are two retailers hinting at a Wii U version of Monolith Soft’s RPG.
Best Buy as well as Walmart list Xenoblade for Wii U. My guess would be that this is simply an error, as the listings were probably intended for “X” instead.
Although, given how difficult it is to find Xenoblade for Wii these days, re-releasing the game and in HD may not be such a bad idea…
ESRB updates (3/4/13)
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This week’s ESRB updates are as follows:
Sniper Elite V2: Silver Star Edition (Wii U) – M
Mega Man 3 (3DS VC) – E
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS) – M
Star Wars Pinball (Wii U) – E10+
PES 2013 (3DS) – E
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – official announcement
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Ubisoft® Journeys Into The Savage Golden Age of Pirates With Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag
The New Assassin’s Creed® Arrives in Stores Starting on October 29
SAN FRANCISCO — March 4, 2013 — Today, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag, the next installment in the company’s best-selling franchise. Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag introduces an all new hero and setting, and will feature the most diverse and seamless Assassin’s Creed world ever created.
In development for nearly two years, the game is being spearheaded by one of the veteran Assassin’s Creed teams in Ubisoft Montreal with support from Ubisoft studios in Annecy, Bucharest, Kiev, Quebec, Singapore and Sofia. Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag will be released on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®4 from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Nintendo’s Wii U™ system, Windows PC and other next generation consoles. The game will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo’s Wii U™ system on October 29, 2013.
UK software sales (Week ending 3/2)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 |  | 1 | CRYSIS 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 4 |  | 2 | FIFA 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 2 |  | 3 | METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE | PS3 | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 5 | | 4 | CRYSIS 3 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 6 | | 5 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 3 | | 6 | METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE | XB360 | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 7 | | 7 | FIFA 13 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 10 | | 8 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 12 | | 9 | FAR CRY 3 | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 14 | | 10 | HALO 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 9 | | 11 | DEAD SPACE 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 16 | | 12 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 8 | | 13 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | XB360 | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 21 | | 14 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 18 | | 15 | FAR CRY 3 | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 19 | | 16 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 22 | | 17 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 15 | | 18 | JUST DANCE 4 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 20 | | 19 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 23 | | 20 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 26 | | 21 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 13 | | 22 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | PS3 | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| – |  | 23 | NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH | PS3 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 25 | | 24 | THE SIMS 3 | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 29 | | 25 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 24 | | 26 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 28 | | 27 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 27 | | 28 | FORZA HORIZON | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 32 | | 29 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 17 | | 30 | DEAD SPACE 3 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 35 | | 31 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| – | | 32 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 33 | | 33 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | WII | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 31 | | 34 | PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| – | | 35 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 34 | | 36 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | WII | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 11 | | 37 | CRYSIS 3 | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| – | | 38 | WWE ’13 | XB360 | THQ | THQ | ||
| – | | 39 | VIRTUA TENNIS 4: WORLD TOUR EDITION | VITA | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| – | | 40 | GUILD WARS 2 | PC | NCSOFT EUROPE | NCSOFT EUROPE |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 | | 1 | CRYSIS 3 | CRYTEK | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 3 | | 2 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 2 | | 3 | METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE | PLATINUMGAMES | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 4 | | 4 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 7 | | 5 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 8 | | 6 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 5 | | 7 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 6 | | 8 | DEAD SPACE 3 | VISCERAL GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 9 | | 9 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 10 | | 10 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 12 | | 11 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 14 | | 12 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 16 | | 13 | HALO 4 | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 13 | | 14 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 15 | | 15 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 11 | | 16 | JUST DANCE 4 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 18 | | 17 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 17 | | 18 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 31 | | 19 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 20 | | 20 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 25 | | 21 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 19 | | 22 | THE SIMS 3 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 24 | | 23 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 21 | | 24 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| – | | 25 | NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH | LEVEL 5 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 28 | | 26 | WWE ’13 | YUKE’S | THQ | THQ | ||
| 27 | | 27 | HITMAN: HD TRILOGY | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 22 | | 28 | DISHONORED | ARKANE STUDIOS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 36 | | 29 | SLEEPING DOGS | UNITED FRONT GAMES | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 29 | | 30 | FORZA HORIZON | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 26 | | 31 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 23 | | 32 | MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | DANGER CLOSE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 30 | | 33 | DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION | TECHLAND | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 37 | | 34 | DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO | BLITZ GAMES | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 33 | | 35 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 34 | | 36 | PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR | INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| – | | 37 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| – | | 38 | LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 35 | | 39 | BORDERLANDS 2 | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| – | | 40 | SONIC GENERATIONS | DIMPS | SEGA | SEGA |
Nintendo Gives Fans a Backstage Pass to Fun at SXSW With Top 2013 Games
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Attendees Can Experience More Than 10 Unreleased Games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS at Upcoming Event
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Visitors to this year’s SXSW Gaming Expo will be able to go behind the scenes to experience an exciting lineup of unreleased games and experiences from Nintendo for both the new Wii U home console and the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, from the latest installments of classic franchises to new software that lets players interact with one another in fresh and exciting ways. The three-day event will feature the public debut for several Nintendo 3DS games in North America, including a guided demo opportunity with Animal Crossing: New Leaf, as well as playable demos for Nintendo eShop titles HarmoKnight and Kersploosh! Visitors can also play unreleased Wii U titles like the open-world fun of LEGO®City Undercover, the high-octane racing of Need for Speed Most Wanted U from Electronic Arts and the team-based action of Monster Hunter Ultimate from Capcom.
“Hearing about upcoming games is one thing, but with Nintendo the proof is always in the playing,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “SXSW is where fans of all types of entertainment and technology come together, and we’ll have games on hand to excite every type of visitor.”
Deus Ex: Human Revolution re-rated by the OFLC
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Last Friday, a new rating for Deus Ex: Human Revolution popped up on the Australian Ratings Board. While Square Enix’s Human Defiance trademark turned out to be for the upcoming movie, the OFLC entry is most definitely game-related.
The OFLC doesn’t specifically mention anything about the rating’s contents. But it is a “modified” version of the original game, likely hinting at an upcoming announcement for Wii U. Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been rumored for Nintendo’s console for quite some time, and the title would fit in with Straight Right’s AAA port for Square Enix.
A few more Assassin’s Creed IV images
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Note: Mixing in old and new images in case you missed them the first time…
First Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag details
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Ubisoft has officially lifted its embargo for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and first details have started to arrive. We’ve compiled a bunch of information below. The details batch covers new gameplay elements, improvements, and a few story bits.
– Takes place in the earlier half of the 18th century
– Set off the east coast of Northern America where piracy thrives
– Stars Edward Kenway, father of Haytham and grandfather of Connor
– AC4 is part of the “Kenway saga” of Assassin’s Creed games
– Where Haytham and Connor were present at the dawn of a new democracy, Edward will be tested by the failure of the old one
– Edward is a more charming, clever, and reckless character than Connor
– When Black Flag starts, Edward is already a pirate
– Black Flag director Ashraf Ismail stressed that his global team was focusing on placing Edward into a more historically accurate take on this era – no parrots, no Krakens, no theme park shine
– Looking to be grittier, more true to the dark, rough reality of the era
– Ismail references Kurt Sutter’s twisted, gritty, grounded television show “Sons of Anarchy” a few times when describing his vision for a cast of characters that encompasses Charles Vane, Calico Jack, Blackbeard and more
– Montreal-based team
– Singapore, Sofia, Annecy, Kiev, Quebec City, Bucharest and Montpellier assisting on the project
– “first true naval overworld”
– Black Flag aims to blend between its land and aquatic experiences seamlessly
– Edward can dive off of his ship, swim to the shore of one of 50 or so locations in the Carribbean, and explore
– No loading or segmented feel for the above
– Variety in these locales
– Locations range from plantations and jungles to Mayan ruins and exotic coconut islands
– Three major cities: Havana (described as analogous to ACII’s Venice in terms of vertical emphasis), Nassau (the home of the so-called Republic of Pirates) and Kingston (a very dangerous, British-run city)
– Land-based portions are around 60% of Black Flag’s main missions
– Some Far Cry 3 developers are on board
– All of the game’s activities, from hunting and harpooning (water-based hunting) to exploring underwater environments, will feed into a larger sense of progression and evolution of play
– Edward can upgrade his equipment in a variety of ways
– Can upgrade the Jackdaw ship and its crew as well
– More complex and deeper ocean-based warfare compared to ACIII
– New weapon types, enemies, and challenges
– Edward uses a spyglass to view ships and islands from a distance, which communicates valuable information on a destination or foe prior to any sort of engagement
– Can exploit weather patterns, luring the opposition into less than ideal conditions such as dynamic storms, to their advantage
– Can board an enemy’s ship
– Your goal with any ship-to-ship fight is to eliminate the other captain
– How you choose to do this is up to the player
– Ship has a swivel gun
– Up to four pistols can be used depending on your upgrades
– Ubisoft wants to remove some of the barriers that previous games created, leaning more on open-ended directives
– Less about hand-holding and more about providing basic objectives with flexible conditions for satisfying said objectives
– Team is refining game systems for things like detection and stealth, so players better understand how the game “reads” their actions
– Ismail noted that his team has, from the start, been focused on building mechanics within the pirate theme that the story then supports – not the other way around
– Notoriety system has been tossed out since navigating the wide ocean and traveling from location to location makes this sort of “worldwide alert” illogical
– You are a person hired by Templar-controlled Abstergo Entertainment to research a pivotal moment in Desmond’s ancestry
– You’re told to look into Edward Kenway – and away you go
– Ubisoft is attempting to find the delicate balance between the game’s Caribbean setting – where the bulk of the game takes place – and its modern counterpart, where a significant amount of lore is held
– The team hopes that it can incentivize hardcore Assassin’s Creed fans to step outside the world of pirates and explore the Abstergo facility, by providing a variety of unnamed activities and information as a means of reward
Rumor: Wii U to get conference and mobile video chat
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Podcast Stories, Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
Vidyo, the company powering the Wii U’s chat application, appears to be working on new functionality for the console. An official PDF document from Vidyo suggests that “multi-party conferencing” and communication between a Wii U and a mobile device could be on the way. There’s also a mysterious mention of something labeled as “video-powered game experiences”.
Take a look at the relevant extract from the PDF below:
Focus on social networking around gaming
Now: video chat in Miiverse
Next: video-powered game experiences
Chat today, conferencing soon
Now: point-to-point
Next: multi-party conferencing
Extending to mobile devices soon
Now: between Wii U consoles
Next: between Wii U and mobile devices
Along with the hinted additions mentioned above, Nintendo has previously teased plans to improve Wii U Chat in other ways. For instance, in an Iwata Asks discussion, Satoru Iwata suggested that it may eventually be possible to chat with other system users without having to turn off a game.
