Why, you ask? Nintendo of Europe is based in Germany. That means the company must comply with German youth protection regulation. And thus, European gamers can’t purchase games like ZombiU or Assassin’s Creed III in the day time.

Nintendo of Europe explained:

“At Nintendo we always aim to provide a safe gaming experience for fans of all ages and ensure that we comply with applicable legal age restriction requirements across Europe. Legal age restriction requirements vary across a number of European countries. Since Nintendo of Europe is based in Germany, Nintendo eShop is complying with German youth protection regulation which therefore applies to all our European markets. Under German law, content rated 18+ must be made available only at night. Therefore the accessibility of 18+ content in Nintendo eShop is limited to [USK: 22:00 UTC until 4:00 UTC] [PEGI: 23:00 UTC until 3:00 UTC].”

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UK software sales (Week ending 12/8)

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1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 2 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 4 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
6 6 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 7 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 8 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 9 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 10 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
10 11 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13 12 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 13 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
24 14 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 15 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
19 16 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 18 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18 19 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 20 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
29 21 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
22 22 BOOK OF SPELLS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
21 23 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
30 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
26 25 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
28 26 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11 27 NINTENDO LAND WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 28 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
33 29 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 30 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
37 31 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 32 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 33 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 34 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
40 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 36 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 37 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 38 DANCE CENTRAL 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 39 F1 2012 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 40 PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO

All formats

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 3 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 4 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 6 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
8 7 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 8 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 9 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15 10 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
9 11 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
16 12 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
18 13 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 14 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
23 15 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24 16 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
19 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 18 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 19 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
12 20 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
21 21 BOOK OF SPELLS LONDON STUDIO SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
35 22 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY LAND HO! UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 23 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
29 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 25 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
11 26 NINTENDO LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 27 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
30 28 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 29 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27 30 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
37 31 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
36 32 F1 RACE STARS CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
33 33 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 34 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO JUNCTION POINT STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
38 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 36 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 37 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 38 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
40 39 DANCE CENTRAL 2 HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 40 PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS NINTENDO NINTENDO

Source: Chart-Track

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U footage

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Ken Levine likes the Wii U, but isn’t making anything for it

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Irrational Games’ Ken Levine has a Wii U. He likes it, in fact. But that doesn’t mean we’ll see any of his games on the console anytime soon.

When asked if he had any news to share about Wii U, Levine said:

“We never had any news on the Wii U. I bought one and I like it. I play games on it! But in terms of development, nothing is brewing right now.”

So I guess BioShock Infinite won’t be released for Wii U? Though I don’t think anyone was counting on that happening…

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Homebrew Channel now works in Wii U’s Wii mode

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The Homebrew Channel is now officially working on Wii U. While you can’t use the functionality in the console’s native OS, you can boot up the app through Wii mode.

All Homebrew Channel functionality works on Wii U. BootMii was initially unavailable, but it seems as though this was added back in following an update.

There are more details about the Homebrew Channel running on Wii U here.

Wii U eShop chart (12/9/12)

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This week’s Wii U eShop chart is as follows:

1. Nano Assault Neo
2. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
3. New Super Mario Bros. U
4. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
5. Little Inferno
6. ZombiU
7. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
8. Scribblenauts Unlimited
9. Assassin’s Creed III
10. Chasing Aurora
11. Darksiders II
12. Nintendo Land
13. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
14. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
15. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
16. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
17. Madden NFL 13
18. Just Dance 4
19. Rabbids Land
20. EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13

Just as a heads up, the Wii U charts are a bit wonky at the moment. At the moment, you can’t access the listings from the “chart” menu. You have to link on the unique image/link shown on the main store page.

Source: Wii U eShop

GameStop ad (12/9 – 12/15)

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GameStop is running special deals between December 9 and December 15. The sale will run concurrently with other offers taking place between December 5 and December 11.

Find the full lineup of deals in the ad below.

Wii U selling 1.2 games per console

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According to Longbow Research’s James Hardiman, the Wii U has been achieving an attach rate of 1.2 games sold per system. That tidbit is based on NPD data gathered in the US last month. The Wii saw a rate of two titles sold for every console when it launched in 2006.

So why have buyers been purchasing fewer Wii U games compared to Wii? Hardiman believes that consumers may not be inclined to pick up another game due to Nintendo Land’s inclusion in the Deluxe set, or the price tag of the Wii U is dissuading them from spending extra cash on releases.

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Photos from the Japanese Wii U launch

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BioWare teases more Mass Effect Wii U plans, hints at Trilogy release

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Mass Effect 3: Special Edition has pretty much been a disaster the whole way around. Wii U owners, first of all, are starting off with the third game in the franchise rather than the first.

That wouldn’t be so terrible if EA hadn’t announced – and already released – the Mass Effect Trilogy on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The package contains all three entries in the series. We’ve since heard that DLC such as Omega won’t be coming to the Wii U at this time.

Despite all of the negative news, there could be a bit of hope regarding Mass Effect’s future on Nintendo’s home console. In an interview with GamerSyndone, the company teased that it does have “plans” for Wii U, “but nothing to announce at this moment.” It also hinted that the Mass Effect Trilogy could head to Wii U, reiterating: “Never Say Never”.