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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Watch Dogs lead game designer Danny Belanger chatted about the game’s drop-in multiplayer feature during a live-stream event held a couple of days ago.

Belanger confirmed that the functionality can be turned off entirely, if players choose. There’s also a system in place to ensure that users are never overwhelmed by other Watch Dogs owners.

Belanger stated:

“All the online activities are just part of the menu. They’re a choice. But if someone is not into that …. they can totally turn it off.”

“There’s also something important called the shield. If someone comes into your game, they can’t come in right after so you can’t be spammed in that way — unless you become aggressive and you start going into other people’s games. Then you really become available. But it’s just a player choice in the end.”

Belanger also mentioned that Watch Dogs’ multiplayer emphasizes a “hide-n-seek” nature involving hacking and getting hacked.

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Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark – Amazon, GameStop
Watch Dogs – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO The Hobbit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Bayonetta 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy
Mario Kart 8 – Amazon (currently sold out), Best Buy, GameStop
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts (new) – GameStop
Yarn Yoshi – Best Buy

3DS

Yoshi 3DS XL (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Yoshi’s New Island – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Cut The Rope: Triple Treat – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Disney Magical World – Amazon, GameStop
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends (new) – Best Buy
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO The Hobbit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Golf: World Tour – Amazon (save $10), GameStop, Best Buy
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy
Kirby Triple Deluxe – Amazon, GameStop
Putty Squad – Amazon, Best Buy

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Linking The New World (Marvelous AQL) {2014.02.27} (¥5.040) – 130.782 / NEW <73,07%>
02./01. [PS4] Knack # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.02.22} (¥5.145) – 66.772 / 376.076 (-78%)
03./00. [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear (Nintendo) {2014.02.27} (¥4.800) – 58.329 / NEW
04./02. [PS3] Yakuza: Ishin! (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) – 54.148 / 192.305 (-61%)
05./04. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi # (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490) – 53.276 / 687.709 (-26%)
06./06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 37.493 / 496.455 (+7%)
07./00. [PS3] Kagero: Darkside Princess # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.02.27} (¥7.140) – 23.254 / NEW
08./03. [PS4] Yakuza: Ishin! (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) – 22.466 / 105.006 (-73%)
09./00. [PSV] Kagero: Darkside Princess # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.02.27} (¥6.090) – 19.322 / NEW
10./09. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 17.706 / 475.502 (+0%)
11./00. [PS3] Infinite Stratos 2: Ignition Hearts # (5pb.) {2014.02.27} (¥7.140) – 15.213 / NEW
12./10. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 14.479 / 1.388.812 (-4%)
13./08. [PS4] Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 13.117 / 37.916 (-47%)
14./16. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 12.500 / 3.974.124 (+11%)
15./00. [PSV] Valhalla Knights 3: Gold (Marvelous AQL) {2014.02.27} (¥5.229) – 11.186 / NEW
16./05. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: Miracle Victory (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.02.20} (¥5.980) – 10.378 / 56.059 (-77%)
17./12. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985) – 10.056 / 60.103 (-30%)
18./07. [PS4] Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.02.22} (¥7.245) – 8.501 / 40.837 (-74%)
19./15. [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Square Enix) {2014.02.22} (¥4.800) – 8.430 / 20.524 (-30%)
20./00. [PSV] Infinite Stratos 2: Ignition Hearts # (5pb.) {2014.02.27} (¥7.140) – 8.246 / NEW

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Earlier today we shared a few tweets from Alex Ward. A message published the former Criterion co-founder suggested that he has no interest in supporting Wii U having just created his new company, Three Fields Entertainment.

Additional notes located on Ward’s Twitter account go into detail about the trouble launching Need for Speed: Most Wanted U back when he was with EA. As an example, Ward mentioned that the team working on the game flew to Nintendo “to personally demo a bid” in order to gain marketing support. “There was none,” he said. There were other issues as well, such as EA’s decision not to make Wanted U available in Europe at retail initially.

You’ll find all of the new relevant tweets above.

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Alex Ward, one of the co-founders of Criterion, left the studio earlier this year. And just this week, Ward announced that he formed a new company known as “Three Fields Entertainment”.

Three Field’s goal, according to Ward, is to “make games for all platforms where we can self-publish.” One gamer mentioned on Twitter that the team should consider supporting Wii U and 3DS – which would make sense given Nintendo’s extremely open nature towards indie content. However, Ward didn’t seem too interested in doing so.

Check out the exchange between the two above.

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Nintendo has provided a new look at yet another track in Mario Kart 8. Below, you’ll find a couple of new images featuring Bone Dry Dunes.

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Thanks to a tweet from Ubisoft creative director Jonathan Morin, we now have confirmation that Watch Dogs will feature an 8-player open world multiplayer mode.

Morin confirmed the news on Twitter through the following tweet:

Morin didn’t share any details about the mode, though we should be gaining more concrete information over the next couple of months.

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Nintendo’s online store is currently holding a sale on refurbished Wii U Deluxe Sets. You can get the console along with Nintendo Land for $205 (includes shipping). Normally, the item is sold for $250.

You can grab the refurbished Wii U here.

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