A look at PlayBoxie on Wii U
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Video: 3DS tribute in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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Media Create software sales (1/27 – 2/2) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost #
02./00. [PS3] Diablo III
03./02. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
04./00. [PSV] Disgaea 4 Return
05./01. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 #
06./07. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
07./03. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z
08./00. [3DS] Toushin Toshi
09./00. [PSV] Amagami (EBKore+)
10./09. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
11./08. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind
12./04. [PS3] Saints Row IV
13./10. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds #
14./14. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
15./05. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
16./15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
17./00. [PSP] Shinobi, Koutsutsu #
18./11. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
19./16. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
20./17. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
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Update: Indie-related – ONM’s Wii U game tease isn’t Sonic Boom
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Update: Castle has confirmed that the tease is indie-related.
To clarify: next month Wii U remark relates to something indie and cool, though contents are subject to change based on developer wishes.
— Matthew Castle (@MatthewONM) February 9, 2014
Original: ONM is teasing a new Wii U title for its next issue. While the magazine itself didn’t offer much in the way of hints, editor Matthew Castle has ruled out one possibility.
Castle confirmed on Twitter that the mystery game isn’t related to Sonic Boom. He said:
@Joshawott It isn't Sonic, no, but what it is may no longer be relevant. Contents subject to change, as always.
— Matthew Castle (@mrbasil_pesto) February 8, 2014
The comment “what it is may no longer be relevant” is a bit interesting. Perhaps an attempt to lower expectations? Could it be some other Wii U title we recently heard about such as Art of Balance? Or maybe we’ll be hearing about the game before the next issue of ONM is out?
Amazon: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U for $21
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Amazon has the Wii U version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate available for $21.31. It’s been fluctuating between $21 and $22 over the past few hours, but the price changes have been extremely minor.
You can place an order here.
FRONTIER HOBBY SHOP is doing the selling, though Amazon is fulfilling orders.
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Play HTML5 games through the Wii U web browser
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Earlier this month, website PlayBoxie opened a website so that PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners could play HTML5 games through the consoles’ web browsers. The same functionality was extended to Wii U within the last week.
Playboxie has now come to the #WiiU visit http://t.co/R9LCZmqEn8 for free games for your console. pic.twitter.com/ZCXNNIDPUn
— PlayBoxie (@PlayBoxie) February 8, 2014
You can check out the site here. If you visit the page on Wii U, it automatically detects your console and provides a selection of titles compatible only with the Wii U controller.
Thanks to JurassicJunkie for the tip.
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ONM teases new Wii U game for next issue
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The Official Nintendo Magazine has teased a new game set to be revealed in its April issue.
A teaser discovered in the current edition reads:
“OOOOOH! New Wii U game! (And no, it isn’t F-Zero or Star Fox).”
An important word of caution: there’s a fairly high chance that the tease is for Sonic Boom. That’s not at all confirmed, but wouldn’t be at all surprising given how it was just announced a few days ago, and ONM likely couldn’t talk about the title before publishing its latest issue.
Big Red Button/SEGA on origins of Sonic Boom, CryEngine usage, making more games in the world, lots more
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At SEGA’s recent Sonic press event, CVG had the opportunity to interview Bob Rafei, CEO and visual director at Big Red Button, and SEGA of America producer Stephen Frost. The two discussed Sonic Boom’s origins, how CryEngine is being used, interest in making more games in this world, and a bunch more.
Head past the break for Rafei and Frost’s comments. Be sure to check out CVG’s full piece here as well.
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Video: “Canada’s Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Banana Mania Contest”
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By the way: this was in fact what Nintendo of Canada was teasing on Facebook throughout the week.
Skylanders infographic
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With Activision having recently confirmed that the Skylanders franchise has collected $2 billion in franchise revenue, the company has now released an infographic covering the series’ history and sales. You can find it above.
