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

Top UK retailers have weighed in on what Nintendo must do in order to improve the Wii U’s fortunes. Two common elements seemed to come about: a lower price and the release of Mario Kart 8.

The games boss of one of the UK’s biggest retailers told MCV:

“A sub-£200 machine will help, and Mario Kart is desperately needed to reach the fans. We also need something revolutionary that makes use of the second screen and has mainstream appeal, which is easier said than done.”

Another statement comes from the top buyer at one online games store:

“There is only one real last chance for Wii U and it is Mario Kart 8. It could still be the game that sparks interest in Wii U, but it would need to be combined with a more mass market retail price.”

And a third comment from a games executive at a mass market outlet:

“£199 and Mario Kart 8. Simple.”

Lastly, Xbite boss Steve Thomas added:

“Nintendo will have something up its sleeves that again will add a new dimension to gaming.”

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GameStop posted the boxart for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on its official Twitter account earlier today. You can find the packaging shot below.

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When Nintendo unveiled Wii U during E3 2012, EA was one of the first publishers to pledge support for the console. Following the system’s actual launch, however, it didn’t take long for the relationship to sour.

EA put out a trio of games for Wii U’s launch – two sports titles and a port of a slightly old game in Mass Effect 3 – and then called it a day. You can attribute EA’s abandonment to a few things: poor sales of its own games, poor sales of the Wii U, and more.

One EA source speaking with CVG says that the Wii U also “became a kids IP platform and we don’t really make games for kids.” “Nintendo was dead to us very quickly,” the unnamed person said.

“Nintendo was dead to us very quickly. It became a kids IP platform and we don’t really make games for kids. That was pretty true across the other labels too. Even the Mass Effect title on Wii U, which was a solid effort, could never do big business, and EA like Activision is only focused on games that can be big franchises”.

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. Splinter Cell: Blacklist remains at $20 thanks to its recent price drop, and Young Justice: Legacy is on sale for $10.

Below is GameStop’s circular in full for the week of January 22:

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

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 81,069 / 295,276
2. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 48,788 / 1,265,209
3. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 23,600 / 3,893,725
4. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 19,039 / 327,985
5. [3DS] Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 17,897 / 341,398
6. [3DS] Sentouchuu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 17,057 / 241,926
7. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 14,026 / 255,759
8. [3DS] Monster HUnter 4 – 13,297 / 3,192,848
9. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 12,805 / 207,212
10. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 10,500 / 463,020
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 8,491 / 3,649,813
12. [PS3] GTA V – 7,381 / 682,216
13. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 5,834 / 296,844
14. [PS3] Shin Gundam Musou – 5,507 / 207,036
15. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 5,401 / 2,263,720
16. [PSV] Shin Gundam Musou – 5,352 – 103,234
17. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection – 5,334 / 1,651,030
18. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 – 5,081 / 302,433
19. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy – 5,062 / 226,026
20. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 4,817 / 2,236,013

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 32,393
Vita – 24,755
3DS – 15,045
PS3 – 13,243
Wii U – 11,443
PSP – 4,024
Vita TV – 2,208
Xbox 360 – 273

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 40,038
Vita – 29,494
3DS – 20,116
PS3 – 14,845
Wii U – 14,020
PSP – 4,758
Vita TV – 2,522
Xbox 360 – 281

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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following messages on Miiverse, including some new gameplay details:

Pic of the day. There are many changes being made to attack and defense options for grabbing edges. In this picture, Link is actually trumping Mario’s grab.

Some other changes include:

– Air time and accumulated damage will determine your period of invincibility while hanging on an edge.
– Grab controls will no longer be affected by whether you have above or below 100% damage.

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