PES 2014 (World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014) 3DS isn’t coming out overseas, but Konami is releasing the game in Japan. Here’s a look a the game’s boxart:

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag features a pirate setting, but that doesn’t mean it’ll fall to the kind of clichés you’d expect from such a game. Ubisoft looked to create a fairly authentic experience, so you won’t be seeing things like talking parrots. You won’t be walking the plank either.

Game director Ashraf Ismail told DigitalSpy that the team was keen to avoid pirate clichés during the development of Black Flag.

He said:

“We don’t have talking parrots, we don’t have walking the plank – walking the planks didn’t even exist at that time. We did take a few liberties from a gaming perspective. We have treasure maps, for example, which pirates didn’t have, but this is more of a gameplay mechanic. Generally speaking we really avoided cliches. Even the way pirates spoke, it wasn’t as cliche as we imagine today. We have amazing voice acting in this game, and the actors did a phenomenal job.”

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Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, announced earlier today, will not be available on Wii U. NetherRealm Studios creative director Ed Boon has confirmed that the re-release isn’t planned for the console.

A tweet from Boon reads:

Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition is coming to almost every major platform – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360, and PC. It’s unfortunate to see Wii U being left out of the mix.

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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
4. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
5. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
6. Disney Infinity – Disney Interactive
7. Pikmin 3 – Nintendo
8. Just Dance 2014 – Ubisoft
9. ZombiU – Ubisoft
10. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
3. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. FIFA 14 – EA
8. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
9. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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Last week, news surfaced of Nintendo’s plans to end production of the Wii in Japan. It doesn’t sound like there are similar plans in the west.

Eurogamer was told by Nintendo that the message was specific to Japan. The company also said, “We have made no specific announcements for Europe regarding Wii production.” That’s the same situation in the states as well.

Nintendo’s statement in full reads:

“Yes, NCL did update their website on 29th August with a small notice to state that Wii hardware production will stop in the near future. This specific message was referring to the Japanese market. No specific time frame has been stated yet. We have made no specific announcements for Europe regarding Wii production.”

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

3DS retail

Pokemon X – €44.99 / £39.99 (available Oct. 12)
Pokemon Y – €44.99 / £39.99 (available Oct. 12)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked – €34.99 / £29.99
Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver – €29.99 / £24.99

Wii U VC

Golf (US version) – €4.99 / £3.49
Tennis – €4.99 / £3.49

Special offers

Dress To Play: Magic Bubbles! – €1.99 (£1.79) until 10/11/13, 23:59 local time. Was €3.99 (£3.59).
3D Game Collection – €2.00 (£2.00) until 25/10/13, 00:59 CEST. Was €24.99 (£11.99).
3D MahJongg – €2.00 (£2.00) until 25/10/13, 00:59 CEST. Was €4.99 (£4.49).
Gardenscapes – €2.00 (£2.00) until 25/10/13, 00:59 CEST. Was €29.99 (£14.99).
Murder on the Titanic – €2.00 (£2.00) until 25/10/13, 00:59 CEST. Was €29.99 (£14.99).
Little Inferno – €4.99 (£4.49) until 10/11/13, 23:59 local time. Was €9.99 (£8.99).

Permanent price reductions

Block Factory – €2.79 (£2.49). Was €3.99 (£3.59).
Viking Invasion 2 – Tower Defense – €6.99 (£6.29). Was €7.99 (£6.99)

Source: Nintendo PR

If you purchase Pokemon X/Y from UK retailer Tesco, you’ll receive a small bonus. Consumers will be given a serial code for 12 Quick Balls. Copies with the code come with a special sticker on the front of the packaging.

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