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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)

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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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LEGO games tend to release on a regular basis. This year alone we’ve seen LEGO City: Undercover, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, and LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is also due out later this month.

Yet despite the frequent launches of LEGO titles, there is “absolutely no fatigue at all and there is actually a demand for different experiences.”

Warner Bros. senior vice president for international games Olivier Wolff told GamesIndustry:

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		2			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
2		3			FIFA 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		4			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		5			THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		6			F1 2013	XB360	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
–		7			F1 2013	PS3	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
5		8			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		9			JUST DANCE 2014	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6		10			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
11		11			DISNEY INFINITY	XB360	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
–		12			NBA 2K14	XB360	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
7		13			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014	PS3	KONAMI	KONAMI
9		14			SAINTS ROW IV	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
8		15			TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
15		16			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		17			NBA 2K14	PS3	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
19		18			DISNEY INFINITY	WII	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
10		19			KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13		20			DIABLO III	XB360	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14		21			TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
28		22			MAX PAYNE 3	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
20		23			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27		24			MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
17		25			FIFA 14	WII	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		26			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
33		27			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
30		28			DISNEY INFINITY	PS3	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
39		29			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
21		30			SAINTS ROW IV	PS3	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
22		31			ROME: TOTAL WAR II	PC	SEGA	SEGA
25		32			PAYDAY 2	XB360	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
36		33			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		34			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014	XB360	KONAMI	KONAMI
18		35			FIFA 14	VITA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
29		36			RAYMAN LEGENDS	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
23		37			DIABLO III	PS3	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
32		38			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35		39			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		40			FARMING SIMULATOR 2013	XB360	FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE	KOCH MEDIA

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			FIFA 14	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2		2			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		3			F1 2013	CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
–		4			THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3		5			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
6		6			DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
–		7			NBA 2K14	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
7		8			TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	UBISOFT (TORONTO)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		9			JUST DANCE 2014	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		10			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2014	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT	KONAMI	KONAMI
8		11			SAINTS ROW IV	DEEP SILVER VOLITION	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
5		12			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
13		13			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15		14			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
9		15			DIABLO III	BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11		16			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10		17			RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
20		18			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
19		19			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
29		20			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16		21			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12		22			KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 REMIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
21		23			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14		24			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
24		25			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
17		26			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
23		27			FARMING SIMULATOR 2013	GIANTS SOFTWARE	FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE	KOCH MEDIA
22		28			PAYDAY 2	OVERKILL SOFTWARE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
27		29			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		30			THE SMURFS 2	UBISOFT SF/WAYFORWARD	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
37		31			FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
26		32			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
36		33			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
30		34			CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34		35			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
28		36			ROME: TOTAL WAR II	CREATIVE ASSEMBLY	SEGA	SEGA
32		37			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
25		38			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
35		39			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–		40			THE BUREAU: XCOM DECLASSIFIED	2K MARIN	2K GAMES	TAKE 2

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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

Here’s a close-up snapshot of Fox McCloud’s Blaster. It can open up.

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How to Survive was confirmed for Wii U in August, which came as a bit of a surprise. We’ve now followed up with director and “survivalist handyman” Jules Benjamin to learn more about the downloadable title. Benjamin was able to share additional game details, new information about the Wii U version, and more.

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Japanese publication 4Gamer put up a lengthy article covering some of the elements included in the playable demo of Petit Computer 3DS. Here’s a quick summary:

– You can edit until line 999,999
– Circle Pad Pro support
– You can color code words
– You can fold the program display
– You can edit multiple sources (up to 4)
– Painting function with standard equipment
– Enhanced editing features (such as an undo function and multi-line copying)
– Input supports the device’s microphone, camera, sensors, etc
– User work can be managed on the server
– Has a link with the Detune’s application (music software)