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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Wii Party U – €44.99 / £34.99
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! – €44.99 / £36.99

Wii U Download

RUSH – €1.99 / £1.79 through January 9; normally €3.99 / £3.59
Wii Fit U Quick Check – free
To launch Wii Fit U Quick Check, you must already have Wii Fit U save data. You do not need to download Wii Fit U Quick Check if you have the paid download version of Wii Fit U. If you have the retail version of Wii Fit U, Wii Fit U Quick Check lets you easily transfer Fit Meter data, do the Body Test, and check your graphs without using the Wii Fit U disc.

Wii U VC

Zelda: A Link to the Past – €7.99 / £5.49

3DS Retail

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! – €34.99 / £28.49
Cocoto Alien Brick Breaker – €19.99 / £17.99
Girl’s Fashion Shoot – €29.99 / £29.99

3DS Download

3D Ecco the Dolphin – €4.49 / £4.09
3D Galaxy Force II – €4.99 / £4.49

3DS Demos

Nano Assault EX
AeternoBlade

3DS VC

Donkey Kong 3 – €4.99 / £4.49

Special Offers

Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns – €19.99 / £14.99 through January 9; usually normally €29.99 / £24.99
Snow Moto Racing 3D – €5.99/£5.39 through January 9; normally €7.99 / £7.19
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale – €4.99 / £4.49 through January 2; usually €7.99 /£7.19
Bugs vs. Tanks – €4.99/£4.49 through January 2; normally €7.99 / £7.19
Crimson Shroud – €4.99/£4.49 through January 2; normally €7.99 / £7.19
Liberation Maiden – €4.99/£4.49 through January 2; normally €7.99 / £7.19
The Starship Damrey – €4.99/£4.49 through January 2; normally €7.99 / £7.19

Permanent Price Reduction

Nano Assault EX – €9.99 / £8.74; was €14.99 / £12.49

Source: Nintendo PR

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
31CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
82CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSPS3ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3GRAN TURISMO 6PS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
14KILLZONE: SHADOW FALLPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
75FIFA 14XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
136JUST DANCE 2014WIIUBISOFTUBISOFT
27FIFA 14PS4EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
108GRAND THEFT AUTO VXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
59CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSPS4ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1410MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITIONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
911FIFA 14XB ONEEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
1512GRAND THEFT AUTO VPS3ROCKSTARTAKE 2
1213BATTLEFIELD 4XB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1614FIFA 14PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
415BATTLEFIELD 4PS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2116ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGXB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
1917LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
618ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGPS4UBISOFTUBISOFT
2519BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINSXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20WWE 2K14XB3602K SPORTSTAKE 2
2321BATTLEFIELD 4PS3EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1722CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB ONEACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3423TOMB RAIDERXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3324FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014PCSEGASEGA
2925ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
1826KNACKPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2727THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
1128NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALSPS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3129BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINSPS3WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2030SUPER MARIO 3D WORLDWII UNINTENDONINTENDO
3631HALO 4XB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
3732POKEMON X3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3033SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCEWIISKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3934SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCEXB360SKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3835POKEMON Y3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
36WWE 2K14PS32K SPORTSTAKE 2
37ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
2238FORZA MOTORSPORT 5XB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2639BATTLEFIELD 4XB ONEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3240LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESPS3WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

All formats

LWTWTitleDeveloperLabelPublisher
11CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSINFINITY WARDACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22FIFA 14EA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
33BATTLEFIELD 4DIGITAL ILLUSIONSEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
54ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGUBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
75GRAND THEFT AUTO VROCKSTAR NORTHROCKSTARTAKE 2
66LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
97JUST DANCE 2014UBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
8GRAN TURISMO 6POLYPHONY DIGITALSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
49KILLZONE: SHADOW FALLGUERRILLA GAMESSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1010BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINSWB GAMES MONTREALWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
811NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALSGHOST GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1112SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCEBEENOXSKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1213MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION4J STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2214WWE 2K14YUKE’S2K SPORTSTAKE 2
1615DISNEY INFINITYAVALANCHE SOFTWAREDISNEY INFINITYDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
1916TOMB RAIDERCRYSTAL DYNAMICSSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2017FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014SPORTS INTERACTIVESEGASEGA
1318KNACKSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1719THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDSNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
1420SUPER MARIO 3D WORLDNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
2121ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARSROVIOACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2522HALO 4343 INDUSTRIESMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2723POKEMON XGAME FREAKNINTENDONINTENDO
2824POKEMON YGAME FREAKNINTENDONINTENDO
3125ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAFNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
1526FORZA MOTORSPORT 5TURN 10 STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
3027LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2328RAYMAN LEGENDSUBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
1829DEAD RISING 3CAPCOM VANCOUVERMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
3530PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE AZRAN LEGACYLEVEL 5NINTENDONINTENDO
3731TEARAWAYMEDIA MOLECULESONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3632LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3333THE LAST OF USNAUGHTY DOGSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2434RYSE: SON OF ROMECRYTEKMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2635NBA 2K14VISUAL CONCEPTS2K SPORTSTAKE 2
3436SAINTS ROW IVDEEP SILVER VOLITIONDEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
2937MARIO KART 7RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
38LITTLEBIGPLANET PS VITATARSIER/DOUBLE ELEVENSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3839INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US ULTIMATE ED.HIGH VOLTAGEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3240F1 2013CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAMCODEMASTERSCODEMASTERS

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Q: “Is this a Steel Diver?” A: “Yes, indeed, that is a Steel Diver.” The sub from Steel Diver is now a cute projectile weapon–it launches torpedoes that fly slowly at first.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–During this weekend’s VGX event, a live demonstration of the upcoming Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze game for Wii U revealed some exciting details about the addition of Cranky Kong as a playable character. For the first time in the Donkey Kong Country series, players will be able to assume control of the fan-favorite Cranky Kong. Cranky joins Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong as one of Donkey Kong’s partners in the game. At VGX, an event celebrating video games, Nintendo also revealed that the game will launch in North America on Feb. 21 in stores and on the Nintendo eShop.

The bearded Cranky Kong is very spry for his age, using his cane to bounce on dangerous objects like spikes. This ability helps him access areas other characters can’t reach. During single-player mode, Cranky rides on Donkey Kong’s back. In co-op multiplayer, a second player can control Cranky, Diddy or Dixie directly (an additional controller is required for multiplayer play, and is sold separately).

San-ei Boeki is making a trio of Zelda: Wind Waker plush characters available. Link (small and medium), Zelda (small), and Tingle (small) are all getting their own dolls.

Pricing is set at 1,500 yen for the small plushes, which are 16 centimeters in height. The medium one, set at 2,500 yen, is 22 centimeters tall.

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Jack and I recently had the opportunity to interview Manabu Yamana, the president and representative director of Genius Sonority. The Denpa Men, EarthBound creator Shigesato Itoi, and former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi were among the topics discussed. Head past the break for our full interview with Yamana.

Square Enix has released the first Bravely Second screenshots, which you can find above. The game’s new teaser site is located here.

Above: Proteus sure is nice looking, eh?

The second recording of episode 70 (the first was lost) features the following: Super Mario 3D World is better single player! Proteus is trippy, immersive, and interesting! Wind Waker HD has a very frustrating sidequest! PLUS: Listener mail about the Wii U’s lifespan and whether spoiled gamers are to blame for Wii U’s misery. AND: A discussion about immersive games, and what makes a game immersive vs. not.

This Week’s Podcast Crew: Austin, Jack, and Laura


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