The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
5. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
6. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
7. Wii Party U – Nintendo
8. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – Nintendo
9. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
10. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
3. Pokemon X – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
5. Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Nintendo updated Wii Karaoke U with several special playlists. Users can now access songs more easily by categories such as “Boy Bands” and “Songs from 2013”.
#WiiKaraokeU by #JOYSOUND has been updated to include special playlists including Boy Bands and Songs from 2013! pic.twitter.com/ZLoPQSBOU6
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) December 23, 2013
Project CARS is set to be released on the PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Wii U. While the three former platforms are considered to be quite a bit more powerful than Nintendo’s console, Slightly Mad Studios’ new racer won’t be held back by Wii U’s tech.
Creative director Andy Tudor told Red Bull that although “some super-high-level graphical effects may not be possible,” Wii U will allow for unique functionality thanks to the GamePad.
He explained:
“The Wii U is more than capable of providing the core Project CARS experience. Sure, some super-high-level graphical effects may not be possible but in comparison it also offers a unique interaction experience via the GamePad controller, with the second screen potentially becoming your track map overview, rear-view mirror, telemetry, or simply mimicking a real race car steering wheel whilst you use the gyroscope to drive.”
Tudor went on to comment on the exciting potential of Miiverse for Project CARS, and mentioned how the game could fill a empty genre on the platform:
“Plus there are great possibilities to extend our existing WMD community into the Mii Community with discussion and sharing of content and ideas. There’s no realistic racing game on the Wii U currently yet, and we hear the fans crying out for one. Project CARS provides a Forza or Gran Turismo-like experience for those gamers and it’ll be something to really show off what the system is capable of. From our internal playing, it’s looking extremely promising.”
This week’s (and next week’s) European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
CastleStorm – €9.99 / £7.99
Cocoto Magic Circus 2 – €29.99 / £24.99
Wii U VC
Super Mario Bros. 3 – €3.99 / £2.79 until 02.01.2014 23:59 UTC. Will be €4.99 / £3.59
3DS Download
EDGE – €1.99 / £1.79 until 23.01.2014 23:59 local time. Will be €3.99 / £3.59
Bird Mania Christmas 3D – €1.99 / £1.79
Pokémon Bank – Includes 30-day free trial if Pokémon Bank is first started before 31st January 2014
Pokémon Bank: 1-year pass – €4.99 / £4.49
Poké Transporter – Free
Pokémon Bank is an application and service for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y that will allow you to deposit, store, and manage your Pokémon in private Boxes on the Internet! Pokémon Bank is a paid service, with an annual charge for usage. Pokémon Bank will be a powerful resource for players who like to obtain many different kinds of Pokémon, or for those who like to raise many Pokémon in preparation for battles and competitions! The application has a variety of search functions, so you can find the Pokémon you’re after among all of the Pokémon you’ve deposited. Even if you deposit a lot of Pokémon, you won’t have to worry about being unable to find the Pokémon you need! Pokémon Bank also makes it easy to transfer Pokémon from multiple copies of Pokémon X a nd Pokémon Y—including the downloadable versions—to a single game!
When you download Pokémon Bank, you can also download the free linked application Poké Transporter! When you insert a Pokémon Black Version, Pokémon White Version, Pokémon Black Version 2, or Pokémon White Version 2 Game Card into a Nintendo 3DS system, you’ll be able to use Poké Transporter to transfer Pokémon from these games into their own online Boxes. Then, you can easily transfer those Pokémon into Pokémon X and Pokémon Y using Pokémon Bank. Poké Transporter is a free downloadable application for the Nintendo 3DS system that will be available along with Pokémon Bank.
Note: Poké Transporter cannot return Pokémon to Pokémon Black Version, Pokémon White Version, Pokémon Black Version 2, or Pokémon White Version 2 after they have been stored in an online Box. You may also find yourself unable to use Pokémon Bank or Poké Transporter to deposit any Pokémon created illegally by software unauthorised by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo into your online Boxes, or to move these Pokémon between online Boxes.
3DS VC
Super Mario Bros. 3 – €3.99 / £2.79 until 02.01.2014 23:59 UTC. Will be €4.99 / £3.59
Mario Tennis – €4.99 / £4.49
Special Offers
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – €48.99 / £38.99 until January 2; regularly €69.99 / £55.99
Assassin’s Creed III – €9.99 / £7.99 until January 2; regularly €19.99 / £15.99
Splinter Cell Blacklist – €22.49 / £18.49 until January 2; regularly €44.99 / £36.99
The Smurfs 2 – €19.99 / £15.99 until January 2; regularly €39.99 / £31.99
Rayman Legends – €20.99 / £16.99 until January 2; regularly €29.99 / £23.99
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – €9.99 / £7.99 until January 2; regularly €19.99 / £15.99
Rabbids Land – €9.99 / £7.99 until January 2; regularly €19.99 / £15.99
Sports Connection – €9.99 / £7.99 until January 2; regularly €19.99 / £15.99
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved – €9.99 / £7.99 until January 2; regularly €19.99 / £15.99
ZombiU – €9.99 / £7.99 until January 2; regularly €19.99 / £15.99
Cloudberry Kingdom – €4.99 / £3.99 until January 2; regularly €9.99 / £7.99
DuckTales Remastered – €8.99 / £7.15 until January 9; regularly €14.99 / £11.99
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara – €7.49 / £5.99 until January 9; regularly €14.99 / £11.99
Resident Evil Revelations – €24.99 / £19.99 until January 9; regularly €49.99 / £39.99
Source: Nintendo PR
This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 |  | 1 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 2 | | 2 | FIFA 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 17 |  | 3 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 | | 4 | JUST DANCE 2014 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 11 | | 5 | FIFA 14 | PS4 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 16 | | 6 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 8 | | 7 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 5 |  | 8 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 9 | | 9 | FIFA 14 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 19 | | 10 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 12 | | 11 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 25 | | 12 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 10 | | 13 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 3 | | 14 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 15 | | 15 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS4 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 6 | | 16 | FIFA 14 | XB ONE | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 7 | | 17 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 13 | | 18 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB ONE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 21 | | 19 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 20 | | 20 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 23 | | 21 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 24 | | 22 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS4 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 14 | | 23 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 22 | | 24 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 29 | | 25 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 34 | | 26 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 30 | | 27 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 26 | | 28 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB ONE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 36 | | 29 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 31 | | 30 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 27 | | 31 | DEAD RISING 3 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| – |  | 32 | KNACK | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 32 | | 33 | POKEMON X | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 33 | | 34 | POKEMON Y | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 38 | | 35 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 39 | | 36 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 18 | | 37 | WWE 2K14 | XB360 | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
| – | | 38 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| – | | 39 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | PS4 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 35 | | 40 | HALO 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 2 | | 1 | FIFA 14 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 1 | | 2 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 5 | | 3 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 | | 4 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 3 | | 5 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 8 | | 6 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 6 | | 7 | JUST DANCE 2014 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 7 | | 8 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 11 | | 9 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | GUERRILLA GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 12 | | 10 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 10 | | 11 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 14 | | 12 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | WB GAMES MONTREAL | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 13 | | 13 | SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE | VICARIOUS VISIONS | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 9 | | 14 | WWE 2K14 | YUKE’S | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 15 | | 15 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 16 | | 16 | DISNEY INFINITY | AVALANCHE SOFTWARE | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 25 | | 17 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 19 | | 18 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 17 | | 19 | ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS | ROVIO | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 33 | | 20 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 21 | | 21 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 18 | | 22 | DEAD RISING 3 | CAPCOM VANCOUVER | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 31 | | 23 | KNACK | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 23 | | 24 | POKEMON X | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 24 | | 25 | POKEMON Y | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 27 | | 26 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 32 | | 27 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 22 | | 28 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 28 | | 29 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 20 | | 30 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 30 | | 31 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | CRYTEK | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 26 | | 32 | HALO 4 | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 29 | | 33 | SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 34 | | 34 | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE AZRAN LEGACY | LEVEL 5 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 37 | | 35 | SAINTS ROW IV | DEEP SILVER VOLITION | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 35 | | 36 | F1 2013 | CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 39 | | 37 | NBA 2K14 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 38 | | 38 | MARIO KART 7 | RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 40 | | 39 | NEW SUPER LUIGI U | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| – | | 40 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
Rosalina’s got height! She is seriously tall! However, she boasts an anti-gravity effect, so she’s very light.
ON THIS EPISODE: We finally have our first impressions of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds from Jack, Laura talks about the latest expansion pack for The Sims, and Austin goes into detail about Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, and more!
PLUS: Listener mail about the differences between Metroid and Mega Man, talk about the Wii U Gamepad’s battery life, and what a Wii U successor might look like.
AND: We go over our Wii U games of the year! Sort of…
This Week’s Podcast Crew: Austin, Jack, and Laura
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Nintendo and Capcom have started distributing a new puzzle in the StreetPass Mii Plaza. If you own a Japanese 3DS, you’ll be able to receive a special Monster Hunter 4 panel. Hopefully we’ll eventually see it overseas!
Thanks to Jason for the tip.
A few days ago, Capcom discounted two Mega Man Virtual Console titles on the eShop in North America – well, the US that is. The sale wasn’t valid in Canada for whatever reason(s).
Interestingly though, it seems that both games – Mega Man X on Wii U and Dr. Wily’s Revenge on 3DS – have now been discounted. Each is $2 through the 24th.
No idea why the sale started in Canada a bit later, but all’s well that ends well!
