This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
2. The Legend of Zelda
3. Toki Tori
4. Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
5. Super Mario World
6. Super Castlevania IV
7. Super Mario Bros.
8. EarthBound
9. Art Academy: SketchPad
10. Pokemon Rumble U
11. Super Metroid
12. Sonic Lost World
13. Super Mario Bros. 2
14. Wario’s Woods
15. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
16. Mega Man X
17. DuckTales Remastered
18. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
19. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
20. Toki Tori 2+
Videos
1. Wii Sports Club Trailer
2. Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Trailer
3. Nintendo Direct 11/13/13
4. Sonic Lost World Launch Trailer
5. Sonic Lost World Trailer
6. 10 New Things from Super Mario 3D World
7. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Trailer
8. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Trailer
9. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds The Running in NY Video
10. Batman: Arkham Origins Trailer
11. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 3
12. Zelda: Wind Waker HD 6/11/13
13. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
14. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
15. Mario Party: Island Tour Trailer
16. Wii Fit U – Trial Version Promo Video
17. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Launch Trailer
18. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
19. Wii Fit U – Fit Meter Trailer
20. Wario’s Woods Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Dillon’s Rolling Western
2. Metroid
3. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
4. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
5. Senran Kagura Burst
6. The Legend of Zelda
7. Pokemon Y
8. Pokemon X
9. Pokemon Dream Radar
10. Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
11. Zelda: Oracle of Ages
13. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
13. Super Mario Bros.
14. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
15. Super Mario Bros. 2
16. SteamWorld Dig
17. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
18. River City Ransom
19. Fire Emblem: Awakening
20. Rune Factory 4
Videos
1. Mario Party: Island Tour Trailer
2. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds The Running in NY Video
3. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 3
4. Sonic Lost World Launch Trailer
5. Adventure Time Explore the Dungeon Trailer
6. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Dungeon Trailer
7. Nintendo Direct 11/13/13
8. Zelda 3DS XL
9. 10 New Things from Super Mario 3D World
10. Pokemon X/Y Accolades Trailer
11. Pokemon X/Y: Join the Millions
12. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Trailer
13. Pokemon X/Y Museum
14. Sonic Lost World Trailer
15. Sonic Lost World Coming Soon Trailer
16. Batman: Arkham Origins – Blackgate Trailer
17. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
18. Wii Sports Club Trailer
19. Wario’s Woods Trailer
20. Pokemon X/Y: New Features
Source: 3DS eShop
ZeNfA Productions is bringing “ZaciSa’s Last Stand” to the Wii U eShop. A release is planned for late December/early January in North America. Pricing is set at $2.99.
ZaciSa’s Last Stand is a 2D tower defense game set in space. Players are tasked with defending their base from an onslaught of enemy ships by deploying different Bot weapons such as Sentry or Bomber. More waves of enemies with increased strength will be encountered in each level.
By destroying ships, you’ll earn points and money as well as a nice bonus at the end of each round. In-game currency can be used to build more bots and different kinds of upgrades.
Four different maps are included in ZaciSa’s Last Stand: Space Station 001, Asteroid Mining Station 6, Hyperspace, and Moonbase. More maps will be added for free in the future through post-release patches.
The game will include Hard and Easy difficulty modes, local and online leaderboards for all maps and modes, and 1080p support. Additionally, a small local co-op mode is included for the mobile drone bots, allowing up to four different people to use a Wiimote to control and move any on-screen drone in plane.
You can find additional details about ZaciSa’s Last Stand here.
Source: ZeNfA Productions PR
Nintendo shared an interesting tidbit about the name for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds in the latest Iwata Asks. According to director Hiromasa Shikata, the company considered calling the 3DS release “The New Legend of Zelda”.
In Japan, A Link Between Worlds is called Triforce of the Gods 2. Nintendo decided to stick with A Link to the Past’s original Japanese name while adding the “2” because “it didn’t feel out of place,” series producer Eiji Aonuma said.
Somewhat surprisingly, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds doesn’t incorporate a direct top-down view.
The development team implemented a “trick” so that the perspective would come off well. As a result, elements like the Link character model and rupees are actually set at an angle, which allows players to see character faces and bodies when looking above.
As revealed in the latest Iwata Asks:
Early on in the development for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Nintendo came up with the idea of Link being able to enter walls. The thing is, there wasn’t really a set direction as to how the team could make this element enjoyable.
One of the game’s programmers showed interest in seeing how turning corners on the walls would affect things. This eventually led to a bare-bones prototype which was completed in about a day.
The prototype (pictured above, via Iwata Asks) ended up as a very different project compared to A Link Between Worlds’ final result. It featured an angled viewpoint rather than top-down perspective, not to mention a Toon Link character model.
