SteamWorld Dig has been out for a few weeks now. How have the game’s sales been?

While we don’t have specific figures, Polygon reports that Image & Form is “extremely pleased with how Steamworld Dig has ascended”.

Co-founder Brjann Sigurgeirsson told the site:

“Economically, suffice it to say it’s not been bad, but I’m sure it’ll be even better,” Sigurgeirsson said. “You always hope to sell as much as possible on day one, but very few were prepared for us ‘slamming in from the side.’ Unknown dev/pub, unknown IP; people will need to hear and read about the game a couple of times before getting it.”

Image & Form previously confirmed that a new SteamWorld game is planned. According to Sigurgeirsson, the studio has already “come pretty far” in terms of deciding on the direction of the project.

“We’re talking about the next installment in the SteamWorld series, and we’ve come pretty far. We have a number of options. All of them look fun.”

You can find even more about the rise of SteamWorld Dig over at Polygon.

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U download

TNT Racers: Nitro Machines Edition – €7.99 / £6.99
Spot The Differences: Party! – €5.00 / £4.49

Wii U VC

Breath of Fire II – €7.99 / £5.49 (note: US version of the game)

Wii VC

Sengoku 3 – 900 points

3DS retail

Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan – €39.99 / £34.99
Myst – €19.99 / £17.99

3DS demo

Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan

3DS download

Darts Up 3D – €2.99 / £2.69
Mahjong 3D – Essentials – €2.99 / £2.99

3DS VC

Pinball: Revenge of the Gator – €2.99 / £2.69

Permanent price reductions

Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion – €19.99 (£17.99); Was €44.99 (£39.99)
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two – €34.99 (£29.99); Was €59.99 (£49.99)

Source: Nintendo PR

Mighty No. 9, Keiji Inafune’s new project seeking funding on Kickstarter, has already hit its target. In less than two full days, the $900,000 goal has been reached.

Mighty No. 9 still has a ways to go before development is guaranteed for consoles. At present, PC is the only confirmed platform. Console versions will be made a reality if $2.5 million is raised.

You can find the official Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter here.

Spot the Differences: Party! is on track for a North American and European release this week. It’ll be available on Thursday for $5 / €5.

The game features 360 high-definition scenes and 3,600 differences to find. Those who are playing alone can experience Spot the Differences: Party! with the GamePad or Wiimote.

The following multiplayer modes are also supported for up to four players:

· In synchronous multiplayer mode, one player plays on the Gamepad while others play with Wii Remotes. They compete on who finds more differences.
· In turn-based multiplayer mode, players play in turn on the gamepad. In the end of each round, they get a synchronous replay on the TV to see who found differences fastest.

You can view Spot the Differences: Party! screenshots above.

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

Wii U

1. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
2. Disney Infinity – Disney Interactive
3. Pikmin 3 – Nintendo
4. The Wonderful 101 – Nintendo
5. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
6. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
8. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
9. Splinter Cell: Blacklist – Ubisoft
10. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA

3DS

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

Source: Chart-Track

SteamWorld Dig developer Image & Form has some kind of announcement in the pipeline. And it will be big, apparently. We don’t know what Image & Form has planned, though we’ll be hearing about it “soon.”

The company posted the following message on Twitter a few hours ago:

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Digital Foundry has put up a new piece analyzing the performance and visuals put into each version of Rayman Legends.

All versions of the game were deemed very similar from a technical perspective. The main differences come down to how Legends plays on Wii U as opposed to other platforms.

You can get a better idea about how the Wii U version of Rayman Legends by checking out Digital Foundry’s piece. You can find a few comparison videos below.

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With Square Enix opening the official Bravely Default: For the Sequel website, new details on the updated 3DS title have emerged. You can find a new batch of information below.

– Over 100 improvements
– Game is equipped with a new battle system from the sequel currently in development
– UI overhaul
– Ex: Compatibility between jobs and equipped items can be seen on the equip screen
– Enhanced battle tempo
– Small adjustments to the battle’s motion and effect
– Therefore, speed of battles has increased
– Replay available at up to four times normal speed
– Enable the auto input function and commands that you entered during your previous turn will repeat automatically
– Event Viewer lets players replay scenes that have already taken place
– Players can import data from the original game
– Bring over your level, jobs, job level, money, items, Genome abilities, and D-Notebook
– 3 save slots reconfirmed
– More options such as difficulty settings and enemy counter rate
– Redrawn top maps
– Characters who lacked variety in the original game now have facial expressions
– Designed to match the flow of conversation, characters will reveal their emotions
– Chapter 7/8 revisions
– The episodes and battle events about the Asterisk holders have been expanded.

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