This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Super Mario 3D World
2. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
3. Super Mario World
4. Super Mario Bros.
5. EDGE
6. The Legend of Zelda
7. Super Mario Bros. 2
8. Mega Man 2
9. Contra III: The Alien Wars
10. Art Academy: SketchPad
11. EarthBound
12. Mega Man 3
13. Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
14. Kung Fu Rabbit
15. Mega Man 4
16. Mega Man
17. Puddle
18. Pokemon Rumble U
19. Super Metroid
20. Super Castlevania IV
Videos
1. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
2. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
3. Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
4. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 3
5. Adventure Time Explore the Dungeon Trailer
6. Wii Sports Club Trailer
7. Mario & Sonic: Sochi 2014 Launch Trailer
8. 10 New Things from Super Mario 3D World
9. Zelda: Wind Waker HD 6/11/13
10. EDGE Trailer
11. Nintendo Direct: 11/13/13
12. Sonic Lost World Launch Trailer
13. Brawl Brothers Trailer
14. Sonic Lost World Trailer
15. Coaster Crazy Deluxe Trailer
16. Mario & Sonic: Sochi 2014 Trailer
17. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Trailer
18. The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths Trailer
19. Batman: Arkham Origins Trailer
20. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
Pikmin 3 – White Pikmin Video
Pikmin 3 – Purple Pikmin Video
Contra III – The Alien Wars Trailer
Nintendo Minute – Wii Fit U with pets
Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies episodes
Just Dance 2014 Video 2
Just Dance 2014 Video 3
Just Dance 2014 Video 4
Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre Nintendo Direct 11/27/13
Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
3DS
Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies episodes
Just Dance 2014 Video 4
Just Dance 2014 Video 3
Just Dance 2014 Video 2
Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre Trailer
Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre Nintendo Direct 11/27/13
My Exotic Farm trailer
3D Space Harrier Trailer
3D Super Hang-On Trailer
Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Trailer
Source: Wii U/3DS eShops
A few months ago, Black Forest Games released Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams’ “Rise of The Owlverlord” add-on for PC. The same DLC may find its way to Wii U. Black Forest Games’ Arian Goersch told NinCity that Rise of The Owlverlord is a possibility for the Wii U version, and it could be available next year.
He said:
We have just (released) Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Rise Of The Owlverlord, an independent add-on to PC release, and hope perhaps to bring it next year on the Wii U.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
2. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
3. Zelda: Oracle of Ages
4. Metroid
5. Super Mario Bros.
6. Super Mario Bros. 2
7. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
8. Zelda: Link’ Awakening DX
9. Mega Man 2
10. Dillon’s Rolling Western
11. The Legend of Zelda
12. Mario Party: Island Tour
13. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
14. Mega Man
15. Pokemon Y
16. Pokemon Dream Radar
17. Mega Man 3
18. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
19. Pokemon X
20. Mega Man 4
Videos
1. Mario Party: Island Tour Trailer
2. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 3
3. S15 Ep1
4. Adventure Time Explore the Dungeon Trailer
5. Mario Party: Island Tour Launch Trailer
6. Sonic Lost World Launch Trailer
7. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Dungeon Trailer
8. Pokemon X/Y: New Features
9. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Launch Trailer
10. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds The Running in NY Video
11. Kirby Nintendo 3DS Teaser Trailer
12. Bravely Default – Adventure Trailer
13. 10 New Things from Super Mario 3D World
14. Developer Direct @ E3 2013 Super Smash Bros.
15. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Accolades
16. Zelda 3DS XL
17. S15 Ep2
18. Wii Sports Club Trailer
19. S15 Ep10
20. Pokemon X/Y: Join the Millions
Source: 3DS eShop
Back in the day, Rare was one of Nintendo’s top studios. The company really came into its own during the N64 era. Rare ended up creating Banjo-Kazooie, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, GoldenEye 007, and plenty of other prominent titles.
Perhaps it was due to Rare’s success that Nintendo was a bit jealous of the studio. Former staffer and Nyamyam co-founder Phil Tossell has said that “Nintendo were often quite envious of us.”
Tossell told RetroGamer this month, “I got the feeling they thought our games were technically and artistically superior to theirs.” He also spoke about a rumor in which Nintendo recreated all of the textures in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time after seeing what Rare had done with Banjo-Kazooie since Rare’s title “looked better”.
Tossell’s comments came about when asked if Nintendo ever shared code with Rare considering the Big N had a large stake in the company. He said:
No, we never had the Zelda engine or any code they did! We did see an early version of Zelda and that was a big influence on Dinosaur Planet, though. Nintendo were often quite envious of us. I got the feeling they thought our games were technically and artistically superior to theirs. Miyamoto would visit regularly and I heard a rumor they redid all of the textures on Zelda after they’d seen our work on Banjo-Kazooie because our game looked better!
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Way back in the day, Hasbro was working on its own gaming console known as “Project NEMO” – later known as Control-Vision. Ken Melville, who was involved with the hardware, told IGN that the company intended to “create a ‘Nintendo-killer’ that could be sold for under $100.”
Hasbro’s chief executive Stephen Hassenfeld held a ‘Name NEMO’ contest amongst the various staffers at the time. There was one rule, though: the ‘N’ had to stand for ‘Nintendo.’
Night Driver, Missile Command and Space Invaders programmer Rob Fulop – another person involved with Project NEMO – explained to IGN that Hasbro “needed a cool-sounding phrase that NEMO would be the acronym for. People were assigned to generate as many sayings as possible made up of the four letters.” Fulop created the winning entry.
“I am proud to say that I won. My winning entry was ‘Nintendo Ends Mid-October.’”
