Ubisoft no doubt has high expectations for Watch_Dogs, the publisher’s next major franchise.

Speaking during a financial call today, one Ubisoft director said that the company believes the game can surpass Assassin’s Creed, which sold 6.2 million units.

Here’s the quote in full:

“What is true is that three months ago when we announced our results, we were kind of referencing that we, in our plan, we had built up Watch Dogs with expectation slightly below what Assassin’s Creed 1 did when it was first released–and it was 6.2 million. So after E3, what we said today was that we do feel that we can expect…slightly above the 6.2 million that Assassin’s Creed did.”

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Capcom has a whole bunch of Mega Man games lined up for the 3DS Virtual Console. Mega Man 2, 3, 4 and 5 for Game Boy as well as Mega Man Xtreme 1 and 2 for Game Boy Color are on the way to the 3DS eShop. Dates haven’t been confirmed at this time, but fans of the series can rest easy knowing that a lot of classic goodness is on the way to Nintendo’s portable.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U VC

EarthBound – $9.99

Wii U retail

The Smurfs 2 – available July 23

3DS download

Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale – $7.99
Robot Rescue 3D – $2.99
Undead Bowling – $6.99

3DS demos

The Denpa Men 2: Beyond the Waves
Undead Bowling

3DS VC

Shantae – $4.99

Wii U sale

Puddle – $4.49 (was $9.99) through 8/1

3DS sales

Fractured Soul – $7.99 (was $11.99) through 8/1
Rising Board 3D – $1.49 (was $1.99) through 8/1
Outdoors Unleashed: Africa 3D – $2.99 (was $3.99) until 7/25

Price drops

Deer Drive Legends – $9.99 (was $14.99)
American Mensa Academy – $3.99 (was $9.99)
Puzzler Brain Games – $4.99 (was $9.99)
Puzzler World 2013 – $9.99 (was $14.99)

Nintendo has opened the official EarthBound website, and as promised during today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, it contains the official guide – in digital form. You can access it here. It’s filled with the official manual, strategies, and more.

18th July 2013 – Fans of EarthBound got a big surprise this afternoon with the game releasing for the first time in Europe as a Wii U Virtual Console title on Nintendo eShop. During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Nintendo also revealed that Nintendo Zone locations are soon getting StreetPass enhancements to let players connect with one another, and provided information about a number of current and upcoming video games.

To view the Nintendo Direct Mini in its entirety, visit http://nintendo.co.uk/nintendodirect.

Today’s announcements included:

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