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It’s the E3 2013 megaton we’ve been waiting for: a new Just Dance game.

Just Dance 2014 will be the next entry in Ubisoft’s long-running casual series. A now-removed listing on Xbox.com leaked the game’s existence, offering up the following description:

The latest opus of the Just Dance franchise will make you dance even more and will be once again the ultimate casual rendezvous of the year. This new opus will be even more social as you will be able to connect and dance with players from all over the world and share a unique dancing experience with them. It becomes the party expert and features today iconic pop culture references. New modes will be available, letting you and your friends experience parties the way only Just Dance knows how!

Expect an official announcement during Ubisoft’s E3 2013 press conference later today.

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			GRID 2	XB360	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
2		2			GRID 2	PS3	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
6		3			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3		4			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		5			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
5		6			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–		7			REMEMBER ME	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
11		8			FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
7		9			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		10			REMEMBER ME	PS3	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–		11			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
25		12			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9		13			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		14			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16		15			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
22		16			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		17			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
19		18			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
28		19			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26		20			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
8		21			METRO LAST LIGHT	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
17		22			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
15		23			POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
23		24			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	PS3	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
31		25			FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
20		26			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
–		27			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	PS3	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14		28			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
21		29			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
24		30			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
13		31			RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
34		32			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33		33			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		34			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	PC	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		35			MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE	3DS	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–		36			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		37			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
18		38			RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS	PS3	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–		39			NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
37		40			THE WALKING DEAD	XB360	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
2		2			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		3			REMEMBER ME	DONTNOD ENTERTAINMENT	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–		4			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
4		5			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
3		6			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
10		7			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12		8			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8		9			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	MONSTER GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
6		10			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
18		11			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	NETHERREALM STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16		12			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9		13			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11		14			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
21		15			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5		16			RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
7		17			METRO LAST LIGHT	4A GAMES	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
17		18			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15		19			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
19		20			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
14		21			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		22			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
23		23			THE WALKING DEAD	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
13		24			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
20		25			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24		26			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
29		27			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
31		28			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
28		29			DEAD SPACE 3	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		30			POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY	SPIKE CHUNSOFT	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		31			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
34		32			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
38		33			FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING	INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		34			MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
26		35			HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
36		36			DEFIANCE	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS
33		37			TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
35		38			JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
40		39			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		40			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT

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It’s amazing how a situation can turn around in the span of a generation. Whereas developers were constantly down on Nintendo’s handling of WiiWare, praise couldn’t be higher when it comes to the eShop.

Capybara Games’ Nathan Vella is the latest to speak positively about Nintendo’s approach to indies. Vella told VG247 that the company is ” making a big move to try and get smaller, unique, independent games on Wii U downloadable.” Vella also spoke highly of Dan Edelman who is essentially in charge of all things downloadable at Nintendo of America.

Vella said:

“I’ve seen personally, first-hand, Nintendo making a big move to try and get smaller, unique, independent games on Wii U downloadable. They have a really great team there; Dan Edelman who runs that division is one of the raddest dudes in video games, and I would say easily one of the most respected people by the independent community. Nintendo is reaching out and trying to do something. They’re playing catch up, obviously, and that’s a hard spot to be in when it comes to getting the new stuff, but they’re really putting in.”

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

3DS retail

Animal Crossing: New Leaf – €39.99 / £34.99
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns – €29.99 / £24.99
4 Elements – €12.00 / £10.79
Petz Fantasy 3D – €19.99 / £17.99
Luxor – €11.99 / £10.79

3DS VC

Sonic the Hedgehog – €4.99 / £4.49
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine – €2.99 / £2.69
Shining Force: Sword of Hajya – €3.99 / £3.59
Columns – €3.99 / £3.59

Wii U VC

Mario & Yoshi (US version) – €0.30 (£0.30) until 12/7/13, 23:59 CEST – will be €4.99 /£3.49

Wii VC

The Path of the Warrior Art of Fighting 3 – 900 points

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Can this “12-bit” platformer still stack up now that it’s in HD?

System: Nintendo Wii U
Release Date: June 13th, 2013
Developer: Renegade Kid
Publisher: Renegade Kid

Author: Austin

There was something exceptionally captivating about Mutant Mudds when it released on 3DS back in January of 2012. I think, for me, the combination of slower-paced platforming and old school difficulty that Renegade Kid created scratched an itch that few games do, so naturally I was quite pleased upon hearing the announcement of an HD re-release for Max and his muddy rivals on Wii U.

It has been a long and arduous wait (the game was meant to hit Wii U much closer to launch after all), but I’ve finally got my hands on all 80 levels of Mutant Mudds Deluxe and I must report: It’s every bit as good as you’d think.

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What better way is there to start a Nintendo conference than with a live Zelda performance? That’s exactly what attendees were treated to in 2011. A full-blown orchestra performed a medley of tunes from the Zelda series, capped off with new footage from Skyward Sword.

A series of Zelda announcements followed: Link’s Awakening 3DS VC release that very day, Four Swords for DSiWare, Skyward Sword’s gold Wiimote, symphony concerts, and music CDs.

The 3DS received the spotlight next. Nintendo unveiled new trailers for Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. Time was also taken to highlight Star Fox 64 3D.

What followed was all Wii U – the system’s name, GamePad reveal, overview trailer, and games. The very mention of Smash Bros. earned a huge reaction.

And who can forget how Nintendo closed its conference? With now-former EA CEO John Riccitiello coming on stage to announce the publisher’s “unprecedented partnership” with Nintendo. Oh how quickly things can change…

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