According to Longbow Research’s James Hardiman, the Wii U has been achieving an attach rate of 1.2 games sold per system. That tidbit is based on NPD data gathered in the US last month. The Wii saw a rate of two titles sold for every console when it launched in 2006.

So why have buyers been purchasing fewer Wii U games compared to Wii? Hardiman believes that consumers may not be inclined to pick up another game due to Nintendo Land’s inclusion in the Deluxe set, or the price tag of the Wii U is dissuading them from spending extra cash on releases.

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It’s been a rough couple of years for Mega Man. Within the past 24 months or so, two games in the series were cancelled. Capcom pulled the plug on both Mega Man Legends 3 and Mega Man Universe in 2011.

But now things are starting to look slightly brighter. Capcom today announced a free, downloadable PC game called “Street Fighter X Mega Man”. And beyond this, it sounds like there could be big things ahead for the Blue Bomber.

Capcom USA senior vice president Christian Svensson spoke about Mega Man’s struggles and future approach to the IP in an interview with IGN. You can see what he had to say after the break. There are also some notes on how the Street Fighter X Mega Man project materialized as well as a hint that Capcom will begin sharing some of its more important Mega Man news starting on December 17 – the series’ 25th anniversary.

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On this week’s episode: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Crashmo, and Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

Etrian Odyssey IV will land in North America on February 26. With its release on the horizon, now’s as good a time as any for newcomers to give the series a try.

There’s just one problem – it’s not so easy to find the first three Etrian Odyssey games at retail. Thankfully, Atlus will be remedying the situation by reprinting the DS titles.

Canadian retailer Video Games Plus recently sent out an email indicating that consumers will soon be able to pre-order Etrian Odyssey, Etrian Odyssey 2: Heroes of Lagaard and Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City for $29.99 each. Alternatively, all three can be purchased in a pre-order bundle with a $15 discount.

The reprint will take place in early 2013. Here’s hoping that stock will be available throughout North America.

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Gunman Clive has received a European release date. It will be hitting the 3DS eShop on December 20 for €2.

The North American date hasn’t been finalized, but Gunman Clive’s developer hopes it will be out in January.

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Famitsu has published a listing of the best-selling games in Japan for the month of November. The chart is based on Enterbrain data taken between October 29 through November 25.

Here’s the list in full:

1. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 1,274,926 / NEW
2. [PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 – 394,782 / NEW
3. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – 223,344 / NEW
4. [3DS] Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon ~Magnagate to Mugendai no Meikyuu~ – 125,911 / NEW
5. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III – 104,035 / NEW
6. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 102,992 / 1,411,969
7. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Empires – 91,533 / NEW
8. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational – 86,912 / NEW
9. [PS3] Okami HD – 78,137 / NEW
10. [PS3] Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition – 63,725 / NEW

Mass Effect 3: Special Edition has pretty much been a disaster the whole way around. Wii U owners, first of all, are starting off with the third game in the franchise rather than the first.

That wouldn’t be so terrible if EA hadn’t announced – and already released – the Mass Effect Trilogy on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The package contains all three entries in the series. We’ve since heard that DLC such as Omega won’t be coming to the Wii U at this time.

Despite all of the negative news, there could be a bit of hope regarding Mass Effect’s future on Nintendo’s home console. In an interview with GamerSyndone, the company teased that it does have “plans” for Wii U, “but nothing to announce at this moment.” It also hinted that the Mass Effect Trilogy could head to Wii U, reiterating: “Never Say Never”.

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