This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. F-Zero
2. Balloon Fight
3. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
4. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
5. Nintendo Land
6. The Cave
7. Puddle
8. Little Inferno
9. Nano Assault Neo
10. New Super Mario Bros. U
11. ZombiU
12. Assassin’s Creed III
13. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
14. Just Dance 4
15. Scribblenauts Unlimited
16. Rabbids Land
17. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
18. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
19. Chasing Aurora
20. ESPN Sports Connection
Videos
1. Nintendo Direct: February 14, 2013
2. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
3. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
4. The Cave Trailer
5. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Trailer
6. F-Zero Trailer
7. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 Video
8. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Video
9. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
10. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Video
11. Puddle Video
12. HarmoKnight Video
13. Nano Assault Neo Video
14. Little Inferno Video
15. Balloon Fight Video
16. Rabbids Land Video
17. The Cave Character Trailer
18. Little Inferno Video 2
19. Scribblenauts Unlimited Video
20. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
Source: Wii U eShop
Ubisoft built a brand new engine for Watch Dogs.
A tweet from technical director Sebastien Viard reveals that the game willl run on “Disrupt” rather than the Assassin’s Creed engine. Ubisoft Montreal specifically made the tech for Watch Dogs.
Here’s the tweet in full:
Watch Dogs uses a brand new engine called Disrupt, developed specifically for the game at Ubisoft Montreal. It’s not Assassin’s Creed engine
— Sebastien Viard (@SebViard) February 24, 2013
Looking for an update on Beyond Good & Evil 2? You won’t get one from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.
Guillemot was asked to share a comment about the long-awaited title, but refused to do so. That’s because he feels “we have to have something new” the next time Ubisoft talks about the game.
Guillemot said:
“I don’t give comments anymore on BG&E2, because I think … the next time next time we communicate we have to have something new.”
Guillemot did offer one small statement. He told Kotaku: “It’s coming.” Suuuuure…
The latest video additions to the 3DS eShop are as follows:
Picdun 2: Witch’s Curse Trailer
Viking Invasion 2 – Tower Defense Trailer
Yoshi Trailer
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
Software
1. Fire Emblem: Awakening
2. Pokemon Dream Radar
3. Gunman Clive
4. Super Mario Bros.
5. Crashmo
6. Mega Man 2
7. Pokedex 3D Pro
8. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
9. Metal Torrent
10. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
11. Bit.Trip Saga
12. Cut The Rope
13. Photo Dojo
14. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
15. The Legend of Zelda
16. Plants vs. Zombies
17. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
18. Dig Dug
19. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
20. Bird & Beans
Videos
1. Club Nintendo Video
2. Nintendo Direct: February 14, 2013
3. Nintendo Show 3D: February 14, 2013
4. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Trailer
5. Pokemon X and Pokemon Y Video
6. HarmoKnight Trailer
7. Naruto Powerful Shippuden Trailer
8. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
9. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Trailer
10. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Multiplayer Video
11. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Trailer
12. Kersploosh! Trailer
13. Mario Kart 7 Video
14. Animal Crossing: New Leaf Trailer
15. Nintendo Show 3D: January 31, 2013
16. Fire Emblem: Awakening Video
17. Super Mario 3D Land Video
18. New Super Mario Bros. 2: Coin Rush
19. Super Mario 3D Land Super Play Video
20. Yoshi Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
You won’t have to wait until Thursday – the day Nintendo’s shops typically update – for Runner2. Developer Gaijin Games confirmed on Twitter that its latest title will be available on the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow.
The tweet reads:
@homembarata Tuesday will be Steam and Wii U. Wednesday will be Xbox Live Arcade, and Sony will be soon to follow.
— Gaijin Games (@GaijinGames) February 25, 2013
A bit of unfortunate news for our friends in Europe: it’s unclear when Runner2 will be hitting the continent. Gaijin said that the studio is “still wrapping our braintenticles around that one.”
This week’s ESRB updates are as follows:
Pro Evolution Soccer (3DS) – E
The Croods: Prehistoric Party! (Wii) – E
1943 (3DS) – E10+
Avengers (3DS) – T
So a couple of Capcom Arcade Classic ratings have popped on the ESRB: 1943 and Avengers. Will Capcom be releasing these vintage games through the 3DS eShop?
Cryamore surpassed its Kickstarter goal of $60,000 several days ago. However, developer NostalgiCO was looking to raise a total of $225,000 in order to pledge support to consoles.
Just hours before the Kickstarter campaign closes, NostalgiCO has managed to collect $225,787 (and counting). That means Cryamore will be made for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U. Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android versions are also planned.
Congratulations to the folks at NostalgiCO!
As the years go by, the chances of seeing Beyond Good & Evil 2 in a tangible form continue to dwindle. The project was announced way back in 2008, but Ubisoft has only shared a single teaser trailer since then.
Despite the radio silence, it seems as though there have been some staffers who have actually worked on Beyond Good & Evil 2. Level designer Mathieu Audrain lists the game on his LinkedIn profile.
The listing is a bit nebulous as Audrain mentions Killer Freaks – ZombiU before it was ZombiU – and Beyond Good & Evil 2 in the same category. Apparently he contributed to Beyond Good & Evil 2 sometime between 2007 and 2011. The PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U may have been intended platforms for development, but this point is also unclear due to the way Audrain lists both titles.
