You may start seeing Wii U marketing material at your local GameStop soon. It seems that stores are starting to receive various items that promote that launch of Nintendo’s upcoming console.

We should point out that the black-colored Wii is highlighted in one of the photos. Might Nintendo actually make this color available at launch?

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This month’s Game Informer review scores are as follows:

Sleeping Dogs – 7.75/10
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard – 8/10
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – 7.5/10
The Last Story – 6/10
Resonance – 8/10
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance – 8.25/10 (Game of the Month)
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – 8/10
Spelunky – 8/10
Zuma’s Revenge – 8/10
The Amazing Spider-Man – 6.75/10
Endless Space – 7.25/10
Pocket Planes – 7.5/10
Krater – 6/10
Dyad – 8.25/10
Penny Arcade’s On The Rain-Slick of Precipice of Darkness 3 – 8/10

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Putting the North American as well as the European boxart here…

Warner Bros. Interactive has another Wii U title in the pipeline. Announced today, Game Party Champions will be launching before year’s end.

Game Party Champions offers arcade, sports, and party games. Players can use the Wii U GamePad to compete in activities such as ping pong, skill ball, table hockey, and hoop shoot.

There are also three specific modes included: Quick Play, Story Mode and Party Mode. Quick Play allows gamers to get started with a game right away. Story Mode has users competing for the “World Champion” title. Finally, Party Mode sees players taking turns with the GamePad while others use Wii Remotes to disrupt the experience.

You can find a little bit of extra information in the press release below.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DSLL – 82,251
3DS – 42,164
Wii – 41,415
PS3 – 13,944
PSP – 11,824
Vita – 9,038
PS2 – 1,154
Xbox 360 – 981
DSi – 637
DSi LL – 405

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DSLL – 187,480
3DS – 42,155
PS3 – 15,916
PSP- 12,989
Vita – 10,846
Wii – 10,170
PS2 – 994
Xbox 360 – 948
DSi – 635
DSi LL – 543

Even though this is a movie tie-in, it’s being made by WayForward… so there’s a chance it could be decent!