Nintendo of America executive vice president of sales and marketing Scott Moffitt has answered a bunch of questions about the Wii U. There’s also a little bit of 3DS talk.
Head past the break to see what Moffitt had to say about Wii U ads, possible shortages, keeping third-parties interested in making games for the console, two GamePad experiences, and more.
BioWare Montreal is taking the lead on development of the next Mass Effect. The team previously worked on cinematics, N7 missions, and post-release content for Mass Effect 2, and multiplayer/single-player content for Mass Effect 3.
Casey Hudson is still acting as the executive producer for the new title. This time around though, a project director will be working under him.
The next Mass Effect will make use of EA’s Frostbite 2 engine, which studio director Yanick Roy says is “enhanced by many of the systems that the Dragon Age III team has already spent a lot of time building.”
Roy also wrote on the BioWare blog today:
“The other thing I can tell you is that, while it will be very respectful of the heritage built over the course of the first three games, with the original trilogy now concluded and the switch over to a new engine, we are exploring new directions, both on the gameplay and story fronts. You can still expect the pillars the franchise is known for to be fully intact though, including diverse alien races, a huge galaxy to explore, and of course rich, cinematic storytelling.”
Roy added:
“We’re all looking forward to telling you more about this next Mass Effect game, but it’s probably going to be quite a while before you hear from us again. We know you have high expectations for the franchise and we want to make sure whatever we show you lives up to those expectations.”
BioWare Montreal is currently looking for new staffers to join the team. Job listings can be found here.
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– 1 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
1 2 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 3 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 4 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
5 5 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 6 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 7 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 8 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 9 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 10 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
4 11 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
14 12 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28 13 BORDERLANDS 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
16 14 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 15 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
15 16 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 18 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
19 19 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
20 20 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
11 21 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 22 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 23 BORDERLANDS 2 PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2
26 24 RESIDENT EVIL 6 PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
27 25 RESIDENT EVIL 6 XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
18 26 POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 27 LITTLEBIGPLANET KARTING PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
25 28 SKYLANDERS GIANTS PS3 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22 29 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
39 30 KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 31 ASSASSIN’S CREED III LIBERATION VITA UBISOFT UBISOFT
31 32 F1 2012 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
23 33 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 34 F1 2012 PS3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 35 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 36 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 37 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 38 DANCE CENTRAL 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
29 39 DISHONORED PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
33 40 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK 3DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
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1 2 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 3 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 4 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 5 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
8 6 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 7 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
19 8 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
9 9 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
6 10 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 11 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 12 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
13 13 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
10 14 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
16 15 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
11 16 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 17 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
21 18 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 19 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
20 20 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
26 21 SLEEPING DOGS UNITED FRONT GAMES SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
25 22 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
15 23 POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 24 LITTLEBIGPLANET KARTING UNITED FRONT GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
24 25 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
37 26 KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
29 27 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 28 ASSASSIN’S CREED III LIBERATION UBISOFT (BULGARIA) UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 29 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
22 30 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 31 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
30 32 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
39 33 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 34 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
35 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
40 36 KINECT SPORTS RARE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 37 DANCE CENTRAL 2 HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
27 38 XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN FIRAXIS 2K GAMES TAKE 2
38 39 SONIC GENERATIONS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
– 40 JUST DANCE 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf is off to a tremendous start in Japan. Approximately 600,000 retail copies were sold in its debut week, with another 200,000 sales coming from downloads on the eShop.
New Leaf is experiencing widespread sell-outs across Japan – download cards included. Nintendo will ship another 100,000 copies in the first half of this week. Later in the week, 200,000 more units will be shipped out.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
3DS Download
Fallblox – £7.19
Johnny Hotshot – £5.39
3DS retail
New Style Boutique – £39.99
3DS VC
Ninja Gaiden – £4.49
3DS demo
Virtue’s Last Reward – free
DSiWare
Magical Whip – £1.79 / 200 points
