This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Super Mario Maker
3. Super Mario World
4. FAST Racing Neo
5. Super Mario Bros.
6. Super Mario Bros. 3
7. Super Mario 64
8. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
9. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
10. Splatoon
11. Shovel Knight
12. Paper Mario
13. Xenoblade Chronicles X
14. Donkey Kong Country
15. Yoshi’s Woolly World
16. Mario Kart 8
17. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
18. EarthBound
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut
Videos
1. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
2. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
3. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
4. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer
5. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
6. Super Smash Bros. – Corrin Chooses to Smash
7. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
8. Splatoon | Inkredible New Stages and Gear
9. Xenoblade Chronicles X Planet Mira Game Trailer
10. Star Fox Zero | Introducing Star Fox
11. FAST Racing Neo Trailer
12. Super Smash Bros. – Cloud Storms Into Battle
13. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels
14. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Smash the Competition Trailer
15. Splatoon Let’s Play Episode 1
16. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
17. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 3
18. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 2
19. Splatoon Big Splats Trailer
20. Devil’s Third Launch Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
The Next Penelope has long been planned for Wii U. Creator Aurelien Regard published a Tumblr blog concerning the core game’s development a few months back, which contains a little piece of information about the eShop version that slipped under the radar.
Regard wrote that Blitworks has been put in charge of bringing The Next Penelope to Nintendo’s system. This team has extensive porting experience, including the tough task of Bastion on PlayStation Vita. Regard says the Wii U version will be prioritized as Blitworks remakes the game from scratch in C++.
He said:
“It’s a relief: while I’m writing, the very talented studio Blitworks is currently totally rewriting Penelope from scratch to C++, and making a great port / remake on consoles. It’s a gigantic amount of work, and they will even publish it, prioritizing WiiU.”
The Donkey Kong and Bowser Skylanders/amiibo will soon be sold outside of SuperChargers Starter Packs. Turbo Charge Donkey Kong, Barrel Blaster, Hammer Slam Bowser, and Clown Cruiser will be sold as part of new Dual Packs for $24.99. It seems that some retailers already have these, but it’s looking like they’ll begin to become more widely available next week.
Another round of content has been added to Guitar Hero Live. In GHTV, three tracks from The Dead Weather are playable:
Be Still (Live)
I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) (Live)
Let It Through (Live)
Activision is also adding six more tracks via two Premium Shows: Party Party Party! and Nothing But Classics. The new tracks that are also now available are as follows:
Party Party Party!
– Andrew WK – Party Hard
– Twin Atlantic – Fall Into the Party
– Steel Panther – Party Like Tomorrow Is The End of the World
Nothing But Classics
– Pat Benetar – You Better Run
– Loverboy – Working For The Weekend
– Survivor – Children of the Night
Source: Activision PR
During E3, Best Buy ran a special Nintendo pre-order offer. By reserving two select games, consumers could receive a Super Mario Maker button set. A lot of folks have been wondering about what was happening with the promo, and today there’s finally been some movement.
Best Buy has started sending out emails to eligible customers about the promotion. You should be receiving a unique code that can be used to obtain the 7-button set for free. It can be used through the end of January 2016.
If you missed out on the promotion, you can try your luck on Best Buy’s site here. You won’t get the button set for free, however, as there’s a $75 asking price otherwise.
Those looking for a copy of Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector’s Edition can get a pre-order in over at Best Buy. Reservations are back up here. Along with the game, you’ll be provided with a gold Mega Man amiibo.
Best Buy is now taking pre-orders for three upcoming amiibo. You can reserve Lucas, Celeste, and Kicks right here. Each one releases on January 22.
Note that in-store pickup is currently the only option for these three amiibo. Shipping will likely be added in very soon.
Reddit user Gluetendo has stumbled upon an interesting glitch in Smash Bros. Wii U. By taking advantage of it, it’s possible to control eight characters at once.
Here are the full steps, as described by Gluetendo:
- Have 8 amiibo.
- Use a controller that can “desync” (a GameCube controller preferably).
- Go to the 8-Player Smash mode.
- Just move your joystick until the “Player #” or port space pops up.
- Click the name part of your port until it says “None”.
- Remove your controller from the port or desync it.
- Scan your amiibo.
- Plug everything back in.
- Move your joystick again and now you will be the Player in the next available space after your scanned amiibo. Nothing out of the ordinary, but trust me, it’s working.
- Repeat Steps 5-9 until all the Player spaces are filled with the 8 amiibo.
- Go to the Settings (where Time or Stock and Item rules are). Then simply exit.
- Enjoy controlling 8 characters simultaneously
If you’d like to see the glitch working, give the video below a look.
Alongside Genei Ibun Roku #FE’s standalone release in Japan, Nintendo shipped two special items. Consumers have been able to pick up the Fortissimo Edition as well as the Fortissimo Edition Set (Wii U bundle). There are some neat goodies included such as a six-song soundtrack, art book, and more. Check out the gallery below for a look at the various extras.
In a new interview with 4Gamer, Tsunekazu Ishihara talked about how late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s vital work helped bring the original Pokemon games to the west. You can read up on the full excerpt below, courtesy of Siliconera’s translation.
4Gamer: I believe there may be more people now that don’t know that Iwata-san was involved in Pokémon.
Ishihara: I think there are even people within Nintendo that don’t even know. 1998 was around the time Iwata-san was working as President of HAL Laboratory.
