This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
2. Pikmin 3
3. Game & Wario
4. NES Remix
5. EarthBound
6. Shovel Knight
7. New Super Mario Bros. U
8. Wii Party U
9. Super Mario Bros.
10. Mario Kart 8
11. Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
12. Dr. Luigi
13. Zelda: The Minish Cap
14. Super Mario World
15. Super Mario Bros. 3
16. One Piece: Unlimited World Red
17. The Letter
18. Donkey Kong Jr.
19. Zelda: A Link to the Past
20. Pushmo World
Videos
1. Super Smash Bros. – The Crest of Sword, Magic, and Flame
2. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – E3 2014 Trailer
3. Club Nintendo – Mario Kart 8 Promotion
4. Mario Party 10 – E3 2014 Trailer
5. Deluxe Digital Promotion Video
6. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Red, Blue, Yellow
7. Hyrule Warriors – E3 2014 Trailer
8. McDonald’s Mario Kart 8 Happy Meal
9. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Agitha and a Parasol
10. Wario Wrecks E3
11. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Midna and a Shackle
12. Yoshi’s Woolly World – E3 2014 Trailer
13. One Piece: Unlimited World Red Launch Trailer
14. Linking a Club Nintendo Account Video
15. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Impa and a Giant Blade
16. Nintendo Treehouse @ E3 2014 – Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
17. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Lana and the Book of Sorcery
18. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Link and a Hylian Sword
19. Super Smash Bros. Rosalina Reveal Trailer
20. Hyrule Warriors TRailer with Zelda and a Rapier
Source: Wii U eShop
Nintendo has released a new update for Wii U that brings the firmware up to version 5.1.0.
With the update, users can now transfer all software and data from one Wii U console to another. This can be accessed within the System Settings and by choosing “System Transfer”.
Today’s update also brings new controller options to the Wii U eShop – Wii Remote, Wii U Pro Controller, and Classic Controller – and makes further improvements to system stability.
You can find the full update notes below.
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s upcoming film “Pixels” will feature classic video game characters such as Donkey Kong and Pac-Man, the company announced today. The movie, which stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, and Brian Cox, is slated for May 15, 2015.
For those who haven’t heard of Pixels previously, below is a quick overview of the film:
In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend, ’80s video game champion Sam Brenner (Sandler), now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders (Dinklage and Gad) to defeat the aliens and save the planet. Monaghan plays the team’s unique weapons specialist.
And here’s the listing of companies with classic arcade games that are teaming with Sony Pictures on Pixels:
• Atari Interactive: (Asteroids, Breakout, Centipede and Missile Command)
• Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Frogger)
• BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc. (PAC-MAN, Galaga, and Dig Dug)
• Nintendo (Donkey Kong)
• Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (Q*bert)
• Taito Corporation (Space Invaders)
• Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Joust, Defender, Robotron and Wizard of Wor)
Those attending San Diego Comic-Con 2014 this week will have the opportunity to engage with many of these classic original arcade games and try them out again as the studio features a Pixels Electric Dreams Factory arcade at the Hard Rock Hotel, 209 5th Ave., San Diego.
Team Ninja shared a neat tidbit about Fatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maiden on Twitter late last week. Following the Wii U game’s announcement, the studio said that it makes use of some tech from Dead or Alive 5.
A translation of the tweet reads:
“While you may have noticed after watching the video, the latest Fatal Frame game that was announced the other day uses some technology from Dead or Alive 5!”
What sort of tech Team Ninja was referring to is unknown at this time.
Turtle Tale has been out on 3DS for a number of weeks, but Saturnine Games has been plugging away on a Wii U version. This edition of the game is now coming closer to launch based on a new tweet from the indie developer.
According to Saturnine, Turtle Tale’s Wii U version has been sent off to Nintendo of America’s lot check:
Just sent off Turtle Tale for Wii U to NOA lotcheck.
— Saturnine Games (@SaturnineGames) July 21, 2014
