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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. LEGO The Hobbit – Warner Bros. Interactive
6. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
8. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
10. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo

3DS

1. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Yoshi’s New Island – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
5. Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Nintendo
6. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
9. LEGO The Hobbit – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

Reviews for Child of Light are just now starting to land. We’ll round up the verdicts below as they arrive.

VideoGamer – 9 / 10
Destructoid – 8.5 / 10
GameSpot – 8 / 10
Polygon – 6.5 / 10
EDGE – 5 / 10
NowGamer – 8 / 10
GamesRadar – 4.5 / 5
Eurogamer – 8 / 10
CVG – 8 / 10
Game Informer – 8 / 10

Despite having been released months ago on other platforms, How to Survive remains in development for Wii U.

The game’s Twitter account stated today that team is “working to get it out there”, with news potentially coming “soon”.

The full tweet reads:

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Reviews for Kirby Triple Deluxe have started to arrive. You’ll find a roundup of the first verdicts below.

IGN – 6 / 10
EDGE – 7 / 10
Eurogamer – 8 / 10
DigitalSpy – 4 / 5
Nintendo Life – 7 / 10
VideoGamer – 7 / 10
NowGamer – 8 / 10
GameSpot – 8 / 10
USGamer – 4 / 5
Polygon – 7.5 / 10
GamesRadar – 3.5 / 5
Game Informer – 8.5 / 10
GameTrailers – 8.7 / 10
Destructoid – 8 / 10
Joystiq – 4 / 5
NintendoWorldReport – 8.5 / 10

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream’s long-awaited patch is almost here. Earlier today, Black Forest Games confirmed on Twitter that the update has been approved for Europe.

The studio tweeted:

Hopefully the North American patch isn’t too far behind!

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Footage is somewhat low-quality, but we do get another look at the game – including some of Mario Kart 8’s menu screens.

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
2		1			2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		2			TITANFALL	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		3			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
1		4			TITANFALL	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		5			2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9		6			PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		7			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8		8			SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
13		9			FIFA 14	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11		10			INFAMOUS: SECOND SON	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6		11			LEGO THE HOBBIT	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16		12			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15		13			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14		14			SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
24		15			FIFA 14	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
17		16			FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
20		17			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
10		18			TRIALS FUSION	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
18		19			KINECT SPORTS: RIVALS	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
26		20			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
19		21			LEGO THE HOBBIT	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
31		22			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
38		23			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
12		24			TRIALS FUSION	XB ONE	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
30		25			FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
27		26			DARK SOULS II	XB360	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
23		27			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
28		28			METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES	PS4	KONAMI	KONAMI
37		29			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		30			GRAN TURISMO 6	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
22		31			FIFA 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
36		32			WWE 2K14	XB360	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
–		33			FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		34			BATTLEFIELD 4	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
32		35			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		36			DARK SOULS II	PS3	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
–		37			POKEMON Y	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		38			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	PC	SEGA	SEGA
25		39			LEGO THE HOBBIT	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
34		40			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			TITANFALL	RESPAWN ENTERTAINMENT	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2		2			2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		3			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	INFINITY WARD	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		4			FIFA 14	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		5			LEGO THE HOBBIT	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8		6			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
6		7			SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		8			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10		9			PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	POPCAP GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12		10			BATTLEFIELD 4	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11		11			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
17		12			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14		13			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
7		14			TRIALS FUSION	RED LYNX	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
15		15			INFAMOUS: SECOND SON	SUCKER PUNCH	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16		16			METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES	KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS	KONAMI	KONAMI
13		17			THIEF	EIDOS MONTREAL	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
18		18			DARK SOULS II	FROM SOFTWARE	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
24		19			DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
25		20			BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS	WB GAMES MONTREAL	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
21		21			WWE 2K14	YUKE’S	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
23		22			NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	GHOST GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19		23			KINECT SPORTS: RIVALS	RARE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
22		24			SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE	VICARIOUS VISIONS	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26		25			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
27		26			RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
29		27			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
33		28			SAINTS ROW IV	DEEP SILVER VOLITION	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
31		29			FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
28		30			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
36		31			GRAN TURISMO 6	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
34		32			NBA 2K14	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
37		33			FROZEN: OLAF’S QUEST	1ST PLAYABLE	GSP/AVANQUEST	GSP/AVANQUEST
–		34			FORZA HORIZON	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
40		35			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		36			POKEMON Y	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
38		37			POKEMON X	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		38			LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA	TRAVELLER’S TALES	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
30		39			SKATE 3	EA BLACK BOX	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
39		40			JUST DANCE 2014	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

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It’s no secret that Nintendo’s president and CEO Satoru Iwata has been under the pump in recent months with the company’s current financial standing. In an interview with Japanese news outlet Diamond, Iwata had the following to say about the Nintendo going forward (translated by the folks over at Siliconera):

“Surely, a lot of people around the world must think ‘Nintendo is a company that is just for video games,’ about us, and I believe that there are more and more of our own employees who’ve begun to think like that,” said Iwata. “Some employees that are in charge of making things, are often kept positions where they have to think of how they can make the game in front of them more fun, so I don’t think it can be helped if others outside of our company think like that.”

“So, even if the fact that our focus being video games won’t be changing, I felt the need to take this occasion to say ‘Nintendo is a company that can do whatever they want’.”

“This subject came to light when Yamauchi passed away, but I felt that ‘our surroundings are greatly changing. We need to redefine what Nintendo must do, from this point on’. However, I felt that saying ‘Nintendo will do anything,’ was also the wrong  idea for the company.”

“Yamauchi was one to always say ‘Nintendo is a company for entertainment, and it shouldn’t be for anything else,’ and he didn’t necessarily think that ‘entertainment = video games’. I’ve been wondering how to express Yamauchi’s feelings, and I’ve been thinking about it non-stop, even during the New Year’s holiday break.”

“Lately, the words ‘QOL’ (quality of life) have come up,” says Iwata. “Entertainment is there to improve people’s quality of life. After your basic needs, there’s entertainment. However, when it comes to ‘improving people’s quality of life,’ I didn’t know the difference between us and household appliance makers.”

“At the start of this year, I finally figured that ‘improving people’s quality of life with fun,’ with emphasis to the ‘fun’ would be perfect for Nintendo. And that’s when I decided to use this as a focus during the financial results meeting in January and wrote the manuscript for the presentation.”

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