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A total of six Warner Bros. games have been discounted on the Wii U eShop. They’re as follows:

Batman: Arkham Origins – $39.99
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure – $39.99
Scribblenauts Unlimited – $19.99
Injustice: Gods Among Us – $39.99
Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver – $19.99
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – $19.99

I’m assuming these are permanent drops as the eShop doesn’t mention an expiry date for any of these sales.

Thanks to GR for the tip.

Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 100 best-selling games of 2013 for the year in full, based on data obtained from parent company Enterbrain. The results can be found below.

01. [3DS] Pokémon X / Y # (Pokémon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) {2013.10.12} – 3.976.829
02. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 3.293.312
03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 1.730.182 / 4.017.159
04. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 1.580.067
05. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) – 1.227.377
06. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 1.005.697
07. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 982.737
08. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 605.882
09. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U # (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 584.479 / 965.794
10. [WIU] Wii Party U # (Nintendo) {2013.10.31} (¥4.935) – 518.766
11. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance # (Konami) {2013.02.21} (¥6.980) – 470.597
12. [PS3] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (¥7.980) – 468.652
13. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 445.241 / 2.225.734
14. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 427.070
15. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 410.041
16. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.20} (¥8.190) – 406.324
17. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) {2013.11.21} (¥7.770) – 404.147
18. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 392.372
19. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.02.28} (¥7.560) – 354.980
20. [PSV] God Eater 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) – 354.498
21. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (¥5.990) – 353.211
22. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 323.439 / 632.123
23. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 286.453
24. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.12.05} (¥6.980) – 282.686
25. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 282.561

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Update: We’re hearing mixed reports about what Iwata actually said (or at least, the way in which it was phrased). Other potential translations: “Our approach to targeting children has been inadequate”, “Targeting children isn’t enough”. At this point, a consensus on Iwata’s comment hasn’t been reached.

Original: Another small comment coming from Satoru Iwata has emerged from Nintendo’s conference held in Osaka earlier today. It’s short and sweet: “We haven’t been targeting children enough,” he said.

Asahi Digital reported the quote, but it seems Iwata didn’t share anything extra about the kids demographic. However, the site does also include a separate remark in which Iwata said he’s “thinking on how to make the company stand up again”.

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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Doite Susunde! Nazo Toki Castle – 500 yen
Dokopon Choice Hiyo Koi Vol. 1 – 1-10-kan Pack – 3,500 yen
Nanami to Issho ni Manabo! English Nichij? Kaiwa – 3,300 yen
Nank?furaku Sangokuden – Gi to ?inaru Sensen – 500 yen
Nank?furaku Sangokuden – Kure to Taiga no Mamorusha – 500 yen
Puchinoberu – Ky?iki no Ichigatsu – 200 yen
Moji Puzzle Kotoda Maru – 500 yen
T?shintoshi (retail title) – 5,600 yen
Nanami to Issho ni Manabo! English Nichij? Kaiwa DEMO – FREE
Magi Aratanaru Sekai DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
Mighty Final Fight (Famicom) – 500 yen

Wii U

Virtual Console
Wario no Mori (Famicom) – 500 yen
Bubble Bobble (Famicom) – 500 yen
Takahashi Meijin no Shin B?ken Jima (New Adventure Island, PC Engine) – 600 yen
Yume Tairiku Adventure (Penguin Adventure, MSX) – 800 yen

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Two new games appear to be heading to the North American Virtual Console this week. Nintendo’s website lists Mario Bros. (3DS) and Ninja Gaiden (Wii U) for release tomorrow. Each is priced at $4.99.

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Ping 1.5+ may or may not end up receiving a level editor on Wii U.

Developer Christopher Arnold mentioned on Twitter that the functionality could be added into the game in the form of an update. For now, he’s currently exploring what’s feasible.

In more general news, Arnold says that he’s “thinking now of exclusive Wii U features” to incorporate multiplayer.

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Pokemon X/Y will be down for maintenance  once again next Monday (Tuesday in Europe). Online play, rankings, and other features will be unavailable between 4 PM PT and 12 AM PT. Here’s hoping these maintenance periods are paving the wave for Pokemon Bank’s launch in the west!

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Ripstone has shown strong support for Wii U thus far having already released Knytt Underground on the eShop, and Pure Chess to follow in the coming months. A third game from the publisher also appears to be on the way: Stick it to the Man.

USK has listed the platformer for release on Wii U. That’s not a concrete confirmation, but the German ratings board has been generally reliable in the past. Developer Zoink Games also recently teased upcoming news for Wii U.

We’ve reached out to Ripstone about Stick it to the Man’s USK listing, and will provide an update if we receive a response.