The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD has contributed to a large Wii U sales increase in the UK. Last week, sales of the system rose by 685 percent, Nintendo says.

Nintendo UK head of consumer marketing James Honeywell told MCV:

“We have long believed that software sells hardware and it’s great to see that reaffirmed this week with an uplift of Wii U hardware sales to coincide with the launch of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD.”

Nintendo did not dish out any specifics on the console’s sales, but that percentage is nonetheless encouraging.

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A few more pages from CoroCoro have leaked. We now have a full-page scan of the final starter evolutions, and new looks at Pokemon introduced in X/Y for the first time.

As usual, we’ll be hiding the shots after the break since we’re very close to launch.

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The official Japanese Zelda: A Link Between Worlds site is now live. You can check it out through this link.

At present, the page only contains A Link Between Worlds’ E3 trailer and a few small screenshots. The images are included in the gallery above.

A few new Sonic Lost World details are now available following another Japanese media blast from SEGA. The latest content covers the game’s RC Gadgets and Black Bomb Color Power. You can find a roundup of details below.

– RC Gadgets are remote-controllable items that have effects on Sonic in both versions of the game
– Wii U version lets a second player control them
– Helicopter can pick up previously unreachable coins
– Can also drop bombs
– Around 30 Remotes to collect
– Obtain them in the Wii U version by competing against Omochyao to collect a set of rings first
– Tails’ Laboratory is in the 3DS version
– Remotes were originally invented here
– Craft Remotes on 3DS and send them to the Wii U version
– Can “release” Gadgets on Miiverse
– Use someone else’s RC Gadget
– Gadgets you choose to release into the wild will eventually return after a set period of time
– Black Bomb Color Power is tied to utilizing the Miiverse option above
– Black Bomb can be leveled up to increase its powers

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Several new games are listed on Nintendo’s website for release next week on the North American 3DS eShop. Here’s the lineup as of now:

101 Penguin Pets 3D
Snow Moto Racing 3D
Jewel Master: Cradle Of Rome 2
My Vet Practice 3D – In the Country

Also, don’t forget Mighty Switch Force! 2 for Wii U, supposedly due out next Thursday as well.

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For some reason, Nintendo doesn’t always include new eShop releases in its weekly digital download report. That’s the case with Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic, which is out now on the 3DS store. System owners can pick up the game for $19.99.

Thanks to Forte-sama for the tip.