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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 90 Comments

For the first time since its launch, Wii U will not be receiving any Assassin’s Creed games. This is in part due to sales. In the case of Assassin’s Creed Unity, it’s also a result of the Wii U being a bit underpowered when compared to other consoles.

Ubisoft creative director Alex Amancio explained to RedBull:

“It couldn’t, it really couldn’t. I mean this is why we from the beginning, this was going to be a new-gen-only title, because the crowds aren’t aesthetic, they actually have impact. If we did anything to hinder that or to reduce that it would have a detrimental impact, it wouldn’t be the same experience. I don’t think that would be fair to fans, to sell the same game but with different levels of experience. Even the seamless nature of the series and the scale of the game right, we couldn’t do that. We never load Paris. It wouldn’t be possible, in our minds we’d be cheating fans by providing a lesser version of the same game.”

As for Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, the same logic can’t be applied. Wii U not getting that game ultimately comes back to the point of Ubisoft being concerned about low sales.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U

Turtle Tale – €1.99/£1.65 (Loyalty offer, regular price €2.99/£2.49)

Wii U VC

Ufouria: THE SAGA (NES) – €4.99/£3.49

Wii U Special Offers

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition- €9.10 / £7.79 / CHF11.25 until 16/10/14.

Abyss- €1.49 / £1.34 / CHF2.10 until 30/10/14

Unepic – €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF11.20 until 30/10/14

BLOK DROP U  – €0.99 / £0.79 / CHF1.39 until 06/11/14

3DS

Painting Workshop – €3.99/£3.59

3DS VC

Mighty Final Fight (NES) – €4.99/£4.49

3DS Special offers

AeternoBlade  – €7.99 / £6.58 / CHF9.79 until 23/10/14

Darts Up 3D – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF1.20 until 30/10/14

Bird Mania 3D – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF1.40 until 30/10/14

Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF1.40 until 30/10/14

Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF1.40 until 30/10/14 23:59

Robot Rescue 3D – €1.49 / £1.29 / CHF2.10 until 30/10/14

Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D €2.49 / £2.19 / CHF3.50 until 30/10/14

Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D -€2.49 / £2.19 / CHF3.50 until 30/10/14

Skater Cat – €2.49 / £2.19 / CHF3.50 until 30/10/14 23:59

Cube Tactics – €2.49 / £2.19 / CHF3.50 until 30/10/14 23:59

Governor of Poker – €2.49 / £2.19 / CHF3.50 until 30/10/14

Groove Heaven – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80 until 30/10/14

Banana Bliss: Jungle Puzzles – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80 until 30/10/14

DSiWare

4 Elements – €7.99/£7.19/800 Points

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Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Wii U

1. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo

2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo

4. Super Mario 3D World  – Nintendo

5. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Disney Interactive

6. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo

7. Nintendoland – Nintendo

8. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts

9. Mass Effect 3 – Electronic Arts

10. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo

3DS

1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo

2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

3. Fantasy Life – Nintendo

4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo

5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo

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Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, News, Screenshots | 0 comments

No new information in today’s screenshot, but Sakurai has a friendly reminder for us about Conquest mode:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 12 Comments

Update: Clarification: this post actually comes from the Super Smash Bros. Facebook page – not Nintendo’s Facebook page. The post is also still published, and can be seen below:

The image above is said to have been posted on Nintendo’s Facebook page earlier today. It was intended to act as a recap for the past week, but it appears that a new stage was included in the roundup.

We’re presented with a shot of Kirby and Pikachu in a mine cart. There’s talk that the stage could be based on either Donkey Kong or the Kirby All-Star’s The Great Cave Offensive mini-game.

The screenshot definitely looks legitimate! We’ll mark this as a rumor just to be safe. For all we know, an official “reveal” could happen this week.

Thanks to Felix for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Discussing Everything | 0 comments

Update: It’s over, but you can check out the full replay below!

This will be an entirely Smash Bros. 3DS focused Discussing Everything, and it’ll be a bit on the short side. Still, I’m sure we’ll have some enjoyable discussions!

We’ll kick things off at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT as usual. Note that you can log in with Facebook/Twitter, but these are optional. You can choose a random username as well!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Discussing Everything | 2 Comments

One last bump for this, as Discussing Everything is today! You can find a countdown here.

Last week’s debut of Discussing Everything went much better than I initially expected. There were plenty of discussions about a wide array of topics, and we ended up continuing the talk for an extra hour!

I do want to maintain the momentum we gained last week by hosting another Discussing Everything on Sunday. However, I unfortunately have something personal to attend to… meaning this week’s event will be on the short side. We’ll again be kicking things off at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT, but due to the short nature of the talk, it will be entirely dedicated to Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. I imagine you guys will have plenty to say in any case given that the game is launching on Friday!

So join us on Sunday to chat a bit about the new Smash Bros. Hope to see some of you then!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Underground is not your typical title. Four years ago, Grendel Games – in cooperation with the University Medical Center Groningen and LIMIS Foundation – set out to create an experience for Wii that can be used to help surgeons in training. Development is still ongoing, but Underground has almost come to fruition – and as a Wii U release.

“It is true that the title was initially planned for Wii, but as it seemed the whole Wii market was starting to fade out, so we switched to Wii U,” producer Stavros Tsikinas told Nintendo Everything. “For serious purposes (surgeon training), that wouldn’t make a significant difference, because either way the game would be used. On the other hand, we wanted to get into the Wii U market for the commercial reasons. Those four years were very intensive, difficult, tiring, but very rewarding as well.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Weekly Screenshot | 1 Comment

It’s been a little while since we last featured a game from an independent developer on the top of Nintendo Everything through the “Weekly Screenshot” feature, but after Shin’en wrapped up their tenure with us showcasing exclusive Art of Balance images, we decided to take our time looking for a developer that had a game with something worth sharing with your eyes. Our choice this time? Mobot Studios’ Paper Monster Recut, which falls under the categories of “Wii U eShop game” and “charming platformer”. You can find plenty of info about the game around the site through the sidebar to the right.

Our liaison at Mobot Studios is Jon Williams, and he’s going to give us a bit of context on the intriguing screenshot above:

“Here’s our first screenshot. It’s from a new night time level in the first world of the game. We really like the look we were able to achieve with the angle of light from the moon reflecting off the top of objects, the glow from the new bloom lighting, and the real time shadows that are all new in Paper Monsters Recut.”

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