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Rayman creator Michel Ancel is founding a new studio known as “Wild Sheep”. However, he will continue to work at Ubisoft as well.

Ubisoft Annecy, Paris, and Montpellier managing director Xavier Poix said in a statement:

“Ubisoft Montpellier is a hotbed for artistic game development, including great games like Rayman, Beyond Good and Evil, and Valiant Hearts. We are fortunate to have some of the industry’s finest talents, including Michel Ancel, working with us at our studio. In addition to spending some of his time on this new venture, Michel is leading the creative development of select projects at Ubisoft Montpellier, including an extremely ambitious new title that is very close to his and the team’s heart.”

And how about that little game we’ve been waiting years for? You know, Beyond Good & Evil 2?

“In many ways, BG&E is an inimitable game – it appeals to all generations of gamers and is an inspiration behind many of Ubisoft Montpellier’s past and future games. It’s still far too early to give many details about this new title, but what we can say is that while Michel and the team at Ubisoft Montpellier are working with the core tenets of BG&E, they’re developing something that aspires to push past the boundaries of a proverbial sequel and leverages next-gen technologies to deliver a truly surprising, innovative and exceptional game. The entire team is excited about the direction this extremely ambitious project is taking, and we’ll have more to share later, as it progresses.”

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

  • Frederic: Resurrection of Music
  • XType Plus
  • IQ Test

Wii U Virtual Console

  • Mega Man Battle Network

3DS Retail

  • LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids

3DS Download

  • Steel Empire
  • Tangram Attack

3DS Demo

  • Cubit the Hardcore Platformer Robot

Sales

  • Darts Up 3D – Darts Up 3D is 67 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $0.99) until 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 20 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
  • Sweet Memories – Blackjack – Sweet Memories – Blackjack is 30 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.79) until 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 21 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
  • WAKEDAS – WAKEDAS is 34 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.99) until 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 21 in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.

Price Change

  • Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag is being reduced to $29.99 (from $39.99) starting Aug. 4 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.

Source: Nintendo PR

A look at another 3DS today and Sakurai gives us a friendly reminder of just how close the game is:

A new Nintendo Direct will be hosted on Monday, all entirely dedicated to Hyrule Warriors.

Nintendo of America’s confirmed on Twitter that the presentation will be held at 11 PM ET / 8 PM PT. A tweet from the company reads:


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Capcom shared a small but significant tidbit about Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s multiplayer over on its official blog. Multiplayer will work between the North American and European versions, the company confirmed. This applies both online and locally.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 180,880 / 1,829,533
2. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 58,285 / NEW
3. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 18,129 / 560,487
4. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines – 17,690 / 111,465
5. [PSV] Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss – 15,242 / NEW
6. [PSV] Corpse Party: BloodDrive – 13,688 / NEW
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 10,620 / 1,218,698
8. [PS3] Under Night In-Birth – 9,171 / NEW
9. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 9,080 / 110,558
10. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea – 7,432 / 51,177
11. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP – 7,110 / 28,634
12. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy – 5,768 / 75,404
13. [PSV] Freedom Wars – 5,344 / 267,771
14. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 5,089 / 4,112,000
15. [PS3] GTA New Price Version – 5,026 / 28,685
16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 4,591 / 3,316,196
17. [PS3] Watch Dogs – 3,684 / 63,269
18. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 3,587 / 71,128
19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,346 / 2,355,647
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 3,068 / 3,764,042

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 31,789
Vita – 21,875
Wii U – 9,429
PS3 – 7,175
3DS – 6,656
PS4 – 5,581
Vita TV – 1,767
PSP – 489
Xbox 360 – 122

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 31,192
Vita – 27,352
Wii U – 8,209
PS3 – 7,389
PS4 – 6,456
3DS – 6,185
Vita TV – 2,249
PSP – 556
Xbox 360 – 129

Mario Kart 8 continues to sell big for Nintendo. Since launch, the Wii U game has moved 2.82 million units. 590,000 units were sold in Japan alone.

Wii U hardware sales are said to have been at around 6.17 million units in May. As such, nearly half of Wii U owners have potentially purchased Mario Kart 8.

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Shin Megami Tensei IV is coming to Europe in September, Atlus announced today. Pricing for the game is set at €19.99 / £17.99.

All DLC will be available aside from the North American retailer-exclusive pre-order bonus armor.

Source: Atlus PR


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