Child of Light co-op trailer
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Two Tribes announcing new classic for Wii U soon
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Two Tribes has put out three classic games on Wii U thus far: Toki Tori, RUSH, and EDGE. One more re-release appears to be on the way, based on a new tweet from the studio.
Earlier today, Two Tribes said on Twitter that it will reveal “a new classic coming to Wii U soon.”
The message in full:
Looks like we'll be announcing a new classic coming to Wii U soon. Can you guess which one?
— Two Tribes (@TwoTribesGames) March 5, 2014
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Media Create software sales (2/24 – 3/2)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land – 130,782 / NEW
2. [PS4] Knack – 66,772 / 376,076
3. [3DS] Fossil Fighter: Infinite Gear – 58,329 / NEW
4. [PS3] Yakuza Restoration – 51,148 / 192,305
5. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 53,276 / 687,709
6. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 37,493 / 496,455
7. [PS3] Deception IV: Blood Ties – 23,254 / NEW
8. [PS4] Yakuza Restoration – 22,466 / 105,006
9. [PSV] Deception IV: Blood Ties – 19,322 / NEW
10. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 17,706 / 475,502
11. [PSV] Infinite Stratos 2 – 15,213 / NEW
12. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 14,479 / 1,388,812
13. [PS4] Battlefield 4 – 13,117 / 37,916
15. [PSV] Valhalla Knights 3 Gold – 11,186 / NEW
16. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball – 10,378 / 56,059
17. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 10,056 / 60,103
18. [PS4] Killzone: Shadow Fall – 8,501 / 40,837
19. [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – 8,430 / 20,524
20. [PS3] Infinite Stratos 2 – 8,246 / NEW
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Media Create hardware sales (2/24 – 3/2)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 65,685
3DS LL – 26,027
Vita – 21,581
PS3 – 13,155
3DS – 11,986
Wii U – 8,204
PSP – 3,652
Vita TV – 1,543
Xbox 360 – 257
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 309,154
3DS LL – 22,253
Vita – 16,857
PS3 – 9,983
3DS – 9,898
Wii U – 8,407
PSP – 3,171
Vita TV – 1,383
Xbox 360 – 241
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Call of Duty: Ghosts finally gets DLC on Wii U – Free Fall map out now
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
Several months following the game’s launch, Call of Duty: Ghosts players on Wii U can finally pick up a piece of DLC.
“Free Fall”, an extra map offered to users on other platforms as a pre-order bonus, can now be downloaded from the eShop. Activision made the DLC available to Call of Duty: Ghosts owners on other consoles as well today.
Free Fall is completely free to download. If you have the game, you have nothing to lose by downloading it!
More: Activision, Call of Duty: Ghosts, DLC, top, Treyarch
Tanabe/Kelbaugh on keeping Nintendo games off mobile devices
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Veteran Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe and Retro Studios CEO Michael Kelbaugh have both weighed in on why the Big N is against putting its games on mobile devices.
Tanane told GameSpot that translating the controls available with traditional games is “a really, really difficult task.” Also, when all is said and done, “I want Nintendo games to be played on Nintendo hardware,” he stated.
Tanaba’s quotes in full:
More: Kensuke Tanabe, Michael Kelbaugh, Retro Studios, top
3DS game announcement expected from Tokyo Majin Gakuen director Shuuhou Imai this week
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Shuuhou Imai, director of the Tokyo Majin Gakuen series and Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai, plans on announcing a new game for the 3DS this week.
Imai wrote on his blog:
“Even though we finished working on Yuugekitai, what with making Yugekiwalker and following the progress of other projects, it’s like there’s no time to relax. Rather than thinking about being able to take any holidays during Obon, I was worried about launching it in time.”
“Also, this week I’ll be able to release information about the new 3DS game that I wrote about previously, the one I wrote and directed.”
It doesn’t seem like we’ll be seeing Imai’s reveal in Famitsu, as news from the magazine has already leaked without word on the title. Still, we’re just a matter of days away from the official announcement.
More: Japan, Shuuhou Imai, top
Retro didn’t want to “shoehorn” online co-op into Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze allows for local cooperative play, but the game doesn’t offer an online option. Speaking with GameSpot, Retro Studios CEO Michael Kelbaugh said the team did not wish to “shoehorn” the functionality in.
He said:
“If we’re going to create an online component for Donkey Kong, we really need to do it right and not shoehorn in, ‘Oh, let’s play Dixie remotely.’ That just wasn’t an objective for Tropical Freeze. So if we were really go back and create an online environment, I think we owe it to the fans to do it better than just making online co-op. We really need to put some thought and resources into doing it the right way.
“If we were to make a full online experience, I’d want to spend time to do it and make sure that we stay true to the franchise and incorporate this new feature in the right way. And I’m not sure that this game is the right way to start Donkey Kong Country Online [laughs]. I’m really a purist at heart, especially when it comes to Donkey Kong Country, and I’d want to approach it the right way.”
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (3/4/14)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
The Bumper is back with a detailed new design. This also means there will be no Flippers.
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Nintendo Download (3/6/14, Europe)
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail Download
– Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Namco Bandai, €44.99 / £36.99)
Wii U Virtual Console
– Renegade (Arc System Works, €4.99 / £3.49)
“Luigi” Special Offers
– New Super Luigi U (Nintendo, €14.99 / £13.49 until 13th March, normally €19.99 / £17.99)
– Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 13th March, normally €4.99 / £3.49)
– Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. (Nintendo, €31.99 / £27.99 until 13th March, normally €39.99 / £34.99)
– Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, €2.49 / £1.74 until 13th March, normally €4.99 / £4.49)
3DS Downloads
– Tappingo (Goodbye Galaxy Games, $2.99)
– Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger (Microvalue, €4.99 / £4.49)
3DS Retail Download
– Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Namco Bandai, €34.99 / £28.49)
– Life With Horses 3D (Treva Entertainment, €29.99 / £24.99)
3DS eShop Temporary Discount
– The Denpa Men 2: Beyond the Waves (Genius Sonority, €6.99 / £6.29 until 13th March, normally €9.99 / £8.99)
– Football Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games, €3.49 / £2.99 until 3rd April, normally €6.99 / £5.99)
– SpeedX 3D (Gamelion, €2.10 / £1.89 until 1st May, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
– Monster Shooter (Gamelion, €2.10 / £1.99 until 3rd April, normally €6.99 / £6.29)
– 3D Game Collection (Joindots, €5.99 / £5.99 until 27th March, normally €13.99 / £11.99)
– Funfair Party Games (Joindots, €6.99 / £6.99 until 27th March, normally €19.99 / £17.99)
– Gardenscapes (Joindots, €5.99 / £5.99) until 27th March, normally €14.99 / £14.99)
– 3D Mahjongg (Joindots, €3.99 / £3.29 until 27th March, normally €4.99 / £4.49)
– Jewel Match 3 (Joindots, €5.99 / £4.99 until 27th March, normally €6.99 / £5.99)
– Murder on the Titanic (Joindots, €5.99 / £4.99 until 27th March, normally €14.99 / £14.99)
– Secret Agent Files: Miami (Joindots, €6.99 / £5.79 until 27th March, normally €7.99 / £6.99)
3DS eShop Permanent Discounts
– Harvest Moon 3D: The Tale of Two Towns (Rising Star Games, €19.99 / £17.99, was €29.99 / £24.99)
– Beyblade: Evolution (Rising Star Games, €19.99 / £19.99, was €29.99 / £29.99)
– Girls’ Fashion Shoot (Rising Star Games, €19.99 / £19.99, was €29.99 / £29.99)
– Crazy Kangaroo (Gamelion, €1.99 / £1.89, was €2.99 / £2.69)
DSiWare
– Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (1st Playable Productions, 800 Nintendo Points)
