Schlagwort: wii-u

  • Nintendo Land pulled from the North American eShop

    Nintendo Land pulled from the North American eShop

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    Shocking news we have here, It seems that Nintendo has decided to remove the Wii U mini-games title, Nintendo Land ,from the North American eShop. No reason was given yet. Other territories such as the EU were not affected by this.

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    The game was included in Wii U’s Premium launch packs and recently a discount was applied to both eShop and retail version of the game. So the surprise of this removal is even bigger.

    Maybe Nintendo wants to boost physical copies’s sales?

     

    Official Source: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/11/nintendo_land_has_been_removed_from_the_north_american_eshop

  • Zelda Easter Egg found in Call of Duty: Ghosts

    Zelda Easter Egg found in Call of Duty: Ghosts

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    Check out below the trophy discovered in the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Ghosts. The trophy is shapped like Zelda’s Rupee currency and you can read in it ‘Most bushes cut and pots smashed.’

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    Official Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/07/call-of-duty-ghosts-zelda-easter-egg-discovered-see-it-here/

  • Wii U has more next-gen 1080p 60fps games than Xbox One and PS4

    Wii U has more next-gen 1080p 60fps games than Xbox One and PS4

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    Site Gaming Blend published a list of all the -confirmed- native 1080p 60fps titles on ’next-gen‘ consoles and, it looks like the Wii U has more of these than the Xbox One or the PS4(without counting indie titles).

    Just take a look:

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    The Wii U has confirmed games to run native 1920x1080p at 60 frames per second: Super Smash Bros. U, Bayonetta 2, Mario Kart 8 and Rayman Legends.

    Super Smash Bros. U was confirmed to run at 1080p, as noted on My Nintendo News. Mario Kart 8 was confirmed to run on the Wii U without a hitch at 60 frames per second when it was unveiled at E3. Bayonetta 2 was labeled 1080p at 60fps via Siliconera, and even if we want to count HD remakes for next-gen such as Wind Waker HD, Digital Trends made it known that the game is 1080p at 60fps. There’s also Rayman Legends, once a Wii U exclusive, that also runs 1080p at 60fps, as noted by Digital Foundry.

    So we have about six next-gen games running 1080p at 60fps for the Wii U, and even if you want to knock off Wind Waker HD as a remake and a game that’s not a real next-gen title, that’s fine. We still have a nice cache of games on the Wii U that are native 1080p to prove its case.

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    There are only a few games on the PS4’s side that hits 1080p at 60fps, including:

    • KillZone: Shadow Fall = 1920×1080 (MP=60fps, SP=30fps)
    • DriveClub = 1920×1080 (Targeting 60fps)
    • Flower = 1920×1080 (60fps)
    • Resogun = 1920×1080 (60fps)

    Now there’s also Warframe and DC Universe Online that are also 1080p at 60fps, but neither of those are native next-gen games; they’re ports. That would be the equivalent of looking through the Wii U’s eShop and naming all the native 1080p 60fps indie games and Wii ports, and by comparison the Wii U would wipe the floor with the competition in that regard.

    But look at that list for the PlayStation 4… while I love what Sony is doing with the console, we can see that Killzone isn’t native 60fps, but only 60fps in multiplayer with tons of downscaling of the graphics and visual effects.

    We also have DriveClub which may or may not be native 60fps, as it seems as if it’s a bit of a toss-up. There’s also Flower, but again, if we’re counting Flower then we may as well leave Wind Waker HD on the list. That means we have three-and-half games on the PS4 side running 1080p at 60fps.

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    On the Xbox One side it looks even worse. We have…

    • Killer Instinct = 1280×720 (60fps)
    • Forza 5 = 1920×1080 (60fps)
    • Call of Duty: GHOSTS = 1920×1080

    You may as well scratch Call of Duty: Ghosts off that list because it’s also going to be 60fps on the Wii U and PS4. That just leaves us with Killer Instinct and Forza Motorsport 5, granted only one of those games is a next-generation title at native 1080p and 60fps.

    According to the site, this leaves us with the Wii U being more next-gen than its supposed bigger, badder, next-gen competitors.

    Official Source: http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Wii-U-Has-More-Next-Gen-1080p-60fps-Games-Than-Xbox-One-PS4-59924.html

  • Pokemon X / Y moves over 1.8 million units in Japan

    Pokemon X / Y moves over 1.8 million units in Japan

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    Pokemon X & Y moves over 1.8 million units in Japan, while GTA 5 moves a respectable 360.115 units. Vita sales hit 60,166 thanks to the release of the new model (2000).

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    Media Create released its Japanese sales charts, showing that Pokemon X & Y moved over 1.8 million units on the week ending October 13, beating rival new entry Grand Theft Auto V, which still did pretty good over there, selling 360,115 units.

    Pokémon, of course, boosted the Nintendo 3DS sales. PS Vita sales also increased a lot this week with the release of the new model (PCH-2000) in Japan; it came in second on the hardware chart at 60,166 sales. Meanwhile, the Wii U just sold around ~3,000 units this week…
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    Here’s the full Software and Hardware data:

     

    Software sales (lifetime to date in brackets)

    1) Pokemon X / Y (3DS) – 1,866,570 (NEW)
    2) Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) – 360,115 (NEW)
    3) Monster Hunter 4 (3DS) – 110,208 (2,652,824)
    4) Tales of Symphonia Chronicles (PS3) – 77,228 (NEW)
    5) Dangan-Ronpa 1-2: Reload (Vita) – 76,172 (NEW)
    6) Soccer Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club! (PS3) – 73,696 (NEW)
    7) Fairy Fencer F (PS3) – 40,666 (NEW)
    8) Soccer Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club! (Vita) – 33,898 (NEW)
    9) Grand Theft Auto V (360) – 26,612 (NEW)
    10) Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate (PS3) – 11,044 (116,054)
    11) Friend Collection: New Life (3DS) – 7,727 (1,466,168)
    12) F1 2013 (PS3) – 7,406 (NEW)
    13) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) – 6,785 (3,438,374)
    14) Armored Core: Verdict Day (PS3) – 6,619 (80,425)
    15) The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki (Vita) – 5,920 (98,633)
    16) Youkai Watch (3DS) – 5,551 (200,340)
    17) Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life (3DS) – 5,401 (290,727)
    18) The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki (PS3) – 5,226 (85,678)
    19) Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS) – 4,650 (328,863)
    20) Tsukei Gakuen: Kou (Vita) – 4,527 (NEW)

     

    Hardware sales (previous week / lifetime to date in brackets)

    1. Nintendo 3DS – 213,570 (122,987 / 13,223,532)
    2. PlayStation Vita – 60,166 (3,538 / 1,904,627)
    3. PlayStation 3 – 12,395 (10,232 / 9,522,852)
    4. Sony PSP – 3,467 (4,093 / 20,010,024)
    5. Wii U – 3,276 (4,001 / 1,091,912)
    6. Wii – 703 (914 / 12,701,361)
    7. Xbox 360 – 575 (354 / 1,634,309)

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    Official Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/434100/japan-pokemon-x-y-sells-18-million-in-debut-week/

    http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=698176

  • PS4 Still Preferred By Gamers This Holiday Season

    PS4 Still Preferred By Gamers This Holiday Season

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    With the holiday season fast approaching, the question on every gamer’s mind is „which next-gen console is most worth buying.“ According to this brand new study, the scale seems slightly tipped in favor of Sony’s PS4. As told by Reuters, twenty six percent of a 1,297 person online sample claimed that they would be investing on a $399 PS4.

    Visitors take pictures of Sony Corp's PlayStation 4 new game console at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba

    This pales in comparison to the fifteen percent that currently have their heart set on a $499 Xbox One. Oh, and as for Nintendo’s Wii U, only three percent of respondents showed an interest in that hardware. When observing those numbers, the rumors of early PS dominance seem to be panning out for now.

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    However, there is still a lot to be said about current-gen machines as well. While many of the participants are ready and willing to plop down several hundreds of dollars on a brand new box, the majority of buyers are content to wait before making this kind of purchase decision. When tallied, a full sixty-four percent claimed they wouldn’t be looking at any new hardware at all this Christmas. In that sense, there’s still a lot of room for hardware makers to truly impress that undecided majority. Will PS4 remain the perceptive king, or can Xbox One reclaim a position of glory? Only time will tell!

     

    Official Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/29/us-microsoft-sony-poll-idUSBRE98S08C20130929

  • Welcome back Dixie Kong

    Welcome back Dixie Kong

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    Nintendo has just shown a new video of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze featuring Dixie Kong. Diddy’s girlfriend will join us in the new Donkey Kong adventure for Wii U.

    Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is scheduled to be released in Spring 2014.

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    Official Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0VPovBZkLko

    http://www.siliconera.com/2013/10/08/dixie-kong-returns-new-trailer-donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+siliconera%2FMkOc+%28Siliconera%29

  • Mega Man X2 first 12 minutes video shown

    Mega Man X2 first 12 minutes video shown

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    Mega Man X2 will be released for the Wii U Virtual Console on October 9 in Japan and here’s a video with the first 12 minutes of the game. Enjoy !!

     

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    Official Source: http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=214065

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HzHkbiYOAs8