[Wii U] Rayman Legends coming to Wii U this month with Mario & Luigi costumes

[Wii U] Rayman Legends coming to Wii U this month with Mario & Luigi costumes

Rayman Legends was originally intended to hit the Wii U earlier this year, that was before Ubisoft decided to take the game to multiple platforms. As a result of this decision Wii U owners were forced to wait in order for Ubisoft to uphold their policy of launch multiplatform games within the same release window.

During the stream Nintendo confirmed that Rayman Legends will be available for Wii U in Europe on August 30th and in North America on September 3rd.

Ubisoft made the most of the extra development time to cram extra content into the game, this extra content includes a number of stages from the previous game, Rayman Origins, in the Wii U sequel. Additionally, Nintendo fans will have access to Mario and Luigi costumes for Rayman and Globox.

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Will you be picking up Rayman Legends for Wii U?

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[PS3] Expect news concerning DLC for The Last of Us this month

[PS3] Expect news concerning DLC for The Last of Us this month

Did you buy the season pass for The Last of Us? If so you've probably been wondering what the heck your money has paid for. Thankfully, the silence is set to end this month according to some statements in a special Reddit 'Ask Me Anything'.

The AMA involved Bruce Straley, the game's director, and Neil Druckmann, the creative director, and both were quizzed about the game's mysterious single-player and multiplayer DLC content.

"News is on the way about the first DLC drop. Should hear about it this month," said Druckmann in the AMA.

This month? Perhaps Sony and Naughty Dog will make an announcement during Gamescom, which is scheduled to kick off later this month.

"Currently working on single-player DLC. Talking about other ideas," Druckmann added. He also confirmed that some characters would return, but remained vague about who.

Which characters would you like to see return? Would you like Joel's relationship with Tess to be fleshed out further with content covering the years leading into The Last of Us? Or would you want to see what went on between Joel and Tommy? Let us know! I must admit that at a certain point it is possible for Naughty Dog to spoil us with details; a lot of the character stuff works even without an explanation.

Additionally, what would you like to see Naughty Dog add to the game's multiplayer mode considering that the other two DLC drops will be multiplayer related.

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New Skylanders: Giants bundle demands your money a month early at GameStop

GameStop Announces Exclusive Skylanders Giants™ Offers

GameStop, the world's largest multichannel retailer of video games, has exclusive offers to further enhance your Skylanders Giants™ experience. The Scorpion Striker Battle Pack is available now for purchase at GameStop a full month before it's available at other retailers.

This new battle pack retails for $24.99 and features:

Series 2 Zap character
Hot Dog character
In-game Catapult item
Three trading cards
Three sticker sheets with secret codes
Customers can also get one of four free Skylanders Giants Sidekick characters when they purchase $29.99 or more of Skylanders Giants characters or packs from GameStop from Jan. 16 through Jan. 31. This offer is only available at GameStop while supplies last.

With Skylanders Giants, players can take their favorite characters to new heights as ancient giants join the Skylanders in battling against a dark new threat. Customers can purchase the Scorpion Striker Battle Pack while supplies last at GameStop stores nationwide or online at www.GameStop.com.

About GameStop Corp.

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is the world's largest multichannel video game retailer. GameStop's retail network and family of brands include 6,650 company-operated stores in 15 countries worldwide and online at www.GameStop.com. The network also includes: www.Kongregate.com, a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer(R) magazine, the leading multi-platform video game publication; Spawn Labs, a streaming technology company; and a digital PC game distribution platform available at http://www.GameStop.com/PC.

General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website. Follow GameStop on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/GameStop and find GameStop on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/GameStop.

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[E3'12, PS3] PlayStation Plus members get 12 games this month starting tomorrow

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NPD monthly reports integrate Walmart data starting next month

by Ben Gilbert on May 24th 2012 8:45AM

Every month, the NPD Group releases a report on the previous month's US sales in the game industry, both consoles and software. While that monthly report is already "projected to 100% of the market," according to NPD Group's David Riley, next month, it'll get bolstered by the nation's largest retailer: Walmart. Despite being revealed this past February, the past several months of NPD reports haven't included Walmart's numbers.

"Our enhanced retail coverage, including the addition of several new retailers, begins with May data released on Thursday, June 14," Riley told me in an email yesterday. While he couldn't supply a list of all of the retailers involved, he told me, "Yes, it does include Walmart."

With any luck, the addition of Walmart to NPD's stable of retailers reporting – which already includes America's largest game retailer, GameStop – will help to thwart claims of NPD being a "very poor indicator of the industry's performance." Then again, between the lack of digital sales accounted for in NPD's monthly report and the urge of publishers to spin poor sales numbers, those complaints likely won't stop anytime soon.

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Trade Club Nintendo Coins for Cubello or Game Boy Virtual Console games this month

by JC Fletcher on Mar 1st 2012 3:00PM

With the beginning of a new month comes a new selection of downloadable Club Nintendo rewards. This month, you can trade your hard-earned Club Nintendo Coins (earned by registering purchased games) for Art Style: Cubello on WiiWare, or the Game Boy games Mario's Picross and Radar Mission on 3DS eShop. They cost 100 Coins each.

As with previous monthly selections, these are all games that you can buy through the Wii Shop or 3DS eShop with real money. You simply have the additional temporary option of using your Club Nintendo stash.

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December NPD: MW3, Just Dance 3 and Skyrim lead an overall down month

by Jordan Mallory on Jan 12th 2012 6:31PM

The industry as a whole still managed to bang out $3.99 billion in combined new sales of hardware, physical software and accessories between November 27 and December 31, 2011. This is, however, a 21 percent drop year-over-year, as the industry pulled down a combined $5.07 billion during the same period in 2010.

"Overall industry results are not entirely surprising given that we are on the back end of the current console lifecycle, combined with the continued digital evolution of gaming," said Anita Frazier, an analyst with The NPD Group. "Core gamers continue to be engaged and spend on established franchises across both the digital and physical format using multiple devices for different gaming occasions."

A smooth $2.04 billion of that $3.99 billion total was caused entirely by new physical software sales, a dash for the cash that continues to be lead by Modern Warfare 3. The pseudo-medieval allure of November's second place podium finisher, Skyrim, was not enough to keep its throne for a second term; the Dovahkiin has been usurped by Ubisoft's compulsory neon-dancing simulator, Just Dance 3.

Comparatively, Skyrim got off easy: Uncharted 3, Saints Row: The Third and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, are all absent from December's Top-10 list, just weeks after their respective releases. Skyward Sword wasn't Nintendo's only horse in this race, however, as Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land closed out December in fourth and ninth place, respectively. Overall, Nintendo, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts claimed more Top-10 real estate than their competitors, each publishing two of the month's best selling titles.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC)Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360, PS3)Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC)Mario Kart 7 (3DS)Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2)Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360, PS3, PC)NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, PC)Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)

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October NPD: 3DS rising, a good month for games with 'Bat' in the title (Update: BF3, Batman, RAGE numbers)

by JC Fletcher on Nov 11th 2011 6:50PM

Microsoft claims another month on top for the Xbox 360, with 393,000 units sold for the NPD's October sales period, 20% up year over year and, in the words of MS Chief of Staff for Interactive Entertainment Business Aaron Greenberg, the system's "biggest October ever." Following up is ... the 3DS, randomly bouncing back two months after its price drop, with "over 250,000" sold, according to Nintendo.

Try to look shocked when we tell you that Battlefield 3 topped the software chart. The top six games on NPD's sales chart are all October releases, with Batman: Arkham City, NBA 2K12, Rage, Just Dance 3, and -- believe it or not -- super-hardcore, unfriendly RPG Dark Souls all placing. Find the full top ten after the break.

Top 10 best-selling games (US) for October 2011: Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC) - ~2 MillionBatman: Arkham City (360, PS3) - 1.5 MillionNBA 2K12 (360, PS3, PSP, Wii, PS2, PC)Rage (360, PS3, PC) - 550KJust Dance 3 (Wii, 360)Dark Souls (PS3, 360)Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP)Forza Motorsport 4 (360)Gears of War 3 (360)FIFA Soccer 12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, 3DS)

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Kirby Snack Attack Trucks Touring this Month

NINTENDO MARKS LAUNCH OF KIRBY MASS ATTACK GAME WITH CUSTOMIZED KIRBY SNACK ATTACK TRUCKS

September 7, 2011

One of the most unique characters in the world of video games is about to give hungry fans a fun way to attack snack time. To celebrate the upcoming launch of the Kirby™ Mass Attack video game for the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems, Nintendo is deploying customized Kirby Snack Attack Trucks to deliver frozen fruit treats to consumers and fans in select U.S. cities. While enjoying these tasty snacks, participants can enjoy hands-on demos of Kirby Mass Attack, in which gobbling up fruit allows players to accumulate a mass of up to 10 Kirbys at a time. The week before the game’s Sept. 19 launch, the trucks will be making stops near New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza, the San Francisco Bay Area and the aptly named Upper Kirby neighborhood of Houston.

In Kirby Mass Attack, players join the iconic pink hero for a wild new adventure to save planet Popstar from darkness. Using the intuitive touch-screen controls of the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ or Nintendo DSi XL™, players can fling, dash around or gather as many as 10 Kirbys simultaneously. As players use their mob of Kirbys to bash through obstacles and defeat various enemies, players can even collect medals from numerous stages across five colorful, side-scrolling worlds to unlock fun extras and mini-games.

Kirby Snack Attack Truck Tour Schedule
Sept. 14: Rockefeller Plaza, New York City
Sept. 14-15: San Francisco Bay Area
Sept. 16-18: Upper Kirby neighborhood, Houston

Visit Nintendo of America’s Twitter page (@NintendoAmerica) for details on exact times and locations. For more information about Kirby Mass Attack, visit http://kirbymassattack.com.

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Nintendo of Europe release list reveals 3D Xevious this month, MotoHeroz in Q3

by JC Fletcher on Jul 1st 2011 9:35AM

Nintendo of Europe sent out its schedule for the summer and fall on 3DS, Wii, and DS, and most of the news to be found is related to downloadable games. For example: the 3DS's "3D Classics" version of Xevious is due to arrive on the eShop this month, as is a 3DS Virtual Console release of Mario's Picross.

There's a DSiWare version of Jagged Alliance due in Q3, and RedLynx's WiiWare stunt racer, MotoHeroz, is given a Q3 release window here.

Nintendo also predicts a September release for X-Men Destiny on Wii and DS, which would suggest that the other versions are due for release at that same time. Peruse the list for yourself after the break.
SUMMER/AUTUMN 2011 LINE-UP OF GAMES FOR NINTENDO 3DS, Wii & NINTENDO DS
Nintendo 3DS – Summer/Autumn 2011 Release DateResident Evil™: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom / Nintendo) 1-JulDream Trigger 3D (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) 15-JulPAC-MAN & Galaga Dimensions (NAMCO BANDAI Games EuropeDualPenSports™ (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) 2-SepAngler's Club: Ultimate Bass Fishing 3D (NAMCO BANDAI GamesStar Fox 64™ 3D (Nintendo) 9-SepDoctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights (KONAMI DigitalEntertainment GmbH) Summer 2011Captain America: Super Soldier (SEGA) Autumn 2011EA SPORTS™ FIFA 12 (Electronic Arts Inc.) 2011Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater (temp) (KONAMI DigitalAvailable via Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS -Summer/Autumn 2011 Release Date3D Classics Xevious™ (Nintendo / Namco Bandai) JulVirtual Console - Mario's Picross™ (Nintendo) JulNintendo DSiWare - Dragon's Lair: Time Warp (Digital Leisure) JulNintendo DSiWare - Jagged Alliance (Cypronia) Q3Wii - Summer/Autumn 2011 Release DateCaptain America: Super Soldier (SEGA) 15-JulWiiWare - ANIMA Ark of Sinners (Anima Game Studio) JulXenoblade Chronicles (Nintendo) 2-SepWe Dance (Nordic Games Publishing) 2-SepChampion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer (TECMO KOEIMystery Case Files™: The Malgrave Incident™ (Nintendo) 9-SepPhineas and Ferb across the 2nd Dimension (Disney ) 16-SepWe Sing UK Hits (Nordic Games Publishing) 30-SepX-Men Destiny (Activision) SepJungle Kartz (Nordic Games Publishing) SepWiiWare - MotoHeroz (RedLynx) Q3EA SPORTS™ FIFA 12 (Electronic Arts Inc.) 2011

Nintendo DS family of consoles - Summer/Autumn 2011 Release Date

Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (Nintendo / Namco Bandai) 1-JulOne Piece Gigant Battle (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) 1-JulPlaymobil Top Agents (PQube) 1-JulCaptain America: Super Soldier (SEGA) 15-JulNintendo DSiWare - Dragon's Lair: Time Warp (Digital Leisure) JulMechanic Master 2 (PQube) 1-AugMay's Mysteries: The Secret of Dragonville (Mastertronic GamesPhineas and Ferb across the 2nd Dimension (Disney ) 16-SepHarvest Moon Grand Bazaar (Rising Star Games) SepX-Men Destiny (Activision) SepNintendo DSiWare - Jagged Alliance (Cypronia) Q3

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La-Mulana explores Japanese WiiWare this month

by JC Fletcher on Jun 1st 2011 11:05AM

This year's big Nicalis-published, retro-inspired, cave-exploring WiiWare remake is La-Mulana. It's a side-scrolling platformer that stars a whip-wielding archaeologist who keeps his laptop handy at all times.

Developer Asterizm announced today that the WiiWare remake will be released in Japan on June 21. " To our fans" in other regions, "you just have to wait a tiny big longer." Publisher Nicalis tweeted that it will announce the North American release date after E3.

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