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There have been a few rumors that Need for Speed: Most Wanted could have made it out for the Wii U’s launch. Speculation indicated that publisher EA was simply holding onto the game, despite the fact that it was done.

Criterion Games’ Alex Ward has now offered his own reasoning for the wait. According to Ward, if Most Wanted was pushed for the Wii U’s launch, there could have been a strong chance that the game would have shipped without online plan. Ward noted that the team was unaware as to “how much we could do online or how it was going to be, because obviously Nintendo were making a lot of changes up until their run-up to launch.”

“The reason we didn’t do the game for launch is because the online side of it wasn’t very clear to us. We weren’t sure how much we could do online or how it was going to be, because obviously Nintendo were making a lot of changes up until their run-up to launch. So we didn’t want to bring the game out at launch on Wii U with no online play.”

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) – 827.922 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 81.559 / 2.513.424 (+24%)
03./02. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) – 13.342 / 221.720 (-35%)
04./04. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 11.685 / 1.910.708 (-7%)
05./06. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 10.523 / 218.097 (-7%)
06./09. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 8.859 / 386.149 (-13%)
07./08. [PSV] Demon Gaze (Kadokawa Games) {2013.01.24} (¥6.090) – 8.170 / 43.910 (-22%)
08./03. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom) {2013.01.17} (¥6.990) – 7.476 / 164.690 (-51%)
09./15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 7.459 / 416.033 (+0%)
10./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 7.383 / 420.815 (+1%)
11./28. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Monster Monpiece # (Compile Heart) {2013.01.24} (¥7.140) – 7.312 / 36.754
12./13. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 6.452 / 518.096 (-14%)
13./11. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 6.121 / 414.207 (-21%)
14./19. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 5.857 / 460.786 (-8%)
15./00. [PSP] Heroes’ Vs (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.07} (¥6.280) – 5.693 / NEW
16./21. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 5.674 / 1.972.440
17./14. [PS3] Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix) {2013.01.24} (¥7.980) – 5.500 / 35.223 (-27%)
18./20. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 4.983 / 124.112 (-19%)
19./24. [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 4.486 / 286.478
20./25. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 4.314 / 232.050

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

3DS LL – 89,050
3DS – 38,645
PS3 – 17,004
Wii U – 12,185
PSP – 11,056
Vita – 8,762
Wii – 1,945
Xbox 360 – 593

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

3DS LL – 51,654
3DS – 26,028
PS3 – 18,106
Wii U – 12,959
PSP – 12,191
Vita – 9,596
Wii – 1,904
Xbox 360 – 870

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Update: Bumped to the front page with details.

– Work on Most Wanted finished in 2012
– Team took some time off, then a small group came back to work on the Wii U version
– Uses PC textures and assets
– More high-quality look
– More detailed roads, improved lighting, draw-distance tweaked
– “by far the best looking version of the game”
– Supports GamePad, Wiimote and nunchuck, steering wheel, Pro Controller
– Supports Miiverse fully
– Autolog/Miiverse integration
– Demo confirmed

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This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:

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Yesterday, Activision confirmed a release date for Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s Revolution DLC on the PlayStation 3 and PC. That leaves Wii U as the only console with uncertainty surrounding downloadable content.

Even some of the closer folks at Activision are unsure as to what the Black Ops II DLC situation is like on Wii U – including social media manager Dan Amrich.

When asked about the Revolution DLC for Wii U, Amrich tweeted:

I have not heard any info, one way or the other, concerning Wii U DLC. I’ve asked, no answer yet. RT @jman4371: But what about Wii U?!

— Dan Amrich [1oS] (@OneOfSwords) February 12, 2013

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Update: Nintendo of America just tweeted that a 3DS and Wii U presentation will be shown at 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT:

It hasn’t even been a month since the last Nintendo Direct, but the Big N is already planning on streaming another broadcast… tomorrow.

A press email sent out by Nintendo of Europe reveals that a new presentation will be shown at 2 PM GMT / 3 PM CET. That should be 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT.

Nintendo says:

“Fans can look forward to updates on Nintendo 3DS games coming soon as well as in the future.”

If Nintendo of America/Japan confirm accompanying events of their own, we’ll be sure to let you know.

Source: Nintendo PR