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Injustice: Gods Among Us has received a North American and European release date. Fans can get their hands on the game starting on April 16 and April 19 respectively.

Two different Collector’s Editions have been announced for Injustice, but neither one will be available for Wii U.

Source: Warner Bros. Interactive PR

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The Wii U has been out for a couple of months now, but there’s one peculiar aspect about the system that hasn’t been discussed.

Were you hoping to link your Club Nintendo account to the Wii Shop Channel? Well… it’s not possible. As a result, consumers won’t receive any coins for titles purchased on the store.

Nintendo says that the limitation is in place due to “certain system constraints”.

You’ll obviously still get coins for games bought on the original Wii Shop Channel – you know, on an actual Wii. It’s also possible to link a Club Nintendo account to the Wii U eShop. But if you were hoping to download a few extra titles and earn some coins, you’re out of luck.

Thanks to R for the tip.

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Early reports from GameStop stated that 500,000 customers were on the retailer’s Wii U wait list. But as we now know, only 320,000 consoles were sold in November and December.

GameStop spokesperson Matt Hodges explained the discrepancy:

“Our initial allocation from Nintendo was not 500,000 units. We never disclosed that number; we only stated that we had reserved thru those units in the first 48 hours of them being offered. NPD reported sales of 463,000 Wii U units in the U.S. in December. That number added with those sold in November brings the LTD total to 888,000.”

Hodges went on to say that a person being on a wait list doesn’t necessarily translate to a sale:

“One thing to consider about the people who signed up for our waiting list is that they had no financial commitment to do so. So it is possible that they purchased their Wii U from another retailer.”

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Target has an in-store offer available for Wii U titles. If you buy two games, you can get another for free.

This also works in conjunction with on-sale games. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition and NBA 2K13 are just a couple of games priced at $45 this week.

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Tecmo Koei will only be releasing Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 as a Wii U eShop release in North America. The same situation was announced for Europe last week.

So when can fans get their hands on the game? Mark down February 7 on your calenders. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 is due out on the same day on the European eShop.

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Baird Equity Research is concerned about the Wii U. Analyst Colin Sebastian, in an investor’s note, expressed concern about the console’s mainstream appeal. The company is currently worried that only seasoned Nintendo fans will take interest in the Wii U.

Going forward, Sebastian stated that Nintendo needs “major first-party releases” like Zelda, as well as strong third-party support. Sebastian states that if all goes sour, Nintendo will be forced to lower the Wii U’s price point, and, unrealistically, “consideration will be given to extending first party franchises to other platforms.”

“We remain concerned that Nintendo’s innovative Wii-U console will lack broad appeal beyond the core Nintendo fan base. Following a somewhat lackluster launch and holiday selling season, Nintendo will need to bring to market major first-party releases (Zelda) and retain the support of key third-party developers to reduce market share losses. In a negative scenario, Nintendo will be forced to prematurely lower the Wii-U price, and over the course of this cycle, we expect consideration will be given to extending first party franchises to other platforms.”

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Zen Studios VP of marketing & public relations Mel Kirk is high on the company’s experience in making Zen Pinball 2 for the Wii U eShop.

Kirk praised Nintendo for its support, noting “we really could not have asked for more support from them.” On the whole, the entire experience has been “extremely positive”, and Kirk believes “the doors are wide open for other small studios to bring games to the Wii U.”

Kirk’s comments in full:

“We have experienced the same challenges that are presented on any new platform or device. Nintendo’s support has been excellent, we really could not have asked for more support from them. Overall, it has been an extremely positive experience and I think the doors are wide open for other small studios to bring games to the Wii U. This is an amazing development for Nintendo; huge, positive changes have been made since the days of WiiWare.”

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