Wii U

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The Homebrew Channel is now officially working on Wii U. While you can’t use the functionality in the console’s native OS, you can boot up the app through Wii mode.

All Homebrew Channel functionality works on Wii U. BootMii was initially unavailable, but it seems as though this was added back in following an update.

There are more details about the Homebrew Channel running on Wii U here.

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This week’s Wii U eShop chart is as follows:

1. Nano Assault Neo
2. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
3. New Super Mario Bros. U
4. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
5. Little Inferno
6. ZombiU
7. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
8. Scribblenauts Unlimited
9. Assassin’s Creed III
10. Chasing Aurora
11. Darksiders II
12. Nintendo Land
13. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
14. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
15. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
16. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
17. Madden NFL 13
18. Just Dance 4
19. Rabbids Land
20. EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13

Just as a heads up, the Wii U charts are a bit wonky at the moment. At the moment, you can’t access the listings from the “chart” menu. You have to link on the unique image/link shown on the main store page.

Source: Wii U eShop

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GameStop is running special deals between December 9 and December 15. The sale will run concurrently with other offers taking place between December 5 and December 11.

Find the full lineup of deals in the ad below.

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According to Longbow Research’s James Hardiman, the Wii U has been achieving an attach rate of 1.2 games sold per system. That tidbit is based on NPD data gathered in the US last month. The Wii saw a rate of two titles sold for every console when it launched in 2006.

So why have buyers been purchasing fewer Wii U games compared to Wii? Hardiman believes that consumers may not be inclined to pick up another game due to Nintendo Land’s inclusion in the Deluxe set, or the price tag of the Wii U is dissuading them from spending extra cash on releases.

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Mass Effect 3: Special Edition has pretty much been a disaster the whole way around. Wii U owners, first of all, are starting off with the third game in the franchise rather than the first.

That wouldn’t be so terrible if EA hadn’t announced – and already released – the Mass Effect Trilogy on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The package contains all three entries in the series. We’ve since heard that DLC such as Omega won’t be coming to the Wii U at this time.

Despite all of the negative news, there could be a bit of hope regarding Mass Effect’s future on Nintendo’s home console. In an interview with GamerSyndone, the company teased that it does have “plans” for Wii U, “but nothing to announce at this moment.” It also hinted that the Mass Effect Trilogy could head to Wii U, reiterating: “Never Say Never”.

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Spike TV handed out rewards to a bunch of games across more than 20 categories. The show has now come to a close and the full lineup of winners have been revealed.

Head past the break for a listing of each prizewinner.

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The UK-based Netflix-style streaming application “LOVEFiLM” is now available for download on Wii U for those of you who live in the wonderful land of Europe! You do need to have a paid account to actually access any of the content, but without one you’re still able to browse through all of the movies and shows to salivate over what you’re missing, and then convince yourself to buy a subscription.

Or, hey, you could always get one of those “free trial” things. That’s a great way to try something for free!

Via Nintendo Gamer

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“We’ve got a very strong line-up, lots of titles and activities aimed at Christmas, but we’ve already got plans for Q1. Lots of new titles like Monster Hunter, but also repromotions and things like that. We definitely want to maintain momentum in Q1 – that’s our focus right now.” – Head of Consumer Marketing (and new-kid-on-the-block) James Honeywell

“Nintendo always makes sure it launches games throughout the year. We don’t really focus particularly on Christmas. We’ve got a strong line-up all the way through the year. We always have the marketing to support that. We have plans to take sampling all the way through the year. For us, it’s not just about launch, it’s about building momentum and maintaining that over a long period of time.”

The more I think about it, the more amazed I am at how many amazing new Wii U games we’ll be getting over the coming months. The Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, Bayonetta 2, Wii Fit U… the list just goes on! And that’s not even talking about what’s coming next holiday! My guess is the next Smash Bros.…

Via MCVUK