This year has been an odd one for the gaming industry. Although the annual sequels and franchise updates have been leaps and bounds over their predecessors – Titanfall 2 and Watch_Dogs 2, in particular – their sales have been slower than anticipated. We imagine this has left many publishers baffled. If vastly improved sequels to …
We haven’t seen a great deal of Virtual Console games lately, save for the odd New 3DS SNES re-release here and there. This week makes up for that – Hudson Soft’s A Shadow’s Tale (aka Lost in Shadow) has been granted a rather unexpected Wii U eShop re-release. A game popular with collectors, this Wii …
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst has put in a solid showing in the UK top 40, arriving at #2. Not quite good enough to knock Overwatch from the top spot, but an impressive debut all the same. The original Mirror’s Edge was a slow but steady seller, taking 12 weeks to sell 60% of its lifetime sales. …
Although quite a few retail releases are out this week – six, unless mistaken – they’re unlikely to take away precious self-space from EA’s Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. Reason being, they’re all something of an acquired taste. Kirby: Planet Robobot and Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter do however stand a very good chance of penetrating the …
Four new Wii U games, three Virtual console releases, more Fire Emblem Fates stuff and the arrival of Kirby: Planet Robobot on 3DS – it’s a pretty busy week for the UK Nintendo eShop. Kirby’s adventures tend to be hit and miss due the relaxed difficulty level the series is known for. Kirby: Planet Robobot …