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THE NEWS IN 140 CHARACTERS The Tweets you might have missed in the last seven days


@simoncarless The problem with Kickstarter for continuing institutions is that there’s a big ‘what’s next?’ issue after a year or so, $-wise.


(Simon Carless, Gamasutra) Monday, November 26th


@laurahmv Note to self: buy a cricket bat in case of London zombie invasion#ZombiU #hmvWiiULaunch (Laura Yates, HMV) Thursday, November 29th


@iltrullo Is suffering of bleeding effect... Completed ACIII, started Far Cry 3and four hours into it I still pretend to climb trees...


(Stefano Petrullo, Ubisoft) Thursday, November 29th


@therealcliffyb I love how most developers sweat their story and IP so much yet Nintendo’s like “Fuck it. Browser grabs princess, go get her Mario.”


(Cliff Bleszinski, game developer) Thursday, November 29th


@NoMagRyan PlayStation All-Starsat work has become Sackboy vs Sackboy vs Sackboy vs someone who doesn’t realise how overpowered Sackboy is and loses


(Ryan King, NowGamer) Thursday, November 29th


@jamesjammcmahon Just seen someone walk away from HMV with a Wii U in a shopping bag. Only time I’ve ever thought “could I mug someone?” (James McMahon, Kerrang!) Friday, November 30th


@angryjedi Nice to see some Wii U positivity this morning. Now that people are actually USING them, it seems a lot are enjoying them.


(Pete Davison, GamesAreEvil) Friday, November 30th


@Michael_Beast It has just been revealed that @IndoorHeroes [GameSpot’s Chris Thomas] has programmed Siri to refer to him as Batman at the end of every question!


(Michael Thomas, GameSpot) Friday, November 30th


@Leearigold Very pleased Mark Dennis has got a great position at Microsoft as EMEA PR Manager. Very much deserved and a good man @MCVonline (Lee Kirton, Namco Bandai) Friday, November 30th


@squidmania I propose we stop searching for gaming’s Citizen Kane, and instead focus on finding gaming’s Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe. (Martin Gaston, VideoGamer.com) Monday, December 3rd


THE MOST POPULAR STORIES ON MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK


Our biggest stories for the week ending Monday,


December 3rd


1. Wii U sells 40k units in the UK in its opening weekend http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/wii-u-sells-40k-units-in-the-uk-in-its- opening-weekend/0107419


2. iOS recaptures US smartphone crown thanks to iPhone 5 www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ios-recaptures-us-smartphone-crown-thanks-to-iphone-5/0107069


3. GAME now selling Steam Wallet codes www.mcvuk.com/news/read/game-now-selling-steam-wallet-codes/0107340


4. Bully 2 has not been forgotten, Rockstar assures fans www.mcvuk.com/news/read/bully-2-has-not-been-forgotten-rockstar-assures-fans/099463


5. $99 Wii Mini confirmed; No internet connectivity; Is Canadian exclusive www.mcvuk.com/news/read/99-wii-mini-is-confirmed-does-not-include-internet-connectivity-is-canadian-exclusive/0107071


europesales@pdp.com www.pdp.com


PRESENTS FACTS 5 SECOND


Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting


40,000


The number of Wii U units sold in the UK in its opening weekend


125m


The Grand Theft Auto series has shipped 125m units worldwide to date, according to Rockstar


60%


The black Premium Nintendo Landbundle accounted for more than half of Wii U’s UK launch sales


750,000


The number of Xbox 360s sold in the US during Black Friday week


PDP designs and


manufactures the Mario Kart 7 Crystal Armor for 3DS


www.mcvuk.com


November 16th 2012


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