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UK retailers Asda, ShopTo drop Wii U below £200

Sinan Kubba — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:15:00 EST

UK retailers ShopTo and Asda are selling the Wii U Basic Pack at sub-£200 prices, taking more than 20 percent off the launch price just three months after the console's release.

Walmart-owned supermarket chain Asda chops £50 off the launch prices of both the 8GB Basic and 32GB Premium Packs on its online store, taking them down to £199 (around $300) and £249 ($375) respectively. Meanwhile, online retailer ShopTo goes one better, selling the Basic Pack at £189.85. The 8GB packs in question don't come with additional games, while the 32GB Premium Pack includes Nintendo Land.

While other UK retailers are selling at the launch price or close to it, the emergence of sharp cuts so soon must be concerning for Nintendo. Earlier this year, the company cut the Wii U's life-to-date projections for the end of March 2013 by 1.5 million, down to 4M units, while a report suggests it sold "well under" 100,000 units across January in North America.

Nintendo will be hoping March, which sees a number of Wii U releases including Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Lego City Undercover, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, and Need for Speed: Most Wanted, will spur a strong performance for the console.

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Metal Gear Solid 4 '25th Anniversary Edition' found on European retailers

JC Fletcher — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:15:00 EST

A '25th Anniversary Edition' of Metal Gear Solid 4 has appeared on European retailers Zavvi and ShopTo. Both retailers give the re-release a November 30 release date, but they differ wildly on their prices. ShopTo has pre-orders for £15.85, discounted from an apparent MSRP of £19.99, while Zavvi asks £37.45.

We didn't even realize it was the 25th anniversary of Metal Gear Solid 4! Oh ... right. It's a re-release honoring the 25th anniversary of Metal Gear. Neither retailer detailed the additions, but MGS4 has since been updated with Trophies and full installation, which would naturally be on the new disc.

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Marvel vs. Capcom 3 retail listing shows Akuma

JC Fletcher — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:20:00 EST

The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 listing on British retailer ShopTo's site give the indication that Akuma will be featured among the Capcom roster in the game. As far as early accidental reveals go, this one's pretty clear, with very official character art (and even a helpful "Akuma" label). We know: huge surprise that Akuma would appear in a Capcom fighting game.

As we always do when a new MvC3 character is discovered, we checked the rumored "leaked" roster we posted in November. Akuma's not there! Given the authentic look of that character art, consider this a mark against the veracity of that list -- or at least evidence that said list is not final.

[Thanks, revengez]

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Mortal Kombat Arcade Compilation makes brief appearance on UK retail website

Andrew Yoon — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:30:00 EST

Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture

A straightforwardly named Mortal Kombat Arcade Compilation has appeared (and since disappeared) from UK online retailer ShopTo. According to Eurogamer, the original listing promised an HD collection of the original Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat (an updated version of Mortal Kombat 3). The original listing included a November 12th release date.

The listing raises some questions. For example, considering the franchise's history, shouldn't this be called the Mortal Kombat ... Kompilation? Additionally, the product was listed only for PS3 -- could it be exclusive to that platform? (Considering the perpetual success of Mortal Kombat on PlayStation Network, that would be somewhat unsurprising.)

A WB representative decided not to confirm nor deny the validity of the leak, simply stating "there has been nothing officially announced at this point." However, the rep did note that she will let us (and you!) know "if and when there is anything to announce."

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