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Spike TV will once again be hosting its annual video game awards show. This year, though, it’ll come with a new name: VGX.

Geoff Keighley says the show will come with “an expanded digital footprint plus TV coverage on Spike.”

You’ll be able to watch VGX on December 7. The time is set for 6 PM ET, as announced during Spike’s PS4 All Access event a short while ago.

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Nintendo has purchased a stake in Dwango Co., Businessweek reports. The web company primarily provides content through mobile phones.

According to Nintendo spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa, the Big N won’t be distributing games through Dwango’s video delivery system Niconico. Nintendo bought the shares at the request of Dwango Chairman Nobuo Kawakami for his personal funding needs.

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NPD never hands out hardware data these days, meaning we usually have to rely on leaks and estimates in order to find out how well systems perform each month. Thankfully, NeoGAF user “creamsugar” has come through with a decent overview of October’s sales in the US.

Here’s a general estimate provided by creamsugar’s leak:

PSV < 30k < Wii < 40k < 50k < Wii U < 60k < 100k < PS3 < 120k This figure suggests that the Wii U managed to outsell the Wii, which the console has had a tough time doing most of the year. Wii U apparently sold between 50,000 and 60,000 units while the Wii moved between 30,000 and 40,000 consoles. Source

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Sonic Lost World’s debut sales in the US are in. For the month of October, the game sold under 30,000 copies. That figure combines sales of both versions – Wii U and 3DS.

Now, 30,000 copies isn’t a whole lot, but there is something important to keep in mind. Sonic Lost World launched in North America on October 29. NPD’s latest reporting period ended on November 2. This means Sonic’s debut sales account for a little less than a week of sales.

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Ace Attorney producer Motohide Eshiro was recently asked by Famitsu about the kinds of games he’d be interested in working on in the future. Eshiro responded by referring to a number of potential titles, including a remake of Final Fight. You can find Eshiro’s full comments shared with Famitsu below.

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The latest Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land details cover two new marriage candidates. You can find information about the characters below, courtesy of Siliconera’s translation.

Angela

– Nurse working at the local hospital
– Daughter of Guild Master Veronica
– May appear cool and collected on the outside since she seldom shows her emotions
– Has a weak side when exposed to sudden and unexpected events
– May try to keep her emotions in check because she appears older than she really is

Klaus

– Town’s dapper and dandy perfumer
– Can craft any form of perfume to suit the right mood
– Used to being calm and is exceptionally broad-minded in thinking
– Has a high level of tolerance
– Calm disposition

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Nintendo has responded to the October 2013 NPD data report.

The company’s results are highlighted by 3DS sales, which came in at 452,000 units last month. October 3DS sales doubled last month’s total, and according to Nintendo, “marked the most units any portable video game system or home console has sold in a single month in 2013.”

Pokemon X/Y were the top two selling titles in the US last month. Both versions sold 1.7 million copies in the US.

Thanks to the new Pokemon releases, October was the biggest month for 3DS software. Nintendo said in its NPD response today, “Total Nintendo 3DS first-party software sales hit more than 2 million units sold, the highest tally since the report for December 2011, which included sales of hit games Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7.”

You can find Nintendo’s full NPD response below.

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