Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Wii U’s first year sales stack up pretty favorably to the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in Japan. During their first years on the market, sales came in at 1,273,555 units, 1,219,474 units, and 1,074,621 units for the PS3, Wii U, and PS Vita respectively. Taking things a bit further, sales stand at 1,343,139 units, 1,341,304 units, and 1,110,333 units for the Wii U, PS3, and PS Vita after 54 weeks (Wii U’s current position).

First year (52 weeks):

PS3 – 1,273,555
Wii U – 1,219,474
PSV – 1,074,621

First 54 weeks (current Wii U LTD)

Wii U – 1,343,139
PS3 – 1,341,304
PSV – 1,110,333

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind sold 94,775 copies in its first week, based on data tracked by Dengeki.

Those strong sales resulted in a 75% sell-through rate (give or take). It also means Spike Chunsoft probably shipped around 130,000 copies of Attack on Titan.

Media Create’s latest data puts Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind at 42,311 copies sold in its second week. As such, it has probably sold through its entire first shipment.

For a title that didn’t have a lengthy development period and a somewhat meager budget, Spike Chunsoft should be pleased with Attack on Titan’s performance thus far.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Yearly Assassin’s Creed releases have been a regular thing now. That doesn’t mean Ubisoft would stick to the schedule if it’d mean sacrificing quality, however.

Ubisoft’s North American president Laurent Detoc told IGN that the publisher would hold back an Assassin’s Creed game if it doesn’t meet its expectations. Bringing out a “70 percent Assassin’s Creed game” would hurt the IP’s brand, Detoc said.

His comments in full:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land has a neat little collaboration with the Mario series. In the game, players can grow Red Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, and Stars in their fields. However, “special conditions” will need to be met in order to make this happen.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

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Update: Accompanying this video is a message from one of the developers, Koichi Hayashida. You can find it here.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Namco Bandai has slashed the price of Project X Zone pretty heavily on the 3DS eShop. You can now purchase the game for just $14.99. That price is valid through January 1.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

Teyon will be releasing Bird Mania Christmas on the 3DS eShop next week, the company announced today. Pricing is set at $1.99 / €1.99.

Bird Mania Christmas offers the following features:

• Christmas-inspired winter theme with new online leaderboards for fierce competition for the top spot
• Fly through the icy winter full of gingerbread cookies, candy canes and pine trees galore.
• Loads of Christmas baubles and stars to collect for points!
• Dash into enemy birds for crazy bonuses but avoid crashing into Santa’s elves to keep Christmas alive!

Bird Mania Christmas launches on December 26.

Source: Teyon PR

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