June 2013 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of June. The results can be found below.
The Last Of Us (PS3)** 1 Sony (Corp)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) 2 Nintendo
Minecraft (360) 3 Microsoft (Corp)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, NWU)** 4 Activision Blizzard (Corp)
NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, WII, NWU, PSP, PC)** 5 Take 2 Interactive (Corp)
Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PS3, NWU)** 6 Warner Bros. Interactive
Donkey Kong Country Returns (3DS, WII) 7 Nintendo
Deadpool (360, PS3) 8 Activision Blizzard (Corp)
Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)** 9 Electronic Arts
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) 10 Nintendo
**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)
US trademark for The Wonderful 101 encounters issues, but probably not a big deal
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In January, Nintendo came across issues with a US trademark for The Wonderful 101. It conflicts slightly with DIRECTV, as the satellite service company previously registered “The 101”.
It’s sounding like this won’t be too big of a deal at the end of the day, so there’s no need to worry about the game’s release.
Warner Bros. confirms two new Batman: Arkham Origins skins, teases Batgirl
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Two new character skins were announced for Batman: Arkham Origins during a San Diego Comic-Con panel today.
Warner Bros. Montreal will be including “Batman One Million” and “Worst Nightmare Batman” skins. The latter will be unlocked after players have “drained the game of content” and cleared all achievements. How that works in the Wii U version is unclear.
The Worst Nightmare Batman skin will be available for those who are “absolute masters” of the game, according to WB Games Montreal’s Eric Holmes.
Later in the panel, Holmes teased the presence of Batgirl, noting that fans will simply have to wait and play the game to see how Batgirl might be handled. Robin is unlikely to appear given how Origins’ timeline takes place before he exists.
Ubisoft delays unannounced franchise to FY14-15
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Ubisoft is cooking up some kind of unannounced franchise. Originally, it was planned for launch by the end of the current financial year in March 2014. As part of the company’s financial results released today, however, it was revealed that this mysterious franchise has been pushed back to FY14-15. It’s currently unclear what caused the delay.
Batman: Arkham Origins – Copperhead reveal trailer
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Batman: Arkham Origins screenshots – a look at Copperhead
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies gets PG rating in Australia
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies has been rated “M” by the ESRB, one of the higher classifications handed down by the board. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Dual Destinies was given a “PG” rating by the OFLC today.
The lowest level of OFLC classification is “G”. “PG” is one step up and is intended for players over the age of 15. To compare, the ESRB’s “M” rating means that a game is suitable for a person aged 17 or older.
Copperhead confirmed as next Batman: Arkham Origins assassin
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Warner Bros. announced a new assassin for Batman: Arkham Origins during a Comic-Con panel today. Copperhead will be joining the game, it has been confirmed.
Just to clarify, this will be the new version of Copperhead – the female villain that appeared in The New 52.
A number of assassins were previously revealed. Deathstroke, Deadshot, and Bane will be joining Copperhead and four others in Batman: Arkham Origins.
Miyamoto says it would have been great if Wii had been HD
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Making the Wii SD as opposed to HD was a bit of a controversial decision at the time for Nintendo. HD televisions were starting to break out, and Sony and Microsoft both adapted this functionality for their own consoles – the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Shigeru Miyamoto, reflecting on the decision to go with SD for Wii in an interview with 4Gamer, said that “it would have been great if it were HD in the first place.” He also relayed a sentiment to move on to HD sooner.
An unofficial translation of Miyamoto’s remarks:
