Nintendo Prevails in ITC Case Involving Nintendo 3DS
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
Nintendo has prevailed in a patent infringement case against International Trade Commission. Patent-licensing companies Technology Properties Limited LLC, Phoenix Digital Solutions LLC and Patriot Scientific Corporation brought on the case.
In the ruling, it was determined that the 3DS – as well as DSi – does not infringe the asserted patent.
Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s vice president and deputy general counsel, said of the verdict:
“We are very pleased with the commission’s determination, which confirmed the judge’s finding that Nintendo’s products do not infringe the asserted patent. Nintendo’s track record demonstrates that we vigorously defend patent lawsuits, including cases in the ITC, when we believe we have not infringed another party’s patent. Nintendo continues to develop unique and innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others.”
Source: Nintendo PR
Japanese Monster Hunter 4 shipments climb to 4.1 million
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When Capcom last spoke about Monster Hunter 4’s sales, it confirmed that the game’s shipments were at 4 million. That was in December. Since then, Capcom says Monster Hunter 4 has shipped 4.1 million units. It’s also seeing a “high” sell-through rate, according to the publisher.
More: Capcom, Japan, Monster Hunter 4, sales
Comparing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s Japanese sales to Returns
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 19 Comments
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold 35,000 copies in its first week on the Japanese market. How does that figure stack up to Donkey Kong Country Returns?
When the Wii game originally came out, it sold 163,000 units in its first week. The 3DS port Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D also sold quite well having moved 104,000 copies.
GameStop ad (2/19 – 2/25)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can check out what the retailer is offering this week in the circular below.
Level-5 has shipped 500,000 copies of Youkai Watch in Japan
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Shipments for Youkai Watch have surpassed 500,000 units in Japan, Level-5 confirmed today. As of February 16, sales come in at about 424,000 units based on Media Create data. The 3DS game has been seeing a bit of a resurgence on the sales charts as of late and it shouldn’t be too longer before actual sales (not shipments) officially hit the 500,000 mark.
More: Japan, Media Create, sales, Youkai Watch
More Game Center CX 3 demo footage
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More: Game Center CX 3, Japan, Namco Bandai
Miiverse gets a new update
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A new update has been applied on Miiverse today. No major functionality has been added, but there are a trio of changes.
First, for all versions of Miiverse, users can follow/unfollow others directly from the Followers page. Also for all versions, an icon of a screenshot with an X will appear when posting in an area where it’s not possible to attach screenshots. And lastly, the Wii U version of Miiverse now features an icon below posted videos to play them in high quality.
You can find the full update notes from Miiverse’s Marty below.
More: Miiverse, title update, top
Media Create software sales (2/10 – 2/16)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 118,427 – 562,083
2. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 35,717 / NEW
3. [3DS] A-Train 3D – 27,009 / NEW
4. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 23,017 / 440,131
5. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 22,230 / 423,836
6. [3DS] Magi: A New World – 15,793 / NEW
7. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 15,462 / 1,359,241
8. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris – 13,717 / 58,345
9. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost – 13,704 / 313,291
10. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 12,750 / 3,950,322
11. [PS3] Diablo III – 7,345 / 62,277
12. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 6,952 / 489,596
13. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 – 6,611 / 224,094
14. [PSV] Terraria – 6,245 / 21,315
15. [PS3] GTA V – 5,904 / 707,610
16. [3DS] Sentouchuu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 5,450 / 270,846
17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 5,75 / 3,672,543
18. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 5,273 / 248,079
19. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 5,103 / 3,219,168
20. [3DS] Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 4,785 / 377,432
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Media Create hardware sales (2/10 – 2/16)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 27,650
Vita – 17,081
3DS – 12,066
PS3 – 10,226
Wii U – 8,782
PSP – 2,944
Vita TV – 1,267
Xbox 360 – 256
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 36,306
Vita – 16,951
3DS – 12,002
PS3 – 10,240
Wii U – 7,180
PSP – 2,948
Vita TV – 1,331
Xbox 360 – 194
