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Media Create sent out its own set of data for the top 30 best-selling games of last year. The Japanese sales tracker also published hardware figures for 2012.

Both sets of data can be found below.

Software sales

RankTitle2012 sales
Tot. sales
Sys.Publisher
01.Pokémon Black/White 22,919,977
2,919,977
DSPokémon Co.
02.Animal Crossing: New Leaf1,969,955
2,919,977
3DSNintendo
03.New Super Mario Bros. 21,743,791
1,743,791
3DSNintendo
04.Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D919,870
919,870
3DSSquare Enix
05.Resident Evil 6833,012
833,012
PS3Capcom
06.One Piece: Pirate Warriors828,150
828,150
PS3Namco Bandai
07.Mario Kart 7748,797
1,908,966
3DSNintendo
08.Super Mario 3D Land689,374
1,769,566
3DSNintendo
09.Mario Party 9641,348
641,348
WiiNintendo
10.Dragon Quest X609,783
609,783
WiiSquare Enix
11.Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate602,058
1,587,556
3DSCapcom
12.Yakuza 5518,224
518,224
PS3Sega
13.Dragon’s Dogma467,375
467,375
PS3Capcom
14.Fire Emblem: Awakening455,268
455,268
3DSNintendo
15.Tales of Xillia 2428,913
428,913
PS3Namco Bandai
16.Paper Mario: Sticker Star402,133
402,133
3DSNintendo
17.Pro Evolution Soccer 2013399,340
399,340
PS3Konami
18.Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Infinity373,699
373,699
3DSPokémon Co.
19.New Super Mario Bros. U369,392
369,392
WiiUNintendo
20.Wii Sports Resort (w/ MotionPlus pack-in)358,627
1,161,600
WiiNintendo
21.The 2nd Super Robot Taisen Z344,018
344,018
PSPNamco Bandai
22.Pokémon Conquest341,250
341,250
DSPokémon Co.
23.Taiko Drum Master: The Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orb340,533
340,533
3DSNamco Bandai
24.Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City338,889
338,889
PS3Capcom
25.Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance338,812
338,812
3DSSquare Enix
26.Run for Money Tousouchuu337,472
337,472
3DSNamco Bandai
27.Taiko Drum Master: Super Splendid Edition321,959
321,959
WiiNamco Bandai
28.Kid Icarus: Uprising316,133
316,133
3DSNintendo
29.Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu/Raimei314,016
314,016
3DSLevel 5
30.Resident Evil: Revelations296,040
296,040
3DSCapcom

TOTAL Hardware sales to date (lifetime):

PlayStation 2 – 21,833,215
Wii – 12,638,836
PSP – 19,453,023
Nintendo 3DS – 7,689,512
Nintendo 3DS XL – 2,090,372
PlayStation 3 – 8,860,082
PlayStation Vita – 1,130,820
Xbox 360 – 1,613,832

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Capcom has given us a dilemma. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is coming out in March, but for two platforms: Wii U and 3DS. Which version should you buy? Some fans are thinking about picking up both.

For series followers in the UK, GAME has put up a pre-order page for a “Monster Hunter 3 Double Pack”. It includes Ultimate for Wii U and 3DS. Buying the two separately would set you back £73, so you’d saving a tiny bit by purchasing the Double Pack for £70.

You can find additional information on GAME’s site here.


01./00. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom) {2013.01.17} (¥6.990) – 110.429 / NEW <61,82%>
02./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 97.448 / 2.283.756 (+17%)
03./00. [PSP] Digimon Adventure (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.17} (¥6.280) – 47.807 / NEW <68,98%>
04./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 17.803 / 1.873.642 (-18%)
05./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
(Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 13.728 / 184.139 (-7%)
06./06. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 12.019 / 391.389 (-13%)
07./04. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 11.684 / 399.382 (-20%)
08./05. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 11.055 / 495.922 (-24%)
09./08. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 9.598 / 441.708 (-23%)
10./07. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 #
(Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 9.365 / 216.811 (-30%)
11./09. [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 8.740 / 270.917 (-25%)
12./10. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 8.408 / 393.485 (-16%)
13./12. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥5.980) – 8.068 / 281.853 (-11%)
14./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 7.547 / 1.954.951 (-7%)
15./13. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 7.379 / 106.853 (-16%)
16./11. [PS3] Yakuza 5 # (Sega) {2012.12.06} (¥8.800) – 6.493 / 561.073 (-33%)
17./15. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town (Konami) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980) – 6.045 / 133.846 (-25%)
18./17. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 5.873 / 421.881 (-18%)
19./26. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 5.844 / 360.313 (+30%)
20./19. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 5.724 / 2.948.796 (-14%)


Bravely Default: Flying Fairy has been a smashing success for Square Enix. Since launch, the publisher shipped 300,000 copies throughout Japan.

Producer Tomoya Asano told 4Gamer:

“Yes, I’d like to report to everyone that Bravery Default has broken over 300,000 copies shipped. I think by the end of the month, the sales numbers will achieve 300,000.”

No one (well, aside from the folks at Square Enix) knows what lies in the future for Bravely Default, but the IP is far from done. Asano teased future developments while speaking with 4Gamer:

“The official [Bravely Default] Twitter account has been in a silent state lately, partly because the consumer camp has been all out of information. However, from this year to about next year, I’m thinking there are a lot of things that I want to prepare for everyone to look forward to, so please continue to follow the Twitter account. I want to share information with everyone as soon as developments start again, so thank you in advance.”

Source 1, Source 2



So Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon is called Luigi’s Mansion 2 in Europe? Guess so.



The GDC awards are a pretty big deal, because it’s one of the few gaming awards shows that isn’t chosen by the public and isn’t chosen by some big name media company (like the VGAs)– the winners of this award are chosen by developers, for developers. Winning one of these means your peers who work in the same industry as you think highly of your product, and that’s a pretty cool thing!

You can find the nominees for all of the GDC Awards this year (which happens on March 27th at GDC) after the jump.


Capcom is continuing to highlight creatures from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. The latest, Great Wroggi, is a Bird Wyvern in the game.

Great Wroggi screenshots and details are posted below, straight from Capcom-Unity.



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