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Famitsu has published a listing of the best-selling games in Japan for the month of November. The chart is based on Enterbrain data taken between October 29 through November 25.

Here’s the list in full:

1. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 1,274,926 / NEW
2. [PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 – 394,782 / NEW
3. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – 223,344 / NEW
4. [3DS] Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon ~Magnagate to Mugendai no Meikyuu~ – 125,911 / NEW
5. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III – 104,035 / NEW
6. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 102,992 / 1,411,969
7. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Empires – 91,533 / NEW
8. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational – 86,912 / NEW
9. [PS3] Okami HD – 78,137 / NEW
10. [PS3] Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition – 63,725 / NEW


Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate has a new release date. Konami has confirmed today that the 3DS title will release in both North America and Europe in March.

North America will be getting Castlevania on March 5. In Europe, the game comes out on March 8.

Source: Konami PR


Reggie Fils-Aime has sent along a new Swapnote message to North American 3DS owners. A fresh piece of stationary was included, too. It’s a snapshot of the WaraWara Plaza.


In the latest Iwata Asks, Nintendo’s CEO brought along a couple of never-before-seen Wii U GamePad prototypes.

Here’s the first one:

It’s a rather odd contraption. Essentially, the prototype is a Wii Zapper peripheral with a nunchuck and screen attached.

The Iwata Asks discussion explains how the concept came about and how it led to the inclusion of a gyro sensor in the 3DS:


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