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EDGE ranks the top 10 consoles of the past 20 years

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, GameCube, General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments

EDGE has been around for twenty years. To celebrate, the magazine picked the top 10 consoles over that span.

Here’s how the results panned out:

10. Dreamcast
9. Xbox
8. Wii
7. PlayStation 3
6. DS Lite
5. GameCube
4. Nintendo 64
3. PlayStation
2. Xbox 360
1. PlayStation 2

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Portal-inspired Homebrew game hits DS, can be played with a flash cart

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News, Videos | 1 Comment

The game isn’t finished yet, but now that it’s in playable form GBATemp forum-goers ‘Smealum’ and ‘Lobo’ have decided to formally reveal their Nintendo DS Homebrew project Aperture Science. Here are the details:

– Can only be played with a flash cart, but it is free to download
– Story centers around Doug Rattman, the guy who wrote “The cake is a lie” on the walls in the first Portal
– There’s also a level editor available from the site

Via Joystiq

Level-5 sales: Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven, Ni no Kuni, and Guild

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

Professor Layton has been Level-5’s most-successful series. The franchise has spawned 15 million copies around the world since the original’s release, the company announced during its “Vision” event in Japan held earlier today.

Level-5 provided sales updates on other IPs, too. Inazuma Eleven has also been access with global sales reaching 6.5 million units. Meanwhile, combined sales of Ni no Kuni on the PlayStation 3 and DS stand at 1.4 million sales worldwide.

There’s also a bit of news about Level-5’s Guild series. The likes of Liberation Maiden, Aero Porter, and Crimson Shroud, have sold 400,000 digital copies in total. Around 50% of the share comes from overseas downloads.

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Media Create software sales (8/12 – 8/18) – Top 50

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01./01. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 41.679 / 206.627 (-9%)
02./02. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 39.809 / 244.638 (+39%)
03./05. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 28.361 / 1.379.177 (+42%)
04./03. [3DS] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.08} (¥5.980) – 15.711 / 40.498 (-37%)
05./06. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (¥5.990) – 13.447 / 322.764 (-29%)
06./09. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 13.222 / 3.377.938 (+33%)
07./12. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 12.501 / 870.745 (+54%)
08./08. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 11.133 / 136.711 (+6%)
09./10. [WIU] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) – 10.956 / 165.660 (+22%)
10./13. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 10.322 / 253.454 (+30%)
11./04. [PS3] Dragon’s Crown (Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) – 9.644 / 148.563 (-54%)
12./18. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!! (Nippon Columbia) {2013.07.25} (¥5.040) – 8.299 / 29.577 (+29%)
13./14. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link! (Level 5) {2013.07.25} (¥4.980) – 8.139 / 44.393 (+8%)
14./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 7.788 / 2.101.260
15./21. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 7.743 / 545.084
16./07. [PSV] Dragon’s Crown (Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) – 7.122 / 103.130 (-36%)
17./19. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom (Level 5) {2013.07.18} (¥4.400) – 6.823 / 58.039 (+16%)
18./28. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 6.806 / 2.078.965
19./31. [WII] New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) {2009.03.12} (¥3.800) – 6.342 / 223.138
20./16. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights # (Nippon Ichi Software) {2013.07.25} (¥7.140) – 5.984 / 78.674 (-19%)

Media Create software sales (8/12 – 8/18)

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

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 41.764 / 193.644 <60-80%> (-11%)
02./02. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 37.090 / 253.573 <60-80%> (+34%)
03./04. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 25.742 / 1.375.630 <80-100%> (+22%)
04./07. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 18.909 / 3.766.883 <80-100%> (+27%)
05./03. [3DS] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.08} (¥5.980) – 16.859 / 43.610 <60-80%> (-37%)
06./08. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 15.867 / 146.692 <80-100%> (+12%)
07./05. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (¥5.990) – 14.864 / 323.581 <80-100%> (-28%)
08./10. [WIU] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) – 11.505 / 181.190 <80-100%> (+21%)
09./13. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 10.676 / 886.695 <80-100%> (+30%)
10./15. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 10.196 / 220.019 <80-100%> (+39%)
11./09. [PS3] Dragon’s Crown (Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) – 9.946 / 138.525 <80-100%> (-16%)
12./11. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link! (Level 5) {2013.07.25} (¥4.980) – 8.731 / 50.758 <60-80%> (-5%)
13./06. [3DS] Pokemon Tretta Lab for Nintendo 3DS (Takara Tomy) {2013.08.10} (¥3.800) – 8.391 / 27.258 <40-60%> (-56%)
14./23. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 7.702 / 549.195 <80-100%> (+43%)
15./27. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 7.397 / 2.093.835 <80-100%> (+49%)
16./21. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!! (Nippon Columbia) {2013.07.25} (¥5.040) – 7.159 / 27.265 <60-80%> (+20%)
17./24. [WIU] New Super Luigi U (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥3.885) – 6.898 / 66.897 <60-80%> (+31%)
18./20. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom (Level 5) {2013.07.18} (¥4.400) – 6.655 / 58.533 <60-80%> (+11%)
19./19. [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025 (D3 Publisher) {2013.07.04} (¥6.980) – 6.085 / 221.190 <80-100%> (-3%)
20./16. [PSV] Dragon’s Crown (Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) – 5.716 / 98.636 <80-100%> (-17%)
21./14. [3DS] Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Game de Kaburincho!! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.08} (¥4.980) – 5.258 / 13.157 <40-60%> (-33%)
22./00. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 5.236 / 2.068.214 <80-100%>
23./25. [WIU] LEGO City Undercover (Nintendo) {2013.07.25} (¥5.985) – 5.141 / 36.178 <60-80%> (-2%)
24./00. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 4.927 / 495.407 <80-100%>
25./00. [WII] New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) {2009.03.12} (¥3.800) – 4.676 / 164.505 <80-100%>
26./00. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 4.528 / 2.984.464 <80-100%>
27./29. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980) – 4.515 / 44.133 <80-100%> (+9%)
28./22. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights # (Nippon Ichi Software) {2013.07.25} (¥7.140) – 4.465 / 72.927 <80-100%> (-19%)
29./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 4.268 / 245.786 <80-100%>
30./30. [PSP] Dangan-Ronpa (PSP the Best) # (Spike) {2011.11.23} (¥2.940) – 4.170 / 115.398 <80-100%> (+6%)

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Shiny Legendary Pokemon distribution trailer

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

UK software sales (Week ending 8/17)

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

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1	1	MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–	2	PAYDAY 2	XB360	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
3	3	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
7	4	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4	5	THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–	6	PAYDAY 2	PS3	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
5	7	FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16	8	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14	9	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
9	10	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
6	11	MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
17	12	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
8	13	FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22	14	MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
18	15	TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12	16	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
15	17	THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2	18	TALES OF XILLIA	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
13	19	TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19	20	BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21	21	FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
36	22	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
27	23	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25	24	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
24	25	GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10	26	THE SMURFS 2	DS	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
23	27	LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
34	28	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	29	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11	30	PIKMIN 3	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
28	31	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31	32	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
39	33	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
38	34	MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
29	35	SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGE	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	KOCH MEDIA
40	36	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20	37	THE SMURFS 2	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
30	38	FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
35	39	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
32	40	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA

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LW	TW	Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–	1	PAYDAY 2	OVERKILL SOFTWARE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
1	2	MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
7	3	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2	4	FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5	5	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
6	6	THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3	7	THE SMURFS 2	UBISOFT (OSAKA)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8	8	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9	9	TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13	10	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
10	11	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
16	12	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
12	13	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14	14	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11	15	FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
15	16	MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
18	17	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
19	18	BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
26	19	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
21	20	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
22	21	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
30	22	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20	23	SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGE	VOLITION	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	KOCH MEDIA
17	24	MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	ALPHADREAM	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
32	25	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24	26	THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
25	27	GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
37	28	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4	29	TALES OF XILLIA	NAMCO TALES STUDIO	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
27	30	CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
29	31	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
28	32	DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
36	33	MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
35	34	GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
31	35	TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
33	36	LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
23	37	PIKMIN 3	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	38	MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	39	JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–	40	SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE

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Media Create software sales (8/5 – 8/11) – Top 50

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01./01. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 45.793 / 164.947 (-62%)
02./03. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 28.598 / 204.829 (-12%)
03./00. [3DS] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.08} (¥5.980) – 24.787 / NEW <37,33%>
04./10. [PS3] Dragon’s Crown (Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) – 20.845 / 138.919 (+52%)
05./04. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 20.036 / 1.350.817 (-6%)
06./02. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (¥5.990) – 18.897 / 309.316 (-53%)
07./09. [PSV] Dragon’s Crown (Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) – 11.153 / 96.008 (-19%)
08./08. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 10.460 / 125.578 (-24%)
09./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 9.933 / 3.364.716 (+3%)
10./12. [WIU] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) – 8.969 / 154.704 (-13%)
11./00. [3DS] Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantou Kyousoukyoku (Arc System Works) {2013.08.08} (¥4.649) – 8.666 / NEW
12./16. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 8.110 / 858.243 (+7%)
13./14. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 7.956 / 243.132 (-6%)
14./11. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link! (Level 5) {2013.07.25} (¥4.980) – 7.533 / 36.254 (-28%)
15./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 6: Special Package (Capcom) {2013.08.08} (¥3.990) – 7.454 / NEW
16./06. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights # (Nippon Ichi Software) {2013.07.25} (¥7.140) – 7.350 / 72.691 (-54%)
17./00. [3DS] Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Game de Kaburincho!! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.08} (¥4.980) – 6.939 / NEW
18./20. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!! (Nippon Columbia) {2013.07.25} (¥5.040) – 6.426 / 21.279 (+7%)
19./18. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom (Level 5) {2013.07.18} (¥4.400) – 5.890 / 51.215 (-19%)
20./17. [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025 (D3 Publisher) {2013.07.04} (¥6.980) – 5.409 / 235.701 (-27%)

Pokemon franchise sales at 172,000,000 units since Red/Blue

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment

Just how successful has the Pokemon franchise been? Since Pokemon Red/Blue’s release in 1996, 172,000,000 units have been sold around the world, according to the Pokemon Company. Quite an impressive figure!

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