Famitsu has reported that Dragon Quest IX has exceeded 4.15 million units in terms of shipment numbers. This information is a significant record for the game because it has beaten Dragon Quest VII as the most-shipped title in the series. Keep in mind that Dragon Quest IX hasn’t sold 4.15 million, but it’s an impressive feat nonetheless. The title launched in Japan back in July and seems to be on its way of reaching 5 million units sold, which is what Square Enix president Yoichi Wada is hoping for.

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Lina no Atelier – Strahl no Renkinjutsushi video

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Element Hunters video, screenshots

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ESRB updates

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Strategist (Wii) – E10+
Balloon Pop Festival (Wii) – E
Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures (DS) – E
Let’s Draw (DS) – E
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) – M
Robocalypse – Beaver Defense (Wii) – T
Nancy Drew: The Modern Mysteries (DS) – E10+
GTI Club Supermini Festa! (Wii) – E
Car Jack Streets (DSi) – T
Dart Rage (Wii) – E
Mean Girls (DS) – E10+
Save the Turtles (DSi) – E
Racers (Wii) – E
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Wii) – T
Libera Wing (DSi) – E
Hoopworld (Wii) – E10+
Super Smash Bros. (Wii) – E

Weekly savings (12/20 – 12/26)

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Best Buy

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii) – $39.99
Grand Slam Tennis (Wii) – $39.99
NHL 2K10 (Wii) – $39.99
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii) – $39.99
Dead Space Extraction (Wii) – $29.99
EA Sports Active (Wii) – $49.99
EA Sports Active: More Workouts (Wii) – $29.99
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum (Wii) – $24.99
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Wii) – $19.99
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage (Wii) – $39.99
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) – $29.99
MySims Agents (DS) – $24.99
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (DS) – $24.99
Hello Kitty Party (DS) – $24.99
Spore: Hero Arena (DS) – $24.99
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS) – $29.99
NERF N-Strike Elite with Switch Shot EX-3 Blaster (Wii) – $24.99
Need for Speed: Nitro (Wii) – $39.99
Disney Sing It: Pop Hits (Wii) – $39.99
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii) – $39.99
Just Dance (Wii) – $29.99
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) – $19.99
Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii) – $19.99
Bakugan: Battle Brawlers Collector’s Edition (DS) – $19.99
Hannah Montana: The Movie (DS) – $14.99
Phineas and Ferb (DS) – $14.99

LTD, YTD NPD hardware sales

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As many of you know, the NPD Group released the latest hardware sales numbers for the month of November about a week ago. We’ve posted lifetime-to-date and year-to-date figures for all systems below.

Lifetime-to-date

PS2: 44,981,318
DS: 35,416,758
Wii: 23,324,381
Xbox 360: 17,320,986
PSP: 16,182,836
PS3: 9,768,696

Year-to-date

DS: 7,875,400
Wii: 5,784,000
Xbox 360: 3,460,700
PS3: 2,974,500
PSP: 1,841,200
PS2: 1,466,700

Japan’s VC/WiiWare/DSiWare releases next week

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VC:
Famicom Detective Club Part II (NES, Nintendo, 500pts)
Gradius 2 (MSX, Konami, 800pts)
Knightmare (MSX, Konami, 800pts)

WiiWare:
Lost Winds Winter of the Melodias (Square Enix, 1000pts)
Phalanx (Zoom, 500pts)
Lit (Square Enix, 1000pts)
Othello (Arc System Works, 500pts)

DSiWare:
Katamuku + Action: Katamuction (HI Games & Publishing, 500pts)
@Simple DS Series Vol. 2: The Misshitsu kara Dasshutsu – Gakou-hen (D3 Publisher, 500pts)
Pocket Rurubu: Nagoya (Nintendo, 800pts)
Pocket Rurubu: Kobe (Nintendo, 800pts)

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