UK software sales (Week ending 8/15)
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1 1 ASHES CRICKET 2009 GUSTO GAMES CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
2 2 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 3 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 4 CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD TECHLAND UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 5 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 6 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 7 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 8 MADDEN NFL 10 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 9 G-FORCE KEEN GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
6 10 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
Nintendo Download: Fun Keeps Popping Up, From Slot Cars to Rock Stars, Sudoku to Ninjutsu
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Choosing a game to download from the Wii™ Shop Channel or Nintendo DSi Shop™ can be a little like taking a personality test. Do you like mystery and surprises? A new WiiWare™ game offers elements of magic and pop-up excitement. Are you an extrovert who craves the spotlight? Try a Nintendo DSiWare™ title that turns players into rock stars. Do you crave competition and fierce action? Choose from a new car racing game or a bona fide martial-arts classic. Or maybe you’re more of a brainiac? Check out the sudoku-themed installment in the popular Brain Age™ series. This week’s new downloadable games offer something for players of any disposition.
Spore franchise leaps onto Nintendo platforms this October (UK)
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– Create, Fight and Explore Spore-Style for the First Time on the Wii –
Guildford, UK – 17th August 2009 – Get ready for heroic battles, vibrant worlds and boundless creativity! Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced that Spore™ Hero and Spore™ Hero Arena will be available on the 9th October 2009. Built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ platforms, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena introduce a new level of action-packed adventure and combat to the critically acclaimed Spore franchise.““Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena give Spore and Nintendo fans a new, dynamic and engaging way to interact with their customised creature heroes,” said Lucy Bradshaw, VP and General Manager at Maxis. “Players’ heroes take center stage as both games, distinctly tailor-made for its Nintendo platform, infuse creativity, combat and adventure to create a unique gameplay experience on the Wii and Nintendo DS.”
Pop+ Solo dated for North America, Europe
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Nnooo are proud to announce that Pop+ Solo™ has been approved for release in both Europe and North America for Nintendo DSiWare™. Pop+ Solo will launch on August 24th in Americas and August 21st in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the UK for 500 Wii Points™.
In Pop+ Solo not only are users tasked with popping bubbles to make long chains and trying to keep the timer alive but also in a first for the series Nnooo have introduced a new Adventure mode with four boss battles. Players can now play through 16 waves of popping action with bosses interrupting the flow to try to stop players in their tracks.
ESRB updates
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DJ Hero (Wii) – T
Hot and Cold: A 3D Hidden Object Adventure (DSi) – E
Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald Tear (DS) – E
PALLURIKIO (Wii) – E
World of Zoo (Wii) – E
Cook Wars (Wii) – E
Ninja Gaiden (Wii/Arcade) – E10+
Rygar (Wii/Arcade) – E10+
SpongeBob’s Truth or Square (Wii/DS) – E
Tecmo Bowl (Wii/Arcade) – E
Water Sports (Wii) – E
Hasbro Family Game Night 2 (Wii) – E
DJ Star (DS) – M
A Witch’s Tale (DS) – E10+
Disney’s A Christmas Carol + DGamer (DS) – E
Family Feud 2010 Edition (Wii) – E
Let’s Play Flight Attendant (DS) – E
Team Elimination Games (Wii) – E
Tony Hawk: Ride (Wii) – E10+
Solomon’s Key (Wii/Arcade) – E
Puzzle League Express (DSi) – E
First day sales/estimates for Japan
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Famitsu First Day Sales (08/13)
[WII] Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Akatsuki no Ouji (Square Enix) – 6,600 (23%)
Famitsu August Estimates
Title – First Shipment/Total Forecast (Related Title – First Week/Total Sales)
[NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold & Soul Silver (Pokemon) FS 1.35M-1.90M / TF 3.60M-4.40M (Pokemon DP – FW 1.586M / LTD 5.686M)
[WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) FS 310K-440K / TF 1.80M+ (Wii Fit – FW 254K / LTD 3.488M)
[NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 (Level 5) FS 230K-320K / TF 260K-360K (IE – FW 41K / LTD 375K)
[PS3] Tales of Vesperia (Bandai Namco) FS 160K-230K / TF 230K-330K (ToV 360 – FW 101K / LTD 195K)
[PSP] Gran Turismo (SCE) FS 150K-210K / TF 210K-300K (GT5 Prologue – FW 108K / LTD 239K)
[NDS] Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden (Square Enix) FS 150K-210K / TF 150K-210K (FF4DS – FW 309K / LTD 622K)
[NDS] SaGa 2 SE (Square Enix) FS 140K-200K / TF 210K-300K (Romancing SaGa PS2 – FW 221K / LTD 455K)
[PS3] Tekken 6 (Bandai Namco) FS 120K-170K / TF 170K-200K (Tekken 5 – FW 217K / LTD 317K)
[PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (Konami) FS 130K-180K / FS 190K-260K (JPPYP3 – FW 109K / LTD 356K)
[PS3] Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki (Bandai Namco) FS 110K-160K / TF 160K-220K (Gundam Musou 2 – FW 162K / LTD 316K)
[NDS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (Atlus) FS 90K-120K / TF 90K-120K (Devil Survivor – FW 57K / LTD 107K)
[NDS] Super Robo Gakuen (Bandai Namco) FS 80K-110K / TF 80K-110K (Mugen no Frontier – FW 90K / LTD 121K)
[PS3] Bayonetta (Sega) FS 80K-110K / TF 100K-140K (DMC4 – FW 212K / LTD 310K)
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (MTV Games)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
Japan:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Monster Hunter 3 Classic Controller Bundle (Capcom)
3. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
4. Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom)
5. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Ashes Cricket 09 (Codemasters)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Fossil Fighters (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
5. The World Ends with You (Square Enix)
Japan:
1. Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix)
2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
3. Irodzuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip (Nintendo)
4. Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega)
5. Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Rich Oosouji (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
5. Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)
NPD top 20 sales
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1. Wii Sports Resort/MotionPlus (Wii) – Nintendo
2. NCAA Football 10 (360) – EA
3. NCAA Football 10 (PS3) – EA
4. Wii Fit/Balance Board (Wii) – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart Wii/Wheel (Wii) – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart DS (DS) – Nintendo
7. Pokemon Platinum (DS) – Nintendo
8. Fight Night Round 4 (360) – EA
9. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) – Nintendo
10. EA Sports Active Bundle (Wii) – EA
11. Wii Play/Wiimote (Wii) – Nintendo
12. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii) – EA
13. Fight Night Round 4 (PS3) – EA
14. UFC 2009: Undisputed (360) – THQ
15. Punch-Out!! (Wii) – Nintendo
16. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Autobots (DS) – Activision Blizzard
17. Prototype (360) – Activision Blizzard
18. Major League Baseball 2K9 (360) – Take 2 Interactive
19. The Legendary Starfy (DS) – Nintendo
20. NCAA Football 10 (PS2) – EA