(2001) Pikmin – First week: 90,000 (54.9%) | Total sales: 549,000
(2004) Pikmin 2 – First week: 160,000 (48.4%) | Total sales: 484,000
(2013) Pikmin 3 – First week: 92,720 (48.45%)

One important point to note here is that Pikmin 3’s sales were accounted for over a two day period, whereas Pikmin 2 saw four days of sales. We also have to take into account that there aren’t a whole lot of Wii U units out in consumers’ hands just yet.

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New Pokemon X/Y footage

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Sakurai thought about bringing Smash Bros. to Nintendo handhelds previously

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Even though Super Smash Bros. has been around since the N64 era, Nintendo is just now bringing the franchise to a portable. In addition to Wii U, a unique version of the series’ next entry will be released for the 3DS.

But has creator Masahiro Sakurai considered making Smash Bros. for a Nintendo handheld in the past? As it turns out, the answer is yes.

Sakurai told GamesTM this month that he “thought about it”, but “we purely didn’t have the opportunity, it just never came up.” He also explained that it may not have been possible to realize Smash Bros. on any Nintendo handheld before the GBA.

“It’s not that I haven’t wanted to – I thought about it, I did. To be honest, we purely didn’t have the opportunity, it just never came up. And also, to speak freely, if you look at a handheld device preceding anything before the GBA, I don’t know that it would have the capabilities to fully realize Smash Bros.”

Thanks to joclo for sending this information our way.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes “Big Figures” trailer, new playable characters include Stan Lee

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Warner Bros. debuted a new trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes during a Comic-Con panel today. Along with Stan Lee, the following characters will likely be playable due to their appearance in the video:

Kingpin
Rhino
Blob
Colossus
Storm
Jean Grey
Cyclops
Lizard
Juggernaut
Dr. Doom
Iron Man Hulkbuster Armor
Sabretooth

The following characters were also mentioned in a panel live-blog:

Elektra
Silver Samurai
The Punisher
Beast
Gambit
Green Goblin
Iron Patriot (a pre-order exclusive)
Squirrel Girl
Vulture
Howard The Duck

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Fishing is back in Pokemon X/Y

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Just as you would expect, fishing is back in Pokemon X/Y. The latest episode of Pokemon Smash showed the feature during a gameplay segment. Octillery was caught at one point, and later in the footage, the player went surfing on the Pokemon with a standard shadow. The video went on to show Inkay on an island.

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[Feature] Eggbusters – Metroid (NES)

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I was really excited to tackle such a classic this week honestly! The glitch turned out to be somewhat fruitful, but it’s about the journey and not the conclusion, right!? Enjoy!

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds pre-orders open

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All major retailers are now taking pre-orders for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. You can reserve the game at Amazon, Best Buy, or GameStop.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds will be released in North America in November.