Nintendo has responded to the June 2013 NPD report. The company confirmed that the 3DS managed to sell roughly 225,000 units in the US last month, making it the best-selling video game system for the second straight month.

Hardware sales are up by more than 40 percent year-over-year. 3DS software sales are also increasing, rising by close to 105 percent.

Nintendo’s full response can be found below.

June 2013 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of June. The results can be found below.

The Last Of Us (PS3)** 1 Sony (Corp)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) 2 Nintendo
Minecraft (360) 3 Microsoft (Corp)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, NWU)** 4 Activision Blizzard (Corp)
NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, WII, NWU, PSP, PC)** 5 Take 2 Interactive (Corp)
Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PS3, NWU)** 6 Warner Bros. Interactive
Donkey Kong Country Returns (3DS, WII) 7 Nintendo
Deadpool (360, PS3) 8 Activision Blizzard (Corp)
Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)** 9 Electronic Arts
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) 10 Nintendo

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

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US trademark for The Wonderful 101 encounters issues, but probably not a big deal

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In January, Nintendo came across issues with a US trademark for The Wonderful 101. It conflicts slightly with DIRECTV, as the satellite service company previously registered “The 101”.

It’s sounding like this won’t be too big of a deal at the end of the day, so there’s no need to worry about the game’s release.

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Warner Bros. confirms two new Batman: Arkham Origins skins, teases Batgirl

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Two new character skins were announced for Batman: Arkham Origins during a San Diego Comic-Con panel today.

Warner Bros. Montreal will be including “Batman One Million” and “Worst Nightmare Batman” skins. The latter will be unlocked after players have “drained the game of content” and cleared all achievements. How that works in the Wii U version is unclear.

The Worst Nightmare Batman skin will be available for those who are “absolute masters” of the game, according to WB Games Montreal’s Eric Holmes.

Later in the panel, Holmes teased the presence of Batgirl, noting that fans will simply have to wait and play the game to see how Batgirl might be handled. Robin is unlikely to appear given how Origins’ timeline takes place before he exists.

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Ubisoft delays unannounced franchise to FY14-15

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Ubisoft is cooking up some kind of unannounced franchise. Originally, it was planned for launch by the end of the current financial year in March 2014. As part of the company’s financial results released today, however, it was revealed that this mysterious franchise has been pushed back to FY14-15. It’s currently unclear what caused the delay.

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Batman: Arkham Origins – Copperhead reveal trailer

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Batman: Arkham Origins screenshots – a look at Copperhead

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies gets PG rating in Australia

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies has been rated “M” by the ESRB, one of the higher classifications handed down by the board. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Dual Destinies was given a “PG” rating by the OFLC today.

The lowest level of OFLC classification is “G”. “PG” is one step up and is intended for players over the age of 15. To compare, the ESRB’s “M” rating means that a game is suitable for a person aged 17 or older.

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Copperhead confirmed as next Batman: Arkham Origins assassin

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Warner Bros. announced a new assassin for Batman: Arkham Origins during a Comic-Con panel today. Copperhead will be joining the game, it has been confirmed.

Just to clarify, this will be the new version of Copperhead – the female villain that appeared in The New 52.

A number of assassins were previously revealed. Deathstroke, Deadshot, and Bane will be joining Copperhead and four others in Batman: Arkham Origins.