Skylanders franchise collects $500 million in US sales
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Activision’s Skylanders franchise has raked in over $500 million in US retail sales, including accessory packs and figures. The milestone was reached faster than any other kids’ gaming property. More than $195 million was collected through Skylanders Giants sales.
Skylanders Giants and Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure figures outsold some of the top action figure lines in the toy category in the US such as Beyblades, WWE, and Star Wars. Last year, Skylanders Giants surpassed domestic box office sales for top holiday kids movies including “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Rise of the Guardians”.
Source: Activision PR
Renegade Kid made Crash Bandicoot DS demo in two weeks
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Footage leaked out yesterday of a Renegade Kid-made Crash Bandicoot DS demo. Did you know that the studio made the prototype in just two weeks? That is the case, according to Jools Watsham. Renegade Kid put fourteen days of work into the project… and then never touched it again.
@chillybillz We only spent a couple of weeks on the demo and haven’ttouched it since.
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) January 10, 2013
UK – Zelda Symphony of The Goddesses concert taking place in May
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UK fans of The Legend of Zelda will be able to purchase tickets for an upcoming Symphony of The Goddesses concert next week. Tickets go on sale next Monday at 10 AM for a May 23 concert at the Hammersmith Apollo.
This will be the first time that the Symphony of The Goddesses concert heads to the UK. A Zelda 25th Anniversary show was held back in 2011.
Pokemon X/Y scans offer Xerneas and Yveltal art
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The scans don’t contain any new screenshots, but we do get another new look at the legendary Pokemon Xerneas and Yveltal.
Puyo Puyo Twitter hints at announcement for next week
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Puyo Puyo’s official Twitter account is hinting at an announcement soon. News could come as soon as next week.
A message posted yesterday states that “there may be… some sort of… announcement… next week…”
Artist creates modern 3D Pokemon Center in UDK
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We’ve never seen a true, mainline 3D Pokemon game on a Nintendo console. Maybe we never will.
And that’s where environment artist Evan Liaw comes in. Liaw, who previously worked on Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, has recreated one area from the series in a modern-looking 3D world. Liaw made a number of Pokemon Center images, all of which are rendered in UDK.
Photos of his efforts can be found in the gallery above.
Upcoming 3DS eShop releases
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Thanks to the 3DS eShop, a few of the remaining January “Nintendo Download” releases have been confirmed. A couple of titles are due out next week thus far, while another game has been given a January 24 date.
They are as follows:
January 17
Tokyo Crash Mobs (3DS download software) – $6.99
Disney/Pixar: Finding Nemo Escape to the Big Blue Edition (3DS retail) – TBA
January 24
Cocoto Alien Brick Breaker (3DS download software) – TBA
Source: 3DS eShop
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct screenshots
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Rumor: Nintendo deletes NNID after Wii U owner lets underage niece draw on Miiverse
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 0 comments
NeoGAF user “suikodan” claims that his Nintendo Network ID was deleted after Nintendo detected a Miiverse drawing from his underage niece.
After the drawing was made, the niece made sure to ask suikodan to include the message “Drawing made by my 10yo niece”. A week later, suikodan noticed an email stating that his Nintendo Network ID had been taken down. Nintendo’s reasoning? The company apparently said “a children need parental consent to create an Account online”.
The situation has since been resolved. After contacting a Nintendo customer service representative, suikodan was told that he would be able to download any titles attached to the account.
This story is almost too crazy to be true. But knowing how seriously Nintendo considers the online interaction of children and privacy, it’s certainly possible.
