Nintendo teasing Super Mario Bros. 3 for 3DS Ambassador program?
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Nintendo has posted the following notice and image on Facebook…
As you can see, that’s definitely Super Mario Bros. 3. The question is, why would they include that photo if Super Mario Bros. 3 wouldn’t be a part of the Ambassador program? It’d help if we could receive a confirmed lineup!
Nintendo responds to July 2011 NPD data by boasting about Just Dance 2
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You won’t find any Wii or 3DS sales here. But yes, this is actually Nintendo’s response for the July 2011 NPD data, it seems…
Just Dance 2 Becomes Eighth Wii Title to Sell More Than 5 Million Units
Just Dance® 2 from Ubisoft®, which plays exclusively on Nintendo’s Wii™ console, has sold more than 5 million units, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. With this milestone, the Wii system now has eight 5-million sellers* in the U.S., twice as many as competing current-generation consoles combined.
In the month of July, seven of the top 10 and 15 of the top 25 best-selling software SKUs play on Nintendo platforms. Just Dance 2 sold more than 120,000 units to finish No. 3 for the month.
July 2011 NPD rankings
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1. NCAA Football 12 – Electronic Arts (360, PS3)
2. Cars 2 – Disney Interactive Studios (NDS, Wii, 360, PS3, PC)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision Blizzard (360, PS3, NDS, Wii, PC)
4. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game – Disney Interactive Studios (Wii, NDS, 360, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC)
5. Just Dance 2 – Ubisoft (Wii)
6. Major League Baseball 2K11 – Take-Two Interactive (360, Wii NDS, PS3, PS2, PSP, PC)
7. Zumba Fitness: Join The Party – Majesco (Wii, 360, Ps3)
8. Fallout: New Vegas – Bethesda Softworks/ZeniMax (360, PS3, PC)
9. New Super Mario Bros DS – Nintendo (NDS)
10. Mortal Kombat 2011 – Warner Brothers Interactive (360, PS3)
Hub level “might not be appropriate” for Super Mario 3D Land
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This information comes from Super Mario 3D Land director Yoshiaki Koizumi…
“We always try to use what is appropriate for the tempo of the game, so while a hub was appropriate for Mario Galaxy, it might not be appropriate for a game like Super Mario 3D.”
Hub levels have been in every 3D Mario adventure, though they’ve started to take on less of an importance now thanks to Super Mario Galaxy 2. I actually remember being disappointed initially after hearing about Galaxy 2’s small hub, but in the end I found it more accessible than the Comet Observatory in the first title. Although I’d probably be a bit saddened if there wasn’t a hub at all in Super Mario 3D Land, it wouldn’t be the end of the world!
Nintendo Power – Readers’ most wanted
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Wii
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2. Kirby Returns to Dreamland
3. Mario Party 9
4. Rayman Origins
5. Rhythm Heaven Wii
DS
1. Kirby Mass Attack
2. Professor Layton and the Last Specter
3. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
4. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
5. Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
3DS
1. Super Mario 3D Land
2. Mario Kart 7
3. Paper Mario
4. Luigi’s Mansion 2
5. Kid Icarus: Uprising
LTD worldwide sales for Wii, DS, software
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The data below is a listing of life-to-date worldwide sales for Wii, DS, and million seller titles for both platforms as of March 31, 2011…
Wii – 86.01 million
Wii Sports – 76.76 million
Wii Play – 28.02 million
Wii Sports Resort – 27.68 million
Mario Kart Wii – 27.00 million
wii Fit – 22.67 million
New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 21.94 million
Wii Fit Plus – 18.49 million
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 10.27 million
Super Mario Galaxy – 9.31 million
Mario Party 8 – 8.22 million
Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 6.36 million
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – 5.82 million
LTD sales units of Wii software – 716.09 million
DS – 146.42 million
New Super Mario Bros. – 26.88 million
Nintendogs – 23.64 million
Mario Kart DS – 21.04 million
Brain Age – 18.96 million
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl – 17.57 million
Brain Age 2 – 14.83 million
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver – 11.90 million
Pokemon Black/White – 11.51 million
Animal Crossing: Wild World – 11.51 million
Super Mario 64 DS – 9.65 million
Mario Party DS – 8.21 million
Pokemon Platinum – 7.43 million
LTD sales of DS software – 839.48 million
New Kirby Mass Attack screenshots
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Gamescom 2011 award nominees
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Best Console Game
Mass Effect 3 – EA
Batman: Arkham City – Warner Bros.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – Sony
FIFA 12 – EA
Best Mobile Games
Mario Kart 3D – Nintendo
Uncharted: Golden Abyss – Sony
Resident Evil Revelations – Capcom
Best Family Game
Kinect Sports – Season 2 – Microsoft
Rayman Origins – Ubisoft
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster – Warner Bros.
Nominees that are on Nintendo platforms can be found above, but for the full listing, head on over to our sister site.
New 3DS Ambassador program details
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Nintendo of Europe have opened an official page for the 3DS Ambassador program, bringing us a few new details. Perhaps the most important piece of news is that system owners will be able to transfer the NES and GBA titles to a separate console. We also have a confirmation that sleep mode will not work with any of the GBA titles, even if you close your system.
The full list of details can be seen after the break.
