September 2014 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 September 2014. The results can be found below.
- Destiny (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
- Madden NFL 15 (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One)
- FIFA 15 (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, Wii, Vita, 3DS)
- Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (3DS)
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- NHL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
- Minecraft (360, PS3)
- The Sims 4 (PC)
- Disney Infinity 2.0 (360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One)
- Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
You can find more details from this month’s NPD report over on GamesBeat.
September 2014 NPD: Nintendo’s response – Smash sells 705,000 copies in 2 days
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Today’s NPD day, and Nintendo has once again provided its regular response to the latest US sales data.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS managed to sell over 705,000 copies in its first two days, making the game the fourth best-selling software SKU for the month. 135,000 of those sales came from eShop downloads.
3DS sales came in at 140,000 for September – up 55 percent compared to August. Wii U sales also increased by nearly 50 percent over sales in August thanks to Hyrule Warriors (190,000 units sold) and Mario Kart 8 (60,000 units sold).
Look for Nintendo’s full response to this month’s NPD report below.
New 3DS themes out now in North America and Europe
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A few new 3DS themes are now available for download in North America and Europe. Each is a “Spinner” variation featuring Rosalina, Mario, Bowser, and Peach. Pricing is set at $1.99 per theme.
Tetsuya Nomura was “very happy” to be involved with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for his collaboration
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At New York Comic-Con last week, Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura revealed a new collaboration with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. The Kingdom Hearts III director is making original male and female weapons along with armor and original Felyne equipment.
Nomura spoke a bit about his involvement with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate with Famitsu this week. “I’ve publicly stated that I love the Monster Hunter series, especially the multi-player,” he said. “So when I received the offer, I was honestly very happy.”
Nomura’s designs are specifically made for the west. They’re not available in the Japanese version of the game, which launched last week.
Fifth round of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call DLC out now
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Square Enix has released the next batch of DLC for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call in North America and Europe.
Players can purchase the following tracks:
Final Fantasy II – Chocobo Theme
Final Fantasy VII – The Chase
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children – Beyond the Wasteland
Final Fantasy VIII – Balamb Garden
Final Fantasy X – Via Purifico
Final Fantasy XI – A New Horizon (Tavnazian Archipelago)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles – Today Comes To Be Tomorrow
Final Fantasy Tactics – Precipitous Combat
Final Fantasy Type-0 – We Have Come
The following character is also available:
Final Fantasy X – Auron
All content is priced at $0.99 / £0.89 / €0.99
Pre-order Ultimate NES Remix from Nintendo UK store, get a NES-themed baseball cap
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The official Nintendo UK store is offering a special pre-order bonus for Ultimate NES Remix. If you reserve the game, you’ll receive a NES-themed baseball cap. This is only available exclusively through Nintendo’s online store in the UK.
More: pre-order, UK, Ultimate NES Remix
First Terra Formars: Fierce Battle on the Crimson Planet image, teaser site open
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FuRyu released the first image from Terra Formars: Fierce Battle on the Crimson Planet today. You’ll find it attached above. Check out the game’s teaser site here.
New summons and jobs announced for Final Fantasy Explorers
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Jump provides an update on Final Fantasy Explorers this week, revealing new summons and jobs for the 3DS game.
Odin and his steed Sleipnir can be summoned in Final Fantasy Explorers. Additionally, Amaterasu will make its first appearance in the Final Fantasy series.
Jump also confirms the Red Mage and Machinist jobs for Final Fantasy Explorers. Red Mages can use swords and magic attacks against enemies while the Machinist can strike enemies at short intervals with rapid-fire attacks.
More: Final Fantasy Explorers, Japan, Square Enix
Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future coming to 3DS
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Jump’s other 3DS game announcement from this week’s issue is “Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future”. This will be the series’ second title for Nintendo’s portable.
Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future will let players control their character to walk around town and talk to other characters. New original event scenes and powered-up basketball action will also be included.
Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei announced for 3DS
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This week’s issue of Jump contains a couple of new 3DS game announcements. The first, Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei, is a “comical assassin action” game. Players can create their own character and cooperate with the students of Class 3-E to kill Korosensei.
No further information is included in the magazine. Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei does not have a release date or price currently.
