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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) – 9/8/9/9
A-Train 3D (3DS) – 9/8/8/8
Magi: Aratanaru Sekai (3DS) – 8/7/7/8
Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino (PSP) – 8/7/8/7

After a month-long delay, Nintendo’s Pokémon Bank app is finally available on the European and Australian 3DS eShop. For the low price of absolutely nothing (plus a subscription fee), those in PAL regions can now transfer their beloved Rattatas from the fifth generation Pokémon titles to Pokémon X/Y.

Will the popularity of the application cause the eShop to crash yet again? Will Pokémon Bank also make it to the American eShop this week? Will my internet connection ever be stable enough to actually download the bloody thing? Stay tuned to Nintendo Everything for more details.

Sony UK boss Fergal Gara, in an interview with Trusted Reviews, made note of how Nintendo declining “could be detrimental to the market”. Gara believes that the company caters well to the younger demographic – something Sony doesn’t focus on in a major way.

He said:

[The decline of Nintendo] could be detrimental to the market, unless people like us raise our game and help tap into the younger consumer group that they serve rather well. That is the challenge to us. We need to bring maybe more family-friendly, more casual experiences into the market. I think there’s a big market segment there that we should take the challenge to engage and I see lots of potential to do that.

Gara went on to mention that the 3DS and 2DS family of systems were collectively the best-selling piece of hardware in the UK last year:

The DS family was the bestselling format last year, despite the stellar sales of the PS4 for the last four or five weeks, it was still the best selling console or console family.

Source, Via

It’s weird to watch Amazon and Nintendo interact. The two companies have been at odds in the past with 3DS and Wii U sales, but occasionally something crops up that might hint at the two working together once again, only to have those hopes dashed by news of Amazon ceasing the selling of Wii Us or some other catastrophic bit of mishap. Today, however, Amazon seems to be on the positive side of the big N. Here’s what they had to say about the company’s future:

“Contrary to a lot of people’s opinion, Nintendo is here to stay and Nintendo will do very well this year. They’re not going to meet their expectations, absolutely, but they’ve still got strong franchises and strong hardware and if you look at the back end of last year when they had a fairly good release slate, it certainly drove their hardware. 3DS has done very well for us so that format is here to stay.

“I think Nintendo have this [negative view] imposed on them and it’s driven by a lot of the media, and the media drives perception,” he said. “Nintendo are getting a lot of bad press and PR and as soon as anything negative is out there it’s a media frenzy. It diminishes what they’ve actually done. If you look at 3DS as a format, it has done very well last year – had that sort of performance been with Microsoft or Sony, my personal opinion is that everybody would be thinking ‘wow, what a fantastic job’. Because it’s Nintendo and they’ve been embroiled in this negative PR frenzy, everyone thinks it’s a dying format. It’s absolutely not.”

– Amazon.co.uk’s category leader of videogames and software Ketu Patel

So at least in the UK, and at least within the game’s division of the company, Amazon appears to be feeling more or less positively about Nintendo. That’s sort of nice, right?

EDGE Online (full interview) via ONM


The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
5. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – Nintendo
6. Wii Party U – Nintendo
7. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
9. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
10. Pikmin 3 – Nintendo

3DS

1. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Pokemon X – Nintendo
5. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
6. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
1TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITIONPS4SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12FIFA 14PS4EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
23MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITIONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
4TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITIONXB ONESQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
75CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
56CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSPS4ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
37KILLZONE: SHADOW FALLPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
48FIFA 14XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
89BATTLEFIELD 4PS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
610FIFA 14XB ONEEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
1911CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSPS3ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1112LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2113GRAN TURISMO 6PS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1014BATTLEFIELD 4XB ONEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
915FIFA 14PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
1616GRAND THEFT AUTO VXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
1217ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGPS4UBISOFTUBISOFT
1418CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSXB ONEACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1819FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014PCSEGASEGA
1320GRAND THEFT AUTO VPS3ROCKSTARTAKE 2
1721FORZA MOTORSPORT 5XB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1522BATTLEFIELD 4XB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2323NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALSPS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2424LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESPS4WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3025LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESPS3WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2226DEAD RISING 3XB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2027MARIO PARTY: ISLAND TOUR3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3328WWE 2K14XB3602K SPORTSTAKE 2
2729KNACKPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2630BATTLEFIELD 4PS3EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3231RYSE: SON OF ROMEXB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2532ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGXB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
3433ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGXB ONEUBISOFTUBISOFT
3734THE LAST OF USPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2935NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALSXB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
36ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3537ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINESXB360SEGASEGA
3938POKEMON Y3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
39POKEMON X3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
40TOMB RAIDERXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE

All formats

LWTWTitleDeveloperLabelPublisher
1TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITIONCRYSTAL DYNAMICSSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12FIFA 14EA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
23CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTSINFINITY WARDACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34BATTLEFIELD 4DIGITAL ILLUSIONSEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
45LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
56ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAGUBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
67MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION4J STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
88GRAND THEFT AUTO VROCKSTAR NORTHROCKSTARTAKE 2
99NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALSGHOST GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
710KILLZONE: SHADOW FALLGUERRILLA GAMESSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1811GRAN TURISMO 6POLYPHONY DIGITALSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1112NBA 2K14VISUAL CONCEPTS2K SPORTSTAKE 2
1513WWE 2K14YUKE’S2K SPORTSTAKE 2
1314FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014SPORTS INTERACTIVESEGASEGA
1215FORZA MOTORSPORT 5TURN 10 STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1416ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINESGEARBOX SOFTWARESEGASEGA
1917LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2418DISNEY INFINITYAVALANCHE SOFTWAREDISNEY INFINITYDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
2019BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINSWB GAMES MONTREALWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1020DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF ZARTDINKNAMCO BANDAI GAMESNAMCO BANDAI GAMES
2121DEAD RISING 3CAPCOM VANCOUVERMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2622SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCEVICARIOUS VISIONSSKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2923TOMB RAIDERCRYSTAL DYNAMICSSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1624JUST DANCE 2014UBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
1725MARIO PARTY: ISLAND TOURND CUBENINTENDONINTENDO
2326SAINTS ROW IVDEEP SILVER VOLITIONDEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
3127MADDEN NFL 25EA TIBURONEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
2228LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2529KNACKSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2730RYSE: SON OF ROMECRYTEKMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
3031THE LAST OF USNAUGHTY DOGSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2832MAX PAYNE 3ROCKSTAR VANCOUVERROCKSTARTAKE 2
3933RAYMAN LEGENDSUBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
3834ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAFNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
3235POKEMON YGAME FREAKNINTENDONINTENDO
4036LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGATRAVELLER’S TALESXBOX 360 CLASSICSDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
3337POKEMON XGAME FREAKNINTENDONINTENDO
38SONIC GENERATIONSSONIC TEAMXBOX 360 CLASSICSSEGA
3439SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMEDSUMO DIGITALXBOX 360 CLASSICSSEGA
40TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLISTUBISOFT (TORONTO)UBISOFTUBISOFT

Source 1, Source 2


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