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Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone players in Europe (where it’s known as New Art Academy) can now purchase add-on lessons at a discount. All DLC is on sale for 50% off. It isn’t clear when prices will revert back to their normal listings.

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LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
2		1			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		2			PIKMIN 3	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
1		3			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4		4			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3		5			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		6			NEW SUPER LUIGI U	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
13		7			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9		8			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
15		9			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
6		10			FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
18		11			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12		12			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		13			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
19		14			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
16		15			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
17		16			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
23		17			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
10		18			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
24		19			BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		20			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
14		21			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20		22			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
8		23			MAX PAYNE 3	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
11		24			MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
25		25			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
5		26			DYNASTY WARRIORS 8	XB360	KOEI	TECMO KOEI EUROPE
30		27			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
7		28			DYNASTY WARRIORS 8	PS3	KOEI	TECMO KOEI EUROPE
29		29			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
40		30			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
32		31			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	PC	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		32			TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		33			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
34		34			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
37		35			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		36			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	PS3	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		37			PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		38			THE SIMS 3	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
35		39			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
28		40			DEADPOOL	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
2		1			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		2			PIKMIN 3	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
1		3			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4		4			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3		5			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	ALPHADREAM	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
9		6			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		7			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8		8			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
10		9			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12		10			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13		11			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
14		12			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
–		13			NEW SUPER LUIGI U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
7		14			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
19		15			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11		16			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17		17			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
5		18			DYNASTY WARRIORS 8	OMEGA FORCE	KOEI	TECMO KOEI EUROPE
21		19			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
15		20			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23		21			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16		22			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
22		23			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20		24			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		25			THE SMURFS 2	UBISOFT (OSAKA)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
34		26			TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
25		27			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
18		28			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
27		29			GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
24		30			DEADPOOL	HIGH MOON STUDIOS	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28		31			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
30		32			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
29		33			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	NETHERREALM STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
31		34			THE WALKING DEAD	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
26		35			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
40		36			CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
37		37			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
–		38			BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – GAME OF THE YEAR	ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
35		39			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		40			METRO LAST LIGHT	4A GAMES	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA

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Sonic has made a transition over the years. The series has always offered a mix of platforming with some sense of speed, but the more-recent games have placed a greater emphasis on the latter gameplay element.

This is something that Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka is aware of. And so with Sonic Lost World, SEGA hopes to “win back the platform fans” – not just longtime Sonic fans, but also “Mario players and other platform gamers”.

Iizuka told ONM in its August issue:

“Sonic started out as a platform title but, as we got to the more recent ones, it changed to be a more speed-based game. Recent fans will be familiar with that speed-based gaming, but with Lost World, we wanted to win back the platform fans. We don’t just want old Sonic fans to come back, though: we want Mario players and other platform gamers to enjoy the new game, too.”

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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Based on information provided by reliable NPD leaker “Creamsugar” and others, hardware sales for unannounced June 2013 figures are now available. We previously knew about the 3DS and Xbox 360 thanks to official statements, but data for other systems are now in as well.

Here’s the full lineup:

1. 3DS – 225,000
2. 360 – 140,000
3. PS3 – ~108,000
4. DS – 54,000
4. Wii – 53,000
5. Wii U – 42,000
6. Vita – ~27,000
8. PSP – ~8,000
9. PSP Go – 34

Creamsugar was also able to share the following software details:

Animal Crossing: New Leaf retail sales (standalone, bundle) account for 80% of total sales
Game & Wario – about 12,000 units
Project X Zone – less than 54,000 units

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Thanks to an interview published by 4Gamer a few days ago, it was revealed that Rodea: The Sky Soldier is still in development. We now have some direct quotes that may make the game’s development status even clearer.

First, 4Gamer shared concern for the game since nothing has been mentioned since its announcement in 2011.

To this, Kadokawa’s Yoshimi Yasuda expressed that everyone in the media has been asking about Rodea, but that he hasn’t heard much himself. But in concern over it being forgotten, he accepts to talk about it for a little bit. Yasuda then expressed that when it was initially announced for both the 3DS and Wii, the project was originally in development just for Wii.

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Both of Nintendo’s latest systems came slowly out of the gate. For the 3DS, this led to a price drop just a few months after the hardware launched. The Wii U has also performed under expectations thus far, which has been attributed to a lack of strong software.

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan may be one reason for the Wii U and 3DS’ slow starts. Speaking with Japanese monthly magazine SAPIO, Nintendo discussed how the natural disaster impacted both systems:

We launched the Nintendo 3DS on February 2011 and sales were strong. Two weeks later we were hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake (Editor’s note: that’s how the Japanese call the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake) and that stopped the momentum. In august of the same year we lowered the price from the initial 25,000 Yen to 15,000 Yen, and enhanced software development at the same time, to enrich the game line-up.

That paid off and we regained momentum in Japan, but due to that we could not spare many developers for the Wii U (released in November 2012), and that led to the slow start of the console.

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