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Famitsu has published a listing of the best-selling games in Japan for the month of November. The chart is based on Enterbrain data taken between October 29 through November 25.

Here’s the list in full:

1. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 1,274,926 / NEW
2. [PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 – 394,782 / NEW
3. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – 223,344 / NEW
4. [3DS] Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon ~Magnagate to Mugendai no Meikyuu~ – 125,911 / NEW
5. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III – 104,035 / NEW
6. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 102,992 / 1,411,969
7. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Empires – 91,533 / NEW
8. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational – 86,912 / NEW
9. [PS3] Okami HD – 78,137 / NEW
10. [PS3] Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition – 63,725 / NEW


Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate has a new release date. Konami has confirmed today that the 3DS title will release in both North America and Europe in March.

North America will be getting Castlevania on March 5. In Europe, the game comes out on March 8.

Source: Konami PR


Reggie Fils-Aime has sent along a new Swapnote message to North American 3DS owners. A fresh piece of stationary was included, too. It’s a snapshot of the WaraWara Plaza.


In the latest Iwata Asks, Nintendo’s CEO brought along a couple of never-before-seen Wii U GamePad prototypes.

Here’s the first one:

It’s a rather odd contraption. Essentially, the prototype is a Wii Zapper peripheral with a nunchuck and screen attached.

The Iwata Asks discussion explains how the concept came about and how it led to the inclusion of a gyro sensor in the 3DS:


Nintendo has sent out a response to the latest NPD report. The company shared sales data for all of its systems as well as a figure for New Super Mario Bros. U.

Read the full response below.

Nintendo Sells More Than 1.75 Million Hardware Units in November

Strong sales on Black Friday and the arrival of Wii U helped Nintendo sell more than 1.75 million total hardware units in the United States in November, according to the NPD Group. This includes nearly 910,000 units of portable hardware and more than 845,000 home console units. November 2012 marks the 36th time that Nintendo has sold more than 1 million hardware units in one month in the United States since 2004.


NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November. The results can be found below.

  1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)**
  2. Halo 4 (360)**
  3. Assassin’s Creed III (360, PS3, Wii U, PC)**
  4. Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, Wii U, PS3)
  5. Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)
  6. Skylander Giants (Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U)**
  7. Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 (PS3, 360, PSV, PC)
  8. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, Wii U, PC)**
  9. WWE 13 (360, PS3, Wii)
  10. FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, 3DS, Wii U, PSP)

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

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