March 2012 NPD: Software sales for Kid Icarus, Mario Party 9, more
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IGN has obtained various software sales data from Nintendo.
Kid Icarus: Uprising sold 135,000 units in its first month. Mario Party 9 was even more impressive, moving 230,000 copies on Wii.
Super Mario 3D Land tacked on another 100,000 sales while Mario Kart 7 picked up another 118,000 units. Life-to-date figures of these two titles in the U.S. stand at 1.98 million and 1.58 million respectively.
March 2012 NPD: Hardware sales
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A (mostly) full listing of U.S. hardware sales for the month of March can be found below. With the exception of the PlayStation 3 (which is a close approximation), all figures are official.
The results are as follows:
Xbox 360 – 371K (-14.3%)
PlayStation 3 – 337K (-7.7%)
Nintendo 3DS – 225K (-43.8%)
Nintendo Wii – 175K (-39.7%)
March 2012 NPD: Kid Icarus misses top 10, but still successful
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Kid Icarus: Uprising wasn’t in the top 10 NPD software rankings for March. That doesn’t mean the game didn’t sell well, though.
Analyst Anita Frazier said Uprising “would have been among the top selling individual SKUs for the month of March.”
Frazier wrote in the NPD report:
“In a list of the top 10 SKUs for the month (as opposed to top titles as listed here), 3DS Kids Icarus: Uprising would have been among the top selling individual SKUs for the month of March.”
We may get specific Kid Icarus: Uprising sales later today/tomorrow.
Order Up moves from retail to the eShop
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Supervillain’s CCO/Co-Founder Chris Rausch has revealed that Order Up will no longer be hitting store shelves. Instead Ignition Entertainment will be publishing the game on the 3DS eShop.
Order Up will first receive a demo on the digital store. Soon after, the full game will be available.
As for why Order Up is now a digital title, Rausch explained:
“[Order Up] is now coming exclusively to the 3DS eShop as a download. The retail scene is brutal unfortunately, so there have been some changes in plan.”
The demo should be available in the near future according to Rausch:
“I think the demo is just ASAP after Nintendo approval, and the game would follow soon after.”
Ignition Entertainment hasn’t announced a final release date for Order Up.
Another Dynasty Warriors Vs. trailer
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No Link or Samus costume action in this trailer, but there is more hack-and-slash goodness.
Footage of this week’s European Nintendo Downloads (4/12/12)
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads: The Legend of Zelda (3DS VC), Crystal Caverns of Amon-Ra (DSiWare), I Must Run! (DSiWare), and Super Street Fighter II The New Challengers (Wii VC).
Sports Highlights Come to Nintendo Zone for Nintendo 3DS
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I’m a sports nut, so this sounds neat… but I wish we could download some sort of application for this rather than having to go out and find a Nintendo Zone access point.
Free Weekly Sports Content Includes Highlights, Top 10 Plays, Collectible 3D Images
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo of America has teamed up with some of the world’s top sports properties to deliver basketball, baseball and soccer videos to Nintendo 3DS owners in the United States. Starting April 14, Nintendo 3DS owners can access free highlight videos from NBA Digital, MLB.com and the Barclays Premier League from FOX Soccer by connecting to any Nintendo Zone location in the U.S.
The new sports content will be available to stream when fans connect to any of the more than 27,000 Nintendo Zone locations across the United States located in restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, airports and malls. Every week fans will find new videos, including highlights, top 10 plays and weekly roundups. Additionally, fans can access select 3D images that capture the most exciting action from the week. These digital collectibles can be viewed and saved in 3D, with new collectibles being delivered every week.
Ketzal’s Corridors launch trailer
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Miyamoto still interested in returning to Link to the Past, F-Zero Wii U possible
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Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has once again expressed interest in returning to A Link to the Past.
You may remember that, last year, Miyamoto discussed the possibility of bringing back the game in 3D. This time around he’s said that he would “be even more interested in creating something new maybe based on, or starting from, A Link To The Past.”
Miyamoto told EDGE:
“I think the answer would be the same if we’re talking about just porting, but I think I’d be even more interested in creating something new maybe based on, or starting from, A Link To The Past. I think it’s important to bring some really new software.”
Miyamoto was the producer when A Link to the Past was created back in 1991 and left a huge imprint on the title. That probably wouldn’t be the case again if Nintendo returned to the game. As such, Miyamoto would have to find the best director suited for the job:
“To be very honest and open, it really depends on the directors that have time at the moment as well. Some directors, I can give them the title and I know they will do something great with it.
“Other directors I’m not so 100 per cent confident [in], so they’re the ones I’d rather take a more remake approach to the title. It really depends on that as well.”
Miyamoto mentioned one director who he has great respect for: Koichi Kawamoto. Kawamoto has played a big role in the WarioWare series, made StreetPass Quest for the 3DS, and worked on The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.
Regarding Kawamoto, Miyamoto said that he’s “a very strong figure [who] will play a very important role in the future.”
Last but not least, Miyamoto commented on the possibility of a new F-Zero game:
“I think at the time it was a really big surprise, a new thing, a product that made sense. I don’t see with current hardware how you could create a similar surprise.
“But maybe with future hardware, with Wii U coming up, maybe we could create something that does make sense, either as a smaller game, or a fully fledged title.”
