ESRB updates (3/12/12)
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Nicktoons MLB 3D (3DS) – E
Disney/Pixar Brave: The Video Game (DS) – E10+
Imagine Babyz (3DS) – E
Puzzler World 2+ (DS) – E
Heroes of Ruin (3DS) – T
New CoroCoro scans show Pokemon Black/White 2 boxart, Keldeo distribution
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A couple of Pokemon scans have emerged from the latest issue of CoroCoro.
The first image shows off the boxart for Pokemon Black/White 2. It also confirms that the games will be completely new.
The second scan details a distribution event for Keldeo. Those who pre-order tickets for the upcoming movie will have an opportunity to download the Pokemon between June 23 and August 31. Players can add Keldeo to their copy of Black/White or Black/White 2.
That’s all for now. Hopefully we’ll come across high-quality scans soon!
Thanks for the tip, Jake!
UK software sales (Week ending 3/10)
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Individual formats
– 1 MASS EFFECT 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 2 MASS EFFECT 3 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 3 MASS EFFECT 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 4 SSX XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 5 MARIO PARTY 9 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 6 SSX PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 7 THE SIMS 3: SHOWTIME PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 8 STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
– 9 STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
6 10 FIFA 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 11 UNIT 13 VITA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4 12 UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS VITA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10 13 ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
12 14 FIFA 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 15 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
7 16 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
5 17 FIFA FOOTBALL VITA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 18 JUST DANCE 3 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 19 ZUMBA FITNESS 2 WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
22 20 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 21 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
11 22 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 23 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
23 24 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 3DS SEGA SEGA
30 25 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20 26 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
17 27 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21 28 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD XB360 THQ THQ
25 29 BATTLEFIELD 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 30 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 31 UFC UNDISPUTED 3 XB360 THQ THQ
29 32 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
37 33 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 34 FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
35 35 RAGE XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
36 36 ZUMBA FITNESS RUSH XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
39 37 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 PC SEGA SEGA
28 38 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
18 39 UFC UNDISPUTED 3 PS3 THQ THQ
– 40 YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED 2012 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
All formats
– 1 MASS EFFECT 3 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 2 SSX EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 3 STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
2 4 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 5 MARIO PARTY 9 ND CUBE NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 6 THE SIMS 3: SHOWTIME THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 7 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
7 8 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 9 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 10 ZUMBA FITNESS PIPEWORKS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
16 11 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT (CASABLANCA) UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 12 BATTLEFIELD 3 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 13 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
17 14 JUST DANCE 3 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 15 UNIT 13 ZIPPER INTERACTIVE SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4 16 UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS SCEA BEND SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6 17 UFC UNDISPUTED 3 YUKE’S THQ THQ
12 18 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18 19 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD VOLITION THQ THQ
20 20 RAGE ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 21 FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19 22 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION NAUGHTY DOG SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
21 23 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 24 FIFA FOOTBALL EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
26 25 ZUMBA FITNESS 2 ZOË MODE 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
31 26 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 27 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
23 28 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 29 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 30 METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION BLUEPOINT GAMES KONAMI KONAMI
28 31 F1 2011 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
29 32 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
35 33 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
36 34 SKATE 3 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 35 SYNDICATE STARBREEZE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
30 36 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
27 37 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS ULTIMATE EDITION OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
40 38 CARS 2 AVALANCHE SOFTWARE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
22 39 KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING 38 STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 40 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
Nintendo Download (3/15, Europe)
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3DS VC
Metroid – £4.50
DSiWare
1st Class Poker & BlackJack – £4.50 / 500
Battle of the Elements – £4.50 / 500 points
Wii VC
Strider – 800 points
Source: Nintendo PR
Pokémon x Nobunaga’s Ambition footage
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Media Create software sales (2/27 – 3/4) – Top 50
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01./00. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors #
02./00. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
03./02. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin
04./00. [PSP] Great Battle Full Blast #
05./15. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
06./08. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
07./03. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Generation
08./07. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
09./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G #
10./01. [PSP] Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave #
11./00. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles
12./05. [PS3] Asura’s Wrath
13./13. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations
14./11. [PS3] Binary Domain
15./00. [PS3] UFC Undisputed 3
16./21. [WII] Just Dance Wii
17./18. [PSP] Samurai Warriors 3 Z Special
18./25. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best)
19./04. [PSP] I Don’t Have Many Friends Portable #
20./22. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition
Famitsu’s most-wanted games – issue 1214
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01/03. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) – 647 votes
02/01. [PSV] Persona 4: The Golden (Atlus) – 616 votes
03/04. [Wii] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix) – 602 votes
04/02. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma (Capcom) – 578 votes
05/05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom) – 523 votes
06/06. [PSP] Shining Blade (Konami) – 410 votes
07/08. [3DS] Animal Crossing (Nintendo) – 366 votes
08/11. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (Square Enix) – 358 votes
09/07. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening (Nintendo) – 347 votes
10/10. [PSP] 2nd Super Robot Wars Z Hakai Volume (Namco Bandai) – 260 votes
11/18. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (Capcom) – 256 votes
12/13. [PS3] Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Square Enix) – 236 votes
13/20. [NDS] Pokemon + Nobunga’s Ambition (Nintendo) – 196 votes
14/12. [3DS] Dragon Quest Mosters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D (Square Enix) – 187 votes
15/14. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo) – 179 votes
16/17. [3DS] Rune Factory 4 (Marvelous AQL) – 178 votes
17/25. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix) – 177 votes
18/27. [PSP] Yakuza: Black Panther 2 (Sega) – 175 votes
19/22. [PS3] Toki to Towa (Namco Bandai) – 159 votes
20/15. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5) – 156 votes
21/23. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG (Namco Bandai) – 145 votes
22/28. [PS3] Lollipop Chainsaw (Kadokawa Games) – 138 votes
23/—. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV (Atlus) – 130 votes
24/19. [PSP] God Eater 2 (Namco Bandai) – 124 votes
25/24. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena (Atlus) – 117 votes
26/21. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Soldiers (Nippon Ichi Software) – 109 votes
27/26. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ) – 99 votes
28/30. [PSV] Surge Concerto: Ciel no Suege (Gust Corporation) – 98 votes
29/—. [PS3] Robotics;notes (5pb.) – 95 votes
30/—. [PS3] Tokyo Jungle (SCEJ) – 90 votes
Footage of this week’s European Nintendo Downloads (3/8/12)
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February 2012 NPD: Nintendo’s response
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Another month, another milestone for Mario: Super Mario Galaxy became the ninth Wii game to sell more than 5 million units in the United States, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. The Wii system, which crossed 39 million units sold in February, now has nearly twice as many 5-million sellers* as competing current-generation consoles combined.
“Wii continues its record-breaking run by surpassing 39 million units in its 64th month, a pace that is unmatched by any other system in U.S. history,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Titles like Super Mario Galaxy help explain why Wii continues to resonate with consumers. The fact that one of the best-reviewed games of all time is available for a suggested retail price of $19.99 speaks to Nintendo’s combination of quality, family fun and value that is unmatched in our industry.”
Other Nintendo milestones achieved in February include:
Fractured Soul could end up on the eShop
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When we last heard about Fractured Soul 3D, the game was set to be released by Ignition early this year. Before this, though, developer Endgame Studios had completed a 2D platformer under the same name (minus the “3D”) for the DS. Graffiti Entertainment intended to publish this version.
We’re now three months into 2012, and haven’t seen Fractured Soul 3D or the DS title. To clear up some confusion, Endgame co-founder Grant Davies took a few moments to discuss the status of both games.
Davies first commented on the DS version:
“We sold the distribution rights for that to N3V Games. Basically, what happened was, toward the end of the project when they were looking to place it with distributors, the DS market kind of fell down at that point — the 3DS was coming out. They had a bit of trouble placing it with distributors.”
N3V teamed up with Graffiti to distribute Fractured Soul for the DS, but it has remain unpublished. Unfortunately, there’s no much that Endgame can do as N3V owns the rights to the game.
The studio ultimately chose to remake the game with 3D visuals and settled on an agreement with Ignition. However, as Davies explains below, “they got to the point where they could no longer honor their contractual obligations”.
“With the 3DS, we got involved with a publisher on that one [Ignition], and they got to the point where they could no longer honor their contractual obligations to us.”
So where do things stand right now? Well, Endgame owns the rights to their own title, and are considering putting Fractured Soul on the eShop. If they pursue this path, Fractured Soul 3D could be split into two downloads on the 3DS’ store.
Davies said:
“Now it’s no publisher, and we have the rights, and we have a completed game, so that’s why we’re kind of thinking maybe eShop is the way forward.”
