November NPD: Nintendo’s response, hardware sales, more
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Nintendo 3DS and Wii Cross Major Milestones after Record-Breaking Black Friday
Strong sales on Black Friday pushed the U.S. installed base of the Wii™ system to 37.7 million units and helped the Nintendo 3DS™ system surpass the first-year totals of the Nintendo DS™ system (2.37 million) after only eight months on the market, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Other milestones reached in November include:
Software
- The Super Mario 3D Land™ game for Nintendo 3DS sold more than 625,000 units and is the fastest-selling portable Super Mario™ title in U.S. history.
- The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword for the Wii system had the biggest first day in franchise history and sold more than 600,000 units in its first week.
European digital download release dates
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We were aware of the 3D Classics: Kid Icarus date through the Nintendo of Europe announcement last week, but a bunch of other dates below are new.
Nintendo eShop
3D Classics: Kid Icarus (Nintendo)
05/01/2012
WiiWare
Paint Splash (Knapnok Games)
500 Points
15/12/2011
Football Up (EnjoyUp Games)
22/12/2011
Magic Destiny Astrological Games (Shanblue Interactive)
500 Points
31/12/2011
DSiWare
Cake Ninja (Cypronia)
500 Points/€5/£4.50
15/12/2011
Commando Steel Disaster (Cinemax)
800 Points/€8/£7.20
22/12/2011
Flipper 2: Flush the Goldfish (Engine Software)
500 Points/€5/£4.50
29/12/2011
Castle Conqueror Heroes (CIRCLE Entertainment)
29/12/2011
Antipole (Saturine Games)
05/01/2012
Make Up & Style (Cypronia)
500 Points/€5/£4.50
12/01/2012
Footage of this week’s European Nintendo Downloads(12/8/11)
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As a reminder, European Nintendo fans can download Pullbox, Blaster Master Enemy Below, Christmas Wonderland, Bloons TD 3 and Paper Wars Cannon Fodder this week.
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Multiplatform
North America:
1. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft, Wii)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision, X360)
3. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft, X360)
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, X360)
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision, PS3)
Japan:
1. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 3DS)
2. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 3DS)
3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, PS3)
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, X360)
5. Hoshi no Kirby Wii (Nintendo, Wii)
UK:
1. Just Dance 3 – Special Edition (Ubisoft, Wii)
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, X360)
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision, X360)
4. Professor Layton and the Spectre’s Call (Nintendo, DS)
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision, PS3)
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
3. Zumba Fitness 2 (Majesco)
4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
5. uDraw Game Tablet with uDraw Studio: Instant Artist – Black (THQ)
Japan:
1. Hoshi no Kirby Wii (Nintendo)
2. Just Dance Wii (Nintendo)
3. Zelda no Densetsu: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Mario & Sonic At London Olympic (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Just Dance 3 – Special Edition (Ubisoft)
2. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Sega)
3. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
4. ABBA: You Can Dance (Ubisoft)
5. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
Nintendo 3DS
North America:
1. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
2. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
4. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 3D (LucasArts)
5. Pokemon Rumble Blast (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
2. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
3. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo)
4. Super Pokemon Rumble (Nintendo)
5. Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle and New Friends (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
2. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
3. Super Pokemon Rumble (Nintendo)
4. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever and New Friends (Nintendo)
5. FIFA 12 (EA Games)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo)
2. Monster High: Ghoul Spirit (THQ)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 – Shinsekai (Namco Bandai)
2. Tamagotchi Collection (Namco Bandai)
3. Atsumete! Kirby (Nintendo)
4. Metal Max 2: Reloaded – Limited Edition (Kadokawa Games)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Spectre’s Call (Nintendo)
2. Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo (Activision)
3. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
4. Art Academy (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (12/8)
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Nintendo Download (12/8/11, North America)
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This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
Nintendo eShop
Pushmo™ – Push, pull and climb through incredible puzzle-like climbing toys called Pushmo. Enjoy adorable characters, charming 3D graphics and endless replay value. Available in the Nintendo eShop for $6.99. (For Nintendo 3DS™)Nintendo Video™
Foster the People, “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)” – Foster the People and Gabourey Sidibe star in a relentless, stunt-heavy car chase film. When a driving exam goes very wrong, the ensuing chase tears up a small town in this outrageous music video, now available on the Nintendo Video service. (For Nintendo 3DS)
Various Dengeki/Famitsu scans
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NGamer review scores – January 2012
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3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure (eShop) – 3/5
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy (3DS) – 72%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Wii) – 60%
Cooking Mama 4 (3DS) – 55%
F1 2011 (3DS) – 45%
Family Game Night 4: The Game Show (Wii) – 37%
Fossil Fighters Champions (DS) – 61%
Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! (eShop) – 3/5
Furry Legends (DSiWare) – 1/5
Get Up and Dance (Wii) – 51%
James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes (3DS) – 62%
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (3DS) – 70%
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (DS) – 60%
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Wii) – 84%
Mario Kart 7 (3DS) – 94%
Monster High: Ghoul Spirit (DS) – 50%
Need for Speed The Run (3DS) – 71%
Need for Sped The Run (Wii) – 71%
Puss in Boots (DS) – 35%
Puzzler Gym Mind (3DS) – 57%
Rayman Origins (Wii) – 88%
Tales of the Abyss (3DS) – 90%
WWE ’12 (Wii) – 74%
Zumba Fitness 2 (Wii) – 34%
Thanks to joclo for the tip!
The Amazing Spider-Man – first piece of art, temporary boxart
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The Amazing Spider-Man returns to New York City
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Swing Through and Explore Manhattan in the Next Web Slingin’ Spider-Man™ Video Game from Activision® and Marvel
Santa Monica, CA – December 7, 2011 – An all-new Spider-Man is poised to bring the action back to New York City as Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), and Marvel Entertainment, LLC announce The Amazing Spider-Man™ video game, planned to launch summer 2012 tied to Sony Picture Entertainment’s upcoming feature film of the same name. Created as an epilogue story occurring entirely after the events of the movie, the game features the return of free-roaming web-slinging all over the city and evolutionary improvements to navigation and combat, as the newly anointed Spider-Man is plunged into an all-new storyline charged with protecting Manhattan from a variety of criminals.
The Amazing Spider-Man is in development at veteran game studio Beenox, and features an original narrative crafted by Hollywood writer Seamus Kevin Fahey (episodes of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica) that continues young Peter Parker’s adventures following the events of the new film. Using the game’s new Web Rush mechanic allows players to pull off a vast array of moves never before possible. With a story that takes players through many areas all over (and under) Manhattan, fans will feel what it’s truly like to be a Super Hero, as they experience the cinematic adrenaline rush of web-swinging through the city and fighting crime using Spider-Man’s spectacular acrobatic moves and attacks.