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

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European Devil Survivor 2 pre-orders currently stand at 627 copies. Ghostlight will need to see roughly 1,800 reservations in order to go ahead with its plans to publish the RPG.

Pre-orders will remain open for just two more weeks. If the target isn’t reached by August 30, Devil Survivor 2’s launch in Europe will be in serious jeopardy.

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Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter has provided his NPD hardware estimates for the month of July 2013.

Here’s the full roundup:

Estimated July hardware sales (year-on-year change)

3DS – 170,000 (29%)
Xbox 360 – 125,000 (-38%)
PS3 – 85,000 (-39%)
Wii – 35,000 (-50%)
Wii U – 30,000 (n/a)
PSP – 4,500 (-60%)
DS – 40,000 (-69%)
Vita – 20,000 (-58%)
PS2 – 500 (-14%)
Industry – 510,000 (-30%)

We’ll know if Pachter’s estimates were correct when the NPD report goes live this Thursday.

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LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
11MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITIONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2TALES OF XILLIAPS3NAMCO BANDAI GAMESNAMCO BANDAI GAMES
33ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
24THE LAST OF USPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
65FIFA 13XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
46MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
117CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
208FIFA 13PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
89LUIGI’S MANSION 23DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3010THE SMURFS 2DSUBISOFTUBISOFT
511PIKMIN 3WII UNINTENDONINTENDO
1012ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
2213TOMB RAIDERPS3SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
914GRAND THEFT AUTO IVXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSTAKE 2
715THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISEPCEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2116CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIPS3ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1417GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITYXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
1518TOMB RAIDERXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1619BATTLEFIELD 3XB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3820THE SMURFS 2XB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
1221FAR CRY 3XB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
2422MAX PAYNE 3XB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
1923LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
1324GOD OF WAR: ASCENSIONPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2625RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTYXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
4026THE SMURFS 2WIIUBISOFTUBISOFT
2827LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3128NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDXB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
29SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGEXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSKOCH MEDIA
1730FAR CRY 3PS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
2731ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
2932FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013PCSEGASEGA
1833MAX PAYNE 3PS3ROCKSTARTAKE 2
3434NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDPS3EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3735NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 23DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3536THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARYXB360BETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
37DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDEXB360DEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
2338MARIO KART 73DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3339BIOSHOCK INFINITEXB3602K GAMESTAKE 2
3640LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

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LWTWTitleDeveloperLabelPublisher
11MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION4J STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
42FIFA 13EA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
53THE SMURFS 2UBISOFT (OSAKA)UBISOFTUBISOFT
4TALES OF XILLIANAMCO TALES STUDIONAMCO BANDAI GAMESNAMCO BANDAI GAMES
35ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAFNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
26THE LAST OF USNAUGHTY DOGSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
87CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IITREYARCHACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
78LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
99TOMB RAIDERCRYSTAL DYNAMICSSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1010ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIUBISOFT (MONTREAL)XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
611FAR CRY 3UBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
1612NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDCRITERION GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1413GRAND THEFT AUTO IVROCKSTAR NORTHXBOX 360 CLASSICSTAKE 2
1214LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1315MAX PAYNE 3ROCKSTAR VANCOUVERROCKSTARTAKE 2
1916THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARYBETHESDABETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
1117MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.ALPHADREAMNINTENDONINTENDO
1818GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITYROCKSTAR NORTHROCKSTARTAKE 2
1719BATTLEFIELD 3DIGITAL ILLUSIONSEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2920SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGEVOLITIONXBOX 360 CLASSICSKOCH MEDIA
2421RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTYROCKSTAR SAN DIEGOROCKSTARTAKE 2
2122LUIGI’S MANSION 2NEXT LEVEL GAMESNINTENDONINTENDO
1523PIKMIN 3NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
2024THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISETHE SIMS STUDIOEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2325GRID 2CODEMASTERSCODEMASTERSCODEMASTERS
2226BIOSHOCK INFINITEIRRATIONAL GAMES2K GAMESTAKE 2
3627CRYSIS 3CRYTEKEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3028DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDETECHLANDDEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
29THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIMBETHESDAXBOX 360 CLASSICSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
3330HITMAN ABSOLUTIONIO INTERACTIVESQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2731TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14TIBURON ENTERTAINMENTEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
2632SKYLANDERS GIANTSTOYS FOR BOBSKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2833LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINSTRAVELLER’S TALESNINTENDONINTENDO
34DEAD SPACE 3VISCERAL GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2535GOD OF WAR: ASCENSIONSCEA SANTA MONICASONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
36MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTERDANGER CLOSEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3237CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMERACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
38SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2CITY INTERACTIVECITY INTERACTIVECITY INTERACTIVE
39REMEMBER MEDONTNOD ENTERTAINMENTCAPCOMCAPCOM
4040INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG USNETHERREALM STUDIOSWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

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Namco Bandai has sent out a new schedule confirming release dates for upcoming titles. You can find the full lineup in the graphic above.

Source: Namco Bandai PR


Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against HackYourConsole.com, it was announced today. This is yet another step in the company’s battle against piracy.

HackYourConsole sells unauthorized Nintendo titles as well as devices/services that circumvent security implemented in Wii and DS systems. The person in charge of the site additionally modifies Wii consoles to allow the play of illegal software for a certain fee.

HackYourConsole also intended to distribute 3DS Gateway cards (which act similarly to R4 devices) to more easily pave the way for illegally downloaded games. Nintendo noted in its announcement, “Game copying devices, such as the R4, severely undermine the sales of video games created by thousands of developers.”

You can find the full press release below.


This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

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LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
11MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITIONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
32THE LAST OF USPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
43ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
54MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
25PIKMIN 3WII UNINTENDONINTENDO
116FIFA 13XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
127THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISEPCEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
88LUIGI’S MANSION 23DSNINTENDONINTENDO
99GRAND THEFT AUTO IVXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSTAKE 2
1310ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
2111CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1012FAR CRY 3XB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
713GOD OF WAR: ASCENSIONPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1414GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITYXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
1615TOMB RAIDERXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1916BATTLEFIELD 3XB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1817FAR CRY 3PS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
2318MAX PAYNE 3PS3ROCKSTARTAKE 2
2019LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3520FIFA 13PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
21CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIPS3ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1722TOMB RAIDERPS3SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1523MARIO KART 73DSNINTENDONINTENDO
2424MAX PAYNE 3XB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
625NEW SUPER LUIGI UWII UNINTENDONINTENDO
2526RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTYXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
2927ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
3028LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013PCSEGASEGA
30THE SMURFS 2DSUBISOFTUBISOFT
31NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDXB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3432GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITIONPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
33BIOSHOCK INFINITEXB3602K GAMESTAKE 2
3934NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDPS3EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2235THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARYXB360BETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
36LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2737NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 23DSNINTENDONINTENDO
38THE SMURFS 2XB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
3339DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
40THE SMURFS 2WIIUBISOFTUBISOFT

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LWTWTitleDeveloperLabelPublisher
11MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION4J STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
32THE LAST OF USNAUGHTY DOGSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
43ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAFNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
64FIFA 13EA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
255THE SMURFS 2UBISOFT (OSAKA)UBISOFTUBISOFT
76FAR CRY 3UBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
107LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
168CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IITREYARCHACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
99TOMB RAIDERCRYSTAL DYNAMICSSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1110ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIUBISOFT (MONTREAL)XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
511MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.ALPHADREAMNINTENDONINTENDO
1512LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1413MAX PAYNE 3ROCKSTAR VANCOUVERROCKSTARTAKE 2
1214GRAND THEFT AUTO IVROCKSTAR NORTHXBOX 360 CLASSICSTAKE 2
215PIKMIN 3NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
2016NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDCRITERION GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1917BATTLEFIELD 3DIGITAL ILLUSIONSEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1718GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITYROCKSTAR NORTHROCKSTARTAKE 2
819THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARYBETHESDABETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
2420THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISETHE SIMS STUDIOEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2221LUIGI’S MANSION 2NEXT LEVEL GAMESNINTENDONINTENDO
3122BIOSHOCK INFINITEIRRATIONAL GAMES2K GAMESTAKE 2
2923GRID 2CODEMASTERSCODEMASTERSCODEMASTERS
2824RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTYROCKSTAR SAN DIEGOROCKSTARTAKE 2
2125GOD OF WAR: ASCENSIONSCEA SANTA MONICASONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2326SKYLANDERS GIANTSTOYS FOR BOBSKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2627TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14TIBURON ENTERTAINMENTEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
3228LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINSTRAVELLER’S TALESNINTENDONINTENDO
29SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGEVOLITIONXBOX 360 CLASSICSKOCH MEDIA
30DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDETECHLANDDEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
2731MARIO KART 7RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
3632CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMERACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3933HITMAN ABSOLUTIONIO INTERACTIVESQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34SLEEPING DOGSUNITED FRONT GAMESXBOX 360 CLASSICSSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3435THE WALKING DEADTELLTALE GAMESTELLTALE GAMESTELLTALE GAMES
36CRYSIS 3CRYTEKEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1337NEW SUPER LUIGI UNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
3738SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMEDSUMO DIGITALSEGASEGA
3839BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – GAME OF THE YEARROCKSTEADY STUDIOSWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3340INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG USNETHERREALM STUDIOSWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

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01./00. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (¥5.990) – 250.216 / NEW <65,76%>
02./00. [PS3] Dragon’s Crown (Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) – 104.359 / NEW <94,73%>
03./00. [PSV] Dragon’s Crown
(Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) – 71.083 / NEW <83,38%>
04./00. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights # (Nippon Ichi Software) {2013.07.25} (¥7.140) – 49.209 / NEW
05./01. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team #
(Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 43.721 / 143.694 (-56%)
06./05. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 22.821 / 1.309.467 (-15%)
07./02. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 18.543 / 101.299 (-36%)
08./00. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link!
(Level 5) {2013.07.25} (¥4.980) – 18.234 / NEW
09./00. [WIU] LEGO City Undercover (Nintendo) {2013.07.25} (¥5.985) – 18.199 / NEW
10./03. [WIU] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) – 14.161 / 135.393 (-50%)
11./06. [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025
(D3 Publisher) {2013.07.04} (¥6.980) – 10.879 / 222.847 (-46%)
12./04. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom (Level 5) {2013.07.18} (¥4.400) – 10.796 / 38.038 (-60%)
13./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 9.966 / 3.345.164 (-1%)
14./10. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 9.547 / 226.695 (-12%)
15./00. [PSP] Toki no Kizuna: Hanayui Tsuzuri (Idea Factory) {2013.07.25} (¥6.090) – 9.252 / NEW
16./00. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!! (Nippon Columbia) {2013.07.25} (¥5.040) – 8.837 / NEW
17./07. [PSV] Toukiden # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥6.090) – 8.253 / 208.170 (-36%)
18./12. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
(Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 8.147 / 842.538 (-13%)
19./14. [PSP] Dangan-Ronpa (PSP the Best) # (Spike) {2011.11.23} (¥2.940) – 7.507 / 105.158 (+16%)
20./09. [PSP] Toukiden (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥5.040) – 7.428 / 136.840 (-33%)


The Nintendo Treehouse is behind pretty much all localized titles that Nintendo puts out on its systems. Mario & Luigi is no exception. Fortunately, senior localization manager Nate Bihldorff says that the characters only require a few tweaks – no major recreations of characters are required:

“Conceptually, all the characters are generally just one tweak away from being awesome. It’s a matter of making it fit better.”



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