Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
5. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
3. Glory of Heracles (Nintendo)
4. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2010 Reverse of Arcadia (Konami)
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix)
2. Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin – The Lord of Elemental (Banpresto)
3. Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010 (Sega)
4. Medarot DS: Kabuto Version (Rocket Company)
5. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Rooms: The Main Building (Hudson)
2. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
3. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
5. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
First day sales in Japan
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Fairy Tail: Portable Guild (PSP) – 20,500 – 65%
Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryaku Series Portable Vol. 1: CR Neon Genesis Evangelion – Tamashii no Kiseki (PSP) – 10,100 – 49%
Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryaku Series DS Vol. 5: CR Neon Genesis Evangelion – Tamashii no Kiseki (DS) – 5,900 (29%)
Kaidan Restaurant: Ura Menu 100-Sen (DS) – 4,200 (27%)
W.L.O. Sekai Renai Kikousen (360/Limited Edition) – 1,400 (38%)
W.L.O. Sekai Renai Kikousen (360/Standard Edition) – 800 (26%)
Katamari Damacy: Tribute (PlayStation 3 the Best) (PS3) – 800 (16%)
Media Create hardware sales (5/24 – 5/30)
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PSP – 25,054
PS3 – 20,987
Wii – 20,476
DSi LL – 16,267
DSi – 10,324
Xbox 360 – 3,546
DS Lite – 2,961
PS2 – 1,463
PSP go – 1,232
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from last week.
PSP – 22,462
PS3 – 19,075
Wii – 18,465
DSi LL – 14,108
DSi – 9,356
Xbox 360 – 4,656
DS Lite – 2,681
PS2 – 1,175
PSP go – 851
New Sonic Colors details
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The information below comes from the latest issue of Nintendo Power…
Wii
– Yellow Wisps turn Sonic into a drill
– Green Wisps turn Sonic into energy, which lets him dart around like a laser and taken down foes
– 7-8 Wisps
– Only carry one Wisp at a time
– Flick Wiimote to activate Wisp
– Gauge shows how long you have until the Wisps power will end
– Yellow Wisp power lasts about 10 seconds
– Can refill the gauge by finding another Wisp
– Motion controls for Wisps only
– Tilt nuchuck to drift around turns
– 3D sections have narrow paths, encourage you to quickly move forward
– More platforming in side-scrolling areas
– Many hidden paths
– Game has emblems, but SEGA won’t talk about hem now
– If you’re underground as a drill when the time expires, Sonic will die
DS
– Two unique Wisps in DS version
– Red Wisp: Sonic becomes a fireball, boost through the air in any direction
– Use red Wisp to get to higher areas and go across wide gaps
– Wisps activate mechanics like igniting platforms which sends Sonic across the level
– Unique boss battles in each version
Nintendo Download (6/4, Europe)
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BATTLE ROBOTS, TAKE ON PUZZLES, MAKE MUSIC AND DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF THE FARAWAY TREE – ALL IN ONE WEEK!
3rd June 2010: Get ready for battle as RobocalypseTM – Beaver Defense blasts into view on WiiWare this week. Also on WiiWare is the addictive puzzle game Brain DrainTM – challenge yourself with puzzles from all three game modes.
On Nintendo DSiWare this week – A Topsy Turvy Life: Turvy DropsTM turns gaming upside-down, with an innovative take on the classic block puzzle game. You can also show off your musical skills to all your friends in Music on: Electronic Keyboard; catch up with the latest Flips chapter in Flips The Folk Of The Faraway Tree; and last, but certainly not least, tackle Sudoku like you never have before in Crazy Sudoku.
Art Academy seeing retail release in Japan
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– New mini lessons
– More than 50 pictures that can be used as motifs
– Can save to game cart instead of internal storage
– More history slots for saving
– 10 new frame designs
– Apple drawing demo (can send to other players)
– Only save to cart’s memory, unlike DSiWare SD card option
– DSi/DSi XL owners: Can use a feature to take a picture with the camera for reference when you draw
– Releasing June 19
– 2,800 yen
Create a dinner party with style (Europe)
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INSPIRATIONAL COOKING IDEAS FROM NINTENDO AND ELLE à TableTM MAGAZINE
2nd June 2010 – Are you faced with the daunting prospect of preparing a meal for your Mother-in-law? Or, do you wish to treat the special person in your life? If the idea of cooking a three course meal or even a light dinner after a long day at work leaves you seeking food inspiration then help is at hand with 1000 Cooking Recipes from ELLE à TableTM launching for Nintendo DS in Europe on 2nd July 2010.
Nintendo has partnered with luxury lifestyle magazine, ELLE à TableTM to bring you software packed with delicious recipe suggestions for every dining occasion, enabling you to impress friends and family with your cooking skills and creativity. There is a guide to creating the perfect three course menu for that forthcoming occasion and nutritional information for each dish. The game comes fully loaded with over a 1,000 recipes with step by step instructions for every meal.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem – Hero of Light and Shadow details
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– Marth is the main character
– New maps for “My Unit” character
– “My Unit” from Altea Kingdom, wants to join Altea Knights
– Choose gender’s name, face style, eye type, hair style, initial unit type
– Conversations change in the game based on appearance/abilities
– Two new stories for My Unit, one is Prologue
– Prologue story involves My Unit joining the Altea Army to becoming a soldier who fights with Marth
– Other story is a side story, meet conditions to play it on a new map
– Local and Wi-Fi multiplayer
– 4,800 yen
Thanks to Thomas N and Robert for the tip!
Hudson Entertainment returns to E3 with classic franchises and characters
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DECA SPORTS 3, Bonk, and Lost In Shadow among Hudson’s Highlights at E3 2010
San Mateo, Calif. – June 2, 2010 – Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of HUDSON SOFT, will be showcasing a diverse line-up of titles at the 2010 Electric Entertainment Expo from June 15-17 in Los Angeles. Hudson titles to be shown include: