UK software sales (Week ending 2/6)
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All formats
1 1 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 2 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 3 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 4 DANTE’S INFERNO VISCERAL GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 5 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 6 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 7 MAG ZIPPER INTERACTIVE SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
8 8 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 9 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 10 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
Individual formats
2 1 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 2 MASS EFFECT 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 3 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 4 MAG PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 5 DANTE’S INFERNO XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 6 DANTE’S INFERNO PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 7 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 8 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 9 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 10 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
Top 10 best-selling games of January in Japan
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This data (from Famitsu) accounts for sales from December 28, 2009 to January 31, 2010.
01. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (Square Enix) – 909,981 / NEW
02. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 723,116 / 3,208,266
03. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (Square Enix) – 674,669 / NEW
04. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) – 455,931 / 2,767,879
05. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 286,225 / 1,584,758
06. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) – 229,206 / 550,146
07. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 192,661 / 1,735,467
08. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon) – 178,305 / 3,560,902
09. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) – 169,029 / 1,867,285
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best Reprint) (Capcom) – 127,927 / 164,072
Nintendo Download: Deadly Viruses and Heroic Vegetables Make for a Memorable Week
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From pulse-pounding action to mind-bending puzzles and beyond, this week’s lineup of new downloadable games offers a dizzying variety to satisfy players of all stripes. New additions for the WiiWare™ service include the sci-fi adventure of BLASTER MASTER™ OVERDRIVE and the speedy fun of Tomena Sanner, plus a pair of family-friendly games to help parents and their kids brighten up the dog days of winter. For the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, new attractions include the rocket-powered puzzles of Link ‘n’ Launch™ and the tower-defending thrills of Fieldrunners. And lest you should think cucumbers are only good for snacking, the Virtual Console™ debut of Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom lets Wii™ owners enjoy a quirky classic from the NES™ era.
Media Create software sales (1/25 – 1/31) – Top 50
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01. / 00. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere (Square Enix) – 906.458 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Resonance of Fate (Sega) – 118.088 / NEW
03. / 01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 83.930 / 3.201.017 (-24%)
04. / 00. [PS3] Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hajiku (Namco Bandai) – 81.633 / NEW
05. / 05. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 45.474 / 2.741.521 (+1%)
06. / 06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 32.888 / 1.583.050 (-2%)
07. / 04. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square Enix) – 30.225 / 713.158 (-49%)
08. / 00. [360] Resonance of Fate (Sega) – 27.048 / NEW
09. / 02. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2: Gallia Military Academy (Sega) – 24.048 / 118.000 (-75%)
10. / 00. [PS3] MAG: Massive Action Game (SCE) – 19.139 / NEW
ESRB updates
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AlphaBounce (DSi) – T
Commander: Europe at War (DS) – E10+
Iron Man 2 (DS) – E10+
Max and the Magic Marker (Wii) – E
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (DS) – E10+
All Star Karate (Wii) – E10+
Again (DS) – T
Drift Street Internation (DSi) – E
Monster Hunter Tri (Wii) – T
Triple Crown Championship Snowboarding (Wii) – E
Winter Blast: Snow and Ice Games (Wii) – E
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (DS) – E10+
Real Soccer 2010 (DSi) – E
Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville (DS/Wii) – E10+
Primrose (DSi) – E
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (Wii) – E
Castlevania Rondo of Blood (Wii) – T
Game Informer review scores
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The following review scores from the March 2010 edition of Game Informer…
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS) – 7.5
Aliens vs. Predator (Multi) – 5.75
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Multi) – 9.5 / 9.5
Bioshock 2 (Multi) – 8.25
Blood Bowl (360) – 7.75
Dante’s Inferno (PS3/360) – 7 / 6.75
Divinity 2: Ego Draconis (PC) – 7
Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) – 9.25
Heavy Rain (PS3) – 9.5 / 8.5
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (PSP) – 8
Mass Effect 2 (360) – 9.75 / 9.75
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii) – 8.5
Puzzle Chronicles (DS/PSP) – 7
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) – 8.75
Tropico 3 (360) – 8.75
White Knight Chronicles (PS3) – 7.25
Thanks to Christian S for the news tip!
Silhouette of new Pokemon revealed, will be in new game
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Update: Added in the message from Masuda.
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The latest episode of Pokemon Sunday finished airing in Japan a short while ago. Junichi Masuda appeared on the show and offered a brief look at one of the Pokemon that will be in the newest DS game as well as the latest movie in Japan. Masuda only showed the silhouette of the new Pokemon, but said that he believes fans will be surprised with the new Pokemon title. The Pokemon that Masuda showed will be fully unveiled on Pokemon Sunday in two weeks.
Abyss: Anonymous Notes releasing on Japanese DSiWare next week
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– 200 points
– Action RPG
– DSiWare version of From the Abyss
– Setting is in randomly generated dungeons
– Use Soul Capture attack to take skills/magic from enemies
– Boss is at the end of the dungeon
– Power up the character by mixing skills and equipment
– This download contains the “first chapter”
Nintendo Download (2/5, Europe/Australia)
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Virtual Console:
Final Fight 3 (SNES, 800p)
WiiWare:
ExciteBike: World Challenge (1000p)
“Aha! I Found It!” Hidden Object Game (500p)
DSiWare:
Snakeoid (500p)
Media Create hardware sales totals for January
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Now that the latest Media Create hardware sales data has been reported, the complete totals for January have been calculated. Here’s how things played out last month (12/28 – 1/31):
PSP – 450,563
Wii – 385,452
PS3 – 272,512
DSi – 215,087
DSi LL – 205,024
DS Lite – 45,806
Xbox 360 – 24,393
PS2 – 13,965
PSP go – 12,189