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It’s a double dose of Japanese sales data today. Tracker Media Create took last week off, but has now reported two weeks worth of sales. All data can be found below.

12/24 – 12/30

3DS LL – 150,581
3DS – 99,624
Wii U – 69,386
PS3 – 53,222
PSP – 41,914
Vita – 20,492
Wii – 6,741
PS2 – 2,071
Xbox 360 – 1,986
DSi – 389
DSi LL – 315

12/31 – 1/6

3DS LL – 156,184
3DS – 123,075
Wii U – 67,083
PS3 – 64,352
PSP – 54,873
Vita – 33,309
Wii – 5,632
Xbox 360 – 1,893

Note that the latest batch of sales do not include data for the DS or PlayStation 2. The PS2 has gone out of production, but you should still be able to find DS units in Japan.

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Hot on the heels of the LEGO Chima video game announcements last week, Warner Bros. Interactive has announced yet another LEGO title.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, 3DS, DS, and Vita this fall. TT Games is handling development duties. This marks the first installment in the LEGO series with Marvel characters.

The game features a unique storyline in which Nick Fury calls upon Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and other Marvel Universe to save Earth from enemies including the vengeance of Loki and the hunger of Galactus, Devourer of the Worlds.

Players will be able to unlock over 100 characters from the Marvel Universe such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes also features character abilities, combat-like action sequences, epic battle scenes, and puzzle-solving.

The official announcement can be found after the break.

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Famitsu has compiled a listing of the best-selling games from Japan. It also has data for all hardware platforms.

Look for the information below:

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Wedbush and EEDAR have provided predictions for the December 2012 NPD report. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.

Predictions from both groups can be found below.

Wedbush / EEDAR December hardware sales estimates (change year-on-year):

360 – 1,700,000 (-2%) / 1,550,000 (-11%)
3DS – 1,140,000 (-29%) / 1,350,000 (-16%)
PS3 – 900,000 (-5%) / 950,000 (0%)
Wii U – 675,000 (n/a) / 600,000 (n/a)
DS – 600,000 (-7%) / 400,000 (-38%)
Wii – 500,000 (-53%) / 550,000 (-48%)
Vita – 300,000 (n/a) / 300,000 (n/a)
PSP – 20,000 (-92%) / 30,000 (-88%)
PS2 – 500 (-98%) / (n/a)
Total – 5,835,500 (-7%) / 5,730,000 (-9%)

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The latest UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

2 1 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 2 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 3 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
6 4 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 5 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 6 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 7 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 8 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
7 9 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 10 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 11 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 12 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13 13 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 14 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
16 15 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19 16 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 17 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
18 18 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
23 19 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
22 20 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 21 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED XB360 SEGA SEGA
20 22 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 23 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
24 24 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 25 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
25 26 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
27 27 BORDERLANDS 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
– 28 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED PS3 SEGA SEGA
32 29 RESIDENT EVIL 6 XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
26 30 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
36 31 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
39 32 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 33 THE SIMS 3: SEASONS PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
28 34 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 35 RESIDENT EVIL 6 PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
– 36 FIFA 13 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 37 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 39 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
33 40 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY

All formats

2 1 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 2 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 4 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 5 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 6 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
6 7 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 8 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
9 9 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12 10 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
8 11 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 12 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
13 13 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
11 14 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
14 15 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 16 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 17 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20 18 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
19 19 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO BLITZ GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
18 20 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23 21 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
21 22 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
26 23 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
30 24 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 25 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – GAME OF THE YEAR ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 26 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 27 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
22 28 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
27 29 SLEEPING DOGS UNITED FRONT GAMES SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
32 30 SONIC GENERATIONS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
29 31 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 32 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
28 33 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
38 34 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH XBOX 360 CLASSICS TAKE 2
34 35 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33 36 FAMILY GUY: BACK TO THE MULTIVERSE HEAVY IRON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31 37 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 38 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
– 39 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 40 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGE VOLITION THQ THQ

Source: Chart-Track

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata opened up about Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s success – from sales to the popularity of the game’s screenshot tool – in an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei. There are other Animal Crossing topics addressed as well, such as the disappointment of Wii’s City Folk and how the team approached the 3DS game from there.

Aside from Animal Crossing, Iwata talked quite a bit about smart phones, shared thoughts on free-to-play, and more.

Read up on Iwata’s comments below.

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Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals is on sale on Best Buy’s site for a measly $2.99. Surely the game has to be worth at least that much, right?

You can’t select in-store pickup, but shipping is free. View the product listing here.

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This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:

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LEGO has a brand new property in the works that will see the release of three video games throughout 2013.

According to Warner Bros., there are three different LEGO Legends of Chima projects in the works. Each will “provide an entirely unique and exciting adventure that builds to the next experience and complement the just announced LEGO Legends of Chima universe of products, which includes construction sets, vehicles, TV content and more.”

LEGO Legends of Chima is a fantasy adventure. The IP features different magical animal tribes and a story of good and evil, friendship and family.

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