UK software sales (Week ending 3/9)
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Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| – | 1 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| – | 2 | TOMB RAIDER | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| – | 3 | SIMCITY | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| – | 4 | THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| – | 5 | TOMB RAIDER | PC | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| – | 6 | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 3 | XB360 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | |||
| – | 7 | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 3 | PS3 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | |||
| 1 | 8 | CRYSIS 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 2 | 9 | FIFA 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 7 | 10 | FIFA 13 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 9 | 11 | FAR CRY 3 | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 5 | 12 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 4 | 13 | CRYSIS 3 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 12 | 14 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
| 3 | 15 | METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE | PS3 | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
| 10 | 16 | HALO 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 28 | 17 | FORZA HORIZON | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 17 | 18 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 8 | 19 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 19 | 20 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 15 | 21 | FAR CRY 3 | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 6 | 22 | METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE | XB360 | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
| 14 | 23 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 18 | 24 | JUST DANCE 4 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 20 | 25 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
| 13 | 26 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | XB360 | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 25 | 27 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| 29 | 28 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | |||
| 21 | 29 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 33 | 30 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | WII | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 31 | 31 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
| 26 | 32 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 11 | 33 | DEAD SPACE 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 16 | 34 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 36 | 35 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | WII | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 27 | 36 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| 35 | 37 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
| – | 38 | ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| – | 39 | CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW – MIRROR | 3DS | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
| 32 | 40 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| – | 1 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| – | 2 | SIMCITY | MAXIS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| – | 3 | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 3 | CYBERCONNECT2 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | |||
| – | 4 | THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 2 | 5 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 1 | 6 | CRYSIS 3 | CRYTEK | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 4 | 7 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 5 | 8 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 3 | 9 | METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE | PLATINUMGAMES | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
| 11 | 10 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
| 9 | 11 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 6 | 12 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 12 | 13 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 10 | 14 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| 7 | 15 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 15 | 16 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
| 13 | 17 | HALO 4 | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 17 | 18 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | |||
| 8 | 19 | DEAD SPACE 3 | VISCERAL GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 30 | 20 | FORZA HORIZON | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 18 | 21 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
| 21 | 22 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
| 16 | 23 | JUST DANCE 4 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 14 | 24 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 20 | 25 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 19 | 26 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
| 31 | 27 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 24 | 28 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
| 23 | 29 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 28 | 30 | DISHONORED | ARKANE STUDIOS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
| 29 | 31 | SLEEPING DOGS | UNITED FRONT GAMES | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| 34 | 32 | DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO | BLITZ GAMES | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
| 27 | 33 | HITMAN: HD TRILOGY | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| 26 | 34 | WWE ’13 | YUKE’S | THQ | THQ | |||
| 22 | 35 | THE SIMS 3 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 33 | 36 | DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION | TECHLAND | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
| – | 37 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
| 32 | 38 | MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | DANGER CLOSE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| – | 39 | THE SIMS 3: PETS | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 37 | 40 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
Guild02 screenshots
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Wii U Basic Pack discounted to £189.85 on ShopTo
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Heads up, Nintendo fans in Europe. Retailer ShopTo has discounted the Wii U Basic Pack to £189.85 for 24% savings. The console normally retails for £249.99 on the site. ShopTo also cut pack the Premium Pack‘s price to £279.85, but that’s only 7% in savings.
Azran Legacies sells more than Miracle Mask, but second-lowest Professor Layton debut in Japan
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Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies launched in Japan a little more than a week ago. How’d it do? Well, while sales did see an improvement over Miracle Mask, the game’s debut is the second-worst in the series.
A look at Professor Layton’s series sales at a glance:

(2007) Professor Layton and the Curious Village – 136,736
(2007) Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box – 293,897
(2008) Professor Layton and the Unwound Future – 347,360
(2009) Professor Layton and the Last Specter – 306,473
(2011) Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – 119,591
(2013) Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies – 130,686
Azran Legacies is supposedly the last main Professor Layton game. One has to wonder what Level-5 has in store for the IP going forward.
Rumor: New Crash Bandicoot in the works, heading to Wii U
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Let’s get this out of the way: take the rumor below with a huge grain of salt. Now that that’s out of the way, we can proceed!
Rumor has it that a countdown for a new Crash Bandicoot game launched preemptively before being pulled. Someone took a screenshot that is oddly low-quality and off-screen (already raising a red flag), which shows that the project is coming to “PlayStation”, Xbox 360, and Wii U.
Vicarious Visions is supposedly behind the new Crash Bandicoot. In January, a possible redesign for the character was spotted in an official photo from the studio, though there hasn’t been any official news concerning the IP.
Could there actually be a new Crash Bandicoot on the way? Or is this nothing more than a disappointing rumor?
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon screenshots
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Nicalis wants to know if you want Gero Blaster on 3DS
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Do you want Gero Blaster on 3DS and PS Vita? ?Gero Blaster??3DS?PS Vita??????????????
— Nicalis, Inc. (@nicalis) March 10, 2013
If Gero Blaster were to be released on 3DS, Nicalis would likely bring it over. The company previously ported Cave Story for the eShop and has a great relationship with Daisuke Amaya.
We’ve already seen a photo of Gero Blaster running on the 3DS. However, the game hasn’t necessarily been confirmed for the system. And so Nicalis would like to find out just how many people would be interested in seeing it on Nintendo’s handheld.
If you have a Twitter account, you can send a comment to Nicalis here.
Media Create software sales (2/25 – 3/3) – Top 50
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01./00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 #
02./00. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Legacy of Civilization A
03./00. [PSV] Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: Otome Shoujotachi no Shoumei #
04./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
05./03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
06./00. [PS3] Macross 30: Ginga o Tsunagu Utagoe #
07./00. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2: Special Package
08./01. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance #
09./00. [PSP] Shining Ark
10./02. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden
11./00. [3DS] Touch Detective: Nameko Shigeru
12./00. [PSP] D.C.III Plus #
13./07. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
14./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
15./06. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
16./39. [PSV] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational #
17./10. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
18./04. [3DS] Magi: The Labyrinth of Beginning
19./12. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
20./09. [3DS] Fantasy Life