About a half hour of Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games footage
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Thanks to Jake for the tip.
North American Mario & Sonic at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games launch trailer
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Suda51 says his games are possible for Nintendo platforms, Big N is “always very important to us”
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Suda51’s games haven’t been on Nintendo platforms in recent years. We did see Liberation Maiden on 3DS, but that’s about it. Suda51 hasn’t put out any of his games on Wii U.
But what about the future? Suda51 did say “it’s a possibility” that his future titles will appear on Nintendo platforms while speaking with ExpansiveDLC. He also said the Big N is “always very important to us.”
Yeah of course, it’s a possibility. I guess we haven’t really announced anything yet for Wii U, but for 3DS we had Liberation Maiden.. consoles from Nintendo are always very important to us.
I still remember how, years ago, Suda51 was talking about bringing a new No More Heroes to Nintendo’s next-gen console. Wii U has been around for a year already – make it happen!
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New songs confirmed for Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U
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Several new songs have been confirmed for Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U. The game will include a wild Pokemon battle medley from Pokemon X/Y, “Highschool Love!” from Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition, “Seven Colored Button” from The Idolm@ster 2, and the character mission select theme song from Dragon Ball Heroes. Namco Bandai is also including music from Dragon Quest X, Super Mario Bros., Kuma Tomo, plus a Namco Medley.
Players will also be able to experience Vocaloid songs such as “Life Reset Button”, “Ninjin Nin”, and Hatsune Miku’s “Thousand Cherry Blossoms.”
“Walking Though The Towers” from Puzzle & Dragons and the My Neighbor Totoro theme song (among others) can be downloaded as free DLC.
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Super Mario 3D World – secret character footage
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Head past the break to check out more than 15 minutes of Super Mario 3D World’s secret character in action.
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshots (11/15/13) – Super Mario Galaxy stage confirmed
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
A new stage, Mario Galaxy!! The pull of gravity emanates from the center of the planet, so this will require using brand-new tactics.
October 2013 NPD: rough hardware estimates
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NPD never hands out hardware data these days, meaning we usually have to rely on leaks and estimates in order to find out how well systems perform each month. Thankfully, NeoGAF user “creamsugar” has come through with a decent overview of October’s sales in the US.
Here’s a general estimate provided by creamsugar’s leak:
PSV < 30k < Wii < 40k < 50k < Wii U < 60k < 100k < PS3 < 120k This figure suggests that the Wii U managed to outsell the Wii, which the console has had a tough time doing most of the year. Wii U apparently sold between 50,000 and 60,000 units while the Wii moved between 30,000 and 40,000 consoles. Source
October 2013 NPD: Sonic Lost World sells under 30,000 copies on Wii U/3DS in first week
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Sonic Lost World’s debut sales in the US are in. For the month of October, the game sold under 30,000 copies. That figure combines sales of both versions – Wii U and 3DS.
Now, 30,000 copies isn’t a whole lot, but there is something important to keep in mind. Sonic Lost World launched in North America on October 29. NPD’s latest reporting period ended on November 2. This means Sonic’s debut sales account for a little less than a week of sales.
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October 2013: Nintendo’s response, 3DS hardware sales double, more
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Nintendo has responded to the October 2013 NPD data report.
The company’s results are highlighted by 3DS sales, which came in at 452,000 units last month. October 3DS sales doubled last month’s total, and according to Nintendo, “marked the most units any portable video game system or home console has sold in a single month in 2013.”
Pokemon X/Y were the top two selling titles in the US last month. Both versions sold 1.7 million copies in the US.
Thanks to the new Pokemon releases, October was the biggest month for 3DS software. Nintendo said in its NPD response today, “Total Nintendo 3DS first-party software sales hit more than 2 million units sold, the highest tally since the report for December 2011, which included sales of hit games Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7.”
You can find Nintendo’s full NPD response below.
October 2013 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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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 October. The results can be found below.
1. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
2. Pokémon X (3DS)
3. Pokémon Y (3DS)
4. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PC)
5. Batman: Arkham Origins (360, PS3, Wii U, PC)
6. Assassin’s Creed IV, Black Flag (360, PS3, Wii U)
7. NBA 2K14 (360, PS3, PC)
8. Skylanders: Swap Force (Wii, 360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS)
9. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS, PC)
10. WWE 2K14 (360, PS3)
Worth noting, the 3DS came out on top as the best-selling system in the US last month.
