The 3DS was the best-selling platform in the US for the month of May, according to the company. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and continued sales of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon boosted the handheld’s sales. Both games maintained two of the top three spots on the NPD charts in terms of best-selling SKUs – Donkey Kong came in second, with Luigi’s Mansion following third.

3DS software sales at retail increased by more than 60 percent year-over-year, according to Nintendo.

Nintendo’s full response is posted below.

Warner Bros. believes in Wii U, Nintendo content will give system new life

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In addition to Ubisoft, Warner Bros. has thrown a bunch of support towards the Wii U. Despite the console’s slow start, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president Martin Tremblay says that the publisher is “a believer on the Wii U.”

“We’re a believer on the Wii U. Honestly, we hope everybody’s going to work out. It’s just good for the industry.”

Tremblay pointed to the Wii U’s “content” as one of the reasons for the system’s slow start. However, Nintendo showcased a number of new games that he thinks “will re-energize the platform.”

“I think the console has been off to a slow start, but I think they’re going to fix the problem. I don’t think it’s a problem, but it’s more about the content. And I think they showed tons of new content [at E3] that will re-energize the platform.”

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Miyamoto believes Pikmin 3 is one of his best games yet

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Shigeru Miyamoto has worked on a ton of games. In terms of titles he’s been involved with on a deep level, he estimates having developed 50 games.

“In terms of games I’ve personally worked directly on and really been involved in development on, probably about 50. If you then include the games I’m involved in the oversight standpoint, it’s well over 100 now.”

Yet out of everything Miyamoto has worked on, he feels Pikmin 3 is one of his best efforts. Why?

Off-screen Wii Party U “Name that Face” footage

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40 minutes of Game & Wario multiplayer footage

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Kamiya reminds fans that Nintendo is behind Bayonetta 2, other versions will only happen if Nintendo publishes

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Hideki Kamiya likes to have a bit of fun with the fans who ping him on Twitter… especially when it comes to trolling. Ask him when we’ll see news on one of Platinum’s titles, and you’ll get a response that is something along the lines of “Next week… in gaming magazines”.

Sometimes though, fans can be rather persistent – particularly when it comes to Bayonetta 2 coming to additional platforms alongside Wii U. And so Kamiya took to Twitter and reminded gamers once again that Nintendo is funding and publishing the new Bayonetta as well as The Wonderful 101. Those two projects would not be possible without the Big N. A release of Bayonetta 2 on other consoles would only be possible if Nintendo were to publish the game.

REPEAT: We are a developer. Nintendo are the ones kind enough to fund and publish our W101 and Bayo 2 projects. (1/2)
— ???? Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) June 17, 2013

So if Nintendo says “We are publishing Bayo 2 on PS3/360.” Then it will happen. So please go ask them, not us. (2/2)
— ???? Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) June 17, 2013

Platinum Games’ JP Kellams seemed to take over Kamiya’s Twitter account for a brief moment to add on with this humorous comment:

It's supposed to mean what it says. If you want a PS3 version ask Nintendo. You might also want to ask for PS3 Zelda. <- by JP
— ???? Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) June 17, 2013

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UK software sales (Week ending 6/15) – Wii U/3DS charts

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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
2. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. NBA 2K13 – Take-Two
5. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
6. Injustice: Gods Among Us – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. ZombiU – Ubisoft
8. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
9. Rabbids Land – Ubisoft
10. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns – Nintendo
4. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity – Nintendo
6. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
7. Fire Emblem: Awakening – Nintendo
8. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
9. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
10. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

Off-screen Wii Party U footage

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Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin now says he didn’t confirm Call of Duty: Ghosts for Wii U

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So much for that confirmation of Call of Duty: Ghosts on Wii U.

During a GameSpot stage show at E3 2013 last week, Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin said that Ghosts on Wii U is “probably in the next-gen bin”, but noted that the studio isn’t discussing it “yet” because “we want to keep it mysterious”.

Ward has since backpedaled on those comments, telling GamesIndustry that he actually isn’t sure if Call of Duty: Ghosts will be available on Wii U.

“Ha! You know that’s funny, because I don’t even know the answer to that. I swear to God, I don’t. I was trying to say in the interview [that] I really don’t know and I’m not supposed to talk about it. I’m not supposed to talk about the fact that I don’t know.”

If Ghosts were to come to Wii U, Rubin believes that the game could look as good as other current-gen versions:

“I imagine [it could], yeah. If you look at the hardware specs, I think it would be more in line with 360 and PS3, but I’m not sure. There could be some things [in the hardware] that bump it up a little higher than that. I haven’t played with it enough to know. I have one at home, and I think it’s cool; I can’t stop playing ZombiU.”

And so we’re back to square one. Call of Duty: Ghosts isn’t confirmed for Wii U, but Activision nor Infinity Ward have said that it isn’t coming.

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UK software sales (Week ending 6/15)

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Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–	1	THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–	2	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3	3	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
5	4	DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
1	5	GRID 2	XB360	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
18	6	TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2	7	GRID 2	PS3	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
12	8	TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
16	9	INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
6	10	DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
8	11	FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9	12	LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
11	13	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14	14	GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
17	15	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
4	16	FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
15	17	FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19	18	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
36	19	INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20	20	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
–	21	RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION	XB360	ALTERNATIVE	ALTERNATIVE
–	22	RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION	PS3	ALTERNATIVE	ALTERNATIVE
29	23	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
26	24	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
22	25	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
30	26	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
23	27	POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35	28	MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE	3DS	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–	29	BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27	30	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	PS3	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
33	31	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
25	32	FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
37	33	FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–	34	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
24	35	DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	PS3	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–	36	FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
40	37	THE WALKING DEAD	XB360	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
7	38	REMEMBER ME	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
21	39	METRO LAST LIGHT	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–	40	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

All formats

LW	TW	Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–	1	THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–	2	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
1	3	GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
7	4	TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2	5	FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11	6	INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	NETHERREALM STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
5	7	FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4	8	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
8	9	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
10	10	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
6	11	DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–	12	RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION	SIDHE	ALTERNATIVE	ALTERNATIVE
13	13	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15	14	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9	15	DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	MONSTER GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
14	16	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
23	17	THE WALKING DEAD	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
20	18	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
18	19	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3	20	REMEMBER ME	DONTNOD ENTERTAINMENT	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
39	21	BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
26	22	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
19	23	LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
22	24	GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27	25	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
16	26	RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
28	27	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
31	28	SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
17	29	METRO LAST LIGHT	4A GAMES	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
24	30	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12	31	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
37	32	TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
25	33	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–	34	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34	35	MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
32	36	SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
30	37	POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY	SPIKE CHUNSOFT	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	38	MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
36	39	DEFIANCE	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS
33	40	FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING	INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO

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