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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 May. The results can be found below.

1. Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PS3, NWU)**
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, NWU)**
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns (3DS, WII)
4. Dead Island: Riptide (360, PS3, PC)**
5. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
6. Metro: Last Light (360, PS3, PC)
7. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, WII, NWU, PSP, PC)**
8. Bioshock Infinite (360, PS3, PC)**
9. Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)**
10. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (360, WII, NDS, PS3, 3DS, NWU, PSV, PC)

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo’s response to the May 2013 NPD report is in.

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.

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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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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?

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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.

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

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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

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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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