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The latest Wii U/3DS specific UK software sales are in:

Wii U

  1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
  2. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
  3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
  4. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
  5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Retro Studios
  6. The Lego Movie Videogame – Traveller’s Tales
  7. Fifa 13 – EA Canada
  8. Mass Effect 3 – Straight Right
  9. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft (France)
  10. Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed – Sumo Digital

3DS

  1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
  2. Pokemon X – Game Freak
  3. Mario Kart 7 – Retro Studios / Nintendo
  4. Pokemon Y – Game Freak
  5. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
  6. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
  7. The Lego Movie Videogame – Traveller’s Tales
  8. Yoshi’s New Island – Arzest
  9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
  10. Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Hal Laboratory Inc.

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Persona 5, Final Fantasy XV, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, and Tales of Zestiria are all in the top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 21 and August 27.

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

The Voice: I Want You (new) – Amazon
Penguins of Madagascar – Amazon, GameStop (new)
Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue – Amazon, GameStop
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes – 2.0 Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
GameCube Controller – Super Smash Bros. Edition – Amazon
GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy
Hyrule Warriors – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy
Splatoon – Amazon, Best Buy
Kirby and The Rainbow Curse – Amazon
Mario Party 10 – Amazon, Best Buy
Devil’s Third – Amazon
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Amazon, Best Buy
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric – Amazon, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. bundle – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Just Dance 2015 – Amazon, GameStop
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Skylanders Trap Team Dark Edition (Collector’s Edition) – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Skylanders Trap Team – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop,
Watch Dogs – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Bayonetta 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

Poptropica Forgotten Islands (new) – Best Buy, GameStop
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze (new) – Amazon
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Amazon
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom – Amazon, GameStop (new)
Penguins of Madagascar – Amazon, GameStop (new)
Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue – Amazon, GameStop (new)
FIFA 15 – Amazon, GameStop
Disney Big Hero 6 – GameStop
The Legend of Korra A New Era Begins – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley – Amazon, GameStop
Power Rangers: Super Megaforce – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Amazon, Best Buy
Fossil Fighters: Frontier – Amazon, Best Buy
Fantasy Life – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: The Wild Cards Premium Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal – Amazon, GameStop
Pokemon Art Academy – Amazon, Best Buy, Best Buy
Story of Seasons – Amazon, GameStop
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Omega Ruby – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Skylanders Trap Team – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit! – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Amiibo

Mario – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Link – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Samus – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Donkey Kong – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yoshi – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Kirby – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pikachu – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fox – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Peach – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Marth – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Villager – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Wii Fit Trainer – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

More:

Disney Infinity 2.0’s release date is fast approaching. The game will be out in a matter of weeks, with a mid-September launch planned.

Before Disney Infinity 2.0 hits store shelves though, it sounds like there are still a few characters left to be announced. Executive producer John Vignocchi mentioned on Twitter that two Marvel and two Disney characters haven’t been revealed.

He said:


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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena Ultimax # (Atlus) {2014.08.28} (¥7.538) – 89.468 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Toukiden: The Age of Demons Extreme # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.28} (¥6.264) – 79.384 / NEW
03./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 68.762 / 2.358.745 (-11%)
04./00. [PSV] Love Live! School Idol Paradise Vol.1: Printemps / Vol.2: BiBi / Vol.3: Lily White # (Kadokawa Games) {2014.08.28} (¥6.998) – 59.710 / NEW
05./00. [PSV] Hyperdimension Action Neptunia U #
(Compile Heart) {2014.08.28} (¥6.458) – 34.980 / NEW
06./00. [3DS] Medarot 8: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. (Rocket Company) {2014.08.28} (¥6.264) – 33.326 / NEW
07./00. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin F – Coffin of the End # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.28} (¥7.690) – 28.807 / NEW
08./08. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 11.148 / 650.858 (-8%)
09./00. [PSP] Toukiden: The Age of Demons Extreme # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.28} (¥5.184) – 11.026 / NEW
10./03. [PSV] Bullet Girls
(D3 Publisher) {2014.08.21} (¥6.799) – 10.030 / 39.720 (-66%)
11./07. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island
(Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.936) – 9.968 / 167.061 (-23%)
12./02. [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.08.21} (¥6.372) – 8.782 / 39.368 (-71%)
13./09. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6.145) – 8.361 / 128.050 (-23%)
14./06. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.14} (¥7.980) – 7.648 / 91.880 (-49%)
15./12. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 6.912 / 1.259.144 (-4%)
16./11. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119) – 6.653 / 152.620 (-8%)
17./05. [PS3] Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (Square Enix) {2014.08.21} (¥5.184) – 6.486 / 22.301 (-59%)
18./04. [PS4] Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition
(Square Enix) {2014.08.21} (¥8.424) – 6.131 / 23.962 (-66%)
19./00. [PS3] Sacred 3
(Spike Chunsoft) {2014.08.28} (¥7.992) – 5.083 / NEW
20./00. [PSV] KissBell # (Technical Group Laboratory) {2014.08.28} (¥6.458) – 4.530 / NEW

With Splatoon’s visual style, Nintendo wanted to do something “different” from the competition.

“Shooters have tended to become more realistic, but it’s not Nintendo’s way to do that,” legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto told EDGE this month. “It’s [got] to be different from what other folks are doing.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Miyamoto touched on shooters in general. While Nintendo may not visit these types of games on a regular basis, Miyamoto said he likes their controls and he wouldn’t say that he’s not interested in the genre.

Miyamoto’s comments in full:

Activision has a new singing title coming to Wii U, Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. “The Voice: I Want You” will be released on October 21, according to a listing on Amazon.

Amazon’s listing states:

The Voice video game brings all the excitement of the hit TV show to your living room. From the Blind Auditions, to the Battle Rounds, all the way to the Finale, experience the TV show with the ultimate goal of being named “The Voice.”

The Voice: I Want You will include “chart-topping hits spanning Rock, R&B, Pop and Country”. Party Mode supports up to eight people, and there’s a Voice Coach Mode in which you’ll “learn tips and techniques to help improve your performances including breathing, singing runs and harmonizing”. Amazon’s listing additionally includes the following tidbit: “Impress the coaches and watch them compete for you to join their team.”

You can find a few screenshots from The Voice: I Want You below.


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