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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

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

3DS

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

Masahiro Sakurai has posted the latest Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot, showing Riki from Xenoblade as an Assist Trophy. You can find the image below.


Mario Maker is unique in that it will allow players to create their own Mario levels for the first time. This led EDGE to ask Nintendo producer Takashi Tezuka in its latest issue if he believes the Wii U game could harm sales of future Mario titles.

Tezuka said in response:

“I think part of the fun of Mario is how you play and experience a series of courses, with boss battles, too, all of which get progressively harder. Mario developers build up the whole world, making sure the different courses all fit well together. I don’t think the overall fun you can have with an entire Mario game is the same as playing a single course made in Mario Maker, and of course future Mario games will include lots of new features… so I don’t think the two will ever be in competition.”

Mario Maker will be coming to Wii U in the first half of 2015. Players will be able to use assets based on the original Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros., though other classic Mario titles will likely be featured as well.

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Persona 5, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, Final Fantasy XV, and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire are all in the top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 7 and August 20.

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

Wii U

Penguins of Madagascar – Amazon
Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue – Amazon
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

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Amazon
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom – Amazon
Penguins of Madagascar – Amazon
Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue – Amazon
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 (new)

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.

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

01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 77.465 / 2.289.983 (-35%)
02./00. [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.08.21} (¥6.372) – 30.587 / NEW
03./00. [PSV] Bullet Girls (D3 Publisher) {2014.08.21} (¥6.799) – 29.690 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (Square Enix) {2014.08.21} (¥8.424) – 17.832 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition
(Square Enix) {2014.08.21} (¥5.184) – 15.816 / NEW
06./02. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.14} (¥7.980) – 15.142 / 84.232 (-78%)
07./03. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island
(Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.936) – 12.931 / 157.092 (-57%)
08./04. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 12.075 / 639.710 (-57%)
09./05. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6.145) – 10.831 / 119.689 (-60%)
10./07. [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV # (Capcom) {2014.08.07} (¥4.309) – 7.928 / 61.859 (-32%)
11./08. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119) – 7.246 / 145.967 (-33%)
12./09. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 7.189 / 1.252.231 (-31%)
13./06. [PSV] Monster Hunter Frontier G: Beginner’s Package (Capcom) {2014.08.13} (¥6.264) – 5.183 / 26.352 (-76%)
14./00. [PSV] Chaos;Head Dual # (5pb.) {2014.08.21} (¥6.264) – 4.662 / NEW
15./13. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 4.255 / 4.132.144 (-30%)
16./12. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition) (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) – 3.938 / 49.220 (-37%)
17./10. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Crimson #
(Marvelous AQL) {2014.08.07} (¥6.998) – 3.829 / 59.948 (-60%)
18./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.376 / 2.371.488 (-39%)
19./18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 3.367 / 3.778.065 (-24%)
20./20. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 3.321 / 3.330.825 (-13%)

DmC Devil May Cry and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West developer Ninja Theory is working on Disney Infinity 2.0, executive producer John Vignocchi revealed during the Giant Bomb PAX Prime 2014 panel last night. Ninja Theory is bringing its juggle-based combat to the franchise. In terms of characters, the studio worked on Green Goblin, Ronan, and Jasmine.

Vinocchi was later asked during the panel when Disney Infinity: Star Wars (3.0 Edition) will be announced. He said in response: “It won’t be that far, far away”.

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Pokken Tournament was announced a few days ago, which wasn’t all too shocking given the teaser image we saw last August. What was a bit surprising, however, was that the game was only confirmed for arcades.

But don’t worry just yet! During Famitsu’s stream, Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara was asked about the decision to make an arcade game. Bulbagarden points out, “The way Ishihara phrased his answer, talking about doing arcade first, does suggest that Pokkén will eventually come to console.”

Wii U, anyone?! I know I could see something like that happening!

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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