Media Create hardware sales (4/1 – 4/7)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 34,180
3DS – 22,684
Vita – 19,328
PS3 – 16,807
Wii U – 14,783
PSP – 8,876
Wii – 1,718
Xbox 360 – 536
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 38,442
Vita – 31,795
3DS – 28,538
Wii U – 22,829
PS3 – 19,069
PSP – 12,594
Wii – 1,858
Xbox 360 – 598
Metallica songs being pulled from the Rock Band store as licensing agreements expire
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 0 comments
Just as with any licensing agreement, there comes a time when a certain content distributor is o longer legally allowed to sell the content they licensed from a particular third party. Such a day has come for Rock Band creator Harmonix, as they will be yanking the much-loved ‘Metallica’ from their store– or at least, one pack of their songs that was released for players to download.
“Metallica Pack 01” (including such hits as ‘Ride the Lightning’ and ‘Blackened’) is now unavailable from the console-accessed ‘Rock Band Music Store’, and soon it will also be removed from first-party marketplaces as well. More songs will likely follow suit going into the next few months or years, but Harmonix says they’re looking to extend an “overwhelming majority” of content licenses they have to minimize the legalese’ effect on their customers.
Nintendo survey points towards high-efficiency first-party rechargeable battery packs for Wii Remotes
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 0 comments
As you can see above, this survey sent out by Nintendo’s customer service asks whether or not folks would buy first party Wii Remote charger packs from the Big N, and, subsequently, if they would pay $40 for a single battery pack, charging cradle, and other accessories. The most interesting bit of the survey is that they’re touting a potential 13 hours of use after just 90 minutes of charging, which is something I would love to have!
I’m not sure if I’d pay $40 for just one battery pack though, even if it did come with the cradle, cases, etc. I’d need at least two with the purchase…
GoNintendo via IGN
Nintendo patents idea featuring Wiimote inside “remote controlled toy”
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments
Hey, it’s the return of R.O.B. the robot! Okay, not quite, but Nintendo did submit an interesting patent related to a “remotely controlled mobile device control system.”
At the heart of the patent, Nintendo would be able to include a Wiimote-like controller inside a “remote controlled toy”. The device could then be paired with a console for new kinds of functionality.
Patents often don’t see the light of day, so this could be nothing more than an idea from Nintendo. It’s intriguing nonetheless!
April 2013 downloadable rewards now available on Club Nintendo
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 0 comments
This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from Super Mario 64 (Wii, 200 coins), Super Metroid (Wii, 150 coins), Kirby’s Pinball Land (3DS, 150 coins), and 3D Classics: Urban Champion (3DS, 150 coins). These items last through May 5.
Visit this page to order a downloadable game.
UK software sales (Week ending 4/6)
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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
1 | 1 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | XB360 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | |||
– | 2 | DEFIANCE | XB360 | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | |||
4 | 3 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
6 | 4 | TOMB RAIDER | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
5 | 5 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
2 | 6 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | PS3 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | |||
7 | 7 | FIFA 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
3 | 8 | GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
12 | 9 | FIFA 13 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
13 | 10 | HALO 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
14 | 11 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
11 | 12 | SIMCITY | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
22 | 13 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
– | 14 | DEFIANCE | PS3 | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | |||
20 | 15 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
17 | 16 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
24 | 17 | JUST DANCE 4 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
18 | 18 | CRYSIS 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
19 | 19 | FAR CRY 3 | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
16 | 20 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
– | 21 | THE SIMS 3 | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
33 | 22 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
31 | 23 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | WII | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
10 | 24 | ARMY OF TWO: THE DEVIL’S CARTEL | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
8 | 25 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER | WII U | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
39 | 26 | THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
15 | 27 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
37 | 28 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
23 | 29 | SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2 | XB360 | CITY INTERACTIVE | CITY INTERACTIVE | |||
– | 30 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | |||
29 | 31 | CRYSIS 3 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
– | 32 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
– | 33 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | |||
27 | 34 | FAR CRY 3 | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
35 | 35 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
– | 36 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
40 | 37 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
21 | 38 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
30 | 39 | FORZA HORIZON | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
– | 40 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
All formats
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
1 | 1 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | IRRATIONAL GAMES | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | |||
2 | 2 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
– | 3 | DEFIANCE | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | |||
4 | 4 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
5 | 5 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | NEXT LEVEL GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
3 | 6 | GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT | EPIC GAMES/PEOPLE CAN FLY | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
7 | 7 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
9 | 8 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
15 | 9 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
17 | 10 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
10 | 11 | CRYSIS 3 | CRYTEK | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
11 | 12 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
19 | 13 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
18 | 14 | HALO 4 | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
6 | 15 | ARMY OF TWO: THE DEVIL’S CARTEL | VISCERAL GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
26 | 16 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
8 | 17 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 | TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
16 | 18 | SIMCITY | MAXIS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
13 | 19 | SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2 | CITY INTERACTIVE | CITY INTERACTIVE | CITY INTERACTIVE | |||
21 | 20 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | SEGA | SEGA | |||
22 | 21 | JUST DANCE 4 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
24 | 22 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
27 | 23 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | |||
25 | 24 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
33 | 25 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
– | 26 | THE SIMS 3 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
32 | 27 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
28 | 28 | DEAD SPACE 3 | VISCERAL GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
20 | 29 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | SCEA SANTA MONICA | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
30 | 30 | DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION | TECHLAND | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
23 | 31 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
12 | 32 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER | TRAVELLER’S TALES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
29 | 33 | DISHONORED | ARKANE STUDIOS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
– | 34 | THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
36 | 35 | DARKSIDERS II | VIGIL GAMES | THQ | THQ | |||
40 | 36 | SLEEPING DOGS | UNITED FRONT GAMES | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
– | 37 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
35 | 38 | RESIDENT EVIL 6 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | |||
38 | 39 | BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY | ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
– | 40 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 |
[Video Feature] Eggbusters – Mega Man 2
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Videos, Wii, Wii Shop Channel | 0 comments
So we’ve finally branched away from first party Nintendo titles with a couple of glitches from Mega Man 2 on the NES. All of the stuff you see here was performed in the Virtual Console version of the game, and it is assumed that they would then work in the NES version as well.
Artwork courtesy of Andrew Nixon. :]
Media Create software sales (3/25 – 3/31) – Top 50
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
01./01. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
02./00. [PSP] Fate/Extra CCC #
03./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
04./02. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 #
05./00. [PSV] Muramasa: The Demon Blade
06./00. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online #
07./00. [PSP] Dungeon Travelers 2: Ouritsu Tokoshan to Mamono no Fuuin #
08./03. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013
09./04. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013
10./00. [WIU] Game & Wario
11./05. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2
12./00. [PSV] Sei Madou Monogatari #
13./09. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
14./00. [WII] PreCure All-Stars: Zenin Shuugou Let’s Dance!
15./14. [PSP] Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment #
16./15. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice #
17./20. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
18./13. [3DS] Super Robot Wars UX #
19./23. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
20./00. [PSP] Katen no Hana #