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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 47,985
Vita – 36,028
3DS – 21,454
PS3 – 20,676
PSP – 12,721
Wii U – 9,539
Wii – 1,323
Xbox 360 – 543

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Vita – 63,581
3DS LL – 39,801
3DS – 21,207
PS3 – 19,567
PSP – 18,023
Wii U – 9,454
Wii – 1,363
Xbox 360 – 738


This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. Highlights include $10 off The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition.

The full lineup of deals can be found in the circular below:



Wii U sold a disappointing 35,000 units in the UK for the month of January. Things weren’t any better in February – sales were worse, actually.

The latest data shows that Wii U sales stood at 25,000 units last month. Revenue also dipped from £1.2mm to £0.8mm. Year-to-date Wii U sales are now at 60,000 units and £2.0mm in revenue.

Amazingly enough, the Wii was Nintendo’s best-performing system in the UK for February, beating out the DS and even the 3DS.

Here’s a roundup of units sold and revenue stats:

Units

Wii – 125K
NDS – 110K
3DS – 90K

Revenue

Wii – £2.3mm
NDS – £1.7mm
3DS – £2.3mm

Source


This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Gears of War: Judgment (360) – 10/9/9/9
Need for Speed: Most Wanted U (Wii U) – 9/8/9/9
Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSV) – 9/8/8/8
Muramasa Rebirth (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Sei Madou Monogatari (PSV) – 8/9/8/7
Dungeon Travelers 2 (PSP) – 8/8/7/7
Fate / Extra CCC (PSP) – 8/7/7/7
PreCure All Stars (Wii) – 7/6/7/8
Megpoid the Music# (PSP) – 6/6/4/5


When you think about it, the fact that Nintendo allowed Next Level Games to make Super Mario Strikers was somewhat unexpected. The studio was a bit unproven at the time yet the Big N nonetheless allowed the developer to get its hands on some of the company’s most-beloved characters.

You might be wondering: how did Next Level’s partnership with Nintendo begin? It was actually the initiative on the part of Next Level that got the ball rolling. The team first decided to make a Mario soccer demo “with no direction from Nintendo”.

Read on below for comments from Next Level Games discussing how Mario Strikers as well as Punch-Out!! came to be.


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Here we go: I’ve finally given in to your demands and jumped right back into the uber-crazy ‘Back in Time’ glitch from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Last time we explored it, we ended up in twilight-realm Kakariko Village playing as human Link, but the game froze when we went inside of a house and then left. This time? Stuff gets even crazier, which is hard to believe considering how ridiculous last time was.

Artwork courtesy of Andrew Nixon. :]


Now that Disney Infinity has an official, final release date, pre-orders have opened. Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop are all taking reservations for the game.

Pre-order from Amazon here. Best Buy has pre-orders available through here. Lastly, you can pre-order Disney Infinity from GameStop here.

Pricing roundup: Starter pack – $74.99, 3-pack – $29.99, Figures – $12.99, and Power Disc pack – $4.99.


01./00. [PS3] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f (Sega) {2013.03.07} (¥7.329) – 110.229 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice #
(Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.03.07} (¥5.980) – 92.396 / NEW
03./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: All Star #
(Broccoli) {2013.03.07} (¥6.090) – 67.217 / NEW
04./05. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 63.285 / 2.802.940 (-14%)
05./00. [PSV] Tales of Hearts R # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.07} (¥6.480) – 55.258 / NEW
06./01. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.02.28} (¥7.560) – 46.866 / 250.090 (-77%)
07./00. [PS3] Far Cry 3
(Ubisoft) {2013.03.07} (¥7.770) – 33.281 / NEW
08./02. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Legacy of Civilization A (Level 5) {2013.02.28} (¥5.500) – 30.078 / 160.764 (-77%)
09./10. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) – 24.045 / 1.159.265 (-49%)
10./00. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice: “United Front” Double Pack (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.03.07} (¥7.980) – 22.050 / NEW
11./04. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 21.915 / 110.302 (-75%)
12./08. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance # (Konami) {2013.02.21} (¥6.980) – 17.833 / 386.908 (-70%)
13./03. [PSV] Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: Otome Shoujotachi no Shoumei #
(Marvelous AQL) {2013.02.28} (¥6.980) – 17.138 / 111.461 (-82%)
14./00. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita to Himitsu Dougu Hakubutsukan (FuRyu) {2013.03.07} (¥5.229) – 12.768 / NEW
15./07. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2: Special Package (Sega) {2013.02.28} (¥5.229) – 10.031 / 71.258 (-84%)
16./00. [PS3] Crysis 3 (Electronic Arts) {2013.03.07} (¥7.665) – 9.602 / NEW
17./06. [PS3] Macross 30: Ginga o Tsunagu Utagoe # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥8.380) – 9.294 / 72.383 (-85%)
18./09. [PSP] Shining Ark
(Sega) {2013.02.28} (¥6.279) – 9.161 / 63.999 (-83%)
19./13. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 8.452 / 1.950.816 (-17%)
20./14. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
(Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 8.096 / 252.737 (-12%)



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