Famitsu has published a listing of the best-selling games in Japan for the month of February. The chart is based on Enterbrain data taken between January 28 through February 24.

Here’s the list in full:

01. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII – 1,088,077 / NEW
02. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – 335,791 / NEW
03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 321,147 / 3,012,055
04. [3DS] Fantasy Life – 45,700 / 246,338
05. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Super Deluxe Edition – 43,943 / 407,188
06. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 34,913 / 1,957,380
07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Best Price! – 29,373 / 222,778
08. [3DS] Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic – 25,281 / NEW
09. [PS3] DmC Devil May Cry – 25,047 / 168,886
10. [3DS] Run For Money Tousouchuu – 22,025 / 429,992

Rock Band Music Store update (3/19/13)

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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on March 19:

Kool & the Gang – “Jungle Boogie” – keyboard support, Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99
Shinedown – “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” – keyboard support
Tears for Fears – “Shout” – keyboard support

Each song can be purchased for 200 Wii Points.

Source: Harmonix PR

February 2013 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.

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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 February. The results can be found below.

Dead Space 3 (360, PS3, PC)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, Wii U PC)
Crysis 3 (360, PS3, PC)
NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3, 360)
Aliens: Colonial Marines 2013 (360, PS3, PC)
Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, PS3, Wii U)
Far Cry 3 (360, PS3, PC)
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PS3, PSV)
Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)

Source

Famitsu readers rank the top games of 2012

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Famitsu published a lengthy roundup of its readers’ top games of 2012 in its latest issue. Users have been sending in ratings between 1 and 10 on a weekly basis, and the results were finally compiled by the magazine this week.

The full results are posted below. Some of the selections and rankings may surprise you!

Disney Infinity delayed, now set for August

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Disney Infinity won’t be making its original June release. The game has been pushed back to August 18 in North America while most internetional territories will be getting it on August 20. A confirmed date of August 23 has been set for the UK.

Speaking about the decision to move Disney Infinity’s release, Disney Interactive co-president John Pleasants said:

“We could deliver in June if we wanted to. Will a two-month timing change help us? Sure, of course. It gives us a little more time to add bells and whistles and make sure it really sings and pops.”

Pleasants added in another statement that Disney hopes “to capitalize on the critical fall retail season.”

“We have moved the launch date for Disney Infinity to August 18 to capitalize on the critical fall retail season.”

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Disney Infinity – Holley trailer

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Amazon: Adventure Time for $20, Wii Classic Controller Pro for $13

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A couple of new items are on sale at Amazon. First up, both versions of Adventure Time are going for $19.54 currently. You can also purchase a Wii Classic Controller Pro for $13 – specifically, the white model.

Remember, the Wii Classic Controller Pro is not the same as the Wii U Pro Controller. You can, however, use a Wii Classic Controller Pro with a Wii U in some instances.

Sakurai discusses why Smash Bros. Brawl online is no longer thrilling

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Here’s how one guy, who wrote in to Brawl producer Masahiro Sakurai, put it:

Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai recently tried playing Brawl online. He was a bit disappointed with the players he encountered. In addition to being disappointed that items were turned off, Sakurai noticed that “nobody ever went on the attack; it was like everyone was taking the approach of waiting for the other guy to take the offensive.”

“The other day, I had my first run at Smash Bros. Brawl online play. What I found was that nobody ever went on the attack; it was like everyone was taking the approach of waiting for the other guy to take the offensive. There were no items, either. I wanted to shout at them ‘This isn’t how you do Smash Bros.’! As the producer, what do you think of fights like this?”

Media Create hardware sales (3/4 – 3/10)

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

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

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

Vita – 62,543
3DS LL – 50,265
3DS – 27,174
PS3 – 25,725
PSP – 11,171
Wii U – 10,021
Wii – 1,383
Xbox 360 – 486