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

Retro City Rampage dev says he’s keen to work with Nintendo again, despite issues getting his game released

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“Nintendo’s been great to work with, everyone there. Dan Adelman’s a champ and works incredibly hard to help Indies and deserves a lot of recognition, and on the European side, Christian, Oliver and Pepe were just as supportive, to name a few. The pleasant experience working with them on a personal level is the primary reason why I’ll continue to make games for Nintendo platforms.”

– Vblank’s Brian Provinciano

Gah, the more I hear about this game’s development process the more I feel like I want to pick it up just to support what this guy’s all about. It doesn’t seem like a bad game either– the problem is that it’s only on WiiWare, so eShop points cards won’t apply to it! If the game comes out on Wii U or 3DS I’d be sure to pick it up– as I think a lot of you new Wii U owners would as well!

Via NintendoLife

Pandora’s Tower officially confirmed for April release

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We’ve pretty much known that Pandora’s Tower would arrive sometime in April for awhile now, but XSEED has now made it 100% official. Indeed, the Wii RPG will be available next month. XSEED hasn’t mentioned a specific date just yet, but look out for it sometime within the next few weeks.

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Pandora’s Tower story trailer

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Disney Infinity – Franceso trailer

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UK software sales (Week ending 3/9)

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Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–	1	TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–	2	TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–	3	SIMCITY	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	4	THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	5	TOMB RAIDER	PC	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–	6	NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 3	XB360	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
–	7	NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 3	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
1	8	CRYSIS 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2	9	FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7	10	FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9	11	FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
5	12	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4	13	CRYSIS 3	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12	14	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
3	15	METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PS3	KONAMI	KONAMI
10	16	HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
28	17	FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
17	18	FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
8	19	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
19	20	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
15	21	FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6	22	METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	XB360	KONAMI	KONAMI
14	23	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
18	24	JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
20	25	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
13	26	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
25	27	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
29	28	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
21	29	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
33	30	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31	31	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
26	32	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
11	33	DEAD SPACE 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16	34	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
36	35	MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	WII	SEGA	SEGA
27	36	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
35	37	GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–	38	ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–	39	CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW – MIRROR	3DS	KONAMI	KONAMI
32	40	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2

All formats

LW	TW	Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–	1	TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–	2	SIMCITY	MAXIS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	3	NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 3	CYBERCONNECT2	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
–	4	THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2	5	FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
1	6	CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4	7	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5	8	FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
3	9	METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PLATINUMGAMES	KONAMI	KONAMI
11	10	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
9	11	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6	12	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12	13	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10	14	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
7	15	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
15	16	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13	17	HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
17	18	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
8	19	DEAD SPACE 3	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30	20	FORZA HORIZON	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
18	21	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
21	22	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
16	23	JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14	24	SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
20	25	FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
19	26	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
31	27	MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	SEGA	SEGA	SEGA
24	28	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
23	29	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
28	30	DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
29	31	SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34	32	DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO	BLITZ GAMES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
27	33	HITMAN: HD TRILOGY	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
26	34	WWE ’13	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
22	35	THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
33	36	DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–	37	PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT	KONAMI	KONAMI
32	38	MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	39	THE SIMS 3: PETS	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
37	40	GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.

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