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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 0 comments

The Wii got off to a massive start (err– a four year long “start”) across the globe, but despite the sales lead it managed to procure it seems that sluggish sales of the console in 2011 and 2012 have allowed Microsoft’s competing Xbox to close the gap and prepare to surpass Nintendo in the coming months. According to Chart Track data, the Xbox 360 actually outsold the Wii 4 to 1 in 2012.

“The success of Microsoft and the Xbox 360 during the past two years highlights a radical changing of the guard in the game industry. Much has been made about a steady video game sales decline in the past three years. In reality the decline has mainly been due to the aging console systems and more importantly because of Nintendo’s collapse.” – DFC Intelligence, analysis firm

The real question now is whether the Wii U can perform even half as good as its predecessor.

Via CVG

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The video below gives another inside look into LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, along with past LEGO games:

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This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:

Note: The offers above are running concurrently with the standard weekly sales.

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XSEED VP Ken Berry opened up on a number of interesting topics in an interview with Digital Trends. Berry discussed its support of Wii, its “deal” with Nintendo for The Last Story, the company’s sales expectations for Pandora’s Tower, and Retro Game Challenge 2 localization.

Sadly, XSEED has no plans to localize the DS title – nor will it consider an eShop release. The first game “was an incredibly expensive project”, but it didn’t sell well at all. As a result, XSEED can’t take a similar risk with Retro Game Challenge 2.

Head past the break to read up on all of Berry’s commentary.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

So you have a bunch of Virtual Console lying on your Wii. Maybe you’ve already transferred them to a Wii U. Now, what happens if you wanted to transfer save data when the Wii U VC service officially launches this spring?

Unfortunately, Nintendo has confirmed that gamers won’t be able to transfer saves from the Wii’s Virtual Console to the Wii U’s Virtual Console. You’ll be able to “upgrade” Wii VC games sitting on your console to the Wii U version at a later date, but you’ll have to start over from the beginning.

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
4		1			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3		2			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8		3			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6		4			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		5			FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
10		6			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
7		7			JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
11		8			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
1		9			DMC	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
17		10			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		11			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
16		12			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
2		13			DMC	PS3	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
12		14			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
18		15			FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
15		16			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
29		17			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14		18			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13		19			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
25		20			PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
21		21			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19		22			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
24		23			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
20		24			DISHONORED	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
23		25			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		26			THE SIMS 3: 70S 80S 90S STUFF	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		27			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
31		28			BORDERLANDS 2	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
22		29			WWE ’13	XB360	THQ	THQ
26		30			SUPER MARIO 3D LAND	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
30		31			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
37		32			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	WII	SEGA	SEGA
27		33			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
28		34			WWE ’13	PS3	THQ	THQ
–		35			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		36			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–		37			UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
33		38			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		39			THE SIMS 3	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
34		40			ZUMBA FITNESS 2	WII	505 GAMES	505 GAMES

All formats

3		1			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		2			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		3			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
1		4			DMC	NINJA THEORY	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
10		5			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
5		6			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		7			JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
7		8			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
9		9			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
8		10			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
17		11			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11		12			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
22		13			HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
14		14			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
15		15			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
12		16			WWE ’13	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
13		17			DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
16		18			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
25		19			FORZA HORIZON	TURN 10/PLAYGROUND	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
20		20			BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
18		21			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30		22			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
35		23			PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR	INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
23		24			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
27		25			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
40		26			ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY	ROVIO	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34		27			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	SEGA	SEGA	SEGA
28		28			SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
36		29			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
19		30			NBA 2K13	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
21		31			DOOM 3: BFG EDITION	ID SOFTWARE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24		32			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT	KONAMI	KONAMI
33		33			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
32		34			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		35			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		36			THE SIMS 3: 70S 80S 90S STUFF	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
39		37			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
26		38			SONIC GENERATIONS	DIMPS	SEGA	SEGA
–		39			THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		40			LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

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Media Create sent out its own set of data for the top 30 best-selling games of last year. The Japanese sales tracker also published hardware figures for 2012.

Both sets of data can be found below.

Software sales

TOTAL Hardware sales to date (lifetime):

PlayStation 2 – 21,833,215
Wii – 12,638,836
PSP – 19,453,023
Nintendo 3DS – 7,689,512
Nintendo 3DS XL – 2,090,372
PlayStation 3 – 8,860,082
PlayStation Vita – 1,130,820
Xbox 360 – 1,613,832

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01./00. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom) {2013.01.17} (¥6.990) – 110.429 / NEW <61,82%>
02./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 97.448 / 2.283.756 (+17%)
03./00. [PSP] Digimon Adventure (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.17} (¥6.280) – 47.807 / NEW <68,98%>
04./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 17.803 / 1.873.642 (-18%)
05./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 13.728 / 184.139 (-7%)
06./06. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 12.019 / 391.389 (-13%)
07./04. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 11.684 / 399.382 (-20%)
08./05. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 11.055 / 495.922 (-24%)
09./08. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 9.598 / 441.708 (-23%)
10./07. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 9.365 / 216.811 (-30%)
11./09. [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 8.740 / 270.917 (-25%)
12./10. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 8.408 / 393.485 (-16%)
13./12. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥5.980) – 8.068 / 281.853 (-11%)
14./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 7.547 / 1.954.951 (-7%)
15./13. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 7.379 / 106.853 (-16%)
16./11. [PS3] Yakuza 5 # (Sega) {2012.12.06} (¥8.800) – 6.493 / 561.073 (-33%)
17./15. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town (Konami) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980) – 6.045 / 133.846 (-25%)
18./17. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 5.873 / 421.881 (-18%)
19./26. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 5.844 / 360.313 (+30%)
20./19. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 5.724 / 2.948.796 (-14%)

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments

Vigil posted a couple of art pieces on Facebook that may look familiar to Zelda fans. Take a look below:

Now let’s look at Zelda: Skyward Sword’s boxart:

The art definitely shares a few similarities!

Of the art, Vigil said on Facebook:

During the launch of Darksiders II for Wii U, we crafted tribute art around the Darksiders franchise as a tip of the hat to one of our favorite games.

We felt the community and fans of both Vigil and Darksiders should get to see these awesome pieces of work.

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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on January 29:

• Aerosmith – “Walk This Way”
• Aerosmith – “Sweet Emotion” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for 100 Wii Points
• Aerosmith – “Back in the Saddle”
• Aerosmith – “Dream On (Live)” – keyboard support, Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for 100 Wii Points
• Aerosmith – “Legendary Child”
• Aerosmith – “Lover Alot”

Each song can be purchased for 200 Wii Points.

Source: Harmonix PR