The Conduit seeing Android port, will work with Project Shield
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 0 comments
The Conduit was once hyped as a hardcore, exclusive first-person shooter for Wii. More than three years following its release, it looks like the title will now be heading to a new platform.
At CES 2013, The Conduit popped up on the Android-featured Nvidia TegraZone store. NVidia reps have, on the record, confirmed that The Conduit will be compatible with the new Project Shield handheld. While High Voltage Software is indeed developing the title, other details are unknown.
December 2012 NPD: Nintendo’s response, Wii U/3DS/Wii/DS sales
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo’s response to the 2012 NPD report is in. The company sold 460,000 consoles in the US last month and a total of 890,000 units after 41 days. Wii U has generated over $300 million in the US, according to Nintendo and NPD.
Below you’ll find Nintendo’s complete response, which contains data for New Super Mario Bros. U, and numerous data for the 3DS, Wii, and DS.
With more than 460,000 units sold in December, Wii U has now sold nearly 890,000 units in the United States after only 41 days on the market, according to the NPD Group. To date, Wii U hardware sales have generated more than $300 million in the U.S. alone; Wii hardware had generated just more than $270 million at the same point in its lifecycle.
“While the Wii launch established new benchmarks in the United States, Wii U has surpassed its predecessor in perhaps the most important category: revenue generation,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The demand for the Deluxe SKU, which was essentially sold out at retail this holiday, and the strong attach rate of New Super Mario Bros. U, shows that we have the value and the games to drive momentum in 2013. We look forward to offering great new experiences and bringing smiles to millions of new faces throughout the year.”
December 2012 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of December. The results can be found below. Data is also available for the top ten games of 2012.
Armature Studio worked on a cancelled military FPS for Wii
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
A few key Retro Studios staffers left the company in 2008 and went on to form Armature Studio. Since then, it has only produced one game – Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for Vita.
It wasn’t all quiet for Armature over the past four years, however. Armature worked on a few now-canned projects, like “a military FPS game for the Nintendo Wii system” that was in development in late 2009. I wonder what that would have been like…
Newegg: Rhythm Heaven Fever for $12
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Newegg is selling Rhythm Heaven Fever for $12. It’s not quite as low as Best Buy’s $5 sale a couple of months back, but this isn’t a bad price at all.
You can purchase Rhythm Heaven Fever here. Shipping is free, and the retailer tends not to charge tax.
Media Create software sales (12/31 – 1/6)
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The latest Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
02./03. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
03./04. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
04./07. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei
05./06. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
06./02. [3DS] Fantasy Life
07./09. [WIU] Nintendo Land
08./05. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake #
09./12. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town
10./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
11./11. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
12./00. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
13./15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
14./20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
15./00. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney
16./08. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 #
17./13. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
18./10. [PS3] Yakuza 5 #
19./00. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
20./00. [3DS] Kobito Zukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set
Media Create hardware sales (12/24 – 12/30, 12/31 – 1/6)
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It’s a double dose of Japanese sales data today. Tracker Media Create took last week off, but has now reported two weeks worth of sales. All data can be found below.
12/24 – 12/30
3DS LL – 150,581
3DS – 99,624
Wii U – 69,386
PS3 – 53,222
PSP – 41,914
Vita – 20,492
Wii – 6,741
PS2 – 2,071
Xbox 360 – 1,986
DSi – 389
DSi LL – 315
12/31 – 1/6
3DS LL – 156,184
3DS – 123,075
Wii U – 67,083
PS3 – 64,352
PSP – 54,873
Vita – 33,309
Wii – 5,632
Xbox 360 – 1,893
Note that the latest batch of sales do not include data for the DS or PlayStation 2. The PS2 has gone out of production, but you should still be able to find DS units in Japan.
Famitsu: Top 10 best-selling games of 2012, hardware data
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Famitsu has compiled a listing of the best-selling games from Japan. It also has data for all hardware platforms.
Look for the information below:
GamesMaster review scores – February 2013
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This month’s GamesMaster review scores are as follows:
DmC Devil May Cry – 89%
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – 84%
Assassin’s Creed III (Wii U) – 88%
Tank! Tank! Tank! – 39%
Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition – 88%
Sports Connection – 40%
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Wii U) – 81%
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition – 89%
Darksiders II (Wii U) – 88%
Ben 10: Omniverse (Wii U) – 34%
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse – 56%
LEGO The Lord of the Rings – 87%
Ni no Kuni – 95%
Anarchy Reigns – 84%
Uncharted: Fight for Fortune – 62%
Skyrim: Dragonborn DLC – 90%
Fighting Vipers – 60%
Mass Effect 3 Omega – 51%
Sonic the Fighters – 50%
Virtua Fighter 2 – 73%
Ratchet & Clank: Q-Force – 67%
Dyad – 81%
Chronovolt – 48%
Portal 2: In Motion DLC – 85%
The Walking Dead: Episode 5 – 92%
Little Inferno – 78%
Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition – 60%
Nano Assault Neo – 42%
Spirit Hunters Inc – 45%
Chasing Aurora – 77%
Planetside 2 – 90%
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Wedbush/EEDAR December 2012 NPD predictions
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Wedbush and EEDAR have provided predictions for the December 2012 NPD report. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.
Predictions from both groups can be found below.
Wedbush / EEDAR December hardware sales estimates (change year-on-year):
360 – 1,700,000 (-2%) / 1,550,000 (-11%)
3DS – 1,140,000 (-29%) / 1,350,000 (-16%)
PS3 – 900,000 (-5%) / 950,000 (0%)
Wii U – 675,000 (n/a) / 600,000 (n/a)
DS – 600,000 (-7%) / 400,000 (-38%)
Wii – 500,000 (-53%) / 550,000 (-48%)
Vita – 300,000 (n/a) / 300,000 (n/a)
PSP – 20,000 (-92%) / 30,000 (-88%)
PS2 – 500 (-98%) / (n/a)
Total – 5,835,500 (-7%) / 5,730,000 (-9%)
