Wedbush/EEDAR October 2012 NPD predictions
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Wedbush and EEDAR have provided predictions for the October 2012 NPD report. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.
Predictions from both groups can be found below.
Wedbush / EEDAR October hardware sales estimates (change year-on-year):
360 – 305,000 (-22%) / 315,000 (-20%)
PS3 – 226,000 (-9%) / 225,000 (-10%)
3DS – 220,000 (-12%) / 250,000 (0%)
DS – 105,000 (-42%) / 115,000 (-36%)
Wii – 85,000 (-66%) / 135,000 (-46%)
Vita – 40,500 (n/a) / 45,000 (n/a)
PSP – 7,500 (-89%) / 6,000 (-92%)
PS2 – 1,000 (-94%) / (n/a)
Total – 990,000 (-30%) / 1,091,000 (-22%)
UK software sales (Week ending 11/3)
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Individual formats
– 1 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 2 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 3 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
– 4 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
3 5 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 6 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 7 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 8 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 9 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
– 10 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 11 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 12 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 13 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 14 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7 15 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 16 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 17 ASSASSIN’S CREED III LIBERATION VITA UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 18 POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 19 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
15 20 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
17 21 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 22 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14 23 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
20 25 SKYLANDERS GIANTS PS3 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 26 RESIDENT EVIL 6 PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
25 27 RESIDENT EVIL 6 XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
18 28 BORDERLANDS 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
13 29 DISHONORED PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24 30 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
30 31 F1 2012 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
33 32 F1 2012 PS3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
22 33 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK 3DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
21 34 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
32 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
27 36 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 PS3 KONAMI KONAMI
16 37 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
37 38 SLEEPING DOGS XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
29 39 KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
28 40 007 LEGENDS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
All formats
– 1 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 2 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 3 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
– 4 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
– 5 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 6 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 7 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
4 8 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 9 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 10 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
7 11 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 12 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
10 13 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
– 14 ASSASSIN’S CREED III LIBERATION UBISOFT (BULGARIA) UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 15 POKEMON BLACK VERSION 2 GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 16 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 17 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
9 18 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
11 19 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
19 20 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18 21 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 22 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 23 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
14 24 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17 25 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
22 26 SLEEPING DOGS UNITED FRONT GAMES SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20 27 XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN FIRAXIS 2K GAMES TAKE 2
33 28 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
35 29 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24 30 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
23 31 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
31 32 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
25 33 ROCKSMITH UBISOFT (SAN FRANCISCO) UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 34 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH XBOX 360 CLASSICS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
29 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 36 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28 37 KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
40 38 SONIC GENERATIONS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
38 39 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
37 40 KINECT SPORTS RARE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
Source: Chart-Track
Media Create software sales (10/22 – 10/28) – Top 50
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01./00. [PSP] The Idolmaster: Shiny Festa – Honey Sound / Funky Note / Groovy Tune
02./00. [PS3] Dark Souls with Artorias of the Abyss Edition
03./00. [PS3] Zone of the Enders HD Edition #
04./00. [3DS] AKB48+Me
05./00. [PS3] Borderlands 2
06./03. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
07./02. [PS3] Resident Evil 6
08./06. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
09./05. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013
10./00. [360] Borderlands 2
11./01. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience W
12./00. [360] Forza Horizon #
13./09. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
14./10. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
15./07. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki Evolution #
16./12. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
17./04. [PS3] FIFA 13
18./21. [PS3] Rocksmith
19./11. [3DS] Project X Zone
20./00. [PSV] Street Fighter X Tekken
More Miyamoto news: F-Zero, Metroid on Wii U, more
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We have a bunch of translated details from a recent Shigeru Miyamoto interview. Read on below for Miyamoto’s thoughts about F-Zero, a Metroid game on Wii U, and more. Be sure to check out this post for news concerning Link’s origins.
Miyamoto’s role with Wii U development
– Miyamoto is technically supposed to be responsible for software
– He always tends to have his say on development of hardware though
– As the hardware is developed together with new games, he’s been involved with development of the DS and Wii
– For Wii U, there was a very thin boundary between the controller and the software responsible for the hardware
– Miyamoto was among those who supported the idea of having a small screen in the controller
– After that it is pretty hard to tell who did what
Miyamoto on a Metroid game for Wii U
– A lot of Miyamoto’s Metroid ideas can be found in the Nintendo Land mini-game, Metroid Blast
– Miyamoto noted that the Wii U is an HD console with more power and prettier graphics
– Nintendo can naturally think about a nice Metroid action game in HD, but nothing is confirmed
– Miyamoto had a big smile of someone who won’t say more than this
Miyamoto on F-Zero
– Pleased to hear that fans are still interested in F-Zero since he feels the series hasn’t changed much since the first game
– Miyamoto thought people may start to become tired of the IP
– Miyamoto thanks the fans for their patience and advises to try playing the mini-game in Nintendo Land
– Miyamoto is curious to see what fans would like to see that they haven’t done before
Where Miyamoto hopes to be in ten years
– Miyamoto hopes he’ll still be alive
– He also hopes to be doing what he loves at Nintendo
– Thanks to some of the younger talented staff at Nintendo, he can let go of a few of his regular duties since their projects are in good hands
– Miyamoto wants to focus on the things that interest him, even if he continues to supervise a little
– He’s currently working hard to finish Pikmin 3
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two footage
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Shin’en talks Nano Assault Neo, eShop, Wii U hardware, loads more
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NotEnoughShaders conducted a massive interview with Shin’en’s Manfred Linzner. Linzner opened up on Nano Assault Neo’s gameplay and technical features, WiiWare and eShop, Wii U hardware, and much, much more.
There’s a comprehensive summary below, courtesy of NeoGAF.
Nano Assault Neo
– Online leaderboards, ‘survivor’ mode, local two player.
– Tunnel sequences from 3DS version not present in Neo, instead replaced with tunnel ‘races’.
– Uses the ‘C-Engine’, an engine Shin’en has used on around 17 games.
– In two player mode, the GamePad camera captures the second player (on the GamePad) playing, and displays this image on the TV for the first player to see. Image captures at 30fps. Can be disabled.
– ‘Missions’ take place of achievements. Missions success is ranked online.
– 100mb download size.
– 5.1 LPCM surround sound audio.
– Hoping for launch day and low price.
– Loading times almost reduced to zero.eStore/Digital
– Made profit on WiiWare, but felt the market was too small. Feels the 3DS eStore is a sign of Nintendo taking digital more seriously.
– Feels Nintendo is “listening to feedback”, including from developers.
– Had no restrictions from Nintendo in terms of size, content and gameplay for their digital titles.Wii U Hardware/Tech
– Hardware avoids “typical bottlenecks”, such as RAM latency.
– GPU “quite open”.
– Hardware has good optimisation potential, and components well balanced.
– Have had no problems with the CPU/GPU combination. Feels they’re a “good match”.
– GamePad streaming and camera capture do not put a burden on the CPU/GPU.
– Nano Assault Neo using a few tricks that are not possible on current generation hardware. States the modern Wii U GPU is capable of effects that can make Wii U games look better than any game on current generation hardware.
– Audio DPS used for 3D audio and lowpass filtering.
– Excited to see what developers do with the hardware over the years.Design/Company Philosophy
– Big focus on framerate. Always aim for 60fps.
– Enhancements made to the C-Engine for one game can then be used in other games on other platforms.
– Enjoy independent, smaller working versus larger, contractual working. Allows for full ownership of properties and engines, and full control of project direction.
– Influenced by arcade games from the 80s/90s.
– Enjoy first party Nintendo games. Thought Journey was really great.
– Happy with their relationship with Nintendo.
– Developing Jett Rocket for 3DS. Hoping to release it in the next few months. Planning another Wii U game, to be announced early next year.
Vanillaware cut features, story scenes from Muramasa: The Demon Blade
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Practically every game out there has seen some of its content doesn’t make it into the final product. In the case of Muramasa: The Demon Blade, it sounds like quite a few ideas were left on the cutting room floor.
Marvelous AQL producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto confirmed that Muramasa saw quite a few gameplay features and story scenes removed. In case you were wondering, this content will most likely not be included in the upcoming Vita version.
No Retro City Rampage for Australia due to high costs, says dev
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VBlank Entertainment says that getting a game rated for a new region is expensive, takes a lot of time, and is overall out of reach for them at this point. Because of that, their retro-fitted, retro-homage, retro-everything downloadable game Retro City Rampage will NOT be going to Australia, despite widespread critical acclaim for the XBLA and PSN release stateside.
Even still, the game will be coming to WiiWare later this year. Maybe, just maybe if it sells well enough they’ll reconsider in the future? Wii U perhaps?
Rock Band Music Store update next week (11/6/12)
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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on November 6:
Dave Matthews Band – “Mercy” – keyboard support
Dave Matthews Band – “Ants Marching” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99, keyboard support
Dave Matthews Band – “So Much to Say” – keyboard support
Each song can be purchased for $2.00 on Wii.
Source: Harmonix PR
