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

3DSLL – 64,655
3DS – 37,991
Wii – 16,145
PS3 – 14,580
PSP – 12,018
Vita – 9,446
PS2 – 1,187
Xbox 360 – 998
DSi – 525
DSi LL – 427

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

3DSLL – 82,251
3DS – 42,164
Wii – 41,415
PS3 – 13,944
PSP – 11,824
Vita – 9,038
PS2 – 1,154
Xbox 360 – 981
DSi – 637
DSi LL – 405

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WiiWare and DSiWare are two platforms that are well-known for being filled with problems for indie developers. Both maintained a number of limits, from size restrictions to sales requirements for payments.

Despite these issues, a few studios did manage to find success.

Nnooo creative director Nic Watt recently talked about the company’s own success with WiiWare and DSiWare as well as a general sales overview of its products:

“[People believe] that you cannot make money on [WiiWare and DSiWare]. WiiWare and DSiWare have allowed us to do exactly what we set out to do — develop and publish our own self-funded IP. In terms of success, the answer is an overwhelming yes! As a launch title for WiiWare, we sold really well and made enough money in the first six months to approximately double our investment. With DSiWare, all of our titles to date have at least broken even and most are well past that. The myNotebook series in particular has sold in the hundreds of thousands across all six versions. Both WiiWare and DSiWare have been profitable for us. (WiiWare and, in particular, DSiWare success) has resulted in really great sales for us (a company of five) and allowed us to develop two new, more ambitious games in Spirit Hunters Inc. and EscapeVektor.”

Watt added that Nnooo saw fewer sales for once of its games, Pop, on iOS compared to WiiWare and DSiWare:

“In terms of sales, we have not seen anywhere near the volume of sales for Pop on iOS devices as we have on WiiWare and DSiWare. The main advantage as far as we are concerned is that the people who buy Nintendo platforms actually care about buying and playing games. They are actively engaged in gaming and want new content and experiences. In comparison I feel that too many users of iOS are freeloaders who just want as much as they can get for as little expenditure. They are not looking for quality experiences or for longevity. They just want novelty and cheap prices.”

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There was a time when Factor 5 was one of the more reliable developers around. The company churned out titles such as the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron games, and was heavily rumored to be working on a Kid Icarus reboot for Wii. However, it wasn’t long before Factor 5 lost its steam and it is now all but defunct.

Former Factor 5 developer Albert Chen opened up on a few important topics in a new interview, including the creation of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, the studio’s relationship with Nintendo, and his person interest in seeing Rogue Squadron II brought to the Virtual Console/3DS.

Highlights include:

– Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II was completed in nine months
– There were early talks with Microsoft about doing a Turrican game on the Xbox 360, but nothing ever came from this
– “Not sure which publisher got the most proposals from us, but we had a long relationship with LucasArts and Nintendo.”
– says “Wii is essentially an upgraded Gamecube.”
– On Miyamoto saying that Factor 5 was working closely with Nintendo on a project in 2003: “Factor 5 had a very good relationship with Nintendo until the Gamecube started losing the console wars to the PS2 and Xbox. There were some discussions about working with Miyamoto, but most of the dev team was in the dark.”
– Interest in seeing Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II on the Virtual Console or a 3DS remake

Be sure to read the entire interview here.

Thanks to Mike James for the tip.

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This week’s ESRB updates are as follows:

Wipeout 3 (Wii) – E10+
Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park (3DS) – E

The dog days of summer continue, so there are only a couple of updates this week.

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Individual formats

1 1 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME XB360 SEGA SEGA
2 2 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME PS3 SEGA SEGA
3 3 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
4 4 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
7 5 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 3DS SEGA SEGA
5 6 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14 7 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 8 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 9 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
6 10 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12 11 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 12 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
17 13 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
22 14 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11 15 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
18 16 BATTLEFIELD 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
19 17 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
32 18 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS PS3 PLATINUM UBISOFT
13 19 KINGDOM HEARTS 3D: DREAM DROP DISTANCE 3DS SQUARE ENIX NINTENDO
24 20 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
38 21 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
10 22 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
16 23 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
26 24 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION PS3 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
30 25 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
33 26 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
21 27 RISEN 2: DARK WATERS XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
20 28 WII MUSIC WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
37 29 GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3 PLATINUM SONY COMPUTER ENT.
35 30 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 31 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
29 32 WWE ’12 XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS THQ
36 33 BATTLEFIELD 3 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
34 34 SKATE 3 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
28 35 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES DS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
40 36 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 PC SEGA SEGA
– 37 FIFA 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 ZUMBA FITNESS 2 WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
23 39 POKEMON CONQUEST DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 40 MARIO TENNIS OPEN 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO

All formats

1 1 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME SEGA STUDIOS AUSTRALIA SEGA SEGA
2 2 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3 3 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
4 4 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
7 5 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BEENOX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 6 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
8 7 BATTLEFIELD 3 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 8 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) PLATINUM UBISOFT
12 9 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
9 10 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
11 11 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 12 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH XBOX 360 CLASSICS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15 13 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 14 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 15 RISEN 2: DARK WATERS PIRANHA BYTES DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
16 16 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22 17 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
20 18 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
17 19 WWE ’12 YUKE’S XBOX 360 CLASSICS THQ
29 20 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 21 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
21 22 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
30 23 SONIC GENERATIONS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
24 24 SKATE 3 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 25 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 26 SPEC OPS: THE LINE YAGER DEVELOPMENT 2K GAMES TAKE 2
19 27 KINGDOM HEARTS 3D: DREAM DROP DISTANCE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX NINTENDO
10 28 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
36 29 NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN EA BLACK BOX EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
34 30 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD VOLITION THQ THQ
28 31 KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING 38 STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
27 32 MAX PAYNE 3 ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 33 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH XBOX 360 CLASSICS TAKE 2
– 34 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
40 35 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
26 36 WII MUSIC NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 37 GRAN TURISMO 5 POLYPHONY DIGITAL PLATINUM SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 38 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR CITY INTERACTIVE XBOX 360 CLASSICS CITY INTERACTIVE
– 39 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 40 SNIPER ELITE V2 REBELLION 505 GAMES 505 GAMES

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