Xbox 360 – 225,000 units (-56%)
PlayStation 3 – 145,000 units (-48%)
3DS – 125,000 units (-13%)
DS – 100,000 units (-74%)
Wii – 75,000 units (-72%)
PS Vita – 60,000 units

Along with the hardware predictions, it is expected that overall sales in the US will be down 34% compared to last year. Software sales should come in at roughly $305 million with LEGO Batman 2 and Pokemon Conquest acting as the high-performing titles of June.

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Nintendo Gamer review scores – issue #78

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

The latest Nintendo Gamer review scores are as follows:

Art of Balance TOUCH! (eShop) – 65%
Devil Band – Rock the Underworld (DSiWare) – 26%
Guild01 (3DS) – 75%
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns (3DS) – 69%
Heroes of Ruin (3DS online) – 83%
Kingdom Hearts 3D (3DS) – 72%
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (3DS) – 71%
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii) – 85%
Metal Slug 3 (Wii VC) – 65%
Mutant Mudds (eShop) – 88%
Rayman (3DS VC) – 61%
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS) – 80%
Tumble Pop (3DS VC) – 45%

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

ESRB updates (7/9/12)

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Skylanders Giants (Wii U) – E10+
Skylanders Giants (Wii) – E10+
Dogfight 1942 (Wii) – T

Hey, it’s our first Wii U ESRB sighting! The rating comes early given the fact that the console (and game itself) won’t be released until the holidays, but this is a nice little reminder that it isn’t too far off.

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Ubisoft Announces Impressive Comic-Con Lineup

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

SAN FRANCISCO — JULY 9, 2012 — Today, Ubisoft® announced its staggering Comic-Con International: San Diego lineup, which includes a diverse sampling of titles, like Assassin’s Creed® III, The Expendables 2 Videogame, Just Dance® 4 and Marvel Avengers Battle For Earth. In addition to hands-on time with some of the most widely anticipated titles, fans will also have access to several panels featuring Ubisoft titles over the course of the convention.
Fans will be able to check out Assassin’s Creed III, the only title available at Ubisoft’s booth (#5345), from July 12–15 in the Exhibition hall of the San Diego Convention Center. Fans who pre-order Assassin’s Creed III will receive an exclusive Assassin’s Creed III T-shirt.

Indie devs open up on Wii U

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Some of the Wii U’s earliest indie developers have weighed in on the console. Staffers from Gaijin Games (Runner 2), Broken Rules (Chasing Aurora), Two Tribes (Toki Tori 2), and Pwnee (Cloudberry Kingdom) recently commented on what’s it’s like working with Nintendo, thoughts about the company’s approach to digital offerings and online, how their own games came to be on the new system, and more.

Head past the break for the full roundup of remarks.

UK software sales (Week ending 7/7)

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Individual formats

7 1 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME XB360 SEGA SEGA
1 2 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2 3 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 4 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME PS3 SEGA SEGA
3 5 SPEC OPS: THE LINE XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
5 6 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 7 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
4 8 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
6 9 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13 10 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
10 11 SPEC OPS: THE LINE PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2
– 12 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION PS3 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
8 13 FIFA 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 14 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
21 15 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
– 16 THEATRHYTHM: FINAL FANTASY 3DS SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19 17 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
27 18 DIABLO III PC BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 19 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15 20 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES DS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20 21 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
26 22 FIFA STREET PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
29 23 SNIPER ELITE V2 XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
16 24 FIFA 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
25 25 MASS EFFECT 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 26 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 27 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28 28 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 29 MAX PAYNE 3 XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
35 30 FIFA STREET XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 31 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 32 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18 33 BATTLEFIELD 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 34 THE RATCHET & CLANK TRILOGY: CLASSICS HD PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
36 35 SNIPER ELITE V2 PS3 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
– 36 THE SECRET WORLD PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 37 MAX PAYNE 3 PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
24 38 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
37 39 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 40 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

All formats

1 1 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
4 2 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME SEGA STUDIOS AUSTRALIA SEGA SEGA
2 3 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BEENOX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 4 SPEC OPS: THE LINE YAGER DEVELOPMENT 2K GAMES TAKE 2
– 5 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
7 6 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
5 7 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
34 8 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 9 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 10 FIFA STREET EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 11 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
13 12 SNIPER ELITE V2 REBELLION 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
8 13 MAX PAYNE 3 ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
16 14 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9 15 BATTLEFIELD 3 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 16 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15 17 MASS EFFECT 3 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 18 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
– 19 THEATRHYTHM: FINAL FANTASY INDIESZERO SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
21 20 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
24 21 DIABLO III BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22 22 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
26 23 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
33 24 KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING 38 STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 25 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
23 26 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 27 METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION ARMATURE KONAMI KONAMI
30 28 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 29 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 30 WWE ’12 YUKE’S XBOX 360 CLASSICS THQ
27 31 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 32 GRAND SLAM TENNIS 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
32 33 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 34 NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN EA BLACK BOX EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
39 35 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
11 36 THE RATCHET & CLANK TRILOGY: CLASSICS HD IDOL MINDS/INSOMNIAC SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
38 37 SKATE 3 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 THE SECRET WORLD FUNCOM EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 39 DIRT SHOWDOWN CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 40 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

Source: Chart-Track

Nintendo Download (7/12, Europe)

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

Very interesting… Nintendo is bringing out its Japanese photo app on the European eShop. DLC will be available as well.

3DS Download

Sparkle Snapshots 3D – £4.50

DSiWare

99Seconds – £1.80 / 200 points
Topoloco – crazy about topography – £4.50 / 500 points

WiiWare

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition – 1000 points

DLC – £0.90 each

Sparkle Snapshots 3D – Mario Core Set
Sparkle Snapshots 3D – Mario Kart 7 Set
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – The Archylte Steppe (FF13 – FMS)
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – Matoya’s Cave (FF01 – FMS)
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – Battle 1 (FF03 – BMS)
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – The Final Battle (FF05 – BMS)

Source: Nintendo PR