February 2012 NPD: Nintendo’s response
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Another month, another milestone for Mario: Super Mario Galaxy became the ninth Wii game to sell more than 5 million units in the United States, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. The Wii system, which crossed 39 million units sold in February, now has nearly twice as many 5-million sellers* as competing current-generation consoles combined.
“Wii continues its record-breaking run by surpassing 39 million units in its 64th month, a pace that is unmatched by any other system in U.S. history,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Titles like Super Mario Galaxy help explain why Wii continues to resonate with consumers. The fact that one of the best-reviewed games of all time is available for a suggested retail price of $19.99 speaks to Nintendo’s combination of quality, family fun and value that is unmatched in our industry.”
Other Nintendo milestones achieved in February include:
Activision announces details for Battleship on Wii, DS, and 3DS
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Minneapolis, MN – March 8, 2012 – Activision Publishing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), today released new information for the Wii™ system from Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ hand-held system versions of the upcoming BATTLESHIP® videogame. Inspired by Hasbro’s classic naval strategy game BATTLESHIP, this seek-and-find adventure is taken to spectacular new heights. Developed by Magic Pockets, the Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS versions offer turn-based strategy gameplay as players are at the helm of their own naval fleet trying to fend off the alien advancement.
Players are in the middle of alien warfare on the high seas and are in charge of a naval fleet of real-world vessels like submarines, destroyers, patrol boats and more. Turn-based gameplay features elements of actual naval warfare command as well as Navy personnel characters that each have their own unique abilities and are key to defeating the alien invasion. With unlockable content and customizable modes, each BATTLESHIP videogame experience is exclusive to the Admiral behind the controller!
The Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS versions are rated “E10+ for Everyone 10+” by the ESRB. Versions for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system are rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB. All versions are available May 2012 in North America and April 2012 in Europe. For more information on the game, please visit www.battleshipthevideogame.com.
Source: Activision PR
Battleship Wii screenshots
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The first two screenshots were labeled as Wii images, but they honestly look like 3DS captures to me… especially based on the resolution.
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads
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Nintendo Download (3/8, North America)
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Nintendo eShop
• Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! – Play minigolf with your Mii™ character and master new cups and trick-shot challenges in beautiful environments. The perfect touch-screen controls make for a fun and rewarding putting experience. (For Nintendo 3DS™)Nintendo eShop and Nintendo DSiWare™
• Zuma’s Revenge™ – An irresistible force has taken our fearless frog to a newly evolved world of Zuma ruled by evil tiki bosses. Fire stone spheres to destroy the deadly stream of balls in this ball-blasting challenge. (For Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo DSi™)
Dragon Quest X details
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Square Enix’s latest Dragon Quest X update features details about the jobs in the upcoming RPG. Additionally, the company has introduced a couple of characters from Ogleed.
The new details are as follows:
– Jobs aren’t like the ones in Final Fantasy
– Take on an actual job in the world and carry out job-specific things
– This includes making items and taking on certain quests associated with the job
– Use items you make as your own equipment
– Can sell items
– Quests include daily offerings and more complex mini story events
– Register at the Guild House to take on a job
– Need a recipe before you can make items
– Purchase recipes at shops
– Find rarer recipes in treasure boxes and secret areas
– Make items through a mini-game
– Example: As a weapon smith, pound away at the weapon and make sure each of the meters hits the green zone
– Job experience rises as does your level as you gain experience in your field
– Learn job-specific skills
– These skills can help make valuable items more easily
– King Bagudo: ruler of the Glenn kingdom
– Find the weapon smith guild at this area
– Bagudo is known by his people as a kind hero
– Eidos the Wise Man: can sense changes in the world
– He travels in an attempt to find/stop the source of these changes
– Eidos is a guiding force as you progress
You can find screenshots of the job system and the characters mentioned above right here.
Dragon Quest X screenshots
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Media Create software sales (2/27 – 3/4)
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01./00. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors #
02./00. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
03./02. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin
04./00. [PSP] Great Battle Full Blast #
05./15. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
06./08. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
07./03. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Generation
08./07. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
09./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G #
10./01. [PSP] Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave #
11./00. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles
12./05. [PS3] Asura’s Wrath
13./13. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations
14./11. [PS3] Binary Domain
15./00. [PS3] UFC Undisputed 3
16./21. [WII] Just Dance Wii
17./18. [PSP] Samurai Warriors 3 Z Special
18./25. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best)
19./04. [PSP] I Don’t Have Many Friends Portable #
20./22. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Spec II
Media Create hardware sales (2/27 – 3/4)
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3DS – 70,744
PS3 – 65,116
PSP – 15,715
Vita – 10,023
Wii – 8,111
PS2 – 1,377
Xbox 360 – 1,248
DSi LL – 810
DSi – 553
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS – 76,322
PS3 – 27,111
PSP – 15,928
Vita – 11,186
Wii – 7,878
Xbox 360 – 1,508
PS2 – 1,269
DSi LL – 977
DSi – 662
Nintendo Download (3/8, Europe)
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3DS Download
Dead or Alive: Dimensions demo – free
Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! – £4.50
3DS VC
Kid Icarus Of Myths and Monsters – £2.70
DSiWare
1001 BlockBusters – £1.80 / 200 points
Successfully Learning Mathematics Year 5 – £4.50 / 500 points
Wii VC
Mega Man X – 800 points
SAMURAI SHODOWN IV: AMAKUSA’S REVENGE – 900 points
Source: Nintendo PR
