Early 2011 line-up of games for Wii and Nintendo DS (Europe)
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9 February 2011 – Nintendo today announces that Wii has generated strong sales in 2010, outselling any other home console on the market. With total Wii sales of 5.44 million systems in Europe for calendar year 2010, the European installed base for Wii now stands at over 26 million. These European Wii owners will be enjoying a strong line-up of game releases in the first three months of this year with games ranging from Kirby’s Epic Yarn to Mario Sports Mix.
The cute and adorable Kirby returns after almost a decade in a remarkably stitched together world of fabric and thread in Kirby’s Epic Yarn on 25 February and the recently released Mario Sports Mix sees Mario return in an action-packed sports frenzy for all your friends and family.
Sales of Nintendo DS consoles also reached new heights in 2010, selling 6.69 million units; in the calendar year 2010, more than any other home or handheld console. Nintendo DS owners can look forward to the upcoming Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version, which launches across Europe on 4 March. Enjoy new Legendary Pokémon™, new heroes, a surprising new region, plus new ways for you to have fun and communicate locally as well as through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service. Both games also launch as part of a limited edition bundle which comes with a Nintendo DSi console and Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version.
Media Create software sales (1/31 – 2/6)
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01. / 00. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 (Capcom) {2011.02.03} – 132.266 / NEW
02. / 00. [PSP] Macross: Triangle Frontier (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.03} – 55.513 / NEW
03. / 00. [PSP] White Knight Chronicles Episode Portable: Dogma Wars (SCE) {2011.02.03} – 40.603 / NEW
04. / 00. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butouden (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.03} – 31.108 / NEW
05. / 04. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood (Spike) {2011.01.27} – 28.000 / 86.978 (-53%)
06. / 07. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} – 27.861 / 4.156.138 (-16%)
07. / 01. [WII] The Last Story (Nintendo) {2011.01.27} – 19.178 / 133.900 (-83%)
08. / 02. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 3 (Sega) {2011.01.27} – 17.927 / 120.705 (-83%)
09. / 10. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} – 16.493 / 790.386 (-14%)
10. / 03. [PSP] My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} – 11.721 / 100.214 (-87%)
11. / 16. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} – 10.795 / 5.061.434 (+1%)
12. / 06. [PS3] Dragon Age: Origins (Spike) {2011.01.27} – 10.517 / 53.371 (-75%)
13. / 14. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} – 9.678 / 1.777.102 (-10%)
14. / 21. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.11.18} – 9.301 / 162.901
15. / 05. [PSP] Toaru Majutsu no Index (ASCII Media Works) {2011.01.27} – 8.863 / 64.880 (-84%)
16. / 09. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep – Final Mix (Square Enix) {2011.01.20} – 8.430 / 106.276 (-59%)
17. / 22. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.10.28} – 8.229 / 435.122
18. / 18. [NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5) {2010.12.09} – 7.595 / 467.561 (-14%)
19. / 17. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! The Ogre (Level 5) {2010.12.16} – 7.165 / 395.515 (-31%)
20. / 00. [PSP] Atelier Violet: The Alchemist of Guramnat 2 – Deep Blue Memories (Gust) {2011.02.03} – 5.564 / NEW
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars trailer
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Media Create hardware sales (1/31 – 2/6)
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PSP – 30,475
PS3 – 23,846
Wii – 14,972
DSi LL – 11,555
DSi – 9,954
Xbox 360 – 2,282
PS2 – 1,897
DS Lite – 1,056
PSP go 136
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week.
PSP – 34,648
PS3 – 25,149
Wii – 19,448
DSi LL – 11,891
DSi – 9,611
Xbox 360 – 3,513
PS2 – 1,938
DS Lite – 1,059
PSP go – 280
Famitsu software sales (1/31 – 2/6)
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1. [DS] Ace Attorney Investigations 2
2. [PSP] Macross Triangle Frontier
3. [PSP] White Knight Chronicles: Episode Portable – Dogma Wars
4. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
5. [DS] Dragon Ball Z Kai
6. [PSP] Kenka Banchou 5: Otoko no Housoku
7. [Wii] The Last Story
8. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 3
9. [Wii] Donkey Kong Country Returns
10. [PS3] Dragon Age: Origins
High Voltage: 3DS more powerful than Wii in some ways, studio working on different ideas
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This information comes from High Voltage’s Matt Corso…
“In some ways, it’s even more powerful than the Wii. The amount of power dedicated to the small screen opens a lot of possibilities, and the shading and texture ability is superior.”
This information comes from High Voltage’s Keith Hladik…
“…From our internal testing we have been incredibly surprised at what the little system can do. From a strictly visual point-of-view, it is impressive. We are able to pull off many advanced lighting and texture techniques much more easily than on the Wii. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a cost to doing them, only that they can be done more easily. We do have 3DS kits, we are working on a number of different ideas, and we are definitely excited about what this system means to the industry.”
We know that High Voltage is working on a shooter for the 3DS – which will most likely end up as a Conduit game. I’m sure the company will have other projects to unveil in the future as well.
Nintendo Download (2/11, Europe)
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This week on Nintendo DSiWare, there is a host of games to test your motor skills and challenge your brain. The colourful, high-octane action of Shantae: Risky’s RevengeTM will see you guiding a “half-genie” through outlandish and enchanting environments in your quest to save Sequin Land.
101 Dolphin Pets allows you to adopt and care for your own virtual pet dolphin, while Model Academy will enable you to advance from being the girl next door to a popular top model. And last but certainly not least this Friday on Nintendo DSiWare this week, Hip Hop King: Rytmik Edition gives you the chance to unleash your inner musician, enabling melodic themes as well as whole songs to be composed.
Nintendo considered Nintendogs game for Wii
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This information comes from the latest edition of Iwata Asks focusing on nintendogs + cats…
Konno: There were even ideas for animals like horses and dolphins. Some people said that horses would definitely sell well in Europe.
Iwata: So you were thinking about it, experimenting, and discussing it. Fate just wasn’t with those experiments and weren’t able to find that key element to validate them as a product.
Konno: Yes. We actually considered it for the Wii system. But it doesn’t have a microphone, so you couldn’t talk to your dog.
Iwata: Oh! So if the Wii Remote controller had a mic, there might have been a Wii version of Nintendogs?
Konno: Yeah. We might have moved forward with it.
Miyamoto: But there’s a distance between the Wii Remote and the television, so it might not have felt like you were petting your dog.
Konno: Right. We decided to consider any good ideas that might come up, but nothing ever developed.
Miyamoto: And to be honest, I didn’t feel like making a follow-up Nintendogs at the time.
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
