1. Call of Duty: Black Ops** (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC) 1 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2. Just Dance 2 (Wii) 2 UBISOFT
3. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm** (PC) 3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood** (360, PS3) 4 UBISOFT
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) 5 NINTENDO
6. Disney Epic Mickey** (Wii) 6 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
7. Madden NFL 11 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP) 7 ELECTRONIC ARTS
8. Michael Jackson The Experience** (Wii, NDS, PSP) 8 UBISOFT
9. NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, PC) 9 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE
10. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (360, PS3, Wii, PC) 10 ELECTRONIC ARTS

Annual 2010 Top 10 Games (New Physical Retail only; across all platforms incl. PC)

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops** (360, PS3, Wii, PC, NDS) 1 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2. Madden NFL 11 (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP) 2 ELECTRONIC ARTS
3. Halo: Reach** (360) 3 MICROSOFT
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) 4 NINTENDO
5. Red Dead Redemption (360, PS3) 5 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE
6. Wii Fit Plus** (Wii) 6 NINTENDO
7. Just Dance 2 (Wii) 7 UBISOFT
8. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2** (360, PS3, PC) 8 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood** (360, PS3) 9 UBISOFT
10. NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, PC) 10 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

PORT WASHINGTON, NY, January 13, 2011 – According to leading market research company, The NPD Group, the preliminary estimate* for total consumer spend on gaming content via all monetization methods, including new physical video and PC games, used games, game rentals, subscriptions, digital full-game downloads, social network games, downloadable content, and mobile game apps, is between $15.4 to $15.6 billion. This total consumer spend on games content in 2010 represent sales that are flat to down by as much as 1 percent when compared to 2009.
Based on this estimate, spending on new physical content at retail continues to account for the majority of the total consumer spend on games content. U.S. retail sales of new physical video game content, which includes portable, console and PC game software, generated revenues of $10.1 billion, a 5 percent decline over the $10.6 billion generated in 2010.

Best Buy’s “buy 2 get 1 free” sale begins on Sunday

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“Buy 2 get 1 free” sales are traditionally reserved for the holiday season. That isn’t preventing Best Buy from initiating the deal once again, though.

The retailer is offering the sale beginning this Sunday through January 23. Consumers can choose from any title, on any system – portables included. The only limitation appears to be that the games must be at least $29.99. The deal is a perfect opportunity to take advantage of for those who missed out on releases such as Donkey Kong Country Returns or Kirby’s Epic Yarn last year.

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The Last Story details – new characters, arena information, and more

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New characters

– New characters: Zangurg and Tasha
– Zangurg is king of the Gurg (Gurugu) race
– He is able to unite the Gurgs for the first time ever through his charisma and power
– Tasha: knight and pupil to General Trista
– Tasha has been traveling with Trista
– Tasha has excellent sword skills
– She wants to become a great knight
– Tasha doesn’t have a high opinion of mercenaries

Ruli City

– Pub shown in trailers is the Ariel Inn
– Ariel Inn can be found across from Ruli City’s Central Plaza
– Inn is a combination of a pub and inn
– Elza and his crew stay at this inn
– They all have rooms at the hotel
– Separate rooms for the girls and boys
– Save point in front of the room
– First floor is a pub
– Second floor is an inn
– Speak to different patrons in the pub
– Those who can be talked to have an arrow above their head
– Different conversation types based on their importance
– Most conversations are close-up portraits of characters when they speak
– Important scenes have events with scripted camera
– Arena can be found outside of town
– Go to the arena to master party skills in combat against enemies
– Room rises from the underground at the start of a battle
– Sports-like feel to arena fights
– Commentary while you fight in arenas
– People will make wagers on fights
– Collect items and money from the wagerers if you win

Tension moves

– Special battle moves which use your tension gauge
– The gauge is built up while you fight
– Select tension moves by switching into command mode
– Different moves for each character
– Jackal’s move: Absolute 0, hits enemies with a blizzard for direct damage, slip effect which causes enemies to fall over
– Manamia’s move: Revive, recovers fallen foes completely
– Seiren’s move: Deals damage and paralysis, Seiren will leap into the air and send down needles at enemies

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New Conduit 2 trailer

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Thanks to Chestah for the tip!

WiiWare/VC/DSiWare downloads – block sizes (12/27)

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WiiWare

JellyCar 2 – 299 blocks
Art of Balance (demo version) – 252 blocks
Soccer Bashi – 128 blocks

Virtual Console

Ghosts ‘n Goblins – 58
Exed Exes – 47

DSiWare

EJ Puzzles: Hooked – 95 blocks
Petz Catz Family – 95 blocks
Surfacer+ – 24 blocks

Nintendo rep: No plans to bring The Last Story to western territories

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A Nintendo representative has commented on the status of The Last Story in western territories. VG247 was told that there are “no plans at present” to bring the game to North America and Europe. Although this isn’t the type of response fans would have hoped, it’d be best to take the news with a grain of salt. After all, I wouldn’t expect an announcement to come from a spokesperson. I’d say we should start panicking if nothing is said at this year’s E3.

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Nintendo Download (1/14, Europe)

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Virtual Console
– Magical Drop III (NeoGeo, D4 Enterprise): 900 Wii Points

WiiWare
– Family Games Pen & Paper Edition (Icon Games): 500 Wii Points

DSiWare
– Surfacer + Dexterity + Strategy (Lexis): 500 DS Points
– Oscar in Toyland 2 (Virtual Playground): 500 DS Points
– Alien Puzzle Adventure (Mastertronic): 500 DS Points

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Media Create software sales (1/3 – 1/9)

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01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom) – 133,562 / 3,983,469
02. [Wii] Donkey Kong Returns (Nintendo) – 66,551 / 704,856
03. [Wii] Wii Party (Nintendo) – 53,144 / 1,730,035
04. [NDS] Pocket Monster Black/White (Pokemon) – 45,590 / 5,012,327
05. [Wii] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) – 40,123 / 534,061
06. [NDS] Ni no Kuni (Level-5) – 37,237 /419,524
07. [PS3] Gundam Musou 3 (Bandai-Namco) – 30,128 / 318,878
08. [NDS] Saga 3 Jikuu no Hasha Shadow or Light (Square-Enix) – 27,344 *NEW*
09. [PSP] The 3rd Birthday (Square-Enix) – 27,279 / 212,861
10. [Wii] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 24,888 / 4,202,472
11. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort [Wii Remote Plus Pack] (Nintendo) – 23,020 / 246,774
12. [Wii] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 21,230 / 3,130,795
13. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3 Sekai e Chousen!! Joker (Level-5) – 20,968 / 359,382
14. [PSP] AKB1/48 Idol to Koushitara (Bandai-Namco) – 20,768 / 320,562
15. [NDS] Mario vs Donkey Kong Totsugeki! Miniland (Nintendo) – 20,325 / 281,925
16. [NDS] Tongari Baushi to Mahou no Otana (Konami) – 19,406 / 296,905
17. [Wii] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 17,128 / 2,222,943
18. [Wii] Super Mario Collection Special Pack (Nintendo) – 17,077 / 820,530
19. [NDS] Super Kaseki Horida (Nintendo) 16,551 / 255,277
20. [Wii] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Minna de Party 3 Shirome (Bandai-Namco) – 15,381 / 155,670