UK software sales (Week ending 12/25)
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Individual formats
1 1 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 2 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 3 GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10 4 FIFA 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 5 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 6 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 7 FIFA 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 8 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
15 9 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
14 10 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 11 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 12 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
12 13 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 14 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
6 15 DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 16 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 17 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
18 18 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
25 19 DANCE CENTRAL XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 20 WII PARTY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 21 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 22 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 23 MEDAL OF HONOR XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 24 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 25 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
21 26 MEDAL OF HONOR PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
30 27 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
39 28 RAVING RABBIDS: TRAVEL IN TIME WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
28 29 FABLE III XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
36 30 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
31 31 GOLDENEYE 007 WII ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33 32 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
27 33 HALO: REACH XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
32 34 SONIC COLOURS WII SEGA SEGA
37 35 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 36 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 37 THE SIMS 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
34 38 SUPER MARIO ALL-STARS 25TH ANNIVERSARY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 39 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3: ULTIMATE COLLECTION XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
35 40 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 PC SEGA SEGA
All formats
1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2 FIFA 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 3 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 4 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
6 6 GRAN TURISMO 5 POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
13 7 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO / EDGE OF REALITY EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 8 KINECT SPORTS RARE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 9 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 10 MEDAL OF HONOR DANGER CLOSE/DICE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 11 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
17 12 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
9 13 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 14 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 15 DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS RETRO STUDIOS NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 16 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 17 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 18 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
25 19 DANCE CENTRAL HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
16 20 WII PARTY ND CUBE NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 21 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 22 SONIC COLOURS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
26 23 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 24 TOY STORY 3 N-SPACE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
23 25 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
34 26 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY JUNCTION POINT STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
29 27 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 YUKE’S THQ THQ
– 28 MONOPOLY STREETS EA SALT LAKE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 29 RAVING RABBIDS: TRAVEL IN TIME UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
31 30 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
30 31 THE X FACTOR HYDRAVISION DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
28 32 FABLE III LIONHEAD STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
32 33 GOLDENEYE 007 EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33 34 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
36 35 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
38 36 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II LUCASARTS LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
27 37 HALO: REACH BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
39 38 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 39 ART ACADEMY HEADSTRONG GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
37 40 SUPER MARIO ALL-STARS 25TH ANNIVERSARY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
Famitsu software sales (12/20 – 12/26)
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1. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
2. [PSP] AKB1/48: If I loved an Idol
3. [Wii] Donkey Kong Country Returns
4. [DS] Pokemon Black/White
5. [Wii] Wii Party
6. [PSP] The 3rd Birthday
7. [Wii] Mario Sports Mix
8. [DS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! The Ogre
9. [DS] Ni no Kuni
10. [DS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery
2010 Nintendo Power Awards nominees
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Game of the Year – Wii
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Metroid: Other M
NBA Jam
Sonic Colors
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Game of the Year – DS
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Super Scribblenauts
WarioWare D.I.Y.
Top 5 most pirated Wii games on BitTorrent in 2010
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1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (1,470,000) (May. 2010)
2. Wii Party (1,220,000) (Oct. 2010)
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns (920,000) (Nov. 2010)
4. Kirby’s Epic Yarn (880,000) (Oct. 2010)
5. Red Steel 2 (850,000) (Mar. 2010)
Man, this is pretty crazy. Could you imagine if half of those Red Steel 2 downloads contributed to actual sales? Even Kirby could have sold better! Although, I must admit I’m surprised that Wii Party is very high up on the list.
Reload: Target Down, chick chick BOOM videos
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Thanks to GamesHackHD & Co. for the tip!
Protocol details
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You may remember that we posted about the first few Protocol details back in March. Sarabasa Entertainment finally shared new information in the latest issue of Nintendo Power, which you can check out below.
– Plays on the cyberpunk conceit of a virtual 3D world
– Warringhackers run around like Quake marines, battle to obtain fields of hidden data
– “Data lanes” for each player
– The lanes change basic rules of how maps work
– Some lanes unlock teleporters to quickly hop across the stage
– Some lanes show hidden areas
– Other lane example: Change in gravity and coridors, “up” can be whatever you say it is
– Two-on-two matches locally
– Four-on-four matches online
– Class-based system in the Team Fortress tradition
– Choose from four classes
– Snipers can pick up the assassin kit, move around and killing their targets at long range
– Secondary fire mode for all weapons which go beyond simple point-and-shoot
– Heavy gunner’s weapon tosses bouncing grenades
– One game type is similar to Counter-Strike’s Demolition game
– Tag/assassin mode: One player obtains all weapons, needs to hold out as long as possible against everyone else
– Traditional deathmatches also available
– Communicate with allies with a set of basic controller shortcuts
– Releasing early next year
The best-selling games of all-time in Japan
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The chart below is based off of Famitsu data taken up to December 19, though the New Super Mario Bros. figure is based off of data up to December 26.
Best-selling games in Japan for 2010
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01. Pokémon Black / White 4,494,106
(4,494,106) DS Nintendo
02. New Super Mario Bros. Wii 4,043,637
(4,043,637) Wii Nintendo
03. Final Fantasy XIII 1,903,186
(1,903,186) PS3 Square Enix
04. Tomodachi Collection 1,708,575
(3,456,091) DS Nintendo
05. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation 1,339,352
(1,339,352) DS Square Enix
06. Wii Party 1,232,562
(1,232,562) Wii Nintendo
07. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 1,222,496
(1,222,496) DS Square Enix
08. Wii Fit Plus 1,132,500
(2,125,139) Wii Nintendo
09. Super Mario Galaxy 2 882,880
(882,880) Wii Nintendo
10. Inazuma Eleven 3: Challenge the World! Spark / Bomber 867,600
(867,600) DS Level 5
11. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 810,089
(810,089) PSP Konami
12. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep 737,348
(767,348) PSP Square Enix
13. Pokémon HeartGold / SoulSilver 718,148
(3,808,535) DS Nintendo
14. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 668,725
(668,725) DS Nintendo
15. God Eater 634,244
(634,244) PSP Namco Bandai
16. Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition 613,415
(613,415) Wii Nintendo
17. Wii Sports Resort 593,212
(1,989,124) Wii Nintendo
18. Phantasy Star Portable 2 589,837
(589,837) PSP Konami
19. Yakuza 4 574,951
(574,951) PS3 Sega
20. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 548,032
(548,032) PS3 Tecmo Koei
21. Mario Kart Wii 527,257
(2,987,118) Wii Nintendo
22. Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat of the Invaders Fire/Blizzard 510,208
(1,173,723) DS Level 5
23. Pokémon Ranger: Guardian of Light 487,619
(487,619) DS Nintendo
24. Monster Hunter Diary 483,736
(483,736) PSP Capcom
25. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP the Best) 480,319
(480,319) PSP Capcom
26. New Super Mario Bros. 435,424
(6,023,845) DS Nintendo
27. Gran Turismo 5 430,707
(430,707) PS3 Sony
28. Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus 407,177
(407,177) PSP Namco Bandai
29. God Eater Burst 388,065
(388,065) PSP Namco Bandai
30. Sengoku Basara 3 385,302
(385,302) PS3 Capcom
GamesTM review scores
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Gran Turismo 5 – 9 – “Burdened by expectation, yet still a genuine great”
Disney Epic Mickey – 5 – “Poor mechanics mar a great premise”
Splatterhouse – 4 – “Proof that some retro games are buried for a reason”
Tron: Evolution – 2 – “Bland, unimaginative and poorly executed”
Dance Central – 7 – “A step in the right direction”
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn – 8 – “Worth the wait”
Kirby’s Epic Yarn – 8 – “A purl of a platformer”
Kinectimals – 7 – “A glossy and fun showcase for Kinect”
Alien Breed 3: Descent – 7 – “A bold but nor brilliant conclusion”
Poker Night at the Inventory – 7 – “Funnier than any of your friends”
Tony Hawk: Shred – 4 – “A series in dire need of identity realignment”
FlingSmash – 6 – “A fun concept that’s ultimately let down by its controls”
Create – 7 – “Just enough to justify the low price”
No Heroes Allowed! – 7 – “Overwhelmingly complex but hugly empowering”
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX – 8 – “An explosive reimagining of a modern classic”
Michael Jackson: The Experience – 2 – “More exploitation than experience”
Malicious – 8 – “Well worth seeking out”
Raving Rabbids Travel in Time – 6 – “The guiltiest of guilty pleasures”
Kinect Joy Ride – 4 – “A tech demo at best”
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit – 8 – “The best online single-player game ever”
New Nintendo commercial from Portugal is rather odd
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Rather than focusing on the gameplay, this commercial instead emphasizes the reactions of the children and the father. Check it out below…