UK’s top 20 entertainment products of 2013
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So this is a bit of an interesting chart. Chart-Track, ERA and The Official Charts Company has provided a listing of the top 20 entertainment products of 2013 – that includes both video games and movies.
Here it is in full:
1. Grand Theft Auto V (Video Game) – Rockstar – 3,670,234
2. Skyfall (Video) – 20th Century Fox – 2,959,969
3. FIFA 14 (Video Game) – EA – 2,656,763
4. The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey (Video) – Warner Home Video – 2,065,152
5. Call Of Duty: Ghosts (Video Game) – Activision Blizzard – 1,991,994
6. Les Miserables (Video) – Universal Pictures – 1,497,737
7. Despicable Me 2 (Video) – Universal Pictures – 1,449,311
8. The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Part 2 (Video) – Entertainment One – 1,190,139
9. Now That’s What I Call Music 86 (Music) – Sony Music/Universal Music – 1,159,595
10. Now That’s What I Call Music 85 (Music) – Sony Music/Universal Music – 968,238
11. Monsters University (Video) – Walt Disney Studios – 968,129
12. Star Trek – Into Darkness (Video) – Paramount – 909,331
13. Django Unchained (Video) – Sony Pictures – 885,311
14. Life Of Pi (Video) – 20th Century Fox – 858,834
15. Battlefield 4 (Video Game) – Electronic Arts – 838,869
16. Man Of Steel (Video) – Warner Home Video – 828,027
17. Despicable Me (Video) – Universal Pictures – 821,070
18. Iron Man 3 (Video) – Walt Disney Studios – 816,922
19. Taken 2 (Video) – 20th Century Fox – 804,396
20. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Video Game) – Ubisoft – 776,888
GameStop ad – week of January 1, 2014
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. There aren’t too many highlights this week as we kick off 2014, though consumers can save $50 on the Skylanders Swap Force Wii U bundle. Angry Birds Star Wars is also available for $20 off.
You can find GameStop’s full circular for the week of January 1 below.
Video gives a look at Monster Hunter Frontier GG
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Japan: 1,000 gamers pick the top 15 most interesting games of 2013
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Japanese outlet MyNaviNews conducted a poll in which 1,000 gamers chose the top 15 most interesting games of 2013. Here’s how the results panned out:
1st : Pokemon XY (3DS) 17.8%
2nd : Monster Hunter 4 (3DS) 16.1%
3rd : LINE Pocopan (Smartphone/Tablet) 10.8%
4th : Puzzle and Dragons (Smartphone/Tablet) 10.3%
5th : Super Mario 3D World 5.5%
6th : Dragon Quest X (WiiU/PC) 4.7%
7th : Senkan Collection (Browser) 4.5%
8th : Gyakuten Saiban 5 (3DS) 4.3%
9th : Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS3/360) 4.2%
10th : Nobunaga’s Ambition (3DS) 4.1%
11th : Resident Evil 6 (PS3/360/PC) 3.9%
12th : Mario & Luigi RPG 4 Dream Adventure (3DS) 3.2%
13th : Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure All-Star Battle (PS3) 3.0%
14th : Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy 13 (PS3/360) 2.8%
15th : FIFA14 World Class Soccer (PS3/360) 2.3%
Runner up : One Piece Musou 2 (PS3/Vita) 2.0%
Once again, 1,000 participants – both male and female – participated in the poll. Responses were given between December 6 and December 12.
More: Japan
UK software sales (Week ending 12/28) – Wii U/3DS charts
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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – Nintendo
5. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
6. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
7. Wii Party U – Nintendo
8. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
9. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
10. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
3DS
1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
7. Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – Nintendo
8. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
9. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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Kamiya says “2014 will be the year where a new project will fully be set in motion”, Sakurai resolves to complete Smash Bros.
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
In the latest issue of Famitsu, a number of developers shared their resolutions for 2014.
Hideki Kamiya’s was particularly noteworthy. In his resolution, Kamiya stated that “2014 will be the year where a new project will fully be set in motion.”
Here’s his resolution in full:
There’s a lot I hold dear in making games, but I think for developers, having fun is most important. The atmosphere of the workplace shows clearly in a game’s quality, so I want to treasure a team atmosphere where each member can have fun developing games. Also, 2014 will be the year where a new project will fully be set in motion. I want to boldly and happily walk that path without fear of failure.
Elsewhere in Famitsu’s feature, Masahiro Sakurai said: “I resolve to complete development on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U and release it in 2014.”
UK software sales (Week ending 12/28)
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Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 |  | 1 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 3 |  | 2 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 6 | | 3 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 2 |  | 4 | FIFA 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 5 | | 5 | FIFA 14 | PS4 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 10 | | 6 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 12 | | 7 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 11 | | 8 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 13 | | 9 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 8 | | 10 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 4 | | 11 | JUST DANCE 2014 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 9 | | 12 | FIFA 14 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 17 | | 13 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 15 | | 14 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS4 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 16 | | 15 | FIFA 14 | XB ONE | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 20 | | 16 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 19 | | 17 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 18 | | 18 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB ONE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 28 | | 19 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB ONE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 14 | | 20 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 24 | | 21 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 21 | | 22 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 7 | | 23 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 22 | | 24 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS4 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 25 | | 25 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 32 | | 26 | KNACK | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 27 | | 27 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 31 | | 28 | DEAD RISING 3 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 29 | | 29 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 26 | | 30 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 36 | | 31 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 35 | | 32 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 33 | | 33 | POKEMON X | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 37 | | 34 | WWE 2K14 | XB360 | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 38 | | 35 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 34 | | 36 | POKEMON Y | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 39 | | 37 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | PS4 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 23 | | 38 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| – |  | 39 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | XB ONE | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| – | | 40 | SAINTS ROW IV | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 | | 1 | FIFA 14 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 2 | | 2 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 3 | | 3 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 | | 4 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 6 | | 5 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 8 | | 6 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 5 | | 7 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 7 | | 8 | JUST DANCE 2014 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 10 | | 9 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 11 | | 10 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 12 | | 11 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | WB GAMES MONTREAL | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 14 | | 12 | WWE 2K14 | YUKE’S | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 15 | | 13 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 9 | | 14 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | GUERRILLA GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 13 | | 15 | SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE | VICARIOUS VISIONS | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 23 | | 16 | KNACK | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 18 | | 17 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 16 | | 18 | DISNEY INFINITY | AVALANCHE SOFTWARE | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 22 | | 19 | DEAD RISING 3 | CAPCOM VANCOUVER | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 20 | | 20 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 35 | | 21 | SAINTS ROW IV | DEEP SILVER VOLITION | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 17 | | 22 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 26 | | 23 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 24 | | 24 | POKEMON X | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 31 | | 25 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | CRYTEK | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 30 | | 26 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 27 | | 27 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 29 | | 28 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 25 | | 29 | POKEMON Y | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 28 | | 30 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 19 | | 31 | ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS | ROVIO | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 21 | | 32 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 37 | | 33 | NBA 2K14 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 33 | | 34 | SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 32 | | 35 | HALO 4 | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 36 | | 36 | F1 2013 | CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| – | | 37 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US ULTIMATE ED. | HIGH VOLTAGE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| – | | 38 | MAX PAYNE 3 | ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| – | | 39 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | SEGA | ||
| 38 | | 40 | MARIO KART 7 | RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
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Media Create software sales (12/16 – 12/22) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z
02./02. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
03./00. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
04./00. [PS3] Drakengard 3
05./03. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
06./00. [PSV] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
07./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
08./11. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
09./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
10./08. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy: Big Bang / Supernova
11./05. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind
12./12. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess
13./14. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
14./13. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red #
15./17. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
16./00. [PSV] Gekijouban Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram #
17./21. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
18./22. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
19./15. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
20./23. [WIU] Wii Party U
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Japanese devs pick their top games of 2013
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Japanese publication 4Gamer conducted a poll in which it asked a variety of developers about their top games of 2013. In total, 151 responses were recorded.
Here’s how the results panned out:
The Last of Us – 14
Grand Theft Auto V – 12
Dragon’s Crown – 12
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – 11
Kantai Collection (browser) – 9
Beyond: Two Souls – 6
Candy Crush Saga – 6
Monster Hunter 4 – 4
LINE Pokopang – 4
Chain Chronicle – 3
Hotline Miami – 3
Rain – 3
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – 2
Earth Defense Force 4 – 2
Dragon Quest VIII – 2
The Walking Dead – 2
Cookie Clicker – 2
Nyanko Dai Senso – 2
Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi – 2
Puppeteer – 2
Pokémon X & Y – 2
FarCry 3: Blood Dragon – 2
Detakadodasu Aikatsu (arcade)- 1
Brave Frontier – 1
Sports Champion 2 – 1
Battlefield 4 – 1
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl -1
World of Tanks – 1
Plague Inc. – 1
The Wonderful 101 – 1
Rocksmith 2014 Edition – 1
Gone Home – 1
Antichamber – 1
Anata Te Yokumiruto Dobunezumi Mitaina Kao Shi Teru Wa Ne – 1
Keri Hime Sweets – 1
DanganRonpa – 1
Oshioki Punch Girl!!! – 1
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – 1
Bear Tomo – 1
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 1
Minna no oshaberi Chat – 1
Majo to Yuusha – 1
Deemo – 1
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Creation – 1
Papers, Please – 1
League of Legends – 1
Fantasy Life LINK! – 1
LINE GAME – 1
Panini Football League – 1
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 – 1
The Stanley Parable – 1
Sega 3D Classics – 1
Color Zen – 1
Drift Spirits – 1
Payday 2 – 1
The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki – 1
Yokai Watch – 1
3D Afterburner II – 1
Despicable Me: Minion Rush – 1
Tearaway – 1
Gran Turismo 6 – 1
Astebreed – 1
Clumsy Ninja – 1
Tomb Raider – 1
BioShock Infinite – 1
Killer Instinct – 1
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 1
Resogun – 1
Five developers didn’t have a preference or refused to give one.
More: Japan
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (12/27/13)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment
Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
The pic of the day that runs Monday through Friday will be on break starting Dec. 27. I’ll be back on Jan. 6, so I hope everyone has a happy new year!!
