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Nintendo had been engaged in a legal battle over the Wii MotionPlus accessory, which was thought to have infringed on one of Triton’s patents in the US. However, the patent-infringement lawsuit as been dismissed. Judge Richard A. Jones of the U.S. District Court rejected Triton’s legal arguments.

Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s deputy general counsel, said in a statement:

“We feel vindicated by the court’s ruling. Nintendo’s track record demonstrates that we vigorously defend patent lawsuits, like the Triton lawsuit, when we believe that we have not infringed another party’s patent. Consumers respect Nintendo because we develop unique and innovative products, and because we respect the intellectual property rights of others.”

Source: Nintendo PR


The Wii got off to an incredible start around the world when it launched back in 2006 – including in the UK. It maintained momentum for quite some time, but dropped off significantly over the past few years.

Wii’s downturn in sales has paved the way for Microsoft’s system, the Xbox 360, to become the best-selling current-generation home console in the UK. GfK Chart-Track says that it’s only a matter of days before the Xbox 360 lands in the top spot.

Microsoft has sold 8.4 million systems across the UK.

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Angry Birds Trilogy will be heading to Wii U and Wii on August 13, Rovio has confirmed. It previously launched for the 3DS, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 last September.

Three Angry Birds games are included in the Angry Birds Trilogy: Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS3] The Last of Us (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.06.20} (¥5.980) – 117.465 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 42.247 / 146.816 (-60%)
03./02. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 34.286 / 1.167.532 (-19%)
04./00. [PSV] Kami Jigen Idol Neptune PP # (Compile Heart) {2013.06.20} (¥6.279) – 29.933 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980) – 12.705 / NEW
06./05. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 12.491 / 3.290.847 (-15%)
07./04. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 11.859 / 793.519 (-21%)
08./00. [3DS] Sayonara Umihara Kawase (Agatsuma Entertainment) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980) – 11.058 / NEW
09./00. [PSP] Storm Lover 2nd # (D3 Publisher) {2013.06.20} (¥6.090) – 10.001 / NEW
10./00. [PSP] Ro-Kyu-Bu! Lost Secret (Kadokawa Games) {2013.06.20} (¥6.090) – 9.282 / NEW
11./08. [PS3] Terraria (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.05.23} (¥4.179) – 5.192 / 47.741 (-21%)
12./06. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom) {2013.05.23} (¥4.990) – 4.948 / 165.068 (-49%)
13./11. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 4.723 / 502.150 (+2%)
14./00. [PSV] Winning Post 7 2013 (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.20} (¥6.090) – 4.413 / NEW
15./03. [3DS] Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter: Albatross no Tsubasa (Square Enix) {2013.06.13} (¥5.490) – 4.079 / 22.004 (-77%)
16./10. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 3.957 / 212.273 (-16%)
17./07. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV # (Atlus) {2013.05.23} (¥6.980) – 3.898 / 245.568 (-57%)
18./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 3.684 / 323.656 (+6%)
19./12. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 3.191 / 2.046.263 (-11%)
20./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.122 / 2.067.213 (-8%)

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 28,281
3DS – 14,988
Vita – 13,422
PS3 – 9,816
Wii U – 5,329
PSP – 5,091
Wii – 1,234
Xbox 360 – 282

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 29,533
3DS – 17,602
PS3 – 10,872
Vita – 10,664
Wii U – 5,983
PSP – 5,651
Wii – 1,461
Xbox 360 – 397



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