01./01. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 103.479 / 862.054 (-50%)
02./02. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 31.345 / 691.921 (-51%)
03./03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 25.460 / 3.200.859 (-46%)
04./04. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Capcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.990) – 13.314 / 169.996 (-57%)
05./05. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 7.359 / 184.516 (-51%)
06./06. [PS3] Tomb Raider (Square Enix) {2013.04.25} (¥7.980) – 5.972 / 54.121 (-54%)
07./00. [PSP] Ecstasy Wafter: Converted Edition (Prototype) {2013.05.09} (¥5.040) – 5.733 / NEW
08./08. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 5.443 / 2.024.812 (-50%)
09./07. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.04.18} (¥7.480) – 5.382 / 122.975 (-56%)
10./11. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 4.914 / 483.005 (-45%)
11./13. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 4.631 / 2.047.847 (-46%)
12./12. [PSV] PhotoKano Kiss (Kadokawa Games) {2013.04.25} (¥7.140) – 4.556 / 43.360 (-47%)
13./10. [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020-II (Sega) {2013.04.18} (¥6.279) – 4.287 / 102.149 (-52%)
14./09. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 3.952 / 473.389 (-60%)
15./14. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 3.812 / 483.415 (-41%)
16./17. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 (Konami) {2013.03.20} (¥3.980) – 3.755 / 143.558 (-38%)
17./15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 3.517 / 304.939 (-44%)
18./18. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.20} (¥8.190) – 3.193 / 393.183 (-47%)
19./16. [3DS] Detective Conan: Marionette Symphony (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.04.25} (¥5.480) – 3.190 / 18.516 (-47%)
20./20. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 (Konami) {2013.03.20} (¥7.980) – 3.134 / 167.520 (-36%)

Media Create software sales (5/6 – 5/12)

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

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Disney Infinity “Hoverboard”, “Toilet Paper Launcher” clips

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The “Hoverboard” and “Toilet Paper Launcher” are duking it out in the Disney Infinity “Gadgetorium”:

Media Create hardware sales (5/6 – 5/12)

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

3DS LL – 33,351
3DS – 16,412
PS3 – 12,793
Vita – 12,331
Wii U – 7,974
PSP – 6,360
Wii – 1,506
Xbox 360 – 485

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

3DS LL – 50,190
3DS – 26,273
Vita – 22,051
PS3 – 17,415
Wii U – 13,173
PSP – 8,443
Wii – 2,238
Xbox 360 – 596

Wedbush April 2013 NPD predictions

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Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter has provided his NPD hardware estimates for the month of April 2013.

Based on retail checks, Pachter tells CNET that Wii U sales are down to 55,000 units – a 19 percent decrease compared to March. Pachter also says that Wii sales stand at 75,000 units.

Other NPD estimates include 205,000 units for the Xbox 360, 185,000 units for the 3DS (up 46 percent year-over-year), 165,000 units for the PlayStation 3, and 30,000 units for the PlayStation Vita (down 57 percent year-over-year).

We’ll know if Pachter’s estimates were correct when the NPD report goes live this Thursday.

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New Adventure Time game announced for Wii U and 3DS, Regular Show and Ben 10 Omniverse 2 official

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D3Publisher has officially announced three new video games: “Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW!”, “Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby In 8-Bit Land”, and “Ben 10 Omniverse 2”. The latter two titles had been leaked through GameFly listings yesterday.

Like last year’s Adventure Time release, “Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW!” is once again being made by WayForward, and creator Pendleton Ward is on board. The game is set for release this fall on the Wii U, 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

D3Publishers shared the following details in its announcement today:

Disney Infinity Barbossa, Captain Jack Sparrow, and Davy Jones trailers

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Federal Circuit Cout Vindicates Nintendo in ITC Patent Dispute

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Nintendo Did Not Infringe Motiva’s Patents
REDMOND, Wash., May 13, 2013 – The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld Nintendo’s victory in a patent infringement case brought by Motiva, LLC against Nintendo at the International Trade Commission. The Court of Appeals agreed with the ITC that Motiva had failed to satisfy the agency’s domestic industry requirement. The ITC had also ruled that Nintendo did not infringe Motiva’s patents.
“We are very pleased with this result. The court confirmed that Motiva’s sole activity, litigation against Nintendo, did not satisfy the ITC’s domestic industry requirement,” said Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s deputy general counsel. “Nintendo has a passionate tradition of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others. We vigorously defend patent lawsuits when we firmly believe that we have not infringed another party’s patent.”
For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com.

Source: Nintendo PR

WWE 2K14 starting to look less likely for Nintendo consoles

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As many of you know, Take-Two Interactive secured the WWE licence from THQ a couple of months back. The company has been far from a big Wii U supporter having put out just one title for the console – NBA 2K13 – through its 2K Sports subsidiary. Although we’ve seen WWE titles on Nintendo platforms since the launch of SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, it would appear that there are no plans to bring the latest entry, WWE 2K14, to the Wii U and Wii. If anything, a release on Nintendo platforms is certainly looking unlikely at the moment.

Take-Two’s latest financial results make no mention of WWE 2K14 for any Nintendo system – only the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are listed. Retailers such as Amazon also make no mention of a Wii U/Wii version.

Take-Two/2K Sports haven’t made any announcements, so we won’t know for sure until something official is shared. Still, this is worrisome at the moment.

UK software sales (Week ending 5/11)

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Individual formats

LW	TW	Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1	1	DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
11	2	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2	3	DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	PS3	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
4	4	LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
5	5	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3	6	INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10	7	GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6	8	TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9	9	TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12	10	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
23	11	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13	12	FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
20	13	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14	14	DEFIANCE	XB360	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS
8	15	INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
7	16	DRAGON’S DOGMA: DARK ARISEN	XB360	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
–	17	PERSONA 4 ARENA	PS3	PQUBE	PQUBE
–	18	THE WALKING DEAD	XB360	TELLTALE GAMES	GSP/AVANQUEST
22	19	FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
34	20	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
26	21	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
27	22	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
28	23	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
40	24	HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
24	25	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	PS3	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–	26	THE WALKING DEAD	PS3	TELLTALE GAMES	GSP/AVANQUEST
15	27	FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
21	28	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
37	29	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
25	30	THE SIMS 3	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	31	PERSONA 4 ARENA	XB360	PQUBE	PQUBE
33	32	FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
38	33	UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–	34	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PC	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–	35	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED	VITA	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17	36	DRAGON’S DOGMA: DARK ARISEN	PS3	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
19	37	FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31	38	SIMCITY	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	39	KINECT SPORTS	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–	40	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA

All formats

LW	TW	Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1	1	DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
6	2	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3	3	TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2	4	INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	NETHERREALM STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
4	5	FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7	6	BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
11	7	ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8	8	LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	9	THE WALKING DEAD	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	GSP/AVANQUEST
9	10	LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–	11	PERSONA 4 ARENA	ATLUS SOFTWARE	PQUBE	PQUBE
12	12	FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
5	13	DRAGON’S DOGMA: DARK ARISEN	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
16	14	GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
15	15	LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13	16	DEFIANCE	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS
14	17	THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
17	18	NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19	19	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
20	20	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
22	21	HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
21	22	SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
32	23	ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
10	24	STAR TREK	DIGITAL EXTREMES	PARAMOUNT	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
18	25	SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
23	26	LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25	27	SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
28	28	DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
33	29	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
31	30	RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
30	31	WWE ’13	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
29	32	THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–	33	HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
27	34	CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
24	35	FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING	INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35	36	SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–	37	METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PLATINUMGAMES	KONAMI	KONAMI
34	38	JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–	39	UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–	40	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED	NIHILISTIC SOFTWARE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

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