New Disney Infinity screenshots highlight Monsters University
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Best Buy Reward Zone Gamers Club: Kirby’s Dream Collection for $20
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Those with Best Buy Reward Zone Gamers Club memberships can purchase Kirby’s Dream Collection at a discount.
Log in to your account here, print out the coupon, and head to your local store. The Wii release will then be available to you for just $20 as opposed to $40.
It’s a good buy, folks!
Dragon Quest X sales not meeting expectations, though making “steady progress”
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Initially, fans didn’t react favorably to Dragon Quest X. The series wasn’t expected to head down the MMORPG path, especially on Wii. Leave it to Square Enix to surprise people!
Sales of Dragon Quest X have not met expectations thus far. Square Enix has confirmed, however, that they are making “steadily progress”.
An MSN report reads:
“The slump is reportedly down to the company’s new online RPG venture, Dragon Quest X. While the disappointing financial turn for the company can be partially attributed to the burden of running the new online service, it is also down to game sales not meeting expectations. The Wii (and soon to be Wii U) game is however, making ‘steady progress’ according to Square Enix.
Skylanders rakes in $1 billion in worldwide retail sales
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Activision’s Skylanders franchise just keeps on rolling. Yet another sales milestone was announced today – Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders Giants have collectively accumulated over $1 billion in retail sales worldwide. The feat was accomplished in 15 months.
Both Skylanders titles outsold the likes of Beyblades, Star Wars and Transformers toys in the US and Europe last year. Over 100 million Skylanders toys have been sold through January 2013.
Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, commented on the news:
“The Skylanders franchise became the first kids’ videogame IP to cross the $1 billion mark in just 15 months, and I think we are still just starting to realize its potential. We knew that the simple, but magical idea, of bringing your toys to life in a video game could change both the video game and the toy industries, and more importantly, change the way kids play. And this fall, we’re looking forward to delivering to fans our latest break-through innovation, Skylanders SWAP Force, which lets kids customize their own characters, bringing toys to life to a whole new level.”
Source: Activision PR
Wedbush/EEDAR January 2013 NPD predictions
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Wedbush and EEDAR have provided predictions for the January 2013 NPD report. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.
Predictions from both groups can be found below.
Wedbush / EEDAR December hardware sales estimates (change year-on-year):
360 – 180,000 (-33%) / 260,000 (-4%)
3DS – 160,000 (-7%) / 120,000 (-30%)
PS3 – 145,000 (-24%) / 120,000 (-37%)
Wii U – 125,000 (n/a) / 110,000 (n/a)
DS – 60,000 (-21%) / 31,000 (-59%)
Wii – 52,200 (-66%) / 39,000 (-74%)
Vita – 45,000 (n/a) / 35,000 (n/a)
PSP – 7,500 (-63%) / (n/a)
PS2 – 300 (-96%) / (n/a)
Total – 775,000 (-13%) / 715,000 (-20%)
Everybody’s favorite analyst Michael Patcher had this to say about Wii U sales:
“Nintendo must improve sell-through of its Wii U if it hopes to maintain significant market share in the next generation. The console received a tepid response from consumers, for a variety of reasons: first, we think that the console was misunderstood by many as a peripheral for the Wii; second, the price point for the Wii U is relatively high, and the launch was into a weak economy; and third, firstparty software support was thin, and third-party software was not sufficiently differentiated to convince many that they needed a Wii U as a replacement for their Xbox 360 or PS3. If the Wii U is to thrive, we think that Nintendo must market it more effectively, must speed up the pace of first-party development, and must convince third parties that they must support the Wii U or they will lose market share.”
UK software sales (Week ending 2/9)
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Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| – |  | 1 | DEAD SPACE 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| – | | 2 | DEAD SPACE 3 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 2 |  | 3 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 4 |  | 4 | FAR CRY 3 | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 3 | | 5 | FIFA 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 1 | | 6 | NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH | PS3 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 5 | | 7 | FIFA 13 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 6 | | 8 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 7 | | 9 | JUST DANCE 4 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 11 |  | 10 | HALO 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 10 | | 11 | FAR CRY 3 | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 12 | | 12 | FORZA HORIZON | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 14 | | 13 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 9 | | 14 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 8 | | 15 | HITMAN: HD TRILOGY | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 18 | | 16 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 17 | | 17 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 15 | | 18 | HITMAN: HD TRILOGY | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 21 | | 19 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 13 | | 20 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 20 | | 21 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 23 | | 22 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 22 | | 23 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| – | | 24 | DEAD SPACE 3 | PC | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| – | | 25 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | 3DS | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 16 | | 26 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| – | | 27 | MADDEN NFL 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 28 | | 28 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 30 | | 29 | UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 27 | | 30 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 36 | | 31 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | WII | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 32 | | 32 | BORDERLANDS 2 | XB360 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 37 | | 33 | DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 25 | | 34 | PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 29 | | 35 | MARIO KART 7 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 19 | | 36 | ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| – | | 37 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 31 | | 38 | DISHONORED | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| – | | 39 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | WII | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 40 | | 40 | MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| – | | 1 | DEAD SPACE 3 | VISCERAL GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 2 | | 2 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 3 | | 3 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 4 | | 4 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 5 | | 5 | HITMAN: HD TRILOGY | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 1 | | 6 | NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH | LEVEL 5 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 7 | | 7 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 8 | | 8 | JUST DANCE 4 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 9 | | 9 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 18 | | 10 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 10 | | 11 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 6 | | 12 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 13 | | 13 | HALO 4 | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 14 | | 14 | FORZA HORIZON | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 15 | | 15 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 12 | | 16 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 17 | | 17 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 16 | | 18 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| – | | 19 | MADDEN NFL 13 | EA TIBURON | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 21 | | 20 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 26 | | 21 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 22 | | 22 | BORDERLANDS 2 | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 29 | | 23 | MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | DANGER CLOSE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 25 | | 24 | GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 11 | | 25 | DMC | NINJA THEORY | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 23 | | 26 | DISHONORED | ARKANE STUDIOS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 28 | | 27 | DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION | TECHLAND | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 19 | | 28 | WWE ’13 | YUKE’S | THQ | THQ | ||
| 27 | | 29 | ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY | ROVIO | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 30 | | 30 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 20 | | 31 | SLEEPING DOGS | UNITED FRONT GAMES | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 33 | | 32 | MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 38 | | 33 | UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 35 | | 34 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 36 | | 35 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| – | | 36 | DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO | BLITZ GAMES | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 39 | | 37 | LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 34 | | 38 | XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN | FIRAXIS | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| – | | 39 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 31 | | 40 | PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR | INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
Media Create software sales (1/28 – 2/3) – Top 50
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01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
02./05. [3DS] Fantasy Life
03./02. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry
04./10. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
05./00. [PS3] PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
06./11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
07./00. [PS3] Accel World: Kasoku no Chouten #
08./04. [PSV] Demon Gaze
09./16. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
10./00. [PSP] Accel World: Kasoku no Chouten #
11./12. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei
12./07. [PS3] Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox #
13./13. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
14./08. [PS3] Hitman: Absolution
15./14. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
16./09. [PSP] Digimon Adventure
17./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
18./00. [PSP] Renai 0 Kilometer Portable #
19./15. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
20./18. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition
PreCure All Stars Dancing footage
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Rock Band Music Store update (2/12/13)
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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on February 12:
- Extreme – “More Than Words” – keyboard support, Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for 100 Wii Points
- Nazareth – “Love Hurts”
- Peter Cetera – “Glory of Love” – keyboard support
- REO Speedwagon – “Keep On Loving You” – keyboard support
- Soft Cell – “Tainted Love” – keyboard support
Each song can be purchased for 200 Wii Points.
Source: Harmonix PR
More than 100 million Skylanders toys have been sold
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Last May about 30 million Skylanders toys had already been purchased by kids, parents, and gamers alike. That numbers seemed absurd then, but now– just nine months later– it has more than tripled, topping the 100 million mark this past quarter with help from the release of Skylanders: Giants.
If you’re interested in how much money Activision is making from this franchise alone? Over $500 million in revenue has been generated by the series, with 40% of that coming from the fresh-off-the-presses Giants.
