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Disney Interactive will be releasing Disney Infinity games on a regular basis – each year, in fact. Activision has gotten into the same habit with its Skylanders franchise.

While speaking with VideoGamer, producer John Vignocchi discussed how yearly releases will be handled:

“With Infinity we’re looking at releasing versions that come out each year and those will feature all of the content [for] the year. One of the reasons why we did the figures was that future versions of Infinity will still respect all of those characters. So when we release a future version of Infinity, although we won’t have a Play Set that necessarily goes with the characters, the characters will still be able to play inside of the Toy Box, and we’ll add new features to future versions of Infinity as well.”

Fortunately, any character made for a Disney Infinity sequel will work with all previous games, according to Vignocchi.


XSEED has done an amazing job bringing Wii games to North America. The publisher not only localized The Last Story, but also recently announced Pandora’s Tower for the states.

That begs the question: could we see any other older Wii games? How about Project Zero 2: Wii Edition?

Well, no, that’s not happening. When asked if XSEED would consider localizing Project Zero 2 for North America, Ken Berry said:

“Afraid that we have no intention of trying to publish any Fatal Frame titles. Speaking to Tecmo Koei America is going to be your best bet for that title.”

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Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is available at Best Buy for $14.99. The deal lasts through the end of the day.

Free shipping and in-store pickup are available. Keep in mind that the sale is only valid for the Wii version of the game.

If interested, you can purchase Epic Mickey 2 on Wii here.


This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom) {2013.01.17} (¥6.990) – 110.429 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 97.448 / 2.283.756 (+17%)
03./00. [PSP] Digimon Adventure (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.01.17} (¥6.280) – 47.807 / NEW
04./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 17.803 / 1.873.642 (-18%)
05./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 13.728 / 184.139 (-7%)
06./06. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 12.019 / 391.389 (-13%)
07./04. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 11.684 / 399.382 (-20%)
08./05. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 11.055 / 495.922 (-24%)
09./08. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 9.598 / 441.708 (-23%)
10./07. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 9.365 / 216.811 (-30%)
11./09. [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 8.740 / 270.917 (-25%)
12./10. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 8.408 / 393.485 (-16%)
13./12. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥5.980) – 8.068 / 281.853 (-11%)
14./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 7.547 / 1.954.951 (-7%)
15./13. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 7.379 / 106.853 (-16%)
16./11. [PS3] Yakuza 5 # (Sega) {2012.12.06} (¥8.800) – 6.493 / 561.073 (-33%)
17./15. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town (Konami) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980) – 6.045 / 133.846 (-25%)
18./17. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 5.873 / 421.881 (-18%)
19./26. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 5.844 / 360.313
20./19. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 5.724 / 2.948.796 (-14%)

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Unlike The Last Story, XSEED won’t be releasing a Limited Edition version of Pandora’s Tower. The company may, however, look into a reversible cover or extra manual art.

An XSEED representative said:

“Afraid there is not going to be a Limited Edition version, just the standalone game. However, we will look into a reversible cover or perhaps adding some artwork into the owner’s manual.”

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

3DS LL – 51,015
3DS – 30,840
PS3 – 19,697
Wii U – 16,654
PSP – 15,343
Vita – 9,036
Wii – 2,199
Xbox 360 – 706

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

3DS LL – 56,377
3DS – 36,284
PS3 – 22,991
Wii U – 20,715
PSP – 17,069
Vita – 11,088
Wii – 1,873
Xbox 360 – 921


Famitsu recently conducted a poll to find out which systems its readers are most interested in purchasing this year. 75.6% of the participants were male while 24.4% were female.

Below are the results:

  1. PS Vita – 64.0%
  2. 3DS – 48.2%
  3. Wii U – 33.8%
  4. PS3 – 25.2%
  5. PC – 14.4%
  6. Xbox 360 – 10.6%
  7. Smartphone – 10.0%
  8. PSP – 9.6%
  9. Wii – 9.0%
  10. iPad – 7.0%
  11. DSi/DSiLL – 5.2%
  12. iPhone – 5.0%
  13. iPod Touch – 4.0%
  14. Other – 2.4%

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Individual formats

LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
1DMCXB360CAPCOMCAPCOM
2DMCPS3CAPCOMCAPCOM
23FIFA 13XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
34CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15FAR CRY 3XB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
46FIFA 13PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
87JUST DANCE 4WIIUBISOFTUBISOFT
78CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIPS3ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
59FAR CRY 3PS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
910FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013PCSEGASEGA
1111THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIMXB360BETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
1612FORZA MOTORSPORT 4XB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1013HITMAN ABSOLUTIONXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1514NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDPS3EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1415NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDXB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
616HALO 4XB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1817ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIXB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
1218FORZA HORIZONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1319HITMAN ABSOLUTIONPS3SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1920DISHONOREDXB360BETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
2821GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITIONPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1722WWE ’13XB360THQTHQ
2123MARIO KART 73DSNINTENDONINTENDO
2324NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 23DSNINTENDONINTENDO
25PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
2626SUPER MARIO 3D LAND3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
2227SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMEDXB360SEGASEGA
2928WWE ’13PS3THQTHQ
2729ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
2530MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTERXB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3131BORDERLANDS 2XB3602K GAMESTAKE 2
32NBA 2K13PS32K SPORTSTAKE 2
2433LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3034ZUMBA FITNESS 2WII505 GAMES505 GAMES
35THE SIMS 3: SEASONSPCEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3736DOOM 3: BFG EDITIONXB360BETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
3837MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMESWIISEGASEGA
2038ANARCHY REIGNSXB360SEGASEGA
39PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013PS3KONAMIKONAMI
4040SKYLANDERS GIANTSWIISKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD

All formats

LWTWTitleDeveloperLabelPublisher
1DMCNINJA THEORYCAPCOMCAPCOM
12FIFA 13EA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
33CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IITREYARCHACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24FAR CRY 3UBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
55NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDCRITERION GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
66JUST DANCE 4UBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
87FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013SPORTS INTERACTIVESEGASEGA
48HITMAN ABSOLUTIONIO INTERACTIVESQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
99THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIMBETHESDABETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
1110ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIUBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
1011LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1212WWE ’13YUKE’STHQTHQ
1513DISHONOREDARKANE STUDIOSBETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
1314SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMEDSUMO DIGITALSEGASEGA
1715SKYLANDERS GIANTSTOYS FOR BOBSKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1916FORZA MOTORSPORT 4TURN 10 STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2017LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1818MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTERDANGER CLOSEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
19NBA 2K13VISUAL CONCEPTS2K SPORTSTAKE 2
2220BORDERLANDS 2GEARBOX SOFTWARE2K GAMESTAKE 2
2521DOOM 3: BFG EDITIONID SOFTWAREBETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
722HALO 4343 INDUSTRIESMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2423DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITIONTECHLANDDEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
3124PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENTKONAMIKONAMI
1425FORZA HORIZONTURN 10/PLAYGROUNDMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2826SONIC GENERATIONSSONIC TEAMSEGASEGA
3727GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITIONPOLYPHONY DIGITALSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2728SLEEPING DOGSUNITED FRONT GAMESSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2329DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWOBLITZ GAMESDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOSDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
3230GRAND THEFT AUTO IVROCKSTAR NORTHXBOX 360 CLASSICSTAKE 2
1631ANARCHY REIGNSPLATINUMGAMESSEGASEGA
2632MARIO KART 7RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
2933NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
3034MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMESSEGASEGASEGA
35PAPER MARIO STICKER STARINTELLIGENT SYSTEMSNINTENDONINTENDO
3436GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITYROCKSTAR NORTHROCKSTARTAKE 2
2137RESIDENT EVIL 6CAPCOMCAPCOMCAPCOM
3338SUPER MARIO 3D LANDNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
39BATTLEFIELD 3DIGITAL ILLUSIONSEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3540ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGYROVIOACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD

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01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 83.220 / 2.186.309 (-37%)
02./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 21.784 / 1.855.840 (-76%)
03./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
(Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 14.809 / 170.410 (-54%)
04./10. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
(Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 14.602 / 387.698 (-59%)
05./03. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 14.472 / 484.867 (-79%)
06./04. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 13.834 / 379.369 (-73%)
07./16. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 13.289 / 207.446 (-54%)
08./05. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
(Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 12.400 / 432.110 (-75%)
09./07. [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 11.703 / 262.176 (-72%)
10./12. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 10.014 / 385.076 (-71%)
11./18. [PS3] Yakuza 5 # (Sega) {2012.12.06} (¥8.800) – 9.725 / 554.579 (-63%)
12./08. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥5.980) – 9.046 / 273.785 (-77%)
13./23. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 8.788 / 99.474 (-53%)
14./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 8.147 / 1.947.404 (-73%)
15./09. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town (Konami) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980) – 8.065 / 127.801 (-79%)
16./27. [PSP] AKB1/149: Love Election # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥7.329) – 7.278 / 187.714 (-51%)
17./11. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 7.119 / 416.008 (-80%)
18./21. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.11.22} (¥4.980) – 6.951 / 247.322 (-66%)
19./25. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 6.619 / 2.943.072
20./15. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney (Level 5) {2012.11.29} (¥5.980) – 5.907 / 255.596 (-80%)


Update: Pre-orders also up on GameStop. Same price and release date.

Consumers can now pre-order Pandora’s Tower from Amazon. The Wii RPG was announced for North America earlier this week.

Amazon currently lists a $39.99 price point for Pandora’s Tower. A release date of March 26 is also on the product page, but XSEED has not officially confirmed the game’s release date.

You can pre-order Pandora’s Tower here.



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