Media Create: Top 30 best-selling games of 2012, hardware totals
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Media Create sent out its own set of data for the top 30 best-selling games of last year. The Japanese sales tracker also published hardware figures for 2012.
Both sets of data can be found below.
Software sales
| Rank | Title | 2012 sales Tot. sales | Sys. | Publisher |
| 01. | Pokémon Black/White 2 | 2,919,977 2,919,977 | DS | Pokémon Co. |
| 02. | Animal Crossing: New Leaf | 1,969,955 2,919,977 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 03. | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1,743,791 1,743,791 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 04. | Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D | 919,870 919,870 | 3DS | Square Enix |
| 05. | Resident Evil 6 | 833,012 833,012 | PS3 | Capcom |
| 06. | One Piece: Pirate Warriors | 828,150 828,150 | PS3 | Namco Bandai |
| 07. | Mario Kart 7 | 748,797 1,908,966 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 08. | Super Mario 3D Land | 689,374 1,769,566 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 09. | Mario Party 9 | 641,348 641,348 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 10. | Dragon Quest X | 609,783 609,783 | Wii | Square Enix |
| 11. | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | 602,058 1,587,556 | 3DS | Capcom |
| 12. | Yakuza 5 | 518,224 518,224 | PS3 | Sega |
| 13. | Dragon’s Dogma | 467,375 467,375 | PS3 | Capcom |
| 14. | Fire Emblem: Awakening | 455,268 455,268 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 15. | Tales of Xillia 2 | 428,913 428,913 | PS3 | Namco Bandai |
| 16. | Paper Mario: Sticker Star | 402,133 402,133 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 17. | Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 | 399,340 399,340 | PS3 | Konami |
| 18. | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Infinity | 373,699 373,699 | 3DS | Pokémon Co. |
| 19. | New Super Mario Bros. U | 369,392 369,392 | WiiU | Nintendo |
| 20. | Wii Sports Resort (w/ MotionPlus pack-in) | 358,627 1,161,600 | Wii | Nintendo |
| 21. | The 2nd Super Robot Taisen Z | 344,018 344,018 | PSP | Namco Bandai |
| 22. | Pokémon Conquest | 341,250 341,250 | DS | Pokémon Co. |
| 23. | Taiko Drum Master: The Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orb | 340,533 340,533 | 3DS | Namco Bandai |
| 24. | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | 338,889 338,889 | PS3 | Capcom |
| 25. | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | 338,812 338,812 | 3DS | Square Enix |
| 26. | Run for Money Tousouchuu | 337,472 337,472 | 3DS | Namco Bandai |
| 27. | Taiko Drum Master: Super Splendid Edition | 321,959 321,959 | Wii | Namco Bandai |
| 28. | Kid Icarus: Uprising | 316,133 316,133 | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 29. | Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu/Raimei | 314,016 314,016 | 3DS | Level 5 |
| 30. | Resident Evil: Revelations | 296,040 296,040 | 3DS | Capcom |
TOTAL Hardware sales to date (lifetime):
PlayStation 2 – 21,833,215
Wii – 12,638,836
PSP – 19,453,023
Nintendo 3DS – 7,689,512
Nintendo 3DS XL – 2,090,372
PlayStation 3 – 8,860,082
PlayStation Vita – 1,130,820
Xbox 360 – 1,613,832
Media Create software sales (1/14 – 1/20) – Top 50
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01./00. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry
02./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
03./00. [PSP] Digimon Adventure
04./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
05./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
06./06. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei
07./04. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
08./05. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
09./08. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
10./07. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 #
11./09. [WIU] Nintendo Land
12./10. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
13./12. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake #
14./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
15./13. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition
16./11. [PS3] Yakuza 5 #
17./15. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town
18./17. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
19./26. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
20./19. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2
Official Darksiders II art pays homage to Zelda: Skyward Sword
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments
Vigil posted a couple of art pieces on Facebook that may look familiar to Zelda fans. Take a look below:
Now let’s look at Zelda: Skyward Sword’s boxart:
The art definitely shares a few similarities!
Of the art, Vigil said on Facebook:
During the launch of Darksiders II for Wii U, we crafted tribute art around the Darksiders franchise as a tip of the hat to one of our favorite games.
We felt the community and fans of both Vigil and Darksiders should get to see these awesome pieces of work.
Rock Band Music Store update (1/29/13)
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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on January 29:
- Aerosmith – “Walk This Way”
- Aerosmith – “Sweet Emotion” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for 100 Wii Points
- Aerosmith – “Back in the Saddle”
- Aerosmith – “Dream On (Live)” – keyboard support, Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for 100 Wii Points
- Aerosmith – “Legendary Child”
- Aerosmith – “Lover Alot”
Each song can be purchased for 200 Wii Points.
Source: Harmonix PR
Dengeki survey asks Japanese gamers about their most-played titles of 2012
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Dragon Quest X was the most-played game in Japan last year, according to a new survey from Dengeki. Of course, one publication doesn’t speak for the entire country, but it is interesting to see how the list results out.
Take a look at the full list below:
1. Dragon Quest X
2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
3. Fire Emblem Kakusei
4. Dark Souls
5. Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
6. Animal Crossing
7. Biohazard 6
8. Pokemon Black & White 2
9. Monster Hunter Tri G
10. Battlefield 3
11. Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D
12. Persona 4 The Golden
13. Rune Factory 4
14. Dragon’s Dogma
15. Skyrim
16. Gundam Battle Operations
17. Etrian Odyssey IV
18. God Eater Burst
19. COD:MW3
20. Phantasy Star Online 2
Register your Wii with Amazon Instant Video, get a $5 credit
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A special offer is available to Wii owners who have downloaded the Amazon Instant Video app. System owners who register their console with the service (do so here
) will be provided with a $5 credit which can be used for a video rental or purchase.
The offer is valid to US users only. It will last through February 28.
Disney Infinity will have yearly releases
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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 not localizing any Fatal Frame games
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments
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.”
Best Buy: Epic Mickey 2 (Wii) available for $15
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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.
Media Create software sales (1/14 – 1/20)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry
02./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
03./00. [PSP] Digimon Adventure
04./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
05./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
06./06. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei
07./04. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
08./05. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
09./08. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
10./07. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 #
11./09. [WIU] Nintendo Land
12./10. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
13./12. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake #
14./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
15./13. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition
16./11. [PS3] Yakuza 5 #
17./15. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town
18./17. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
19./26. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
20./19. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2
