December 2012 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of December. The results can be found below. Data is also available for the top ten games of 2012.
Armature Studio worked on a cancelled military FPS for Wii
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A few key Retro Studios staffers left the company in 2008 and went on to form Armature Studio. Since then, it has only produced one game – Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for Vita.
It wasn’t all quiet for Armature over the past four years, however. Armature worked on a few now-canned projects, like “a military FPS game for the Nintendo Wii system” that was in development in late 2009. I wonder what that would have been like…
Newegg: Rhythm Heaven Fever for $12
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Newegg is selling Rhythm Heaven Fever for $12. It’s not quite as low as Best Buy’s $5 sale a couple of months back, but this isn’t a bad price at all.
You can purchase Rhythm Heaven Fever here. Shipping is free, and the retailer tends not to charge tax.
Media Create software sales (12/31 – 1/6)
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The latest Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
02./03. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
03./04. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
04./07. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu / Raimei
05./06. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
06./02. [3DS] Fantasy Life
07./09. [WIU] Nintendo Land
08./05. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake #
09./12. [3DS] Magician’s Quest: Magical Town
10./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
11./11. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
12./00. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
13./15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
14./20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
15./00. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney
16./08. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 #
17./13. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
18./10. [PS3] Yakuza 5 #
19./00. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
20./00. [3DS] Kobito Zukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set
Media Create hardware sales (12/24 – 12/30, 12/31 – 1/6)
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It’s a double dose of Japanese sales data today. Tracker Media Create took last week off, but has now reported two weeks worth of sales. All data can be found below.
12/24 – 12/30
3DS LL – 150,581
3DS – 99,624
Wii U – 69,386
PS3 – 53,222
PSP – 41,914
Vita – 20,492
Wii – 6,741
PS2 – 2,071
Xbox 360 – 1,986
DSi – 389
DSi LL – 315
12/31 – 1/6
3DS LL – 156,184
3DS – 123,075
Wii U – 67,083
PS3 – 64,352
PSP – 54,873
Vita – 33,309
Wii – 5,632
Xbox 360 – 1,893
Note that the latest batch of sales do not include data for the DS or PlayStation 2. The PS2 has gone out of production, but you should still be able to find DS units in Japan.
Famitsu: Top 10 best-selling games of 2012, hardware data
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Famitsu has compiled a listing of the best-selling games from Japan. It also has data for all hardware platforms.
Look for the information below:
GamesMaster review scores – February 2013
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This month’s GamesMaster review scores are as follows:
DmC Devil May Cry – 89%
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – 84%
Assassin’s Creed III (Wii U) – 88%
Tank! Tank! Tank! – 39%
Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition – 88%
Sports Connection – 40%
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Wii U) – 81%
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition – 89%
Darksiders II (Wii U) – 88%
Ben 10: Omniverse (Wii U) – 34%
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse – 56%
LEGO The Lord of the Rings – 87%
Ni no Kuni – 95%
Anarchy Reigns – 84%
Uncharted: Fight for Fortune – 62%
Skyrim: Dragonborn DLC – 90%
Fighting Vipers – 60%
Mass Effect 3 Omega – 51%
Sonic the Fighters – 50%
Virtua Fighter 2 – 73%
Ratchet & Clank: Q-Force – 67%
Dyad – 81%
Chronovolt – 48%
Portal 2: In Motion DLC – 85%
The Walking Dead: Episode 5 – 92%
Little Inferno – 78%
Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition – 60%
Nano Assault Neo – 42%
Spirit Hunters Inc – 45%
Chasing Aurora – 77%
Planetside 2 – 90%
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Wedbush/EEDAR December 2012 NPD predictions
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Wedbush and EEDAR have provided predictions for the December 2012 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 – 1,700,000 (-2%) / 1,550,000 (-11%)
3DS – 1,140,000 (-29%) / 1,350,000 (-16%)
PS3 – 900,000 (-5%) / 950,000 (0%)
Wii U – 675,000 (n/a) / 600,000 (n/a)
DS – 600,000 (-7%) / 400,000 (-38%)
Wii – 500,000 (-53%) / 550,000 (-48%)
Vita – 300,000 (n/a) / 300,000 (n/a)
PSP – 20,000 (-92%) / 30,000 (-88%)
PS2 – 500 (-98%) / (n/a)
Total – 5,835,500 (-7%) / 5,730,000 (-9%)
UK software sales (Week ending 1/5)
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The latest UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
2 1 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 2 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 3 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
6 4 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 5 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 6 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 7 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 8 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
7 9 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 10 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 11 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 12 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13 13 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 14 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
16 15 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19 16 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 17 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
18 18 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
23 19 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
22 20 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 21 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED XB360 SEGA SEGA
20 22 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 23 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
24 24 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 25 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
25 26 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
27 27 BORDERLANDS 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
– 28 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED PS3 SEGA SEGA
32 29 RESIDENT EVIL 6 XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
26 30 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
36 31 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
39 32 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 33 THE SIMS 3: SEASONS PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
28 34 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 35 RESIDENT EVIL 6 PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
– 36 FIFA 13 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 37 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 POKEMON WHITE VERSION 2 DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 39 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
33 40 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
All formats
2 1 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 2 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 4 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 5 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 6 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
6 7 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 8 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
9 9 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12 10 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
8 11 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 12 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
13 13 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
11 14 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
14 15 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 16 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 17 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20 18 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
19 19 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO BLITZ GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
18 20 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23 21 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
21 22 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
26 23 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
30 24 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 25 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – GAME OF THE YEAR ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 26 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 27 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
22 28 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
27 29 SLEEPING DOGS UNITED FRONT GAMES SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
32 30 SONIC GENERATIONS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
29 31 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 32 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
28 33 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
38 34 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH XBOX 360 CLASSICS TAKE 2
34 35 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33 36 FAMILY GUY: BACK TO THE MULTIVERSE HEAVY IRON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31 37 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 38 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
– 39 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 40 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGE VOLITION THQ THQ
Source: Chart-Track
Iwata says Wii U sales “are not bad”, console sells 640,000 units in Japan, challenge with two models
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Satoru Iwata gave an update about the Wii U’s sales performance while speaking with Reuters. The Nintendo president said that the console wasn’t quite as popular as Wii was initially, though “sales are not bad, and I feel it’s selling steadily.”
“At the end of the Christmas season, it wasn’t as though stores in the U.S. had no Wii U left in stock, as it was when Wii was first sold in that popular boom. But sales are not bad, and I feel it’s selling steadily.”
Wii U sold 638,339 units in Japan for the system’s December’s launch, Enterbrain data reveals. Sales were obtained between December 8 and December 30.
Iwata noted that there have been challenges in selling two different Wii U models. Nintendo doesn’t have experience in this area, as the company has never before offered two different models of a console simultaneously. Additionally, the Deluxe/Premium Set has been selling much better than the Basic model, so inventory levels were unbalanced and “many people wanted that version and couldn’t find it.”
“It was the first time Nintendo released two models of the game console at the same time … and I believe there was a challenge with balancing this. Specifically, inventory levels for the premium, deluxe package was unbalanced as many people wanted that version and couldn’t find it.”
