Nintendo president Satoru Iwata opened up about Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s success – from sales to the popularity of the game’s screenshot tool – in an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei. There are other Animal Crossing topics addressed as well, such as the disappointment of Wii’s City Folk and how the team approached the 3DS game from there.

Aside from Animal Crossing, Iwata talked quite a bit about smart phones, shared thoughts on free-to-play, and more.

Read up on Iwata’s comments below.

UK’s best-selling games of 2012

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GfK Chart-Track has shared the top twenty best-selling games in the UK of 2012. A listing of the rankings can be found below.

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Activision
2. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts
3. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
4. Halo 4 – Microsoft
5. Hitman Absolution – Square Enix
6. Just Dance 4 – Ubisoft
7. Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft
8. FIFA 12 – Electronic Arts
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Bethesda
10. Borderlands 2 – 2K Games
11. Mass Effect 3 – Electronic Arts
12. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – Warner Bros
13. Need for Speed: Most Wanted – Electronic Arts
14. FIFA Street – Electronic Arts
15. Mario & Sonic: London 2012 Olympic Games
16. Skylanders Giants – Activision
17. Battlefield 3 – Electronic Arts
18. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Activision
19. Max Payne 3 – Rockstar
20. Sleeping Dogs – Square Enix

Source

Rock Band Music Store update (1/8/13)

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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on January 8:

Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks” – keyboard support
Foo Fighters – “These Days” (previously released on Wii)
Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger “ – keyboard support

Each song can be purchased for 200 Wii points.

Source: Harmonix PR

Lots of Inazuma Eleven Go Strikers 2013 footage

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GameStop ad (1/2 – 1/8)

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This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:

PreCure All Stars Dancing boxart

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Metacritic: the best-rated Nintendo-platform titles of 2012

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2013 is upon us, so it’s time to look back on the year that was 2012. How about we start with an overview of the highest-rated games?

Here’s how the results panned out for each of Nintendo’s systems – Wii U, Wii, 3DS, and DS:

Wii U

1. Mass Effect 3: Special Edition
2. Assassin’s Creed III
3. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
4. NBA 2K13
5. Darksiders II
6. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
7. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
8. New Super Mario Bros. U
9. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
11. Nintendo Land
12. Little Inferno
13. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
14. ZombiU
15. Madden NFL 13

EA shutting down FIFA Soccer 11, Madden NFL 11 servers on January 11

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EA will shut down online services for a number of sports games next month. Among the list includes FIFA Soccer 11 and Madden NFL 11, both of which will close on January 11.

Look for the full lineup of January shutdowns set to affect other platforms here.

Source, Via

UK software sales (Week ending 12/29)

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Individual formats

3 1 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 2 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 4 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
5 5 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
10 6 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 7 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 8 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 9 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 10 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 11 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11 12 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
13 13 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 14 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
16 15 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
14 16 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 17 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
21 18 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
17 19 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
18 20 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 21 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
22 22 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
36 23 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
28 24 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
26 25 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 26 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
– 27 BORDERLANDS 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
38 28 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
34 29 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED XB360 SEGA SEGA
24 30 BOOK OF SPELLS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
39 31 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 32 RESIDENT EVIL 6 XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
23 33 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
– 34 FIFA 13 VITA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 35 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED VITA ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
30 36 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
37 37 DANCE CENTRAL 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 38 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED VITA EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 39 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
35 40 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

All formats

2 1 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 2 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 4 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
6 5 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 6 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 7 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
7 8 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 9 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
21 10 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 11 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
11 12 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
13 13 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
22 14 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14 15 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 16 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
12 17 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18 18 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20 19 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO BLITZ GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
16 20 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
28 21 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
19 22 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 23 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
26 24 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
23 25 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 26 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
39 27 SLEEPING DOGS UNITED FRONT GAMES SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
17 28 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
32 29 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 30 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
29 31 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
34 32 SONIC GENERATIONS DIMPS SEGA SEGA
37 33 FAMILY GUY: BACK TO THE MULTIVERSE HEAVY IRON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25 34 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 35 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
36 36 F1 RACE STARS CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
27 37 BOOK OF SPELLS LONDON STUDIO SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 38 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
– 39 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BEENOX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
40 40 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD