Dragon Quest X brings the Christmas feel
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Square Enix is introducing holiday elements for Dragon Quest X, just in time for the holiday season.
Players can visit partake in the “When You Wish Upon a Star! The Great Festival On A Holy Night”, which contains a large Christmas tree. There are also monsters to fight that give Ornaments of Light. The tree will continue to light up further as users defeat more monsters and earn addition ornaments. Christmas-themed goods will also be sold in the in-game stores.
UK software sales (Week ending 12/8)
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1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 2 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 4 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
6 6 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 7 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 8 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 9 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 10 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
10 11 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13 12 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 13 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
24 14 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 15 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
19 16 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 18 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18 19 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 20 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
29 21 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
22 22 BOOK OF SPELLS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
21 23 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
30 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
26 25 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
28 26 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11 27 NINTENDO LAND WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 28 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
33 29 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 30 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
37 31 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 32 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 33 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 34 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
40 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 36 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 37 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 38 DANCE CENTRAL 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 39 F1 2012 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 40 PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
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1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 3 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 4 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 6 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
8 7 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 8 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 9 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15 10 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
9 11 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
16 12 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
18 13 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 14 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
23 15 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24 16 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
19 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 18 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 19 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
12 20 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
21 21 BOOK OF SPELLS LONDON STUDIO SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
35 22 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY LAND HO! UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 23 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
29 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 25 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
11 26 NINTENDO LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 27 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
30 28 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 29 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27 30 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
37 31 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
36 32 F1 RACE STARS CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
33 33 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 34 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO JUNCTION POINT STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
38 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 36 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 37 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 38 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
40 39 DANCE CENTRAL 2 HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 40 PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS NINTENDO NINTENDO
Source: Chart-Track
Homebrew Channel now works in Wii U’s Wii mode
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The Homebrew Channel is now officially working on Wii U. While you can’t use the functionality in the console’s native OS, you can boot up the app through Wii mode.
All Homebrew Channel functionality works on Wii U. BootMii was initially unavailable, but it seems as though this was added back in following an update.
There are more details about the Homebrew Channel running on Wii U here.
Media Create software sales (11/26 – 12/2) – Top 50
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01./00. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG #
02./00. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney
03./00. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
04./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
05./03. [3DS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Dungeon
06./04. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational #
07./02. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Subtitled Edition
08./05. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
09./00. [PSV] Fate/Stay Night -Realta Nua-
10./00. [PSV] Atelier Totori Plus: The Alchemist of Arland 2 #
11./00. [PSP] Kamen Rider: Ultra Climax Heroes
12./00. [WII] Kamen Rider: Ultra Climax Heroes
13./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
14./08. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III
15./00. [3DS] Naruto: SD Powerful Shippuden
16./17. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
17./14. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
18./00. [PSP] UnchainBlades EXXiV
19./00. [3DS] UnchainBlades EXXiV
20./00. [PSP] Saint Seiya ?: Ultimate Cosmos
GameStop ad (12/9 – 12/15)
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GameStop is running special deals between December 9 and December 15. The sale will run concurrently with other offers taking place between December 5 and December 11.
Find the full lineup of deals in the ad below.
Rock Band Music Store update (12/11/12)
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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on December 11:
Toadies – “Possum Kingdom” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99, keyboard support
Toadies – “Away”
Toadies – “Tyler”
Each song can be purchased for $2.00 on Wii.
Source: Harmonix PR
November 2012 NPD: Nintendo sells over 1.75 million hardware units
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Nintendo has sent out a response to the latest NPD report. The company shared sales data for all of its systems as well as a figure for New Super Mario Bros. U.
Read the full response below.
Nintendo Sells More Than 1.75 Million Hardware Units in November
Strong sales on Black Friday and the arrival of Wii U helped Nintendo sell more than 1.75 million total hardware units in the United States in November, according to the NPD Group. This includes nearly 910,000 units of portable hardware and more than 845,000 home console units. November 2012 marks the 36th time that Nintendo has sold more than 1 million hardware units in one month in the United States since 2004.
November 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 November. The results can be found below.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)**
- Halo 4 (360)**
- Assassin’s Creed III (360, PS3, Wii U, PC)**
- Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, Wii U, PS3)
- Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)
- Skylander Giants (Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U)**
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 (PS3, 360, PSV, PC)
- NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, Wii U, PC)**
- WWE 13 (360, PS3, Wii)
- FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, 3DS, Wii U, PSP)
**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)
TIME picks the top 10 games of 2010
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The results are in for TIME’s top 10 games of 2012.
Here’s how things panned out:
1. Guild Wars 2
2. Xenoblade Chronicles
3. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
4. Dishonored
5. Assassin’s Creed III
6. Papo & Yo
7. The Last Story
8. LittleBigPlanet Vita
9. Halo 4
10. Torchlight
I’ve got to say… I’m impressed that TIME actually included two Wii games in its list. Xenoblade Chronicles in particular is certainly deserving of the honor!