Wedbush Morgan/EEDAR December 2010 NPD predictions
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Wedbush / EEDAR (year-over-year change)
DS: 2,550,000 (-23%) / 2,400,000 (-27%)
Wii: 2,600,000 (-32%) / 2,200,000 (-42%)
360: 2,500,000 (91%) / 1,900,000 (45%)
PS3: 1,200,000 (-12%) / 1,100,000 (-19%)
PS2: 200,000 (-40%) / NA
PSP: 450,000 (-31%) / 500,000 (-24%)
Industry: 9,500,000 (-12%) / 8,100,000 (-25%)
UK software sales (Week ending 1/8)
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Individual formats
1 1 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 2 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 3 FIFA 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 4 GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2 5 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 6 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
11 7 FIFA 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 8 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 9 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 10 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 11 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 12 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 13 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
15 14 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
21 15 YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 16 DANCE CENTRAL XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 17 MASS EFFECT 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 18 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 19 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 20 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
25 21 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 PC SEGA SEGA
18 22 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 23 WII PARTY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 24 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 25 FABLE III XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
26 26 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 27 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 28 HALO: REACH XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
34 29 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24 30 GOLDENEYE 007 WII ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 31 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3: ULTIMATE COLLECTION XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
23 32 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
31 33 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 XB360 THQ THQ
27 34 MEDAL OF HONOR XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
32 35 MEDAL OF HONOR PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 36 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
37 37 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 38 THE SIMS 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 39 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 40 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
All formats
1 1 FIFA 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 2 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 4 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 5 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 6 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 7 GRAN TURISMO 5 POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9 8 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
8 9 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO / EDGE OF REALITY EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 10 KINECT SPORTS RARE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 11 ART ACADEMY HEADSTRONG GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 12 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 13 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 14 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
12 15 MEDAL OF HONOR DANGER CLOSE/DICE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 16 YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 17 DANCE CENTRAL HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 18 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 19 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
14 20 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 YUKE’S THQ THQ
25 21 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 22 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 23 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 24 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 25 WII PARTY ND CUBE NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 26 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
15 27 FABLE III LIONHEAD STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
28 28 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
27 29 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29 30 TOY STORY 3 N-SPACE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
34 31 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 32 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
22 33 HALO: REACH BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
35 34 007: BLOOD STONE BIZARRE CREATIONS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 35 GOLDENEYE 007 EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 36 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3: ULTIMATE COLLECTION TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
21 37 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II LUCASARTS LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
33 38 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
– 39 MONOPOLY STREETS EA SALT LAKE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 40 DEAD RISING 2 BLUE CASTLE GAMES CAPCOM CAPCOM
The Last Story details from Hironobu Sakaguchi
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“There are several sub-quests in The Last Story from small ones to big ones with dungeons. Events and NPC which are the quests entrances are located at some specified sections which comes with scenario/story. It’s possible to advance without clearing these quests, though.” – Sakaguchi
“Sakaguchi then proceeded to mention the game’s dungeons and how the dungeons are connected. “Almost all dungeon maps in the castle and city are connected. For example, a hidden stairs in the castle’s courtyard. Other places are connected without ‘road’. I emphasized ‘tempo/rhythm (of game playing)’.” – Sakaguchi
– No mounts in the game like Chocobos in Final Fantasy
– Instantly move to a different location via the map
– Sakaguchi has hinted you can ride creatures, but not for transportation
– When revisiting dungeons: Minimum dialogue, select members when you enter, unique treasure chests, different balance/adjustments, no leveling up, items/money loot, leave whenever you want
Iwata on 3DS having continuous software support, Wii/DS holiday sales, and more
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This information comes from the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper…
“It’s important that you be able to supply software with no pause. With the DS and Wii, following the titles that were released at launch, the momentum dropped when there was a gap in software releases. We’re making plans so that this type of thing won’t happen.” – Satoru Iwata
– Iwata believes he hasn’t said anything special about 3D warnings for the 3DS
– Similar warnings are on 3D TV instruction manuals
– Nintendo thinks kids could end up playing video game for lengthy periods
– As a result, Nintendo wants to adequately convey the message before people make their purchase
– Iwata believes developing countries will become important in the future as their economies grow
– Iwata not sure when Nintendo can satisfy the demand for 3DS in North America, Japan, and Europe, so he can’t say when the 3DS could be made available in other territories
– Over 2 million units sold in the holiday season (North America)
– Wii crossed the 7 million mark in early sales
– DS sales similar to 2009
– Wii/DS hit expectations in Europe
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (1/10)
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Nintendo Download: Squishy Cars, Classic Ghosts and Cuddly Pets Set to Invade Nintendo Systems
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Whether you enjoy gaming in the living room or on the move, you’re in good company with this week’s new downloadable games for the Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Disney’s JellyCar 2 is among the latest additions to the WiiWare™ service, putting an irreverent spin on console racing games. On the Virtual Console™ service, you’ll find a couple of Capcom classics from 1985, including the timelessly spooky GHOSTS’N GOBLINS™. Hand-held gamers might purr with delight to discover Petz® Catz® Family for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, which gives players a new way to tote adorable feline friends with them everywhere they go.
NintendoEverything review: BIT.TRIP RUNNER
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Note: This review is written by a GamingEverything writer, Jack. I’m posting it here because I thought you’d find it entertaining, and iMovie disappeared so I can’t do “That One Show” tonight.
~Austin
Platform: Nintendo Wii (via Wiiware)
Developer: Gaijin Games
Publisher: Aksys Games
Release Date: 17 May 2010
I’ve always been a fan of Gaijin Games’ Bit.Trip series, so when I heard last year that a fourth one was coming out that would combine the series’ retro feel with my favorite genre in gaming (platforming) as an homage to Pitfall, I was ecstatic. Unfortunately, I didn’t get around to buying it until just this past week, but it was definitely worth the wait. Bit.Trip Runner takes great accessibility, beautiful new graphics, old school difficulty, and the same dynamic rhythmic gameplay the Bit.Trip series is known for and combines it into one of the best WiiWare releases to date.
Media Create software sales (12/27 – 1/2) – Top 50
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01. / 01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} – 283.931 / 3.849.907 (-30%)
02. / 03. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} – 107.487 / 638.305 (-50%)
03. / 05. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} – 102.933 / 1.676.891 (-37%)
04. / 02. [PSP] AKB1/48: If I loved an Idol (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.23} – 63.513 / 299.794 (-73%)
05. / 07. [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) {2010.11.25} – 58.109 / 493.938 (-57%)
06. / 04. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} – 57.576 / 4.966.738 (-65%)
07. / 09. [NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5) {2010.12.09} – 53.295 / 382.287 (-37%)
08. / 08. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! The Ogre (Level 5) {2010.12.16} – 45.306 / 338.413 (-61%)
09. / 06. [PSP] The 3rd Birthday (Square Enix) {2010.12.22} – 45.105 / 185.582 (-68%)
10. / 14. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.16} – 43.283 / 288.750 (-27%)
11. / 13. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} – 38.464 / 223.754 (-38%)
12. / 11. [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) {2010.12.02} – 29.818 / 261.600 (-56%)
13. / 10. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) {2010.11.11} – 28.049 / 277.499 (-62%)
14. / 16. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} – 26.220 / 4.177.584 (-42%)
15. / 18. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} – 25.356 / 3.109.566 (-36%)
16. / 19. [WII] Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo) {2010.10.21} – 22.945 / 803.453 (-39%)
17. / 26. [NDS] Momotaro Railway: World (Hudson) {2010.12.02} – 21.326 / 127.236
18. / 15. [NDS] Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo) {2010.11.18} – 20.096 / 238.726 (-65%)
19. / 17. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.02} – 18.118 / 140.288 (-59%)
ESRB updates
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Beastly (Wii) – E10+
Beastly Frantic Foto (DS) – E
Giana Sisters DS (DS) – E
MLB 2K11 (Wii) – E
Rango (Wii) – E10+
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Wii) – E10+
My Little Restaurant (DSi) – E
JumpStart Crazy Karts (Wii) – E
NASCAR The Game 2011 (Wii) – E
G.G Series Dark Spirits (DSi) – E
G.G Series Drift Circuit (DSi) – E
G.G Series D-tank (DSi) – E
G.G Series Horizontal Bar (DSi) – E
Pool Hall Pro (Wii) – E
Vertigo (Wii) – E
Bit.Trip Flux (Wii) – E
50 More Classic Games (DS) – E