UK software sales (Week ending 12/18)
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3 1 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 2 GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 4 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 5 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 6 DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 7 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 8 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 9 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 10 FIFA 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 11 FIFA 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 12 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 13 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 14 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
18 15 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
16 16 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 17 WII PARTY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 18 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 19 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 20 MEDAL OF HONOR XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 21 MEDAL OF HONOR PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 22 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 23 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 24 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
30 25 DANCE CENTRAL XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
26 26 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 27 HALO: REACH XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
29 28 FABLE III XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
27 29 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
35 30 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
31 31 GOLDENEYE 007 WII ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34 32 SONIC COLOURS WII SEGA SEGA
– 33 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
28 34 SUPER MARIO ALL-STARS 25TH ANNIVERSARY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 35 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 PC SEGA SEGA
36 36 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
38 37 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
1 38 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CATACLYSM PC BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 39 RAVING RABBIDS: TRAVEL IN TIME WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 40 TOY STORY 3 DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
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1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2 FIFA 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 3 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 4 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 5 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 6 GRAN TURISMO 5 POLYPHONY DIGITAL SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
8 7 DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS RETRO STUDIOS NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 8 MEDAL OF HONOR DANGER CLOSE/DICE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 9 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 10 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 11 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 12 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
15 13 THE SIMS 3 EXIENT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 14 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
17 15 KINECT SPORTS RARE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 16 WII PARTY ND CUBE NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 17 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
24 18 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
23 19 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 20 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 21 SONIC COLOURS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
20 22 TOY STORY 3 N-SPACE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
25 23 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 24 ART ACADEMY HEADSTRONG GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
34 25 DANCE CENTRAL HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
28 26 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 27 HALO: REACH BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
32 28 FABLE III LIONHEAD STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
27 29 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 YUKE’S THQ THQ
36 30 THE X FACTOR HYDRAVISION DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
29 31 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
33 32 GOLDENEYE 007 EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
30 33 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
37 34 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY JUNCTION POINT STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
39 35 007: BLOOD STONE BIZARRE CREATIONS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35 36 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
31 37 SUPER MARIO ALL-STARS 25TH ANNIVERSARY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 38 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II LUCASARTS LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
– 39 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 40 F1 2010 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (12/20)
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EDGE’s “Best of 2010” awards
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Nintendo Download: Deck the Halls with Mario Party 2 and Other Downloadable Delights
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If there’s one guest who’s welcome at any holiday party, it’s Mario™. This season, the Virtual Console™ service invites you to join Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom crew for the classic, family-friendly fun of Mario Party™ 2, now playable on the Wii™ system for the first time ever. You’ll also find new additions to the WiiWare™ service to help keep your days merry and bright: the unique sci-fi strategy of Inkub and the funky robot challenge of Frobot. (A demo version of Frobot is available for zero Wii Points™.) If you aim to fill your holiday week with hand-held adventure, take a look at the latest arrivals for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, including Dragon’s Lair® II: Time Warp and Cosmo Fighters. No matter where the season leads you, here’s hoping it’s a warm and happy one.
EDGE review scores
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Gran Turismo 5 – 7
Epic Mickey – 7
Call of Duty: Black Ops – 7
Tron: Evolution – 5
Splatterhouse – 5
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – 3
Dead Nation – 5
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn – 8
Hydroventure – 8
Ilomilo – 6
Mario vs Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem – 7
Entertainment Weekly’s chooses Kirby’s Epic Yarn as the worst game of 2010
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Entertainment Weekly’s choices for the best and worst games of 2010 have arrived. And it seems the list has been causing quite a bit of controversy. First, let’s take a look at the top 10 games of the year:
1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Limbo
3. God of War III
4. Dance Central
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns
6. Mass Effect 2
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops
8. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
9. NBA 2K11
10. Angry Birds
Nothing too surprising, right? The “winners” for the worst game of 2010 are another story, however…
1. Kirby’s Epic Yarn – “There’s a fine line between cute and grating, delightfully busy and irritatingly overwhelming- and for me, this hyperactively adorable side-scrolling puzzler crosses it.” – Jeff Jensen
2. Metroid: Other M – “It’s bad enough that the controls are often infuriatingly clunky. But reducing proud pioneering gaming heroine Samus Aran to a glum functionary pining for her old boss? Sacrilege!” – Adam B. Vary
3. Kung Fu Rider
I personally would not say that Kirby’s Epic Yarn was the worst game of 2010. Sure, it was on the easy side, and it was far from perfect. But again, I do not think it was the worst. And just think about the amount of shovelware released this year!
Now, while everyone is entitled to their own opinion, a few people noticed that Entertainment Weekly actually rated Kirby’s Epic Yarn quite highly earlier this year. Here’s an excerpt from the publication’s review:
“A pink globe gets plopped into a world constructed of colorful twine and craftsy cloth, and the result is likely the most adorable game ever. Yes, it’s kinda easy, but you’ll never stop smiling. B+”
To be fair, the original reviewer was Adam Vary. But you’d think that a game which was rated rather highly by a publication wouldn’t go down as the worst game of the year. It’s pretty odd!
Rock Band Music Store update next week
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VARIETY OF SONGS FROM ACROSS EUROPE, AS WELL AS “HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)” COME TO ROCK BAND!
Cambridge, Mass. – Dec. 17, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that seven singles from top international acts, as well as the single, “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” will be available beginning Dec. 21 in the Rock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 800 artists and more than 2,000* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. To date, more than 75 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch Nov. 20, 2007.
Rock BandDLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii
Media Create software sales (12/6 – 12/12) – Top 50
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01. / 01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {01/12/10} – 629.541 / 2.580.258 (-68%)
02. / 00. [NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5) {09/12/10} – 170.548 / NEW
03. / 00. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {09/12/10} – 163.310 / NEW
04. / 06. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {18/09/10} – 79.819 / 4.628.773 (+46%)
05. / 03. [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) {25/11/10} – 68.430 / 212.420 (+16%)
06. / 11. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {08/07/10} – 55.412 / 1.318.875 (+79%)
07. / 07. [WII] Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo) {21/10/10} – 53.670 / 712.989 (+17%)
08. / 04. [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) {02/12/10} – 51.828 / 109.302 (-10%)
09. / 02. [PS3] Tales of Graces F (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 39.640 / 254.828 (-82%)
10. / 00. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) {09/12/10} – 36.098 / NEW
11. / 13. [NDS] Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo) {18/11/10} – 29.110 / 120.644 (+29%)
12. / 14. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) {11/11/10} – 27.443 / 137.055 (+24%)
13. / 16. [WII] Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo) {14/10/10} – 26.435 / 258.208 (+45%)
14. / 00. [NDS] Shiren the Wanderer 5: Fortune Tower and the Dice of Fate (Chunsoft) {09/12/10} – 25.192 / NEW
15. / 17. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo) {11/11/10} – 24.454 / 86.109 (+35%)
16. / 05. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (SCE) {25/11/10} – 23.929 / 510.319 (-57%)
17. / 21. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {03/12/09} – 21.366 / 4.078.476
18. / 12. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 21.211 / 50.539 (-28%)
19. / 19. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {10/04/08} – 20.520 / 3.021.846 (+44%)
20. / 08. [NDS] Momotaro Railway: World (Hudson) {02/12/10} – 20.487 / 65.613 (-55%)
