NPD software sales
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NBA Jam – Under 50,000 units
Kirby’s Epic Yarn – Under 100,000 units
Wii Party – Under 150,000 units
Shaun White Skateboarding (All platforms) – Under 6,000 units
Tony Hawk: Shred (All platforms) – 6,000 units
It’s really tough to say how well Kirby performed, as we don’t know the exact sales figure. The game was on the market for about two weeks, though. How many of you purchased the game?
New The Last Story details
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Online
– Co-op monster battles
– Competitive player vs. player battles
– 6 players simultaneously in both modes
– Choose from Elza and other characters
– Competitive play: Fight one another, may have a fixed time limit
– Player rank in competitive play indicated by colored crown icons that appear above a player’s head
– Text shows up that shows one player has defeated another play
– May or may not have some sort of messaging system (screenshot shows an apparent preset message of Yuta’s response to his death)
– For magic-based characters, magic system leaves a gap before magic is cast
– Spell cancelled if you’re hit by an opponent during the gap
– Gather in the Raid Lobby before co-op monster battles
– Can change your character in the lobby
– Players may have a different experience based on the characters they choose
Customization
– Change equipment in the equip screen
– Two weapon slots shown as well as slots for armor (“Protector”) in a screenshot
– Character status shown as well (level, HP, next level, “TP,” attack/defense/magic attack/magic defense/spped stats
– Equip armor to upper and lower areas of your body
– Armor comes in different types
– Feather, Heavy, Hunter types are some examples
– Armor’s look and abilities are based on the type
– Remove individual armor parts (just changes the look of the armor)
– Customize armor with paint as well
– Need to make paint using items you’ve gathered
– Paint armor in different areas with different colors
– Painting system works at the level of “areas” of armor, not all the way down to the individual parts level
Story/town
– General Trista known as “The Empire’s Greatest Treasure”
– At one point, Trista was the highest ranking officer in the imperial army, was the embodiment of the ideals of chivalry
– Trista visits Ruli Island to prove a theory he’s made while investigating the relations between war and the devastation of the land
– Trista shown talking with Elza in a screenshot, another screenshot shows the two in a sword fight
– Central Plaza constructed atop the river which runs through the city
– The plaza houses a huge gate
– This gate is a landmark of the city
– Plaza is also a bridge that connects the city’s north and south
– Marche is comprised of a big shopping arcade
– Marche is said to be the “kitchen” that supports Ruli Island’s food
– Different shops on the maid road
– Can see a mini map in the upper right corner when in town
– Blue robed fortune teller runs a shop from a table in Central Plaza
– Save point in the plaza (built light emerging from the ground)
– Enter shops in Marche
– Princes change in the shops (daily, even at the same shop)
– Can profit by buying food at a low price and selling them when the prices go up
Nintendo Power review scores (Donkey Kong Country Returns, Golden Sun, and more)
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Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) – 8.5
GoldenEye 007 (Wii) – 8.5
DJ Hero 2 (Wii) – 9.0
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem (DS) – 7.5
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS) – 8.0
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Wii) – 4.0
Michael Jackson: The Experience (Wii) – 6.5
Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles (Wii) – 4.5
Naruto Shippuden: Naruto vs. Sasuke (DS) – 5.0
Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (DS) – 8.5
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon (Wii) – 6.0
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (DS) – 9.0
Create (Wii) – 5.0
Thanks to Jake for the news tip!
Complete Famitsu review scores
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Dangan-Ronpa (PSP) – 10/9/8/9
Power Pro Kun Pocket 13 (DS) – 9/9/9/8
Trinity Zill O’ll Zero (PS3) – 9/8/8/7
Super Robot Taisen L (DS): 9/8/7/8
Shaun White Skateboarding (PS3/360) – 8/7/8/8
Mario Sports Mix (Wii) – 8/7/7/8
DoDonPachi Resurrection Ver 1.5 (360) – 7/8/8/7
Little Busters (PSP) – 8/7/7/7
Arms’ Heart (PSP) – 6/6/5/5
Anpanman Niko Niko Party (Wii) – 8/8/7/8
Minna to Kimi no Piramekino! (DS) – 7/7/7/6
Gettenka Tenkaichi Battle Royal (DS) – 7/6/6/6
Media Create software sales (11/8 – 11/14)
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01. / 00. [PSP] Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (Square Enix) – 176.153 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (Bandai Namco) – 47.610 / NEW
03. / 02. [WII] Super Mario Collection: Special Pack (Nintendo) – 43.621 / 527.710 (-23%)
04. / 03. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) – 42.279 / 4.410.996 (-25%)
05. / 00. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) – 40.208 / NEW
06. / 01. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (Bandai Namco) – 31.372 / 356.356 (-49%)
07. / 04. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) – 30.353 / 301.420 (-46%)
08. / 09. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) – 17.471 / 1.191.223 (-2%)
09. / 00. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Wii Motion+) (Nintendo) – 14.438 / NEW
10. / 08. [WII] Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo) – 13.896 / 187.778 (-33%)
11. / 00. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Narikiri Challenge (Bandai Namco) – 10.517 / NEW
12. / 06. [NDS] Radiant Historia (Atlus Co.) – 10.018 / 42.825 (-69%)
13. / 00. [PSP] God of War: Ghost of Sparta (SCE) – 9.406 / NEW
14. / 05. [PS3] Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks) – 7.133 / 44.382 (-81%)
15. / 00. [PSP] Renai Banchou: Inochi Meishi, Koiseyo Otome! Love is Power!!! (Idea Factory) – 6.397 / NEW
16. / 00. [360] Forza Motorsport 3: Ultimate Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) – 5.684 / NEW
17. / 13. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (Square Enix) – 5.391 / 162.864 (-15%)
18. / 17. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 5.244 / 2.111.749 (+4%)
19. / 11. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 2 (Bandai Namco) – 5.050 / 96.382 (-41%)
20. / 00. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition [PlayStation 3 the Best] (Capcom) – 5.035 / NEW
Media Create hardware sales (11/8 – 11/14)
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PSP – 40,328
Wii – 39,308
PS3 – 21,114
DSi LL – 18,711
DSi – 13,994
PSP go – 2,727
Xbox 360 – 2,149
DS Lite – 1,752
PS2 – 1,233
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week.
PSP – 34,538
PS3 – 23,524
DSi LL – 22,858
DSi – 16,038
Wii – 11,521
PSP go – 2,918
DS Lite – 2,766
Xbox 360 – 2,686
PS2 – 1,460
Famitsu software sales (11/8 – 11/14)
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1. [PSP] Tactics Ogre.
2. [PS3] Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2
3. [DS] Tongari Boushi to Mahou no Otana
4. [Wii] Super Mario Collection Special Pack
5. [DS] Pokemon Black/White
6. [PSP] God Eart Burst
7. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2011
8. [Wii] Wii Party
9. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort
10. [Wii] Kirby’s Epic Yarn
2010 Spike TV Video Game Awards – nominees revealed
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Studio of the Year
– BioWare
– Blizzard Entertainment
– Bungie Studios
– Rockstar San Diego
Best Wii Game
– Donkey Kong Country Returns
– Kirby’s Epic Yarn
– Metroid: Other M
– Super Mario Galaxy 2