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Five new Toy Box worlds have come to Disney Infinity. Players can now explore the following areas:

Toy Columbia – cartoony version of the floating city from BioShock Infinite
Trench Run – fly a Tron Recognizer through a trench
Jungle Cruse – based on the Disney attraction, set around the Nile River
Sky Gauntlet – platforming challenges
Blue Breakout – maze

Each of the Toy Boxes is available as free DLC.


This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS3] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (¥7.980) – 425.718 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # (Square Enix) {2013.08.27} (¥3.300) – 184.018 / NEW
03./00. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey Ace (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.08.29} (¥4.935) – 31.622 / NEW
04./00. [PS3] Lost Planet 3 (Capcom) {2013.08.29} (¥6.990) – 27.503 / NEW
05./02. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 17.061 / 244.570 (-18%)
06./03. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 16.723 / 281.700 (-18%)
07./06. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 14.420 / 1.409.182 (-7%)
08./00. [PSP] Saki: Achiga-Hen Episode of Side-A Portable # (Kaga Create) {2013.08.29} (¥7.140) – 13.806 / NEW
09./10. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 10.895 / 154.691 (+54%)
10./08. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 8.702 / 3.395.088 (+3%)
11./01. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III – Pride of Justice (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.22} (¥7.480) – 7.822 / 47.077 (-80%)
12./09. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 6.854 / 885.238 (-10%)
13./05. [PSV] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.08.22} (¥6.279) – 5.558 / 24.436 (-71%)
14./13. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 5.314 / 2.111.835 (+1%)
15./17. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 4.546 / 263.003 (-9%)
16./12. [WIU] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) – 4.364 / 175.765 (-24%)
17./11. [3DS] One Piece: Romance Dawn – Bouken no Yoake (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.08} (¥5.980) – 4.265 / 51.476 (-36%)
18./20. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 4.209 / 553.574 (-2%)
19./18. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link! (Level 5) {2013.07.25} (¥4.980) – 4.201 / 53.075 (-6%)
20./22. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 4.170 / 2.087.158

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 49,149
PS3 – 20,090
3DS – 17,873
Vita – 8,405
Wii U – 6,741
PSP – 6,218
Wii – 1,141
Xbox 360 – 177

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 35,044
3DS – 16,053
PS3 – 12,689
Vita – 11,507
Wii U – 7,030
PSP – 5,735
Wii – 1,103
Xbox 360 – 196


Square Enix is working on the first major expansion for Dragon Quest X known as “2nd Package”. We do know that it will be available at retail and as a download, and will offer new story elements, jobs, crafts, maps, systems, and more. A proper unveiling will take place at the Tokyo Game Show later this month.

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New Disney Infinity accessories could be launching on November 26. Polygon discovered listings over at the Disney Store and Toys R Us for the $4.99 Disney Infinity Power Disc Pack – Series 2 (including a round and hexagonal disc) and $30.99 Frozen Toy Box pack, based on the upcoming animated film. The November 26 date, while plausible, hasn’t been confirmed at this time.

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This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from Zoda’s Revenge: StarTropics II (Wii, 150 coins), Pilotwings (Wii, 150 coins), Art Academy: First Semester (3DS, 150 coins), and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (3DS, 150 coins). These items last through October 6.

Visit this page to order a downloadable game.


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Square Enix’s official TGS 2013 website is now live. The page confirms most of the games that we heard about previously, but with a couple of additions like Bravely Default: For the Sequel and Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure.

Square Enix will be hosting a number of live stage events for Dragon Quest X, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. A talk event with composers is also planned, featuring Kenji Ito, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Yoko Shimomura.

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GamesMarkt’s latest issue contains a report on Europe’s best-selling games of 2013 in the first half of the year, courtesy of data collected by Media Control GfK International GmbH. Sales from a total of twenty countries including the UK, France, Spain, and Germany were taken into account.

Below are the results:

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GamesMarkt also shared a listing of the top ten publishers based on software market share:

01. (=) Electronic Arts – 17,25% (-2,14%)
02. (?) Nintendo – 11,82% (+0,50%)
03. (?) Activision Blizzard – 11,51% (-1,79%)
04. (?) Sony CEE – 8,78% (+2,37%)
05. (?) Ubisoft – 8,54% (+0,67%)
06. (=) Take-Two Int. – 5,07% (+0,51%)
07. (?) Square Enix – 5,02% (k.v.m.)
08. (=) Namco Bandai – 4,22% (+0,60%)
09. (?) Microsoft – 4,11% (-0,18%)
10. (?) Warnet Interact. – 2,77% (k.vm.)

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First week sales for Rayman Legends are in. The game isn’t lightning the charts on fire, but it did outsell origins by around 20%. Legends also sold the most on Wii U – 45% of total sales came from Nintendo’s console.

Below are the full charts for the week ending August 31:

Individual formats

LWTWTitleFormatLabelPublisher
11SAINTS ROW IVXB360DEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
22SAINTS ROW IVPS3DEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
33TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLISTXB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
4FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORNPS3SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
55MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITIONXB360MICROSOFTMICROSOFT
46TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLISTPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
7FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORNPCSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
68DISNEY INFINITYXB360DISNEY INFINITYDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
9PAYDAY 2XB360505 GAMES505 GAMES
710ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
811THE LAST OF USPS3SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1012CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIXB360ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1113DISNEY INFINITYWIIDISNEY INFINITYDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
14RAYMAN LEGENDSWII UUBISOFTUBISOFT
915DISNEY INFINITYPS3DISNEY INFINITYDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
16MADDEN NFL 25XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
17MADDEN NFL 25PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
18RAYMAN LEGENDSXB360UBISOFTUBISOFT
1219FIFA 13XB360EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
20RAYMAN LEGENDSPS3UBISOFTUBISOFT
2321MAX PAYNE 3XB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
1622CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IIPS3ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1823MAX PAYNE 3PS3ROCKSTARTAKE 2
3424TOMB RAIDERPS3SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2625MARIO KART 73DSNINTENDONINTENDO
1726GRAND THEFT AUTO IVXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSTAKE 2
2527LUIGI’S MANSION 23DSNINTENDONINTENDO
1928TOMB RAIDERXB360SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2229ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIXB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
3630LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3231LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESXB360WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3532SKYLANDERS GIANTSWIISKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1533THE BUREAU: XCOM DECLASSIFIEDXB3602K GAMESTAKE 2
2134GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITYXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
2835FIFA 13PS3EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
3336BATTLEFIELD 3XB360EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3037MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
38LOST PLANET 3XB360CAPCOMCAPCOM
39RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTYXB360ROCKSTARTAKE 2
2940FAR CRY 3XB360XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT

All formats

LWTWTitleDeveloperLabelPublisher
11SAINTS ROW IVVOLITIONDEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
22TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLISTUBISOFT (TORONTO)UBISOFTUBISOFT
3FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORNSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34DISNEY INFINITYAVALANCHE SOFTWAREDISNEY INFINITYDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
45MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION4J STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
6RAYMAN LEGENDSUBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
7MADDEN NFL 25EA TIBURONEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
58CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS IITREYARCHACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
189PAYDAY 2OVERKILL SOFTWARE505 GAMES505 GAMES
610FIFA 13EA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
711ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAFNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
812LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROESTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
913THE LAST OF USNAUGHTY DOGSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1214MAX PAYNE 3ROCKSTAR VANCOUVERROCKSTARTAKE 2
1315LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGSTRAVELLER’S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1516TOMB RAIDERCRYSTAL DYNAMICSSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
1617SKYLANDERS GIANTSTOYS FOR BOBSKYLANDERSACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1118ASSASSIN’S CREED IIIUBISOFT (MONTREAL)XBOX 360 CLASSICSUBISOFT
1719GRAND THEFT AUTO IVROCKSTAR NORTHXBOX 360 CLASSICSTAKE 2
2120NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTEDCRITERION GAMESEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1921THE SMURFS 2UBISOFT SF/WAYFORWARDUBISOFTUBISOFT
1422FAR CRY 3UBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
1023THE BUREAU: XCOM DECLASSIFIED2K MARIN2K GAMESTAKE 2
2024THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARYBETHESDABETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
2325GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITYROCKSTAR NORTHROCKSTARTAKE 2
26LOST PLANET 3SPARK UNLIMITEDCAPCOMCAPCOM
2427BATTLEFIELD 3DIGITAL ILLUSIONSEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
28KILLER IS DEADGRASSHOPPER MANUFACTUREDEEP SILVERKOCH MEDIA
2729RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTYROCKSTAR SAN DIEGOROCKSTARTAKE 2
3030MARIO KART 7RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
2631BIOSHOCK INFINITEIRRATIONAL GAMES2K GAMESTAKE 2
2532HITMAN ABSOLUTIONIO INTERACTIVESQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2933LUIGI’S MANSION 2NEXT LEVEL GAMESNINTENDONINTENDO
3134THE SIMS 3THE SIMS STUDIOEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
3435MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.ALPHADREAMNINTENDONINTENDO
3336THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIMBETHESDAXBOX 360 CLASSICSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
3537CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMERACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3738PLANESBEHAVIOUR INTERACTIVEDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOSDISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
3239GRID 2CODEMASTERSCODEMASTERSCODEMASTERS
40FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013SPORTS INTERACTIVESEGASEGA

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