Wondering which games sold the best in Japan during the first-half of the year? Famitsu’s got you covered.
The Japanese publication recently publishing a listing of the top 100-best selling games in Japan between December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2013. You can find the full rundown below.
01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
02. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden
03. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
04. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
05. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance #
06. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 #
07. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 #
08. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
09. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV #
10. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Legacy of Civilization A
11. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
12. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
13. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
14. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
15. [PSP] Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment #
16. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice #
17. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013
18. [PS3] DmC: Devil May Cry
19. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations
20. [PS3] Gundam Breaker
21. [3DS] Super Robot Wars UX #
22. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
23. [PS3] The Last of Us
24. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War #
25. [PS3] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f
Nevermind what we said the other day about all of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies DLC coming to the west. While Capcom will be bringing most of it over, there will be at least one key omission.
A Capcom staff member has confirmed that Dual Destinies’ quiz DLC won’t be available overseas:
“Unfortunately, the quiz DLC won’t be coming to western territories since it requires an in-depth knowledge of Japanese culture.”
Just a few days ago, Capcom confirmed that Dual Destinies’ costume DLC and new chapters will be available in both North America and Europe.
It has been so long since I played this game, and I think it’s truly underrated when put up against Melee and Brawl. It’s such a smooth game and plays like a dream compared to most anything else on N64, which is certainly admirable given the system’s hardware limitations.
Enjoy the glitches!
Amazon has numerous Wii U games on sale, including Assassin’s Creed III, Need for Speed: Most Wanted U, and ZombiU. Here’s the roundup:
Assassin’s Creed III
– $19.56 (save $20.43)
Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition
– $25.40 (save $34.59)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
– $19.99 (save $40)
FIFA Soccer 13
– $16.99 (save $13)
Just Dance 4
– $19.99 (save $30)
Madden NFL 13
– $16.89 (save $13.10)
Mass Effect 3
– $17.63 (save $42.36)Need for Speed Most Wanted U
– $18.40 (save $41.59)
Nintendo Land
– $10.95 with $3.99 shipping (save $49.04)
Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed Bonus Edition
– $25.80 (save $14.15)
Scribblenauts Unlimited
– $29.99 (save $30)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U
– $19.99 (save $20)
ZombiU
– $23.99 (save $36)
These games aren’t part of any particular sale, so prices may fluctuate slightly over the next few days.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! will include multiplayer – it just won’t be online.
Kotaku has confirmed that the new game from WayForward won’t allow players to experience any dungeon-crawling elements over the Internet. Instead, you’ll have to settle for the local four-player co-op option.
Following in the footsteps of its Japanese counterpart, Platinum has opened the English blog for The Wonderful 101. You can find an introduction message from director Hideki Kamiya here. We shared Kamiya’s note on the site a couple of days ago, but this link contains the official English translation.
Infinity Ward is handling the primary development of Call of Duty: Ghosts. However, the newly announced Wii U version is being made by an entirely different company – though one that Nintendo fans should be familiar with. As you would probably expect, Treyarch is working on the project.
This news should come as no surprise to most gamers. Treyarch was responsible for Black Ops II on Wii U last year, and the studio previously developed a majority of the Call of Duty Wii titles.
