This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 | 1 | FIFA 14 | PS4 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 3 | 2 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 2 | 3 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
| 4 | 4 | FIFA 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 5 | 5 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS4 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 6 | 6 | FIFA 14 | XB ONE | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 9 | 7 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 7 | 8 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 8 | 9 | FIFA 14 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 12 | 10 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB ONE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 17 | 11 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
| 11 | 12 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS4 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 23 | 13 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
| 18 | 14 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB ONE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 16 | 15 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 13 | 16 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
| 14 | 17 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 15 | 18 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 30 | 19 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 24 | 20 | MARIO PARTY: ISLAND TOUR | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
| 35 | 21 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
| 21 | 22 | DEAD RISING 3 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 25 | 23 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 19 | 24 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | PS4 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
| 10 | 25 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 27 | 26 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 28 | 27 | KNACK | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
| – | 28 | DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF Z | XB360 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | |||
| 29 | 29 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 40 | 30 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
| 26 | 31 | JUST DANCE 2014 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 31 | 32 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 36 | 33 | WWE 2K14 | XB360 | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
| 32 | 34 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | XB ONE | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 20 | 35 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | XB360 | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| – | 36 | DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF Z | PS3 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | |||
| – | 37 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
| 22 | 38 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 39 | 39 | POKEMON Y | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
| 38 | 40 | SAINTS ROW IV | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 | 1 | FIFA 14 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 2 | 2 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 3 | 3 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 5 | 4 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
| 4 | 5 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 8 | 6 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 6 | 7 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | GUERRILLA GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
| 9 | 8 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
| 7 | 9 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| – | 10 | DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF Z | ARTDINK | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | |||
| 16 | 11 | NBA 2K14 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
| 12 | 12 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 13 | 13 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 10 | 14 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
| 14 | 15 | WWE 2K14 | YUKE’S | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | |||
| 11 | 16 | JUST DANCE 2014 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| 18 | 17 | MARIO PARTY: ISLAND TOUR | ND CUBE | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
| 31 | 18 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
| 19 | 19 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
| 15 | 20 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | WB GAMES MONTREAL | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
| 17 | 21 | DEAD RISING 3 | CAPCOM VANCOUVER | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 22 | 22 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
| 25 | 23 | SAINTS ROW IV | DEEP SILVER VOLITION | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
| 23 | 24 | DISNEY INFINITY | AVALANCHE SOFTWARE | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
| 21 | 25 | KNACK | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
| 28 | 26 | SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE | VICARIOUS VISIONS | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
| 27 | 27 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | CRYTEK | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 24 | 28 | MAX PAYNE 3 | ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
| 26 | 29 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
| – | 30 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
| 39 | 31 | MADDEN NFL 25 | EA TIBURON | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
| 34 | 32 | POKEMON Y | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
| 33 | 33 | POKEMON X | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
| 32 | 34 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | SEGA | |||
| 20 | 35 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | TECHLAND | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
| 30 | 36 | GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT | EPIC GAMES/PEOPLE CAN FLY | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
| 29 | 37 | GRID 2 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | |||
| 40 | 38 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
| – | 39 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
| – | 40 | LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA | TRAVELLER’S TALES | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
Along with the above screenshot, Sakurai shared the following message via Miiverse:
Pic of the day. Rosalina’s down special move, tentatively called the Gravitational Pull, sucks up items and weapons. Weapons will be disabled when using this move, of course. You have to shake the Wii Remote to perform this move in Super Mario Galaxy, but you won’t need to do that in this game.
ON THIS EPISODE: Austin lambastes A Link Between Worlds further, Aysha (filling in for Laura) gives us her impressions of Orcs Must Die! and Outlast, and Jack sings the praises of Papers, Please and Super Paper Mario.
PLUS: Listener mail includes some criticism of achievements, lots of speculation about Nintendo’s future, and a fairly entertaining song about our podcast! Plus more.
AND: We try to play Settlers of Catan while doing the podcast for the first hour. It uh… didn’t work out so well.
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Muteki Corporation recently revealed to Nintendo Everything that it will soon be bringing Dragon Fantasy: Book I (as well as Book II) to the 3DS eShop. We spoke with creative director Adam Rippon to learn about what’s new in the 3DS release, whether or not we can expect more 3DS support from the studio in the future, and a whole lot more. Continue on below for our full discussion.
Although it should hardly come as a surprise, Nintendo customer service has no clue as to when Super Mario Bros. 3 will be launching on the North American Virtual Console.
Super Mario Bros. 3 landed in Europe right before the end of 2013 – for both Wii U and 3DS. Meanwhile, there hasn’t been any news about a stateside release aside from the fact that the game is coming… eventually.
Reader Andy decided to email Nintendo customer service in hopes of obtaining an update. Not much was revealed, but you can find the full response below.

On Twitter, Two Tribes has teased something coming from the studio as well as other indie developers for Wii U this week. KnapNok Games, Gaijin Games, Black Forest Games, and WayForward are the other teams involved.
Two Tribes’ tweet is as follows:
This week @KnapNokGames, @GaijinGames, @BlackForestTeam, @WayForward and @TwoTribesGames have something pretty nice coming for Wii U owners!
— Two Tribes (@TwoTribesGames) January 26, 2014
No one has any clue what Two Tribes is teasing at this point, but they definitely have our attention!
Pokemon X/Y makes a number of changes to the core Pokemon experience fans have become accustomed to. One of these modifications pertains to the Exp. Share item.
This time around, Exp. Share is a key item. All Pokemon participating in a battle also receive 100 percent of the experience while the creatures who are left out still earn 50 percent.
Game Freak director Junichi Masuda spoke about the new approach to experience sharing while speaking with Game Informer this month. He said:
There are so many Pokemon living in the Kalos region, you can encounter a different Pokemon just about every time you go into the tall grass. We wanted players to try raising lots of Pokemon, which is why we changed how the Exp. Share item worked. Of course, we also made it so players could turn off the Exp. Share and still enjoy the game if they wanted to.