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

3DSLL – 106,757
3DS – 60,651
PS3 – 29,809
PSP – 15,941
Vita – 11,066
Wii – 5,550
Xbox 360 – 1,217
PS2 – 812
DSi LL – 248
DSi – 209

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

3DSLL – 101,667
3DS – 60,410
PS3 – 34,167
PSP – 16,903
Vita – 9,712
Wii – 3,590
Xbox 360 – 1,495
PS2 – 747
DSi LL – 241
DSi – 211

A new patch has been made available for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Wii U. Downloading the update brings the game to v1.1.1.

The patch addresses numerous issues. Boost challenges have been fixed, and online functionality has been improved.

Google Maps will launch in January 2013. It will be free through the end of March.

The following Game & Wario details were shared during the Nintendo Direct broadcast:

– 16 different mini-games
– Each can be played on the GamePad only
– Supports up to five players
– One mini-game: Pretend to be asleep while your mother is walking by the window or peeks in the door
– GamePad holder steals the fruit, other players are G-men trying not to miss seeing theft
– During hint time, a frame is shown over the screen over an area where the thief is

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