Satoru Iwata sat down with some of the developers behind Nintendo Land for a chat about the game’s development. You can read the Iwata Asks discussion here. There are lots of interesting tidbits as usual, so I highly suggest checking it out.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels will be placed on the North American eShop on December 27. You’ll be able to download the classic title for $4.99, most likely.
The news comes from today’s eShop update. There’s a ticker displaying the data when you first arrive on the store.
Other upcoming eShop games include:
Crimson Shroud ($7.99)
Bit.Trip Saga ($14.99)
Ninja Gaiden ($4.99)
3D Game Collection ($5.99)
Wario Land 2
Fluidity: Spin Cycle
Nintendo has sent out a response to the latest NPD report. The company shared sales data for all of its systems as well as a figure for New Super Mario Bros. U.
Read the full response below.
Nintendo Sells More Than 1.75 Million Hardware Units in November
Strong sales on Black Friday and the arrival of Wii U helped Nintendo sell more than 1.75 million total hardware units in the United States in November, according to the NPD Group. This includes nearly 910,000 units of portable hardware and more than 845,000 home console units. November 2012 marks the 36th time that Nintendo has sold more than 1 million hardware units in one month in the United States since 2004.
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November. The results can be found below.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)**
- Halo 4 (360)**
- Assassin’s Creed III (360, PS3, Wii U, PC)**
- Just Dance 4 (Wii, 360, Wii U, PS3)
- Madden NFL 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, Wii U)
- Skylander Giants (Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U)**
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 (PS3, 360, PSV, PC)
- NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, Wii U, PC)**
- WWE 13 (360, PS3, Wii)
- FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSV, 3DS, Wii U, PSP)
**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)
Nintendo of Europe has provided a comprehensive list of release dates for all of its upcoming games. There are a bunch of dates for 3DS VC titles, general 3DS games, and upcoming Wii U releases.
Below are a few highlights:
Nano Assault EX – December
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 3DS – February
Rayman Legends – February 28 (means that the February 26 NA date is confirmed)
F1 Race Stars (finally confirmed for Wii U) – March 1
Pinball: Revenge of the Gator (3DS VC) – Q1
Ninja Gaiden II (3DS VC) – Q1
The full lineup of dates is in the gallery above.
The results are in for TIME’s top 10 games of 2012.
Here’s how things panned out:
1. Guild Wars 2
2. Xenoblade Chronicles
3. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
4. Dishonored
5. Assassin’s Creed III
6. Papo & Yo
7. The Last Story
8. LittleBigPlanet Vita
9. Halo 4
10. Torchlight
I’ve got to say… I’m impressed that TIME actually included two Wii games in its list. Xenoblade Chronicles in particular is certainly deserving of the honor!
