NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of October. The results can be found below.
At this point, most of you already know that the Wii U will need a day-one update to have a fully-featured console. It’ll bring along Miiverse support, Nintendo TVii, Wii U Chat, and the eShop. It’s now been confirmed that you’ll need to apply the update in order to access Wii functionality as well.
Without the download, Wii discs won’t be read. You’ll receive a notice saying that an update is required when attempting to play the game.
Yes, there is a new Mass Effect in the works. Yes, it’s in the very early stages of design.
Before the ball starts rolling on development, Mass Effect executive producer Casey Hudson wants feedback from fans. He asked on Twitter today: “What would you want to see in it?”
You can send your comments to @CaseyDHudson on Twitter.
SEGA has big plans in store for the Sonic franchise next year. The company will release “several” digital entries in the series, as well as a new “boxed” title.
SEGA’s European head of brand licensing Sissel Henno told Toys ‘n’ Playthings magazine:
“Over the next year there will be a big focus on the expansion of [Sonic licensed] toy distribution across Europe. Similarly, we will also be growing the apparel, publishing and stationary categories. We will have several new digital titles launching as well as a new boxed game, so there will be plenty of opportunities to link marketing campaigns across games and merchandise.”
Thus far, SEGA hasn’t announced any 2013 Sonic initiatives. We likely won’t hear about any new games until next year.
This month’s Game Informer review scores are as follows:
Asassin’s Creed III – 9.5
WWE ’13 – 9
Need For Speed: Most Wanted – 9
Skylanders Giants – 8
NBA 2K13 – 8.75
Hitman: Absolution – 8.75
The Walking Dead Episode 4 – 8.25
Karateka – 8
Retro City Rampage – 7
Zero Escape – Virtue’s Last Reward – 8.75
Dishonored – 8.75
007 Legends – 4
Halo 4 – 9.25
Forza Horizon – 8.5
LittleBigPlanet Karting – 8
The Unfinished Swan – 8
Torchlight II – 9.25
Elemental: Fallen Enchantress – 8.25
Paper Mario: Sticker Star – 8.75
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – 8
Code of Princess – 7.5
Star Soldier will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on November 14 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
