01/01. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma (Capcom, 05/24/12) – 1,367 votes
02/02. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (Capcom, 10/04/12) – 1,306 votes
03/03. [Wii] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix, 08/02/12) – 1,004 votes
04/04. [PSV] Persona 4: The Golden (Atlus, 06/14/12) – 959 votes
05/05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom, TBA) – 908 votes
06/07. [NDS] Pokemon Black & White 2 (Pokemon, 06/23/12) – 644 votes
07/06. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D (Square Enix, 05/31/12) – 625 votes
08/09. [PS3] Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Square Enix, TBA) – 480 votes
09/08. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Jump Out (Nintendo, 2012) – 452 votes
10/11. [PS3] Tokyo Jungle (SCEJ, 06/07/12) – 419 votes
11/13. [PS3] Lollipop Chainsaw (Kadokawa Games, 06/14/12) – 417 votes
12/16. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey IV (Atlus, 07/05/12) – 373 votes
13/17. [3DS] Rune Factory 4 (Marvelous AQL, 07/19/12) – 359 votes
14/19. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG (Namco Bandai, TBA) – 355 votes
15/14. [PSP] Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (Atlus, 05/17/12) – 341 votes
16/12. [PS3] Toki to Towa (Namco Bandai, 2012) – 313 votes
17/18. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, TBA) – 299 votes
18/–. [PSP] Nayuta no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom, 07/26/12) – 295 votes
19/21. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo, 05/24/12) – 276 votes
20/24. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix, 2012) – 267 votes
21/30. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami, TBA) – 251 votes
22/25. [PSP] God Eater 2 (Namco Bandai, 2012) – 248 votes
23/27. [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level-5, 2012) – 244 votes
24/26. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Nintendo, 2012) – 229 votes
25/–. [3DS] Culdcept (Nintendo, 06/28/12) – 215 votes
26/23. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights (NIS, 2012) – 196 votes
27/29. [PS3] The Last Guardian (SCEJ, TBA) – 188 votes
28/28. [PS3] Robotics;notes (5pb., 06/28/12) – 167 votes
29/–. [PS3] Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk (Gust, 06/28/12) – 159 votes
30/–. [360] Dragon’s Dogma (Capcom, 05/24/12) – 145 votes

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These images show off next week’s Fire Emblem: Awakening downloadable content. Three different scenarios will be available, which feature characters such as Micaiah and Ike. You can find more information about this DLC here.

Amazon is offering a pre-order bonus for Kingdom Hearts 3D. Consumers can receive a set of AR cards by ordering the game early. The cards, which give access to exclusive Dream Eaters, will be included in the package.

You can pre-order Kingdom Hearts 3D from Amazon here.

Fire Emblem: Awakening is one of the best-selling games in the series in quite some time. Fire Emblem: Shin Monsho no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyu for the DS sold 136,000 in its first week and 274,000 in its lifetime. Radiant Dawn sold 75,000 copies in its first week and 180,000 in its lifetime. Fire Emblem: Awakening, meanwhile, has already surpassed 242,600 units in Japan.

Awakening not only reached a ton of consumers, but also saw a high sell-through rate. Media Create data states that the game sold through 81.63% of its stock. Due to the high sell-through rate, there has been a lack of product at some retailers.

Also noteworthy is that the title outsold every other release on the latest Media Create top 20 chart.

Awakening’s success thus far assures it of surpassing 300,000 copies sold and it may go on to top a half million units.

Media Create believes the five year wait for a brand new Fire Emblem game could have contributed to consumer hype. The sales-tracking company has also said that Nintendo’s advertising/promotions, Awakening’s new gameplay systems and character designs may have appealed to new customers.

One other random note from Media Create: Code of Princess also experienced a high sell-through rate at 72.62%.

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

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VVVVVV has finally made it past Nintendo of Europe’s submission process. Nicalis shared the news on its Twitter account today.

The studio said they’re “a couple of weeks out”, and followed that up with “MMMMMMay 10th”. Based on those messages, I assume VVVVVV is launching in Europe on that date.

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It’s tough to believe, but there have actually been some rumors implying the Wii U won’t be up to the same standards as current-gen consoles. That sounds like rubbish, doesn’t it?

If you’re still concerned about the system’s power, perhaps a new comment from SEGA’s affiliate marketing manager Craig Harris (of IGN fame) will put you at ease.

SEGA and Gearbox Software have been some of the biggest Wii U supporters up to this point. The two companies will be bringing Aliens: Colonial Marines to the system in the near future. According to Harris, this game wouldn’t be on Wii U if it was inferior to current gen systems.

Harris said:

“Nintendo… has to release hardware that’s of the expectations of the gamer today. … I don’t think we would be bringing the game to a system that would be inferior to current gen (HD) systems.”

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The first instalment from the exclusive partnership between the Blender Foundation and Nintendo set to launch on 2nd May

26th April 2012 – The groundbreaking open movie Big Buck Bunny is coming to Nintendo Video as part of a special partnership with the award-winning Blender Foundation, the organization behind the open source 3D content creation suite. European viewers will be able to watch the film in stereo 3D when it launches in three mini-instalments on Nintendo Video beginning 2nd May.

Big Buck Bunny is one of the Blender Foundation’s most well-known characters. The film follows the adventures of the lovable rabbit as he seeks revenge on a trio of mischievous woodland creatures who have disrupted his peaceful daily routine. The ten minute movie is inspired by the best cartoon traditions and encapsulates the exciting and suspenseful plots of its predecessors.

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Square Enix will be putting a demo for Kingdom Hearts 3D on the Japanese eShop next Wednesday. The trial consists of Sora gameplay in Traverse Town with Wonder Nyan, Neko Cat and Kuma Panda Dream Eater as members of your Dream Eater party.

To download the demo, 90 MB of free space will be required. Players can try out the demo 15 times.

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Engine Software’s Flip the Core is in the works for DSiWare, and it could be added to the eShop and DSi Shop soon. The company has already submitted the title to Nintendo for release.

Flip the Core is a side-scrolling shooter in which players rotate and manipulate the game world to bypass enemies, obstacles, dead-ends, and tight spots.

You can find the first trailer for Flip the Core above.

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