Individual formats
1 1 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7 2 JUST DANCE 3 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 3 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 4 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE SPECTRE’S CALL DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 5 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 6 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 7 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
11 8 FIFA 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 9 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14 10 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
4 11 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD XB360 THQ THQ
9 12 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 13 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
15 14 FIFA 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 15 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
25 16 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 17 BATTLEFIELD 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
26 18 BATTLEFIELD 3 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
29 19 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 20 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
20 21 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
28 22 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 PC SEGA SEGA
22 23 ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
16 24 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD PS3 THQ THQ
36 25 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
18 26 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 27 WWE ’12 XB360 THQ THQ
23 28 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
24 29 NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 30 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
27 31 NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 32 ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
35 33 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 34 RAGE XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
13 35 WWE ’12 PS3 THQ THQ
30 36 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 37 DANCE CENTRAL XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 38 ZUMBA FITNESS 2 WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
33 39 KINECT SPORTS: SEASON TWO XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
38 40 NINTENDOGS + CATS: GOLDEN RETRIEVER 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
All formats
1 1 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 2 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 3 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 4 JUST DANCE 3 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 5 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
3 6 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD VOLITION THQ THQ
7 7 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE SPECTRE’S CALL LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 8 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 9 BATTLEFIELD 3 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 10 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 11 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
11 12 NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN EA BLACK BOX EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 13 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
6 14 WWE ’12 YUKE’S THQ THQ
16 15 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20 16 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION NAUGHTY DOG SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
15 17 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22 18 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
14 19 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18 20 ZUMBA FITNESS PIPEWORKS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
17 21 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
23 22 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
27 23 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 24 RAGE ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
25 25 SONIC GENERATIONS SONIC TEAM SEGA SEGA
34 26 KINECT SPORTS RARE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
19 27 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 28 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
26 29 CARS 2 FIREBRAND GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
– 30 ABBA: YOU CAN DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
28 31 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
24 32 TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 33 DANCE CENTRAL HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 34 ZUMBA FITNESS 2 ZOË MODE 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
33 35 F1 2011 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
40 36 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
30 37 KINECT SPORTS: SEASON TWO BIGPARK MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 38 DEAD ISLAND TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
36 39 NINTENDOGS + CATS: GOLDEN RETRIEVER NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 40 GEARS OF WAR 3 EPIC GAMES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
This information is based on data collected from the NPD Group through October 2011. Additional hardware sales will be provided on Thursday via the November report.
LTD (life-to-date)
DS – 50,180,001
Wii – 36,764,494
Xbox 360 – 29,234,373
PlayStation 3 – 18,141,921
3DS – 1,667,000
YTD (year-to-date)
Xbox 360 – 3,839,214
DS – 2,843,732
PlayStation 3 – 2,679,948
Wii – 2,614,870
3DS – 1,667,000
Nintendo has posted a new third-party edition of Iwata Asks, which can currently be read in Japanese. Although a large portion of the interview was about Monster Hunter Tri G, Satoru Iwata managed to sneak in a few questions about the fourth entry in the hugely successful franchise.
Capcom’s Kaname Fujioka started off by revealing that the debut trailer shown in September was actual gameplay footage, played by the development team.
Fujioka and series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto also discussed Monster Hunter 4’s development. The game has been worked on alongside Tri G and the staff from MH4’s team have been able to learn a great deal from Tri G, primarily because they’re now familiar with the 3DS hardware.
The time between Tri G’s announcement up to its release will be about three months. As you might expect, the game’s development cycle was rather short. The team almost reached a point where they’d say, “if you’re not sure, just put it in.” This forced the staff to show constant results.
Fujioka acknowledged that the MH4 developers are under a fairly large amount of pressure. Additionally, he believes that there is a chance that the team could fail if they worked on the project in the way they’ve made other games in the series. Capcom will once again be looking to show results on a regular basis, and the trailer shown in September was one of the first examples of showing results for Monster Hunter 4.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip!
Bakuman: The Way of a Manga Artist (DS)
Blue Exorcist: The Phantom Labyrinth of Time (PSP)
Digimon World Re:Digitize (PSP)
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3/360)
Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royale (Arcade)
Gintama (Mobile)
Listen to Daddy Says! (PSP)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact (PSP)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (PS3/360)
One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 (DS)
One Piece: Grand Collection (Mobile)
Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle (PS3)
Tales of Innocence (Vita)
Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave (PSP)
Tekken Hybrid (PS3)
Toriko: Gourmet Battle (PC)
Toriko: Gourmet Survival (PSP)
Scans included in the set: Resident Evil: Revelations, Beyond the Labyrinth, Code of Princess, Rhythm Thief & The Emperor’s Treasure, and Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai.
Retailer blog Sinobi has listed shipment numbers for upcoming release of Monster Hunter Tri G. The site claims that Capcom has sent out 420,000 units in total for the game’s first pressing. That’s 300,000 units for the standard edition, 100,000 copies for the Slide Pad bundle, and another 20,000 for the 3DS hardware bundle.
Given the huge popularity of Monster Hunter in Japan, these numbers may seen slightly low. But Sinobi states that Capcom probably accounted for Tri’s sales on Wii when considering the shipment numbers for the 3DS title.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip!
01./00. [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword #
02./00. [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020 #
03./00. [PS3] Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle #
04./04. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
05./00. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid HD Edition #
06./00. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience: Boost
07./00. [PSP] Weiss Schwarz Portable: Boost Weiss / Boost Schwarz #
08./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: Music #
09./00. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition! #
10./01. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Subtitled Edition
11./02. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 – New World #
12./00. [PSP] Pop’n Music Portable 2
13./03. [PS3] Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch #
14./13. [WII] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
15./06. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0
16./08. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend
17./12. [WII] PokePark 2: Beyond the World
18./17. [WII] Just Dance Wii
19./19. [WII] Wii Party
20./09. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 3: Utage
These latest screenshots of Zelda: Skyward Sword in high resolution are a bit different from the first batch we posted. There still are some images of the game’s earlier sequences, though we also get a look at some of the areas found later on. Even though I’m sure most of you are aware of Skyward Sword’s complete map, I suppose this calls for a spoiler warning. The screenshots really do look fantastic!
Voice acting in Zelda games is a fairly controversial topic. Some fans support the idea of including voices for all characters other than Link while others would prefer to leave them out entirely.
To date, we’ve never seen voice overs in any Zelda title. Nintendo has been dead-set on avoiding voice acting, and they maintained that stance once again in a new interview with Game Informer.
First, Koji Kondo offered his thoughts about voice acting in Zelda:
“The most important thing about the Zelda series is that the player becomes Link. One of the challenges with full voice is that if we’re trying to convey the player’s emotion through Link, but you hear Link talking in somebody else’s voice, that creates a disconnect between you and the role that you’re taking on.”
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma also weighed in:
“…if you create a game where everybody else in the game speaks but Link doesn’t, it emphasizes the fact that he is silent and draws even more attention to it.
“Of course, this was the first time we went with fully orchestrated songs in the game, and we’ve seen what that can do to help bring the world alive and make the game that much more fun. We’re continually looking at ways that we can evolve the series. We’re not confident that we can find the right balance with full voice, so we’ll see. Everyone would be speaking Hylian, so even if you heard them speak, you wouldn’t understand them.”
Aonuma also talked about the future of Zelda. The main point here is that he’s been starting to “think a lot more about how I can take the series and really make it my own Zelda and evolve it further.”
“I started working on the series not at the beginning but part-way through its history. I think because of that, early on I was more looking objectively at the series and how we could change small, individual elements within it, rather than looking at how the series should evolve. As time has passed – particularly in the last few years – I’ve started to think a lot more about how I can take the series and really make it my own Zelda and evolve it further. As Mr. Miyamoto has allowed me to take the reins on the Zelda series, ultimately that’s what I need to do. Perhaps some people will think it’s a little bit late for me to start thinking about that, but as time goes by, that’s becoming more of a theme in how I’m approaching the series.”
