Multiplatform
North America:
1. Child of Eden (Ubisoft, X360)
2. Kinect Sports (Microsoft, X360)
3. Dance Central (Microsoft, X360)
4. Wipeout: In the Zone (Microsoft, X360)
5. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft, X360)
Japan:
1. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
2. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (D3 Publisher, X360)
3. inFamous 2 (SCEI, PS3)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, X360)
5. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo, Wii)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
2. Dirt 3 (Codemasters, PS3)
3. Dirt 3 (Codemasters, X360)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
5. Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros, X360)
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Epic Mickey (Disney)
3. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo)
2. Wii Remote Plus Variety Pack (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Billy’s Boot Camp: Wii de Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS
North America:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
3. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
4. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
5. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)
Japan:
1. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo)
2. Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 3D (Acquire)
3. Tales of the Abyss (Namco Bandai)
4. One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP (Namco Bandai)
5. Biohazard: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
UK:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
3. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends (Nintendo)
4. Rabbids 3D (Ubisoft)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo)
2. Phineas and Ferb (Disney)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Tennis no Oji-Sama Gyutto! Dokidoki Survival Umi to Yama no Love Passion (Konami)
2. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
3. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)
4. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2: Professional (Square Enix)
5. Love Plus+ (Konami)
UK:
1. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
2. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
3. Art Academy (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Doesn’t Xenoblade look glorious in HD? Admittedly, even though the game looks fantastic, I’ll take Xenoblade any way I can get it… even if it means I was forced to play it on a five inch television. I just want Nintendo of America to bring the game over here!
Thanks to TJ for the tip!
Some Nintendo fans believe that if games such as Xenoblade didn’t make their way to North America, perhaps a third-party publisher could step in to localize content. Like XSEED. In reality though, the possibility of XSEED localizing any Nintendo title isn’t great.
When asked if working on Solatorobo opened channels of communication with Nintendo of Europe, Ken Berry, Director of Publishing told Siliconera:
“No, actually. Everything, all of our communication, is done directly with Namco Bandai of Japan. Yeah, we’ve never licensed a title from Nintendo before, so I would think the prospects of that happening would be very slim.”
I realize that the question was specific to Nintendo of Europe, but I’m sure Berry’s answer also applies to Nintendo of America.
There’s some speculation going around that Nintendo plans to release both Xenoblade and The Last Story in North America. The possibility of Pandora’s Tower also launching stateside is unknown. Apparently localization for Xenoblade is already complete while The Last Story is currently being translated into English.
I’m a bit skeptical of this information, though at least it revitalizes hope once more. However, this does contradict a report from a couple of weeks ago in which Nintendo’s French lead manager said that the Xenoblade didn’t make an apperance at E3 because Nintendo of America wasn’t interested in showing product that they don’t intend to sell.
The story behind the rumor is also somewhat skeptical since it supposedly comes from a trusted source inside Nintendo (that’s not exactly difficult to fabricate!). It’d probably be wise to take this latest speculation with a huge grain of salt for now.
