Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
4. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. Xenoblade (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. Dance on Broadway (Ubisoft)
3. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
4. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Toy Story 3 (Disney)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. 100 Classic Books (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Spark (Level 5)
2. Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Bomber (Level 5)
3. Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 3rd Story (Konami)
4. Love Plus+ (Konami)
5. Eigokoro Kyoushitsu DS (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
2. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Club Penguin: Herbert’s Revenge (Disney)
5. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
Director: “The feel and reverberation when you’ve played this game is probably the sense of ‘companion.’ After having seen everything through repeated test play, this is what always remains in the end.”
– Director believes game gives you this feeling since of connections it shows with your companions in other parts of the game besides the story
– Conversations might be related to the skill system
– You can have conversations with A partners within the “intervals” of realtime battles
– “Trivial” conversations when you’re on the move as well
– Director: “There exists drama even in battle”
– Producer says your comrades in the game talk a lot, including during battle and when on the move
– Producer: “You’ll hear conversations amongst your comrades in all sorts of situations.”
– Conversations will stay with you and help show the characters’ personalities/relationships
– Producer: “Players are surrounded in their comrades’ conversations.”
– Producer believes players will realize the warmth of being surrounded by friends when they’re alone
WiiWare
Jett Rocket (1000pts – Shin’en Multimedia)
VC
Ufouria: The Saga (500pts – Sunsoft)
DSiWare
Maestro! Green Groove (500pts – Neko Entertainment)
Prehistorik Man (800pts – Interplay)
Extreme Hangman (200pts – Gamelion Studios)
Ball Fighter (500pts – Teyon)
Puffins: Let’s Fish! (500pts – Other Ocean Interactive)
NINTENDO DS AND WII TOP U.S. VIDEO GAME HARDWARE SALES IN MAY
Nintendo’s video game systems again increased their lead versus other platforms in May, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game industry sales in the United States. The Nintendo DS™ family of portable systems took the top hardware spot with more than 383,000 sold, with sales representing more than 86 percent of all hand-held gaming platform units sold during the month. Nintendo’s Wii™ home console followed at No. 2 with more than 334,000 sold.
Four of the top 10 best-selling games of May play on Nintendo systems. These include Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 at No. 3 with more than 563,000 sold, New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 6 with more than 183,000 sold, Wii Fit Plus with the Wii Balance Board at No. 7 with more than 161,000 sold and Pokémon™ SoulSilver Version at No. 8 with more than 141,000 sold.
DSi LL – 41,676
PSP – 23,257
PS3 – 19,578
Wii – 19,115
Xbox 360 – 17,370
DSi – 17,306
DS Lite – 5,209
PS2 – 1,530
PSP go – 845
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from last week.
DSi LL – 30,183
PSP – 20,929
Wii – 19,045
DSi – 18,214
PS3 – 17,175
DS Lite – 5,126
Xbox 360 – 2,060
PS2 – 1,568
PSP go – 837
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