The poor sales of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the DS has been well chronicled. In spite of receiving critical acclaim, the title pretty much bombed in its opening month in the United States. Nintendo said that the sales of Chinatown Wars would grow over time, but it doesn’t look like the game has been selling a whole lot more since April. But in a recent interview, Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway discussed the poor sales of the game and noted that heavier and long-term advertising should have been in place.
Very recently, the DS became the fastest-selling console ever in the UK. Yet the handheld has already managed to obtain another achievement in the same country. Data from GfK Chart-Track shows that at the end of week 27 this year, the DS sold 10.05 units in total. This means that the portable surpassed the PS2 in sales, which stood at 10.02 total units sold. Of course, the DS has accomplished this in a much shorter period of time at a little less than five years.
Wii – 101,000
PSP – 66,000
DSi LL – 62,000
PS3 – 50,000
DSi – 45,000
DS Lite – 6,700
Xbox 360 – 4,300
PSPgo – 3,600
PS2 – 2,500
1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 935,000 / NEW
2. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 – 287,000 / NEW
3. [PSP] Gunduam vs. Gundam Next Plus – 223,000 / NEW
4. [WII] Samurai Warriors 3 – 121,000 / NEW
5. [DS] Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute – 85,000 / 391,000
6. [DS] Tomodachi Collection – 75,000 / 1,822,000
7. [WII] PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Great Adventure – 64,000 / NEW
8. [DS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver – 63,000 / 3,153,000
9. [WII] Wii Fit Plus – 52,000 / 1,044,000
10. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed 2 – 49,000 / NEW
11. [PSP] Tokimeki Memorial 4
12. [DS] Power Pro-Kun Pocket 12
13. [DS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha – Blizzard
14. [DS] Metal Fight Beyblade: Bakutan Cyber Pegasus
15. [Wii] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W
16. [360] Assassin’s Creed 2
17. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 Senkoku Ishin no Hero Daisyuugou ! No Ken
18. [WII] Wii Sports Resort
19. [DS] Stitch! Ohana to Rhythm de Daibouken
20. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Dodon to 2 Yome! 21. [DS] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
21. [DS] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
22. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010
23. [DS] Kaijuu Busters
24. [DS] New Super Mario Bros.
25. [WII] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
26. [PSP] J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J
27. [WII] Mario Kart Wii
28. [DS] Tamagotchi no Narikiri Channeru
29. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best)
30. [DS] Dragon Quest IX
1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii
2. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2
3. [PSP] Gundam Vs Gundam Next Plus
4. [WII] Samurai Warriors 3
5. [DS] Professor Layton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny
6. [DS] Friend Collection
7. [WII] PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Great Adventure
8. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed 2
9. [WII] Wii Fit Plus
10. [PSP] Tokimeki Memorial 4
Nintendo Power has revealed that Mega Man 10 is in development. Like Mega Man 9, the game will be heading to WiiWare. The game will have a similar style and gameplay compared to the last entry, topped off with, once again, NES-like graphics. You can check out a scan from the magazine above, which features the first screenshots of the title.
– Developed by Jupiter
– Puzzle title
– Need to flip blocks to make a loop of one color
– Red, blue, yellow blocks
– Blocks inside the loop get cleared
– Execute combos for higher scores
– Normal mode: Try to attain a high score, clear panels in a time limit
– Tsume Panewa: 50 puzzles, clear panels in move limit
– Story mode: Play the game with a story, which is set in Kyoto
– Releasing on December 16 in Japan
– 500 points
Just trying to get the site up to speed with some of the news we missed during the downtime…