Update: NPD made a reporting error in its data. The new list is as follows:
1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Activision
2. GTA V – Take-Two Interactive
3. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
4. Madden NFL 15 – EA
5. Assassin’s Creed Unity – Ubisoft
6. Far Cry 4 – Ubisoft
7. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
9. NBA 2K15 – Take-Two Interactive
10. Halo: The Master Chief Collection – Microsoft
NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November 2014. The results can be found below.
- 1.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, PC)
- 2.) Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
- 3.) Super Smash Bros. (NWU, 3DS)
- 4.) Madden NFL 15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3)
- 5.) Pokemon Alpha Sapphire (3DS)
- 6.) Far Cry 4 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
- 7.) Pokemon Omega Ruby (3DS)
- 8.) NBA 2K15 (PS4, 360, XBO, PS3, PC)
- 9.) Assassin’s Creed: Unity (PS4, XBO, PC)
- 10.) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (XBO)
Nintendo’s response to the November 2014 NPD report is in. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and amiibo all experienced high sales.
On the portable side, 3DS software sales rose by over 40 percent compared to the same time last year. Wii U hardware and software sales increased by over 10 percent and 90 percent respectively over the same period last year. The week of November 23 was the biggest single week of Wii U hardware sales since the console’s launch in 2012.
Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire have sold almost 1.5 million combined physical and digital units in the U.S. thus far. Total Smash Bros. 3DS sales have surpassed 1.5 million copies while Smash Bros. Wii U sold nearly 710,000 units. Nintendo says amiibo sales “are approximately equal to sales of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U so far, while Link, Mario and Pikachu (in that order) have been the best-selling figures to date.”
View Nintendo’s full NPD response below.
Retro City Rampage DX is out of the question for Wii U. However, that doesn’t mean Vblank Entertainment isn’t interested in Nintendo’s console.
Vblank confirmed on Twitter that the company has had a dev kit since 2012. Additionally, the developer “will definitely consider bringing future games to the platform”.
Vblank wrote on Twitter a few moments ago:
For those wondering: I bought a Wii U devkit in 2012 and will definitely consider bringing future games to the platform, just not RCR/DX.
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) December 11, 2014
A few new deals have gone live on the Wii U eShop this week, including Armillo, which is now available for just $4. Here’s a look at the latest sales in full:
Color Zen – $2.79 (was $3.99) until February 2
Spikey Walls – $0.69 (was $0.99) until January 7
Armillo – $3.99 (was $7.99) until January 1
Color Zen Kids – $2.79 (was $3.99) until February 2
Shut the Box – $0.69 (was $0.99) until January 7
Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade – $4.99 (was $8.99) until February 2
Blok Drop U – $0.99 (was $1.99) until January 7
My Style Studio: Hair Salon – $3.99 (was $4.99) until February 2
Poker Dice Solitaire Future – $0.69 (was $0.99) until January 7
Shut The Box – $0.69 (was $0.99) until January 7
Initial D Perfect Shift Online was a big success for SEGA thanks to over 500,000 downloads. So it shouldn’t come as a major surprise that a follow-up is planned for 3DS.
Here’s what we know about the sequel, which is titled Initial D Perfect Shift Online 2nd Stage:
– Has similar gameplay to the first title
– Customize and tune-up your car for tight-drifting races
– New scenarios and content
– Characters from the series that you’ll get to go head-to-head against
– The new scenario will revolve around a mysterious Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II driver, among other new rivals
– Can purchase cars driven by other characters
– These include Smiley Sakai’s Integra Type R DC2 and Itsuki Takeuchi’s AE85 Levin
– The cars driven by other characters can also be fully customized to a competitive level
– The cards featuring various characters will also be there to provide players with special skills that can be used for races
– Up to 400 cards
– Cards can also be combined as long as they’re the same names, for added skills
– Out in Japan this winter
