NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of August 2014. The results can be found below.
1. Madden NFL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
2. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
3. Minecraft (360, PS3)
4. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3)
5. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC, Wii U)
6. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, 3DS, DS, Xbox One, Vita, PC)
7. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One)
8. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
9. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. The Lego Movie Videogame (360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, Vita)
You can find more details from this month’s NPD report over on GamesBeat.
The 3DS version of Super Smash Bros. has a special mode called Smash Run. It does support local play, but the mode doesn’t work online.
That confirmation comes straight from Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai. While Japanese magazine Famitsu recently indicated that Smash Run can be experienced over the Internet, Sakurai told one fan on Twitter that this was a mistake.
Update: Best Buy has now opened pre-orders for the Smash Bros. systems: blue and red.
GameStop has now started to take pre-orders for the new 3DS XL systems revealed today. These include the Smash Bros. Editions, NES Edition, and Persona Q Edition.
Links to each are posted below:
Smash Bros. Edition (blue)
Smash Bros. Edition (red)
NES Edition
Persona Q Edition
We only have GameStop links at the moment, though the NES and Persona Q systems will be exclusive to the retailer. If other stores open pre-orders for the Smash Bros. versions, we’ll add them in.
Arrow Time U is due out on the North American Wii U eShop next Thursday, developer XenoHorizon has confirmed. Pricing is set at $1.99.
XenoHorizon announced on Twitter earlier this week:
(cc: Arrow Time U hitting the Wii U eShop on 9/18 for $1.99!) @NinEverything @nintendolife @NintendoNews @NINTENthusiast @Cubed3
— XenoHorizon (@XenoHorizon) September 9, 2014
Nintendo announced a few new bundles for North America yesterday. These included two special Smash Bros. systems, a NES-inspired design, and a Persona Q bundle.
Regarding the latter two, it turns out that they won’t be released in Europe. The company confirmed to Eurogamer that there are “no plans” to bring either hardware option to the continent.
The final roster for the new Smash Bros. games is in. Early buyers of the 3DS version have completed unlocking characters, so the fun is sadly over.
Head past the break for the full list.
Natsume has shared new information about Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley. This time around, we have details regarding the game’s bachelorettes.
Check out overviews of each below.
Emily serves as a waitress at her mother’s restaurant as she learns the ropes of the business. Always quick to smile, she is both very energetic and active! Emily is terrified of insects, but otherwise is adventurous, and practically fearless. Like her mother Hanna, she’s very straightforward, and loves working at the restaurant, carrying on the family tradition. As you’d expect, Emily is a force to be reckoned with in the Cooking Festival! You’d better give it everything you’ve got if you want to beat her cooking!
April is a gentle girl, and the daughter of Iris, who travels to the Lost Valley to hunt for and purchase flowers. She has her mother’s eyes, as well as sharing the same soft blonde hair. April is training to take over her mother’s duties when she retires…if she can get over her crippling shyness! April loves flowers, and wants to gather those that grow in the Lost Valley. Gentle, generous, and good-natured, it’s unusual to find April in a bad mood. April is very talented at making beautiful bouquets, but she doesn’t see it that way, and is very critical of herself.
Catherine has grown up living a posh life in a mansion. With a no-nonsense attitude, her cold shoulder has scared away any potential friends she may have made within the Lost Valley. If you’re willing to get close to this prickly cactus, you’ll discover in truth that she’s a lonely young woman. Catherine has spent many hours alone in her mansion, so she’s had to grow up with a sense of self-reliance, and doesn’t trust others easily. Although she is loath to admit it, deep down, she wants and needs friends, human contact, and love.
Screenshots featuring Emily, April, and Catherine can be found in our gallery above.
Source: Natsume PR
