Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 32 Comments

Nintendo has issued a response to the latest NPD report, revealing some fairly impressive sales for its two primary systems and games.

Hardware sales for Nintendo platforms are up by 100 percent over the month prior, the company says. The 3DS family sold roughly 770,000 units, bringing the handheld’s lifetime sales past 10 million to nearly 10.5 million units in the US. Wii U sales also rose by more than 340 percent over sales in October.

Notable software sales include Pokemon X/Y at 225,000 units (lifetime 2.35 million units), Zelda: A Link Between Worlds at 280,000 units (405,000 with the Zelda 3DS XL bundle), and Super Mario 3D World at 215,000 units.

You can find Nintendo’s full response below.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of November. The results can be found below.

1. Call of Duty: Ghosts
2. Battlefield 4
3. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
4. Madden NFL 25
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. NBA 2K14
7. Skylanders Swap Force
8. Just Dance 2014
9. Disney Infinity
10. FIFA 14

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Amazon Japan has put together listings of the top-selling video games on its website for 2013. The data is based on sales between December 1, 2012 and November 30, 2013. You can find listings for the top 20 best-selling titles below, plus specific breakdowns for each platform.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 – 204,784 / NEW
2. [WII] Dragon Quest X Version 2 – 117,432 / NEW
3. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 111,790 / 3,200,919
4. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 93,471 / NEW
5. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy – 91,643 / NEW
6. [WIU] Dragon Quest X Version 2 – 70,648 / NEW
7. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 43,844 / 183,245
8. [3DS] Bravely Default: For the Sequel – 35,617 / NEW
9. [3DS] Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal Clash Duel Carnival – 26,497 / NEW
10. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – 21,600 / 358,755
11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 20,601 / 3,002,358
12. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 – 18,255 / 106,933
13. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 16,920 / 52,269
14. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 15,523 / 288,367
15. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red – 15,145 / 123,374
16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 15,039 / 3,496,578
17. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection – 12,816 / 1,523,528
18. [3DS] Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess – 12,737 / 99,261
19. [PSV] God Eater 2 – 12,610 / 338,544
20. [PSP] God Eater 2 – 11,337 / 161,939

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 7 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 92,375
Wii U – 48,762
3DS – 32,894
Vita – 25,594
PS3 – 24,085
PSP – 4,416
Vita TV – 3,772
Wii – 767
Xbox 360 – 473

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 82,409
Wii U – 28,518
3DS – 25,964
Vita – 20,202
PS3 – 13,311
Vita TV – 5,391
PSP – 4,232
Wii – 588
Xbox 360 – 309

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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
2. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
5. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
6. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2014 – Ubisoft
8. Wii Party U – Nintendo
9. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft

3DS

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
5. Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. Bravely Default – Nintendo
8. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
9. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
10. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
3		1			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8		2			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–		3			GRAN TURISMO 6	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
1		4			KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7		5			FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13		6			JUST DANCE 2014	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
2		7			FIFA 14	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		8			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
5		9			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14		10			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
9		11			FIFA 14	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
15		12			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
12		13			BATTLEFIELD 4	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16		14			FIFA 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		15			BATTLEFIELD 4	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		16			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19		17			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
6		18			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
25		19			BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		20			WWE 2K14	XB360	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
23		21			BATTLEFIELD 4	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
17		22			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34		23			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
33		24			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	PC	SEGA	SEGA
29		25			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
18		26			KNACK	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27		27			THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
11		28			NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		29			BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20		30			SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
36		31			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
37		32			POKEMON X	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
30		33			SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
39		34			SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE	XB360	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
38		35			POKEMON Y	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		36			WWE 2K14	PS3	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
–		37			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
22		38			FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
26		39			BATTLEFIELD 4	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
32		40			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	INFINITY WARD	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		2			FIFA 14	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		3			BATTLEFIELD 4	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		4			ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
7		5			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
6		6			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9		7			JUST DANCE 2014	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		8			GRAN TURISMO 6	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4		9			KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL	GUERRILLA GAMES	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10		10			BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS	WB GAMES MONTREAL	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8		11			NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	GHOST GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11		12			SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE	BEENOX	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
12		13			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
22		14			WWE 2K14	YUKE’S	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
16		15			DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
19		16			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20		17			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
13		18			KNACK	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
17		19			THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
14		20			SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
21		21			ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS	ROVIO	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25		22			HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
27		23			POKEMON X	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
28		24			POKEMON Y	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
31		25			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
15		26			FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
30		27			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23		28			RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
18		29			DEAD RISING 3	CAPCOM VANCOUVER	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
35		30			PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE AZRAN LEGACY	LEVEL 5	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
37		31			TEARAWAY	MEDIA MOLECULE	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
36		32			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
33		33			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
24		34			RYSE: SON OF ROME	CRYTEK	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
26		35			NBA 2K14	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
34		36			SAINTS ROW IV	DEEP SILVER VOLITION	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
29		37			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		38			LITTLEBIGPLANET PS VITA	TARSIER/DOUBLE ELEVEN	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
38		39			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US ULTIMATE ED.	HIGH VOLTAGE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
32		40			F1 2013	CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 # (Sega) {2013.11.28} (¥6.279) – 88.708 / NEW <66,66%>
02./04. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 86.391 / 3.089.129 (+18%)
03./01. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) {2013.11.21} (¥7.770) – 60.073 / 337.155 (-78%)
04./02. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 39.812 / 139.400 (-60%)
05./00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.11.28} (¥5.040) – 35.472 / NEW
06./00. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft) {2013.11.28} (¥7.770) – 35.348 / NEW
07./07. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (Konami) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) – 25.166 / 212.844 (-30%)
08./03. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) – 24.623 / 108.228 (-71%)
09./00. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG: Infinite Battle # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.28} (¥7.480) – 22.833 / NEW
10./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 21.969 / 2.981.758 (+4%)
11./08. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) – 21.217 / 241.100 (-27%)
12./06. [PSV] God Eater 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) – 20.556 / 325.933 (-47%)
13./10. [PSP] God Eater 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) – 18.071 / 150.602 (-12%)
14./00. [PSV] Criminal Girls: Invitation (Nippon Ichi Software) {2013.11.28} (¥6.090) – 16.415 / NEW
15./00. [3DS] Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live: Kira Kira My Design (Takara Tomy) {2013.11.28} (¥5.229) – 15.882 / NEW
16./00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 with Xtreme Legends # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.11.28} (¥7.560) – 15.094 / NEW
17./05. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) – 14.436 / 86.524 (-80%)
18./00. [3DS] Kamen Rider: Travelers Senki (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.28} (¥5.480) – 12.031 / NEW
19./00. [PSV] Dynasty Warriors 8 with Xtreme Legends # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.11.28} (¥7.140) – 11.870 / NEW
20./15. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 11.676 / 605.046 (-14%)

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 7 Comments

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 – 88,708 / NEW
02. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 86,391 / 3,089,129
03. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – 60,073 / 337,155
04. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 39,812 / 139,400
05. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends – 35,472 / NEW
06. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 35,348 / NEW
07. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 25,166 / 212,844
08. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red – 24,623 / 108,228
09. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Infinite Battle – 22,833 / NEW
10. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 21,969 / 2,981,758
11. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – 21,217 / 241,100
12. [PSV] God Eater 2 – 20,556 / 325,933
13. [PSP] God Eater 2 – 18,071 / 150,602
14. [PSV] Criminal Girls Invitation – 16,415 / NEW
15. [3DS] Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live Kirakira My Design – 15,882 / NEW
16. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 incl. Xtreme Legends – 15,094 / NEW
17. [3DS] Aikatsu! Both of my princess – 14,436 / 86,524
18. [3DS] Travelers Rider Senki – 12,031 / NEW
19. [PSV] Dynasty Warriors 8 incl. Xtreme Legends – 11,870 / NEW
20. [PS3] GTA V – 11,676 / 605,046

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 82,409
Wii U – 28,518
3DS – 25,964
Vita – 20,202
PS3 – 13,311
Vita TV – 5,391
PSP – 4,232
Wii – 588
Xbox 360 – 309

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 63,709
Vita – 21,044
Wii U – 21,002
3DS – 20,797
PS3 – 12,436
Vita TV – 7,868
PSP – 3,546
Wii – 457
Xbox 360 – 342

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