December 2013 NPD: 3DS was the best-selling system for the month, 2013 overall
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3DS took the top spot as the best-selling gaming system in the US last month, the latest NPD data reveals.
That’s not all though. We’re also hearing that the 3DS was the top-selling hardware for 2013 as a whole.
All seems to be well for Nintendo in the portable space. The situation is a bit more mysterious for Wii U, but it’s no secret that the console has struggled.
December 2013 NPD: top 10 best-selling games in the U.S., annual top 10 for 2013
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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 December as well as for 2013 overall. The results can be found above.
UK’s top 100 best-selling retail games of 2013
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MCV has published a listing of the UK’s top 100 best-selling retail games of 2013, courtesy of data provided by UKIE/GfK Chart-Track. You can find the full lineup below.
1. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
2. FIFA 14 (EA)
3. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
4. Battlefield 4 (EA)
5. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
6. Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
7. FIFA 13 (EA)
8. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
9. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
10. The Last of Us (Sony)
11. Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros)
12. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)
13. Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
14. Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
15. Saints Row IV (Deep Silver)
16. BioShock Infinite (2K Games)
17. Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony)
18. Need for Speed: Rivals (EA)
19. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
20. Skylanders: Swap Force (Activision)
More: Chart-Track, charts, sales, UK, UKIE
Kirby Triple Deluxe outperforms previous three Kirby games in Japan, based on first week sales
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Kirby Triple Deluxe is off to a great start in Japan having sold 214,208 copies in its first week, according to data from Media Create. That figure stacks up extremely favorably to the previous three Kirby games released.
Kirby’s Return to Dreamland comes the closet with first week sales standing in at 136,811 units. Kirby’s Epic Yarn sold only 92,280 copies, and Kirby: Mass Attack only moved 74,915 units in its first few days.
Ultimately, lifetime sales are probably what will end up mattering the most. That being said, Nintendo must be pleased with Kirby Triple Deluxe’s performance so far.
Media Create software sales (1/6 – 1/12)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 214,208 / NEW
2. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 52,880 / 1,216,421
3. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 34,179 / 3,870,125
4. [3DS] Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 26,286 / 323,502
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 19,497 / 3,179,551
6. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 16,286 / 241,733
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 14,195 / 308,946
8. [3DS] Sentouchuu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 13,665 / 224,869
9. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 13,079 / 452,521
10. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 12,237 / 194,407
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 10,929 / 3,641,321
12. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 9,310 / 202,029
13. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V – 9,299 / 674,835
14. [PS3] Shin Gundam Musou – 9,266 / 201,529
15. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy – 7,369 / 216,964
16. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection – 7,323 / 1,645,697
17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 7,276 / 2,258,319
18. [3DS] Shin Gundam Musou – 6,948 / 97,882
19. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 6,948 / 291,010
20. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 – 6,099 / 297,352
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Media Create hardware sales (1/6 – 1/12)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 40,038
Vita – 29,494
3DS – 20,116
PS3 – 14,845
Wii U – 14,020
PSP – 4,758
Vita TV – 2,522
Xbox 360 – 281
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 114,156
Vita – 70,087
3DS – 62,399
Wii U – 51,271
PS3 – 40,085
PSP – 13,283
Vita TV – 5,313
Xbox 360 – 447
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Disney Magical World ships 500,000 copies in Japan
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Disney Magical World has been a hit for Namco Bandai in Japan. 500,000 copies of the game have been shipped including download sales, the publisher revealed today.
Nintendo announced Disney Magical World for release in North America last week. The title is set to arrive on April 11.
More: Disney Magical World, Japan, Namco Bandai, sales
Spain: Install base for gaming systems through the end of 2014, first week comparisons
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IGN’s Bolo Muñoz-Calero has provided updated gaming sales figures in Spain through the end of 2013.
Below are the total install bases as of the new year:
NDS: 4.500.000
Wii : 2.800.000
PS3: 2.500.000
PSP: 2.400.000
360: 1.100.000
3DS: 900.000
PSV: 250.000
PS4: 157.000
WiU: 80.000
XBO: 35.000
Muñoz-Calero additionally shared the following first week sales comparison:

Thanks to snow for the tip.
UK software sales (Week ending 1/11) – Wii U/3DS charts
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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. Pikmin 3 – Nintendo
5. Zelda: Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
6. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – Nintendo
7. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
8. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
9. Just Dance 4
10. Wii Party U – Nintendo
3DS
1. Pokemon X – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
3. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
4. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – Nintendo
5. Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
6. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
7. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
8. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Level-5
9. Bravely Default – Nintendo
10. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
Source: Chart-Track
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2013 UK gaming hardware rankings
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Eurogamer has published a UK chart ranking sales of gaming systems in 2013, based on data obtained from Chart-Track. The full results are posted below.
- 3DS (including 2DS, XL) – up 4 per cent
- Xbox 360 – down 30.7 per cent
- PS4
- PS3 – down 31 per cent
- Xbox One
- Vita – down 41 per cent
- Wii U – up 41.5 per cent
- Wii – down 72 per cent