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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 08, 2012, 08:05:04 PM »

NPD!
http://www.gamespot.com/news/february-game-sales-slide-20-npd-6365198

FEBRUARY 2012 US GAME SALES
OVERALL DOLLAR SALES
Total retail sales: $1.06 billion (-20%)
Non-PC hardware: $381.4 million (-18%)
Non-PC software: $464.4 million (-23%)
Total software: $485.7 million (-24%)
Accessories: $215.2 million (-16%)

TOP 10 GAMES FOR FEBRUARY 2012
Title (Platforms) - Publisher
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360, PS3, PC) - Activision
2. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (X360, PS3) - Square Enix
3. UFC Undisputed 3 (X360, PS3) - THQ
4. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (X360, PS3, PC) - Electronic Arts
5. Just Dance 3 (Wii, X360, PS3) - Ubisoft
6. NBA 2K12 (X360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, PC) - Take-Two
7. Soulcalibur V (X360, PS3) - Namco Bandai
8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC) - Bethesda Softworks
9. Twisted Metal (PS3) - Sony
10. Battlefield 3 (X360, PS3, PC) - EA

Looks like Final Fantasy 13-2 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning fared well for their debut month. Also, Soul Calibur 5 and Twisted Metal (2012) managed to chart as well. UFC Undisputed 3 taking 3rd place is a bit of bright news for troubled THQ.

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TalkBack / Re: Game Developers Conference 2012

« on: March 08, 2012, 07:01:15 AM »

I have my doubts that the Aliens: Colonial Marines is from the Wii U version. It looks similar to the canned footage used in E3 2011.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012

« on: March 08, 2012, 06:40:05 AM »

I wouldn't worry too much over the art book. It will most likely be a forgettable little thing of a dozen or two pages. The art books I got with Demon's Souls and Fate/Extra amounted to that much (I still love them though). Speaking of Fate/Extra, pre-ordering it from GameStop netted me an exclusive booklet. The art book that is being packed in with Xenoblade Chronicles is most likely a GameStop exclusive as well. Though, it doesn't make sense since the whole game is practically a GameStop exclusive.

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TalkBack / Re: Havok Technologies Powering Wii U

« on: March 07, 2012, 08:02:04 PM »

Ah, delicious middleware.


Correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't Super Smash Bros. Brawl use Havok stuff? I recall seeing the logo somewhere in Brawl's credits or titles.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 07, 2012, 04:43:51 PM »

Japan Numbers!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-07/one-piece-kaizoku-musou-game-sells-655774-at-no.1

Japan's Game Ranking: February 27-March 4
Rank   System   Title   Maker   Release Date   Weekly Copies   Total Copies
1   PS3   One Piece Kaizoku Musou Bandai Namco Games   March 1   655,774   655,774
2   3DS   Mario & Sonic at London Olympics   Nintendo   March 1   43,155   43,155   
3   3DS   Bokujō Monogatari: Hajimari no Daichi   Marvelous AQL   February 23   27,378   108,509   
4   PSP   Great Battle Fullblast (Including Limited Edition)   Bandai Namco Games   March 1   24,289   24,289   
5   3DS   Theatrhythm Final Fantasy   Square Enix   February 16   21,540   99,532
6   3DS   Mario Kart 7   Nintendo   December 1   18,945   1,546,212   
7   PS3   Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations   BNG   February 23   17,917   83,675   
8   3DS   Super Mario 3D Land   Nintendo   November 3   16,142   1,386,318   
9   3DS   Monster Hunter 3 G (Including Bundled Edition)   CAPCOM   December 10   15,836   1,283,511
10   PSP   Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave   Bandai Namco Games   February 23   12,358   97,668   
11   3DS   Doraemon: Nobita to Kiseki no Shima ~Animal Adventure~   FuRyu   March 1   12,228   12,228   
12   PS3   Asura's Wrath   CAPCOM   February 23   7,795   38,103   
13   3DS   Resident Evil Revelations   CAPCOM   January 26   7,444   251,560   
14   PS3   Binary Domain   Sega   February 16   6,775   95,364   
15   PS3   UFC Undisputed 3   Konami   March 1   6,198   6,198   
16   Wii   Just Dance Wii   Nintendo   October 13   6,043   555,149
17   PSP   Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou 3 Z Special   Tecmo KOEI Games   February 16   5,224   30,527   
18   PSP   Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP the Best)   CAPCOM   September 22   5,156   207,523
19   PSP   Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Portable   Bandai Namco Games   February 23   5,142   62,111
20   PS3   Gran Turismo 5 Spec II   SCE   February 2   4,922   53,096


Hardware Sales
System   Weekly Sales
3DS   70,744
PS3   65,116
PSP   15,715
Vita   10,023
Wii   8,111
PS2   1,377
Xbox 360   1,248
DSi LL   810
DSi   553

The very popular One Piece series proves to be very popular. The new Mario and Sonic Olympics game takes a distant 2nd place. The new Harvest Moon and Theatrhythm stick around in the top 5.

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TalkBack / Re: Shin'en Developing Games for Wii U

« on: March 06, 2012, 03:09:02 PM »

Should we expect a Wii U eShop at launch? Or is that asking for too much?


This is great news. I wonder what Shin'en will release first for the platform. A shoot'em up? A racing game? A platforming game? Or maybe a puzzle game? You never know with these guys.

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TalkBack / Re: Assassin's Creed III Confirmed for Wii U

« on: March 06, 2012, 05:14:11 AM »

I always wanted an Assassin's Creed game set in feudal Japan during the Tokugawa Shougunate. 

Tenchu games. Acquire and From Software has got you covered. That is unless you really want an open-world level structure.

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TalkBack / Re: Assassin's Creed III Confirmed for Wii U

« on: March 05, 2012, 06:15:31 PM »

As for the game, I won't be getting it on Wii U (yeah, I know. big surprise there).  There's no reason to.

There's no reason to period, unless you are a fan of repetitive, monotonous gameplay. I've only played the first game and I honestly don't understand what the appeal of it is. There's a few basic things you do in the game and then you repeat them dozens of times, and its all the same stuff. Doing that for the course of one game was enough for me.

The first game was half a tech demo and grand vision and half a "crap, we need to have a game".
Assassin's Creed 2 addresses all the issues you have with Assassin's Creed 1. The game hardly ever has you doing the same thing or mission twice or thrice. Assassin's Creed 2 takes all the wonder and promise the lead up to Assassin's Creed 1 had and makes a great game with it. Also, you stab dudes in the face!

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TalkBack / Re: Assassin's Creed III Confirmed for Wii U

« on: March 05, 2012, 04:54:50 PM »

That said, if you missed Assassin's Creed 1-Revelations I'm not sure 3 will be the best place to get onboard.  The Assassin's Creed story has gotten pretty needlessly stupid and convoluted by this point.  Hopefully since they're bringing in the Nintendo casuals and diehards with this game, Ubisoft will do a better job of making the story accessible than they've done so far.

It's only needlessly stupid and convoluted if you care about Desmond's story. If you just want to be a guy in a historical setting stabbing other people, then I think it wouldn't be too hard jumping in to Assassin's Creed 3 and ignore the future story line.


I sort of like the Desmond story from what I've played of AssCreed 1 and 2, but I can understand the people that do not care or abhor the particular story thread.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 02, 2012, 03:39:35 PM »

but that they were going to steal away our hobby and give it to someone else.

Entitled, much?

Ah, the problem of the internet. That, and "I want my opinion parroted back at me to validate myself, and I will not accept anything else."

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 01, 2012, 05:52:08 PM »

I just want to see one ultimate doom article for Sony. The industry just hates Nintendo with a passion.

They hate because they love and care so much! And Sony's financials aren't in good shape, at least from hearsay.
For better or for worse, people have a closer eye and heart on Nintendo, worrying or watching their every move. If Sony were to exit or become a third-party publisher, it would be the year's headline (at least in the video game world). If Nintendo were to do it, I can't imagine a world where it wouldn't be a historic inflection point.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: February 29, 2012, 06:05:05 PM »

Japan numbers!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-29/tales-of-the-heroes-harvest-moon-naruto-top-game-charts


Japan's Game Ranking: February 20-26
Rank   System   Title   Maker   Release Date   Weekly Copies   Total Copies   4Gamer Reader Review
1   PSP   Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave (Including Limited Edition)   Bandai Namco Games   February 23   85,309 85,309   
2   3DS   Bokujō Monogatari: Hajimari no Daichi (Harvest Moon)   Marvelous AQL   February 23   81,131   81,131   
3   PS3   Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations   Bandai Namco Games   February 23   65,758   65,758   
4   PSP   Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Portable (Haganai Portable) (Including Limited Edition)   Bandai Namco Games   February 23   56,969   56,969   95   
5   PS3   Asura's Wrath   CAPCOM   February 23   30,308   30,308   80   
6   PSP   Nendoroid Generation (Including Limited Edition)   Bandai Namco Games   February 23   21,991   21,991   
7   3DS   Super Mario 3D Land   Nintendo   November 03   21,400   1,370,176   83   
8   3DS   Mario Kart 7   Nintendo   December 01   20,744   1,527,266   78   
9   3DS   Monster Hunter 3 G (Including Bundled Edition)   CAPCOM   December 10   17,841   1,267,675   77   
10   PS3   The IDOLM@STER Anime & G4U! Pack Vol. 5   Bandai Namco Games   February 23   17,038   17,038   85   
11   PS3   Binary Domain   Sega   February 16   14,905   88,589   43   
12   PSP   Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time 5 Kazahana-ki (Including Limited Edition)   KOEI Tecmo Games   February 23   12,630   12,630   
13   3DS   Resident Evil Revelations   CAPCOM   January 26   12,210   244,116   84   
14   PS3   Touch Shot! -Love Application- (Including Limited Edition)   Compile Heart   February 23   11,077   11,077   
15   3DS   Theatrhythm Final Fantasy   Square Enix   February 16   10,786   77,993   75
16   PS3   Gal*Gun (Including Limited Edition)   Alchemist   February 23   9,002   9,002   
17   3DS   New LovePlus (Including Limited, Bundled Editions)   Konami   February 14   8,644   113,613   61   
18   PSP   Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou 3 Z Special   KOEI Tecmo Games   February 16   8,178   25,303   
19   PSP   Snow Bride Portable(Including Limited Edition)   Idea Factory   February 23   8,044   8,044   
20   PSP   Gensō Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyaku-nen no Toki   Konami   February 09   7,607   83,086   39   

Hardware Sales
System   Weekly Sales
3DS   76,322
PS3   27,111
PSP   15,928
Vita   11,186
Wii   7,878
Xbox 360   1,508
PS2   1,269
DSi LL   977
DSi   662

Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave, the latest Tales Of game that crosses over between various Tales Of games, has a strong debut. Along with it is the latest Harvest Moon game that is on the 3DS. Theatrhythm is in the teens, but I've read that it is sold out/hard to find in Japan.

The 3DS still selling well with the PS3 far behind it. Also, another week of the PSP selling more than the Vita.

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TalkBack / Re: The Binding of Isaac 3DS Release Blocked

« on: February 29, 2012, 02:01:23 AM »

The REAL reason The Binding of Isaac isn't coming to the 3DS is because the game hasn't been reviewed by the ESRB because if it did, it would get an AO rating.  This is why Edmund McMillen is a lying asshat who's trying to pass the blame on Nintendo for why the game isn't coming when in reality it's completely his fault for creating an AO rated game which Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony all have policies against releasing on their consoles.

Plus it not exactly the religious themes that would get it an AO rating, it's the fact the game stars a young naked boy who fights enemies like aborted fetuses and giant vagina's, with some of his power up's involving killing himself.  I'm sorry but if you create a game that involves naked children killing themselves and fighting giant vagina's, it's going to get an instant AO rating no matter what religious themes it might have.

I had to check for myself on the game's Steam store page and was surprised to see that the game is unrated.

By the way, this comes in a year when Nintendo itself will publish games featuring both angels (Kid Icarus Uprising) and demons (Onii Training).

Oh, that's just Nintendo using familiar beings of various mythologies. The Binding of Issac's premise:

When Isaac’s mother starts hearing the voice of God demanding a sacrifice be made to prove her faith, Isaac escapes into the basement facing droves of deranged enemies, lost brothers and sisters, his fears, and eventually his mother.

is on a wholly different level.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Files for Personal Weather Station Patent

« on: February 28, 2012, 08:49:17 PM »

Doesn't the Wii already have a channel that tells you the weather? I guess this would be a good thing for those who don't have their Wiis online enabled, though.

From my experience, the Wii's Weather Channel is pretty terrible, usually anywhere from a half hour to 2-3 hours out-of-date.

Hmm, I like using it get a 5-day forecast.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: February 28, 2012, 04:53:42 PM »

The Wii's questionable/poor third party support and droughts of interesting games probably made it hard for it to be a person's only video game console.

Not at all.  You just have to know what you want out of gaming.

Heh. In my case, I want high-fidelity racing, action, and role-playing games to play and those kinds of games didn't come to the Wii as often as I would like. Thankfully, I have a PC to play Burnout Paradise, Just Cause 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and other games.

That said, I wouldn't have all the hours of fun I had in The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces without the Wii.

yeah i'm one of those wii only gamers this generation (not counting ds) and use my PC to supplement my gaming, mostly to get my Valve fix.

Not counting the DS and PC is cheating! :p

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: February 28, 2012, 06:14:11 AM »

I dunno.  Can you be a hard-core gamer and get by with only one system now?

If you get a 360, you miss out on PS3 titles like God of War, Uncharted, Metal Gear, Infamous, Gran Turismo... etc.

If you get a PS3, you miss out on Halo, Gears of War, Fable and the robust online multiplayer offered by XBox live.

Meanwhile, either way, you miss out on all the first party Nintendo games.

A truly hard-core gamer would *need* all three systems.

No mentions of the PC make me sad, but it's understandable. Also, I throw in XBLA and some weird PS3 games from Japan in to the mix.

With the PC, X360, and PS3, it is much easier to get away with having only one of them as you only set-down video gaming experience. The Wii's questionable/poor third party support and droughts of interesting games probably made it hard for it to be a person's only video game console.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Mistwalker's "The Last Story" European launch Feb. 24. Coming to NA from XSEED!

« on: February 27, 2012, 04:08:04 PM »

I don't know much about this game, but I found out that it has an online mode. That might raise my interest in this game depending on what it's like, but I can't find much information on it. Can someone point me in the direction of some kind of explanation?

This lovely website has impressions on the competitive and cooperative multiplayer.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/impressions/25975

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TalkBack / Re: PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Review

« on: February 27, 2012, 04:02:35 PM »

Nice review.


I haven't caught either game yet. What would I be missing out if I got one but not the other? Is this sequel the better game overall?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: February 26, 2012, 04:48:21 PM »

Also Far Cry 3 looks like it's going to be my game of the year. People say Far Cry 2 was broken, which I can agree to, but that didn't stop me from playing damn near er'day for a month.

While there were questionable designs in Far Cry 2, I wouldn't say it was broken. The game is horrible to play if you follow the road and try to be a gung-ho gun man. The game is great if you treat it as a stealth and sniper game. For Far Cry 3, I hope the developers made it less of a pain to always play in a overly aggressive style while giving more tools and techniques for a sneaky style.

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TalkBack / Re: Pokémon Black and White Sequels Announced

« on: February 26, 2012, 01:54:27 AM »

Aww, I was looking forward to Pokemon Gray.


Anyway, this version 2 seems like a baby step for the main line of series. I guess it's too early for the next generation Pokemon game to come out.


EDIT: Knee jerk reaction over.
It is too early to tell what to make of this game. The English subtitle of "Version 2" indicated to me that the game will be a great big content patch or expansion pack like the other third versions of Pokemon generations. However, the Japanese title is just a plain "2" which indicates a narrative or full sequel of Black & White or something in the ball park of Final Fantasy X-2 & XIII-2; that sounds quite exciting.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: February 22, 2012, 04:43:54 PM »

Japan numbers!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-22/new-loveplus-outsells-binary-domain-theatrhythm-final-fantasy

Japan's Game Ranking: February 13-19
Rank   System   Title   Maker   Release Date   Weekly Copies   Total Copies   4Gamer Reader Review
1   3DS   New LovePlus (Including Limited, Bundled Editions)   Konami   February 14   104,969   104,969   89   
2   PS3   Binary Domain   Sega   February 16   73,683   73,683   
3   3DS   Theatrhythm Final Fantasy   Square Enix   February 16   67,206   67,206   61   
4   3DS   Mario Kart 7   Nintendo   December 1   22,015   1,506,522   78   
5   3DS   Super Mario 3D Land   Nintendo   November 3   17,791   1,348,776   83   
6   3DS   Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP the Best)   CAPCOM   December 10   17,490   1,249,833   80   
7   PSP   Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou 3 Z Special   KOEI Tecmo Games   February 16   17,125   17,125   
8   3DS   Resident Evil Revelations   CAPCOM   January 26   15,666   231,907   83   
9   PSP   Gensō Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyaku-nen no Toki   Konami   February 9   13,695   75,479   28   
10   PSV   Gravity Daze/Gravity Rush   SCE   February 09   10,219   53,680   94   
11   3DS   Tekken 3D Prime Edition   Bandai Namco Games   February 16   9,421   9,421   
12   3DS   Kyokugen Dasshutsu ADV: Zennin Shibō Desu   Chunsoft   February 16   9,307   9,307   
13   PS3   Gran Turismo 5 Spec II   SCE   February 2   8,169   42,198   80   
14   Wii   Just Dance Wii   Nintendo   11/10/13   7,643   542,589   67   
15   PSV   Kyokugen Dasshutsu ADV: Zennin Shibō Desu   Chunsoft   February 16   6,538   6,538   
16   PS3   Armored Core V   From Software   January 26   6,430   212,784   49   
17   3DS   Inazuma Eleven GO Shine/Dark   Level-5   December 15   6,268   393,130   80   
18   PSP   Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP the Best)   CAPCOM   11/09/22   5,223   197,031   87   
19   Wii   Wii Sports Resort (Including Edition Bundled with Wii Remote Control Plus Pack)   Nintendo   10/11/11   5,135 873,120   75   
20   3DS   Nintendogs+cats (Shiba/Toy Poodle/French Bulldog) & New Friends   Nintendo   February 26,
2011   4,839   501,169   90


Hardware Sales
System   Weekly Sales
3DS   94,667
PS3   21,993
PSP   14,824
Vita   12,309
Wii   7,874
PS2   1,433
Xbox 360   983
DSi LL   901
DSi   656


New Love Plus (3DS) comes out with a bang. I don't suspect it will stay in the charts for long, but who knows. Tekken 3D Prime Edition not off to a great start. The Playstation Vita continues to be outsold by the 3DS, Playstation 3, and Playstation Portable in the same week.

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TalkBack / Re: Xseed Bringing The Last Story to North America

« on: February 22, 2012, 09:35:41 AM »

Hurray! The begging and shouting worked.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Mistwalker's "The Last Story" European launch on Feb. 24th. NA Release unknown.

« on: February 22, 2012, 09:27:03 AM »

Huzzah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLD50D631C1566B340&feature=player_detailpage&v=klxMQ-O44Hc#t=616s

The Last Story coming to North America courtesy of XSEED Games.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U

« on: February 22, 2012, 09:19:30 AM »

Well if that were true, then he should consistently project Nintendo to at least make money simply based on the trend they've carved for generations.

If anything, you are proving my point.

Mm. The thing is that Nintendo isn't one of the stocks that fall under his purview given that Nintendo isn't listed in the US stocks. That is probably why his guesses on Nintendo are often wrong. I guess what I really want to say is that you shouldn't take his negative guesses with Nintendo as a sign of malice against Nintendo.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Direct Liveblog

« on: February 22, 2012, 09:13:02 AM »

Thanks for the live blog!


Nice to see The Last Story coming out in NA.