Mr Miyamoto was spotted by Polygon writer Mike McWherton visiting the Tearaway booth at this year’s E3 event and grabbing some hands-on time with the ambitious title. Tearaway is a PlayStation Vita exclusive and is created by the development team that brought you Little Big Planet, Media Molecule. Miyamoto has been spotted in the past checking out the competition at E3, so this is nothing unusual. Let’s hope he enjoyed it.
This week’s Media Create sales figures are in from Japan. Tomodachi Collection: New Life has once again reclaimed the top spot, selling 59,104 units. In total there are four Nintendo related titles in the Japanese top ten, these include Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. The Nintendo 3DS remains the best-selling format and Wii U sales have improved slightly from last week. Here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts.
The footage shown above is of a cooperative level in Rayman Legends called “The Deadly Lights.” In the level, one player controls the flying, frog-like creature Murphy via the Wii U GamePad’s touchscreen, while another player takes control of a character on the ground – Barbara the barbarian, in this case.
Both players must work together to reach the end of the level. For example, the player controlling Murphy must divert the attention of deadly green lights away from Barbara in order for her to survive. If you can’t wait for Rayman Legends’ September release, download the free Rayman Legends Challenges App from the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
Ubisoft has released a rather amusing E3 2013 teaser video to get gamers hyped about their upcoming press conference which takes place on June 10th 3pm Pacific Time. The teaser video shows previous Ubisoft E3 host Aisha Tyler convincing Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft CEO, to let her host the E3 2013 media briefing. We should get a look at a number of quality titles from the studio at E3, including Watch Dogs, Rayman Legends and Assassin’s Creed 4.
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This week’s Media Create sales charts are in from Japan. Shin Megami Tensei IV, which is exclusive to Nintendo 3DS, is number one. The game sold 188,562 units which placed it higher than Kamen Rider: Battride War which launched for the PlayStation 3. Resident Evil Revelations launched in Japan and sold the most units on the PlayStation 3. The Wii U version of the survival horror title managed to come in at number ten, just beating the Xbox 360 version of the game. The Nintendo 3DS remains the best-selling console in Japan, while sales of Wii U dipped once again. Here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts.
Ubisoft has confirmed that former Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends is now coming to PlayStation Vita and will get five Vita-specific maps. Rayman Legends on Vita includes all of the original Rayman Legends content, as well as five exclusive maps playable with Murphy, the greenbottle fly seen in previous Rayman games, controlled through the Rear TouchPad.
In addition to the five Vita-specific maps, two exclusive costumes were created by the Ubisoft Montpellier team. Fans will have the opportunity to dress Rayman in a costume from Prince of Persia, the legendary hero of Ubisoft popular franchise, while Globox can be dressed in a costume from the famous spy series, Splinter Cell. The game is launching on the PlayStation Vita on August 29th.
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This week’s Media Create sales charts are now in from Japan. Tomodachi Collection: New Life has been pushed aside this week for Summon Night 5 for the PlayStation Portable. In total there are seven games for Nintendo platforms in the Japanese top ten. The Nintendo 3DS continues to be the best-selling video game device in Japan, while the Wii U sees sales dip once again. Hopefully Wii U sales momentum will pick up after E3. Here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts.
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is being developed for both the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. The game’s developer, Armature Studio, has revealed that Blackgate runs on a modified version of the Bluepoint Engine, which was used to create games like PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Both versions of the game will use the same engine, and according to Armature Studio’s technical director, Jack Mathews, neither of the two versions is a port of the other. The only dissimilarity between the two is a technological difference. The PlayStaion Vita version will have sharper graphics, whereas the Nintendo 3DS’ version will feature 3D effects. Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is scheduled to launch on October 25th.
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The NPD Group has said that April was a dismal month for video game sales in the United States. Industry sales slumped 25 percent, reaching $495.2 million. Software sales for April fell 17 percent to $267.8 million, while hardware sales plummeted 42 percent to $109.5 million. That didn’t stop Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins sneak into the all formats top ten. You can view all the best-selling games in the United States for the month of April, below.
Research firms IDC and App Annie have both conducted a study which found that tablet and smartphone gaming on Apple products have eclipsed Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita software sales during the first quarter of 2013. This is the first time that iOS game sales alone have beaten the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. Previously it was iOS App Store and Google Play store combined that had outsold dedicated gaming handheld sales.
