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GameStop Offers $50 When You Trade In Your Wii To Purchase A Wii U

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American video game retailer GameStop has announced that it is offering consumers $50 when they trade in their Wii for a new Wii U. In order to be eligible for trade, all necessary components must be included with the Wii hardware. The offer is valid until June 2nd, and it’s applicable to both the Wii U Basic Set and Wii U Deluxe Set. You can read the full details of the limited time offer below:

Full trade amount must be applied toward a new Wii U system. Hardware must have all necessary components for trade. Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Defective items may be eligible for trade at a lesser value. Trades subject to manager approval. Offer valid only toward items normally accepted in trade. Cannot be combined with any other offer. See store associate for details. No dealers. Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the offer for any reason without notice. Offer valid 5/1/13 through 6/2/13.

Seven Nintendo Related Titles In Japanese Top Ten

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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.

  1. [PSP] Summon Night 5
  2. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection: New Life
  3. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
  4. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  5. [PS3] Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
  6. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
  7. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
  8. [Wii] Taiko Drum Master Wii Super Wonderful Edition
  9. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
  10. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
  1. Nintendo 3DS XL – 24,123 (33,351)
  2. Nintendo 3DS – 13,001 (16,412)
  3. PlayStation 3 – 10,948 (12,793)
  4. PlayStation Vita – 10,931 (12,331)
  5. PSP – 6,524 (6,360)
  6. Wii U – 6,037 (7,974)
  7. Wii – 1,143 (1,506)
  8. Xbox 360 – 349 (485)

 

NPD: April Games Sales Nosedive At Retail, Luigi’s Mansion 2 And Lego City 3DS In Top Ten

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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.

  1. Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PS3, Wii U)
  2. Dead Island: Riptide (360, PS3, PC)
  3. Bioshock Infinite (360, PS3, PC)
  4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
  5. Defiance (360, PS3, PC)
  6. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
  7. NBA 2k13 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PSP, PC)
  8. Skylanders Giants (Wii, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U)
  9. Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS)
  10. MLB 13: The Show (PS3, Vita)

Six Nintendo 3DS Games In Japanese Top Ten

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This week’s Media Create sales charts are in from Japan. Tomodachi Collection, which is exclusive to Nintendo 3DS, is the best-selling game in Japan once again. The life simulation is closely followed by the well-received Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The Nintendo 3DS remains the best-selling system, although the Wii U has seen sales dip once again. Here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts.

  1. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection: New Life
  2. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
  3. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  4. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
  5. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
  6. [PS3] Tomb Raider
  7. [PSP] Kud Wafter: Converted Edition
  8. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
  9. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
  10. [3DS] Run For Money: Flee From the Strongest Hunters in History
  1. Nintendo 3DS XL – 33,351 (50,190)
  2. Nintendo 3DS – 16,412 (26,273)
  3. PlayStation 3 – 12,793 (17,415)
  4. PlayStation Vita – 12,331 (22,051)
  5. Wii U – 7,974 (13,173)
  6. PSP – 6,360 (8,443)
  7. Wii – 1,506 (2,238)
  8. Xbox 360 – 485 (596)

Nintendo Wins Appeal To Keep Selling Wii In US

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The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington has told Nintendo that it can continue selling the original Wii in the United States. Motiva had claimed that the Wii had infringed two of its patents for a system to track a user’s position and body movement. Three judges stated that Motiva’s main motive was to win damages or a settlement, not to license or make products incorporating the company’s patents.  A lawyer for Motiva said the ruling was unfortunate, but they will take the claim to a district court.

“Motiva’s litigation was targeted at financial gains, not at encouraging adoption of Motiva’s patented technology. There is simply no reasonable likelihood that, after successful litigation against Nintendo, Motiva’s patented technology would have been licensed by partners who would have incorporated it.”

- Circuit Judge, Sharon Prost

Thanks, Ian S

 

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Lacks Idle Animations

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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is essentially a port of Wii game Donkey Kong Country Returns. But, for some reason, the updated version excludes idle animations, which were included in the original game. In the Nintendo 3DS game, Donkey Kong doesn’t play with a Nintendo DS when he’s left alone for a bit. At least Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D will have eight new stages and a new mode. The game arrives in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on May 24th.

Five Nintendo 3DS Games In The Japanese Top Ten This Week

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This week’s Media Create sales charts have come in from Japan. Tomodachi Collection: New Life was the best-selling game this week selling an impressive 208,814 units. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon clung onto second place, swiftly followed by Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling hardware this week, beating both the PlayStation Vita and the PlayStation 3. Here’s the Japanese sales charts.

  1. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection: New Life
  2. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
  3. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  4. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
  5. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
  6. [PS3] Tomb Raider
  7. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
  8. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
  9. [Wii] Taiko Drum Master Wii Super Wonderful Edition
  10. [PSP] Seven Dragon 2020 II
  1. Nintendo 3DS XL – 50,190 (37,536)
  2. Nintendo 3DS – 26,273 (17,897)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 22,051 (21,399)
  4. PlayStation 3 – 17,415 (14,682)
  5. Wii U – 13,173 (8,262)
  6. PSP – 8,443 (7,536)
  7. Wii – 2,238 (1,660)
  8. Xbox 360 – 596 (490)

Super Mario RPG Is A Club Nintendo Reward For May

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Nintendo of America has revealed precisely which rewards Club Nintendo members can redeem this month. The biggest reward of them all is Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for the Wii Virtual Console. If you already own this critically acclaimed game then you’re welcome to download Maboshi’s Arcade, 3D Classics: Excitebike and Art Style: Aquia. Which reward will you go for?

  • Super Mario RPG – Wii Virtual Console (200 coins)
  • Maboshi’s Arcade – WiiWare (150 coins)
  • 3D Classics: Excitebike – 3DS eShop (150 coins)
  • Art Style: Aquia – DSiWare on 3DS (100 coins)

Capcom Has No Plans To Re-Release Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

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Published by Capcom, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars was released way back in 2008 on the Wii, and, nowadays, not all retailers sell copies of the fighting game. Therefore, Capcom’s Christian Svensson was recently asked whether there’s a chance the game sees a re-release, either physically at retail, or digitally via the Nintendo eShop. Svensson replied by saying that, as far as he’s concerned, there are no plans of the matter.

Is there any chance of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom being re-released either as a download for the E-shop or on disc? I know the rights have lapsed, but if there is a demand for it, will you consider it?

Svensson: There’s no plans I’m aware of and as you point it, it would mean Capcom Japan amending the prior agreement or creating a new one as well as potentially new development, unless Nintendo at some point has plans to release Wii ISOs digitally (which I’m not aware of happening).

Would you purchase Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, if it were released on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U? Do you think there’s enough demand for it? Let us know in the comments below.

Tomodachi Collection And Nintendo 3DS Continue To Rule Japan

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tomodachi collection new lifeThis week’s Media Create sales charts are in from Japan. Tomodachi Collection: New Life for the Nintendo 3DS remains the best-selling video game in Japan, selling 145,000 units. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon managed to sell 38,884 units, which has kept it sitting pretty at number three in the software charts. The Wii U is still struggling in the hardware charts as sales were slightly down this week. The console still sold 8,262 units which just placed it higher than Sony’s ageing PSP. Here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts.

  1. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection: New Life
  2. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
  3. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
  4. [PS3] Tomb Raider
  5. [PS3] Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram
  6. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  7. [PSV] Photo Kano Kiss
  8. [PSP] Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Portable
  9. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
  10. [PS3] BioShock Infinite
  1. Nintendo 3DS LL – 37,536 (57,089)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 21,399 (15,011)
  3. Nintendo 3DS – 17,897 (18,833)
  4. PlayStation 3 – 14,682 (13,915)
  5. Wii U – 8,262 (8,798)
  6. PSP – 7,536 (7,816)
  7. Wii – 1,660 (1,379)
  8. Xbox 360 – 490 (515)