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Nintendo Dominated The Japanese Software Charts During January

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Mario Kart 7, Monster Hunter Tri G and Super Mario 3D Land took the top three positions during January in Japan according to sales data from Enterbrain. Six of the entire top ten titles were on Nintendo related platforms. Here’s the Japanese top ten for last month:

  1. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
  2. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G
  3. 3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
  4. [PS3] Amored Core V
  5. [3DS] Resident Evil Revelations
  6. [PS3] Musou Orochi 2
  7. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go
  8. [WII] Just Dance
  9. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2
  10. [PSP] Super Robot Taisen OG Saga Masou Kishin II

 

Nintendo 3DS Sits At Top Of Japanese Charts, Twelve Nintendo Games In The Top Twenty

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This weeks Media Create Japanese software charts show that Capcom’s Resident Evil Revelations managed to secure second place on its week of release. The software charts show that there were a grand total of twelve Nintendo related games in the top twenty overall. The Nintendo 3DS once against topped the Japanese hardware charts, easily outselling the competition selling 84,789.

  • 01./00. [PS3] Armored Core V
  • 02./00. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations
  • 03./00. [PSV] Tales of Innocence R
  • 04./01. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
  • 05./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G
  • 06./00. [360] Armored Core V
  • 07./04. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
  • 08./00. [PS3] The Idolmaster
  • 09./02. [3DS] Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure
  • 10./07. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark
  • 11./00. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam: Mokuba no Kiseki
  • 12./12. [WII] Just Dance Wii
  • 13./10. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 3
  • 14./13. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3)
  • 15./11. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2
  • 16./14. [WII] Wii Party
  • 17./15. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus
  • 18./19. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends
  • 19./17. [WII] Mario Kart Wii
  • 20./16. [WII] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
  1. Nintendo 3DS: 84,789
  2. PlayStation 3: 22,924
  3. PlayStation Vita: 18,942
  4. PlayStation Portable: 16,008
  5. Wii: 10,369
  6. Nintendo DS: 1,918
  7. Xbox 360: 1,235
  8. PlayStation 2: 713

Nintendo 3DS Continues Its Reign Of Terror In The Japanese Charts This Week, Thirteen Nintendo Games In Top Twenty

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This weeks Media Create Sales are in and once again the Nintendo 3DS is clearly out-performing all the competition selling an impressive 80,960 units. The Nintendo 3DS’ closest competitor is the PlayStation 3 which only managed to sell 21,155 units. Mario Kart continues to be the best-selling Nintendo 3DS game in Japan taking the number one position. Thirteen of the overall top twenty games in Japan are on Nintendo platforms.

  1. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
  2. [3DS] Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure
  3. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G
  4. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
  5. [360] Onechanbara Z: Kagura
  6. [PSP] Heroes Phantasia
  7. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark
  8. [3DS] Beyond the Labyrinth
  9. [PSP] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin II – Revelation of Evil God
  10. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 3
  11. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2
  12. [WII] Just Dance Wii
  13. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3
  14. [WII] Wii Party
  15. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus
  16. [WII] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
  17. [WII] Mario Kart Wii
  18. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Dubbed Edition
  19. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends
  20. [WII] Go Vacation (Bandai Namco Games) 
  1. Nintendo 3DS: 80,960
  2. PlayStation 3: 21,155
  3. PlayStation Portable: 17,181
  4. PlayStation Vita: 15,219
  5. Wii: 10,173
  6. Nintendo DS: 2,022
  7. Xbox 360: 1,588
  8. PlayStation 2: 903

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Nintendo Wii: New Super Mario Bros Wii Sells 4 Million In Japan

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Japanese gaming bible Famitsu is reporting that Nintendo have sold an incredible 4 million copies of New Super Mario Bros Wii in Japan alone.

New Super Mario Bros Wii is now the first Nintendo Wii title to reach the 4 million milestone in less than 12 months in Japan, a feat Nintendo will no doubt be proud of.

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Nintendo Wii: Wii Sports Resort Outsells Kinect Titles

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Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort has been outselling its Kinect competitor, Kinect Sports, in the United Kingdom.

Whilst there’s been a flurry of hype and excessive sales expectations behind Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral it has so far failed to dethrone the Wii with regards to software sales in the United Kingdom.

TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 20 November 2010
(1) 1.) CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(NEW) 2.) ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD (UBISOFT)
(NEW) 3.) NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(2) 4.) FIFA 11 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(3) 5.) JUST DANCE 2 (UBISOFT)
(12) 6.) WII PARTY (NINTENDO)
(19) 7.) WII SPORTS RESORT (NINTENDO)
(6) 8.) PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE (NINTENDO)
(4) 9.) KINECT SPORTS (MICROSOFT)
(8) 10.) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)

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Nintendo 3DS: More Publishers Interested In 3DS At Launch Than DS

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told investors that third party publishers seem significantly keener on bringing software to the Nintendo 3DS compared to the original Nintendo DS when it launched.

“I often travel abroad, so I have many opportunities to ask people in our subsidiaries about what our overseas software publishers think about Nintendo 3DS, and I know they have much stronger interest in it than when Nintendo DS was about to be launched.”

“To say the least, our overseas publishers are not taking a passive approach to Nintendo 3DS at all. In fact, it is safe for you to think that they have been fairly proactive in thinking about this new hardware from the start.”

- Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata

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Nintendo: We Can’t Blame Piracy For Poor Software Sales

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told investors that the company can’t solely blame poor software sales on rampant piracy.

“I do not think we should attribute bad software sales solely to piracy”

“It is true there is always the influence of piracy, but it is important for us to increase the number of our consumers who are willing to shell out their money to purchase our products. So, we do not intend to think that slower sales are solely due to piracy.”

- Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata

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Nintendo 3DS: Nintendo 3DS Piracy Prevention Is ‘Too Sophisticated’

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Nintendo have informed games developers that their anti-piracy measures for the 3DS are extremely sophisticated.

Ian Curran, THQ’s executive Vice President of Global Publishing, has been informed that the piracy prevention methods for the Nintendo 3DS are extremely sophisticated in comparison to the Nintendo DS.

“The problem with the DS market in the last few years, particularly with the DS Lite, is that it’s just been attacked by piracy. It’s made it almost impossible to shift any significant volume. The DSi combated it a little bit, but the 3DS has taken that a step further. I actually asked Nintendo to explain the technology and they said it’s very difficult to do so because it’s so sophisticated.”

- Ian Curran, THQ

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Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Explain The Lack Of 3DS Game Reveals At Nintendo E3 Press Conference

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has explained to analysts why Nintendo decided not to announce the whole host of titles that are currently being developed by Nintendo for the 3DS at the Nintendo press conference.

“In terms of our own internal software development, we will be devoting much of our resources to support Nintendo 3DS. From our historical perspective, since we thought it is obvious that first-party software lineup needs to support the new platform to expand its installed base, we did not emphasize that in our [E3] presentation. We will of course introduce quality first-party software.”

“Our internal teams, which have created series titles supported by Nintendo fans, are now beginning their work on development, very excited about the various types of things that they’re going to be able to achieve.”

- Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata

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Nintendo Wii: New Super Mario Bros Outsells Modern Warfare 2 – NPD

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Marketing research firm NPD has revealed that New Super Mario Bros Wii has outsold a plethora of top titles including the critically acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in the United States during January.

1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Nintendo Wii – 656,700
2. Mass Effect 2 – Xbox 360 – 572,100
3. Wii Fit Plus W/ Balance Board – Nintendo Wii – 555,700
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Xbox 360 – 326,700
5. Mario Kart W/ Wheel – Nintendo Wii – 310,900
6. Wii Sports Resort W/ Wii Motion Plus – Nintendo Wii – 297,600
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – PlayStation 3 – 259,000
8. Army of Two: The 40th Day – Xbox 360 – 246,500
9. Just Dance – Nintendo Wii – 191,900
10. Darksiders – Xbox 360 – 171,200

- NPD software sales figures for January 2010

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