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Mario Kart 7 And Super Mario 3D Land Were The Top Two Best-Selling Games In Japan During 2011

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It’s been revealed that both Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land for Nintendo 3DS were the best-selling games in Japan during 2011. Mario Kart 7 sold slightly more than Super Mario 3D Land even though Mario Kart 7 was the last out of the two to be released. Wii Sports Resort took the number 9 spot and Wii Party was placed at number 10.

  • 01. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/1/2011): 1,082,391
  • 02. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 11/3/2011): 1,042,511
  • 03. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom, 12/1/2010): 1,021,457 (4,502,446)
  • 04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G (Capcom, 12/10/2011): 809,322
  • 05. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Square Enix, 12/15/2011): 697,146
  • 06. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0 (Square Enix, 10/27/2011): 696,428
  • 07. [WII] Minna no Rhythm Tengoku (Nintendo, 7/21/2011): 633,429
  • 08. [PS3] Tales of Xillia (Namco Bandai, 9/8/2011): 632,151
  • 09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, 6/25/2009): 612,807 (2,732,655)
  • 10. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo, 7/8/2010): 584,545 (2,123,773)

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 Wii: The Wii Sports Resort Games That Didnt Make It

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Whilst Wii Sports Resort is packed full of great mini games there were a few additional ones that didn’t quite make the final cut.

We considered fishing and a water slide activity before deciding on the final twelve events. As for more unconventional concepts, we created a pretty fun prototype of kendama, a traditional Japanese toy, that just didn’t fit the game’s theme.

- Katsuya Eguchi, Wii Sports Resort Creator

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Nintendo Wii: Wii Sports Resort Dominates Software Charts

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Wii Sports Resort continues to dominate multiplatform software sales in its first week of release in North America.

The recently released and well received Wii Sports Resort has topped sales charts in both America, Japan and the UK as widely expected. It’s shifted just shy of half a million copies in Japan alone, with similar sales expected the world over.

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Nintendo Wii: Wii Sports Resort Gets A 94% Review Score

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The Official Nintendo Magazine is calling Wii Sports Resort “a-must-have-game” in its latest review.

Wii Sports Resort has scored a whopping 94% in the latest issue of the Official Nintendo Magazine. The gaming publication claims that the title thoroughly showcases what Wii MotionPlus is all about, and is a must-have-title for any Nintendo Wii owner.

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Nintendo Wii: Wii Sports Resort Is The Third Best Selling Wii Game

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In four frantic days the recently released Wii Sports Resort shifted a gargantuan 353,827 copies in Japan.

Wii Sports Resort has been a undeniable success for Nintendo, with the title becoming the third best selling Wii game in Japan. Gamers couldn’t wait to snap up the invigorating title with 353,827 copies being sold within the first four days.

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Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Reveal Two New Wii Sports Resort Mini Games

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Nintendo has revealed two new Wii Sports Resort mini games in its advertising campaign for the aforementioned title.

The first new addition to Wii Sports Resort is the inclusion of  Wii Mini Golf giving you a whole new perspective on the game due in part to the addition of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral. The second new mini game is Wii Table Tennis, which previously appeared in the top-selling Wii title, Wii Play.

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