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November 23rd, 2009 at 11:39am
Under Wii / Nintendo
The Assassin’s Creed sequel may not have taken out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from the top spot on the UK charts, but the game did outperform the original’s 2007 debut by 12 percent in unit sales. Although Chart Track doesn’t give specific unit sales figures, it’s staggering to think that Infinity Ward’s FPS dropped 86 percent after its launch week and still retained the top spot.
Behind the big boys of violence, Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Plus took the next three spots, respectively. The hardened Left 4 Dead 2 shambled up to seventh spot.
Source — Call of Duty stands firm [Chart Track]
Source — All formats chart [Chart Track]
UK Charts: Modern Warfare still tops; Assassin’s Creed 2 outperforms original’s debut originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
Continue Reading UK Charts: Modern Warfare still tops; Assassin’s Creed 2 outperforms original’s debut
November 18th, 2009 at 05:45pm
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Nintendo must’ve had some luck with its Great Lakes and Wii Sports Resort tours recently, as the company has announced the Nintendo Mall Experience tour. Starting next week through December 20, The Big N will be stopping at shopping centers across the country to get some of its Wii and DS titles in the faces of holiday shoppers.
On the Wii side, Nintendo will show off its top three games for the holiday season: Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Fit Plus. For the handheld crowd, Nintendo will be pushing the new Style Savvy, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Head past the break for the full list of stops on Nintendo’s Mall Experience tour.
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Nintendo Mall Experience tour heads cross-country next week originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 16th, 2009 at 11:08am
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Much like a dude-seeking missile dropped from an overhead predator drone, Modern Warfare 2 sales plummeted in the UK after the game’s first day of availability. As you already know, the game moved 1.23 million copies on its launch day — however, according to Chart Track’s calculations, it finished off the week with a paltry 1.78 million units (for £67.4 million) sold. With pathetic figures like that, you know Activision’s got to be feeling disappointed.
Other UK chart staples (Wii Fit Plus, Wii Sports Resort, FIFA 10) all maintained their top 10 ranking this week — though the list had two unfamiliar visitors who vaulted to the top of the charts on the back of a new 360 bundle: Lego Batman (which jumped from 14th place to 7th) and Pure (which sprung from 23rd place to 9th). That’s quite a comeback for these two titles, though perhaps they would have fared even better had they been bundled with copies of Modern Warfare 2 instead.
Source — Modern Warfare 2 Smashes All Records [Chart Track]
Source — All formats chart [Chart Track]
Modern Warfare 2 makes a killing, bundled games rally in UK sales chart originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 30th, 2009 at 02:15pm
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It would appear that Nintendo made the right decision in finally getting around to releasing Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box worldwide, as the company was able to trade that box for one filled with cash money. The company released a supplement to its earnings report, listing the million-selling first-party Wii and DS games of its Q3 (April-September), and Diabolical Box made the list with 1.26 million units sold. The entirety of that 1.26 million comes from outside of Japan, since it wasn’t a first-party game in Japan, and it was released in 2007.
The other new additions to the million-seller club on DS: Tomodachi Collection, the Mii communication game, and Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, which mysteriously managed to rack up 10,000 overseas sales despite not having been released outside of Japan. Is Nintendo tracking import retailers differently somehow?
On Wii, Wii Sports Resort has reached 6.97 million units worldwide, and Wii Fit Plus has already sold 2.13 million, a nice complement to the 4.28 million that the first Wii Fit sold in the last quarter.
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Professor Layton and the Million-Selling Sequel originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 27th, 2009 at 01:02pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
We’ve got some welcome news for European readers who somehow don’t already own a Wii — or for those of you who already have one, but just can’t resist the temptation of the new black model. Amazon.uk has opened pre-orders for the new Wii Sports Resort bundle, which includes a Wiimote, a Nunchuk and a MotionPlus all dressed in black, along with both Wii Sports games. The bundle will ship on November 6 and is available on additional Amazon branches, as well; though the release dates for other European territories is November 20.
The UK pre-order price is even discounted a bit to £164.99 (roughly $270) — the same bundle in boring old white normally retails for £179.99. (The black and white bundles are priced the same, at €209.99, elsewhere in Europe.) The white bundle, however, includes your choice of two additional games — a small sacrifice for that spooky black coating, we say.
As for you importers, we suppose this could be the ideal time to pursue a PAL model, if you simply can’t wait for the black system to be announced for North America. Then again, in doing so, you’ll also have to import all of your games. Patience.
[Via Engadget]
PAL PSA: Black Wii bundle now available for pre-order, discounted in UK originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 20th, 2009 at 10:32am
Under Wii / Nintendo
Nintendo UK will release the black Wii system on November 6, as part of a limited edition bundle including matching Wii Remote, Nunchuk, and MotionPlus peripherals, and both Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. This bundle will be available elsewhere in Europe on November 20.
Along with the black bundle, Nintendo is releasing the black Classic Controller Pro accessory. No price has been announced for any of these items. Nintendo of America has yet to announce any plans to release any of these items — in fact, it has announced that there are no plans. But, really, it’s waiting until every holdout gets impatient and buys a white system.
Black Wii system going to Europe as part of Wii Sports Resort bundle originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 25th, 2009 at 09:45pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Wii Sports Resort, Nintendo’s sequel to its police-distracting killer app, has sold 1.25 million copies in the United States, according to the House of Mario. And the peripheral that makes all of Resorts one to (not so much) one controls possible, the MotionPlus accessory, has moved 2.9 million units in the region. EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 swung 257,000 MotionPlus units into homes, while 1.36 million sales were standalone.
For those who haven’t picked up Wii Sports Resort yet, it may be worth holding off until October 12, when Nintendo releases a bundle of the game with two MotionPlus devices for $60 – a $10 savings, worth it for those planning to play the game co-op.
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September 25th, 2009 at 12:00am
Under Wii / Nintendo
Nintendo has a steady stream of announcements flowing forth during
Tokyo Game Show week, this time involving a new, limited release of
Wii Sports Resort which will include two
Wii MotionPlus remote add-ons. Set to arrive at retail on October 12 — and coexist with the current single MotionPlus SKU — this set will be available “while supplies last” and carry a price tag of $59.99 ($10 more than the “basic”
Wii Sports Resort).
It’s definitely a good deal for all two of the Wii owners who haven’t already picked up the game, considering that they’ll be getting an extra MotionPlus for 10 bucks, instead of the usual $19.99. We somehow get the feeling that if this bundle does well — which we can’t see it doing anything but — it’ll be the $49.99 SKU that eventually vanishes.
New Wii Sports Resort bundle packs two MotionPlus add-ons, coming Oct. 12 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 23rd, 2009 at 05:27pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Just like we saw earlier this year with the PlayStation 3 Slim, the rumor mill is churning at breakneck pace — though this time around a possible Nintendo Wii price cut rather than a slimmer console. Aside from multiple retailer listings and today’s alleged internal Best Buy memo, MCV reports that a “retail source” told it the UK won’t be receiving the same price cut that North America and Japan are expected to receive. Instead, the current model will be given the bundle treatment.
GamesIndustry.biz spotted the new bundle on ShopTo.net — it has since been removed, though an image and a shell of the page still exist — which includes both Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort as well as a MotionPlus attachment, for the same £199.99 ($326.76) the system is priced at now. If it is true, at least UK Wii buyers will be getting a bit more for their pounds. It’s not quite the Duck Hunt/Super Mario Bros. with a Zapper combo of yore, but it’ll have to do.
Source — No Wii price cut for UK [GamesIndustry.biz]
Source — New UK Wii bundle leaked [MCV]
Rumor: No Euro Wii price cut, new bundle to include both Wii Sports games, MotionPlus originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 7th, 2009 at 03:15pm
Under Xbox 360
For a second consecutive week, Batman: Arkham Asylum has countered the incoming blows of Wii Sports Resort, leaving the brooding hero perched at the very top spot of the UK sales charts. Chart Track notes the Dark Knight’s sales are down 27 percent in the second week, a slide softened by Sony’s PlayStation 3 price drop.
The real beneficiary of Sony’s slim console is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which shot up seven spots on the charts with a 128-percent increase in sales. The PS3 versions of COD: World at War and Fight Night Round 4 also got a bump after the drop.
Source — Batman hangs on to No1 (Chart Track)
Source — All formats chart (Chart Track)
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