Category Archives: DSi

Thu, Nov 29, 2012 | 15:12 GMT

Aero Porter, Pac-Man, YouTube head up US Nintendo Downloads

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Aero Porter and Pac-Man are just two titles on offer this week via the North American Nintendo eShop. Other titles include Invasion of the Alien Blobs!, Bloons TD 4, and the YouTube app for Wii U. Full update is below.

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Wed, Nov 28, 2012 | 14:05 GMT

Black Ops 2 moves 219,527 units on PS3, 360 at Japanese retail

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf remained in the top spot at Japanese retail for the third week in a row, according to Media Create figures, but Treyarch’s Black Ops 2 did fairly well in its debut moving 197,350 units on PS3 and 22,177 units on Xbox 360. Combined, the shooter moved 219,527 units for the week, essentially making it the top earner on the chart.

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Mon, Nov 26, 2012 | 15:21 GMT

Nintendo Downloads: Super Pokémon Rumble leads this week’s digital content

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Nintendo has released this week’s line-up of new digital content making its way to various store-fronts from today, including Super Pokémon Rumble and the next Guild01 Collection title Aero Porter from Level-5. Check out the spoils below.

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Fri, Nov 16, 2012 | 16:33 GMT

Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed demo drifts onto XBL Marketplace

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Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed has a demo available on XBL Marketplace today. You can check availability in your region here. The racer lands on Wii U November 18 in the US and November 30 in Europe, and is out today in Europe on DS, PC, PS3, Vita and Xbox 360. It arrives on the aforementioned consoles December 11 in the US. Review scores were posted for the game earlier today.

Thu, Nov 15, 2012 | 22:33 GMT

Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed on PC contains Team Fortress 2 characters – maybe

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Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed will be released on PC at some point, and when it lands on the system, it will contain Team Fortress 2 characters – according to the video posted below.

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Thu, Nov 15, 2012 | 15:37 GMT

Nintendo US Downloads: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Myst, more

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Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion lands on the US Nintendo eShop November 18, but today, other goodies such as Hotel Transylvania and Myst have landed on the service. Get the full North American update below.

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Wed, Nov 14, 2012 | 15:32 GMT

Animal Crossing 3DS, Dynasty Warriors 7, Halo 4 debut strong at Japanese retail

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Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Leaf for 3DS debuted in first place on the Media Create charts, with 603,064 units sold.  Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires for PS3 , also new this week, placed second, while Halo 4 showed for third with 39,312 units sold. The 343 shooter boosted Xbox 360 sales by 1,569 units over last week. Get the full hardware and software charts below.

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Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 16:21 GMT

LEGO The Lord of the Rings Xbox 360 copies in the US contain demo disc – report

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings launches today in the US, and it appears some of the Xbox 360 copies at GameStop contain a demo disc instead of the actual game, Game Informer reports.

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Mon, Nov 12, 2012 | 11:55 GMT

Nintendo downloads: Ninja Gaiden NES leads this week’s content

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Nintendo formats just got a lot more difficult as the insanely brutal Ninja Gaiden is heading to 3DS eShop this week. Tecmo’s iconic platformer is a reminder that the 1980s were a time of grief, tears and uncompromising challenge. Get the full list of Nintendo’s weekly digital content below.

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Thu, Nov 08, 2012 | 14:24 GMT

Nintendo US Downloads: Pokédex 3D Pro, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion demo

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Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion has a demo available through Nintendo’s eShop this week as part of the firm’s North American offerings. Also available is Pokédex 3D Pro, and on November 11, 3DS owners can download Paper Mario: Sticker Star. There’s more this week on offer though, so head below for the full update.

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Wed, Nov 07, 2012 | 14:35 GMT

Tales of Xillia 2 and Okami HD tops at Japanese retail

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Tales of Xillia 2 debuted strong on Media Create’s software chart in Japan this week with 364,439 units moved on PS3. Okami HD, another PS3 title, debuted in second place with 68,644 units moved, putting quite a large sales gap between the two titles. SEGA’s Yakuza 1&2 HD Edition and Konami’s World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 rounded out the top four and debuts in third and fourth place, respectively. For the later, when you combine all three chart formats, 57,901 units were sold. On the hardware side, unsurprisingly, 3DS LL and its thinner cousin were the top systems earners for the week. Full sales charts are below.

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Tue, Nov 06, 2012 | 12:31 GMT

Nintendo Downloads: Pokédex Pro leads this week’s update

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Pokédex Pro hits the Nintendo 3DS eShop today to trigger another week of digital clobber. Game Freak’s enhanced Pokédex boasts new features a quiz mode and more. Check out what else is on offer on Nintendo’s stores below.

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Tue, Oct 30, 2012 | 13:16 GMT

Nintendo Downloads: Gradius, Monster Shooter lead this week’s store update

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This week’s list of various Nintendo European store downloads has been unveiled, and other than classic shmup Gradius, the pickings are pretty slim.

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Wed, Oct 24, 2012 | 20:12 BST

Little Battlers, 3DS dominate Japanese charts

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Little Battlers eXperience W was the sales topper in Japan on PSP according to the latest Media Create charts with over 77,000 units sold. Resident Evil 6 maintained its second place position with 42,234 units sold, and last week’s number one – Bravely Default: Flying Fairy – fell into third with 41,430 units moved. 3DS LL sold 37,785 units and 3DS moved 22,447 units. Full hardware and software charts are below.

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Fri, Oct 19, 2012 | 22:23 BST

Counterfeit Nintendo games seller pleads guilty, made over £600,000 in illicit sales

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UK resident Justin Success Brooks has been charged with selling counterfeit Nintendo games, according to the Croydon Guardian.

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Thu, Oct 18, 2012 | 14:31 BST

Super Mario 3D Land, Star Fox 64, Ocarina of Time 3D lead Nintendo content for US

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Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and more are now available for download through the Nintendo eShop in the US.

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Wed, Oct 17, 2012 | 16:20 BST

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy debuts strong at Japanese retail

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Bravely Default: Flying Fairy debuted in the top spot on the Media Create charts in Japan, ousting last week’s topper, Resident Evil 6.

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Wed, Oct 17, 2012 | 09:46 BST

Mega Man 3DS leads this week’s Nintendo downloads

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Mega Man, Capcom’s crushingly brutal 1987 NES platformer leads this week’s Nintendo downloads line-up. Check out what else is on offer below.

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Wed, Oct 17, 2012 | 08:14 BST

Platinum Games claims Sega ‘undersold’ DS title Infinite Space

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Infinite Space developer Platinum Games has shed light on why it believes its Nintendo DS space RPG-shooter failed to ignite sales at launch. Atsushi Inaba has cited Sega as the issue.

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Tue, Oct 16, 2012 | 20:27 BST

Pokémon Black and White 2 infographic is full of Pokéfacts

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An infographic for Pokémon Black and White 2 has been released by Nintendo, and it contains everything you’ve ever wanted to know and more about the title. It’s full of Pokéfacts regarding the story, Dream Radar, Memory Link, and enough Poké to get your Poké fill in the most Poké way possible. Head below for a look.

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