Category Archives: DSiLL/XL

Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 23:06 GMT

Skyrim wins Game of the Year at Danish Game Awards

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The third annual Danish Game Awards were held tonight, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim walked home with not only and award for Best RPG, but Game of the Year as well.

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Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 14:41 GMT

Nintendo downloads, February 9 – BurgerTime World Tour, Maru’s Mission, more

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Nintendo has updated its eShop, DSiWare and WiiWare offerings with MonkeyPaw’s action-adventure title BurgerTime World Tour, and Game Boy Classic actioner, Maru’s Mission. In Nintendo Video, a new episode of Dinosaur Office called Romance will air on February 14 at 9.00am, and new this week is 40-in-1 Explosive Megamix, and action-adventure title from Nordcurrent.

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Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 13:36 GMT

Battleship gets a teaser trailer

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Activision has released a teaser video for Battleship the video game, which was announced yesterday. In development at Double Helix Games, the seek-and-find adventure game contains a stand-alone story taken from Universal Pictures’ upcoming movie. The game will offer a combination of “strategic naval command” and first-person action. Battleship will release for PS3 and Xbox 360 in Europe and North America in May. 3DS, DS, and Wii versions from developer Magic Pockets are to be released with a date to be announced. You can watch a trailer for the movie here.

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Wed, Feb 08, 2012 | 20:52 GMT

Battleship videogame in the works at Activision

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Activision and Hasbro have announced a videogame version of Battleship, which is in development at Double Helix Games.

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Wed, Feb 08, 2012 | 20:00 GMT

RE: Revelations bests Soul Calibur V debut on Japanese charts

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Resident Evil: Revelations topped Media Create’s software charts this week, after debuting in second place to Armored Core V last week. On the hardware side of things, Vita’s rebound the week prior was short-lived, as sales of the handheld fell 1,801 units week-over-week.

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Wed, Feb 08, 2012 | 06:22 GMT

Nielsen: More than 50% of US households have a console

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Some startling figures have come out of Nielsen Games’ latest exposé of gaming trends in the US.

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Sun, Feb 05, 2012 | 23:00 GMT

Devil Survivor 2 trailer confirms February 28 release date

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Retrieve your DS from the back of the couch this month for the imminent arrival of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2.

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Wed, Feb 01, 2012 | 17:56 GMT

Japanese charts: Vita rebounds, Armored Core and Resident Evil blitz charts

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PS Vita have rebounded slightly in Japan after week-over-week declines since launch, and the new handheld should send Namco a thank you card for the resurgence, as it was due to Tales of Innocence R’s debut which did it. Over on Media Create’s weekly software chart, the Tales game wasn’t the only debut in the top three, as Armored Core V and Resident Evil Revelations took the number one and second place spots, respectively.

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Wed, Feb 01, 2012 | 17:49 GMT

Japanese charts: Vita sales lowest since launch, Mario Kart 7 bests string of debuts

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PS Vita sales in Japan continued to decline last week according to Media Create’s weekly sales chart. The system moved 15,219 units, which is 3,142 units less than the prior week, and is the system’s lowest sales period since it launched in the region during December.

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Wed, Jan 18, 2012 | 17:26 GMT

Japanese charts: Vita sales fall 57% over last week

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PS Vita sales showed a drastic decline on Media Create’s weekly sales chart with only 18,361 units moved, a 57% decline over the 42,648 units sold last week. On the software end, Namco’s Super Robot Taise OG Saga Masou Kishin II moved 81,996 units for its debut on PSP.

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Mon, Jan 16, 2012 | 10:14 GMT

3DS, Mario Kart 7 top 2011 Japanese charts

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Media Create figures have shown Nintendo dominated 2011 with monster sales of 3DS and Mario Kart 7.

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Fri, Jan 13, 2012 | 13:31 GMT

NPD December: Industry sales decline 21%; MW3, 360 tops

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NPD December 2011 report has shown US industry sales at $3.99 billion, a 21% year-over-year decline.

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Thu, Jan 12, 2012 | 15:21 GMT

Nintendo Downloads, January 12 – Zen Pinball 3D, Hip Hop King, Carmen Sandiego

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Nintendo has updated its eShop, DSiWare and WiiWare offerings with Zen Pinball 3D, a title which allows you to create music, and a math programs with Carmen Sandiego as your instructor.

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Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | 17:02 GMT

Japanese charts: 3DS remains on top, Monster Hunter 3G passes 1 million sold mark

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3DS continued to dominate Media Create’s weekly sales chart moving 240,819 units which is a 20% increase over the week prior. Monster Hunter 3G crossed the 1 million units sold mark during the week, making it the third 3DS and first third-party title to do so.

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Tue, Jan 10, 2012 | 22:02 GMT

Devil Survivor 2 teaser challenges you to survive or die

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Here’s another short teaser for Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2. Survive or Die, the tagline trumpets; there probably isn’t a third option like “become a zombie” or “exist in a perpetual twilight half-state between two diametrically opposed positions”. The tactical RPG is the latest in Atlus’ confusing taxonomy of shared-fiction series, which also includes the Persona line. It arrives on DS in the US in February. A remake of the first game appeared on 3DS in August.

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Thu, Jan 05, 2012 | 19:31 GMT

Nintendo Downloads: Zombii Attack, Samurai Sword Destiny, 3 Heroes – Crystal Soul

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Nintendo has updated its eShop, DSiWare and WiiWare offerings with UFO Interactive’s Samurai Sword Destiny, arcade survival title Zombii Attack, and an action-adventure, puzzle-based RPG.

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Thu, Jan 05, 2012 | 15:02 GMT

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes announced by Warner

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Warner Interactive has officially announced TT Games is developing LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, after various rumors and speculation over the last couple of months.

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Thu, Jan 05, 2012 | 11:30 GMT

Japanese charts: Vita decline continues, Mario Kart 7 tops software

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PlayStation Vita sales have suffered for a second week, seeing another decline and even beaten by PSP again.

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Tue, Jan 03, 2012 | 14:24 GMT

Nintendo systems moved 12 million units in the US during 2011

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Nintendo has announced that it sold 12 million total hardware units in the US during 2011, marking the fifth year in a row it has accomplished such a feat. This includes more than 4.5 million units of Wii, more than 4 million 3DS systems, and over 3.4 million units of NDS systems.

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Thu, Dec 22, 2011 | 15:19 GMT

Nintendo Downloads: Tetris, Mighty Switch Force, small firmware update

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Nintendo has updated its eShop, DSiWare and WiiWare offerings today with GameBoy’s Tetris, a sports title, and and action-adventure, hidden-object title about vampires.

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