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Friday, July 19, 2013
07/19/2013 - Animal Crossing and 3DS Post Huge Sales in USSTRONG ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF LAUNCH HELPS NINTENDO 3DS REPEAT AS BEST-SELLING
PLATFORM
Highlights for the month include:
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Through the first six months of 2013, Nintendo has sold nearly 3.6 million combined physical and digital units of first-party
Nintendo 3DS software, an increase of more than 85 percent over the same time frame last year.
• Animal
Crossing: New Leaf sold more than 505,000 combined physical and digital units in June. More than 20 percent of these
sales were through the Nintendo eShop, the second-highest ratio behind only Fire Emblem Awakening. Nintendo's internal
trackers show that sales of the game continue to be strong in July as well, indicating that Animal Crossing: New Leaf
is poised to be one of the biggest games of the summer.
• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D sold
more than 108,000 combined units in its second month and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon added nearly 115,000 combined
units in its fourth month on the market, bringing its lifetime total to more than 750,000 combined units.
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Nintendo had three of the top five best-selling software SKUs for the month.
Nintendo 3DS will build on its momentum
with the successive launches of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Aug. 11), Pokémon X and Pokémon
Y (Oct. 12), Mario Party for Nintendo 3DS (name not final; November) and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between
Worlds (November).
Starting in August and continuing through the end of the year, Wii U will launch a series
of great games, including Pikmin 3 (Aug. 4), The Wonderful 101 (Sept. 15), The Legend of Zelda: The
Wind Waker HD (October), Wii Party U (October), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (November), Super
Mario 3D World (December) and Wii Fit U (December).
*Data regarding physical sales of games in June
are from the NPD Group. Data regarding digital downloads of games and combined physical/digital life-to-date numbers are from
Nintendo's internal sales figures. All numbers are specific to the United States only.Submitted by: E. Thomas
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
07/17/2013 - Gaia Interactive Comic-Con PanelGaia Interactive to host
Panel at San Diego Comic-Con!
San Jose,
Calif., July 16th 2013 - Gaia Interactive, the world-class social gaming publisher of Monster Galaxy and host of
the world’s largest forum Gaia Online, recently announced its Panel at San Diego Comic-Con. This weekend at San Diego
Comic-Con, Gaia Online will be hosting an official panel full of exclusive sneak peaks of upcoming projects including Gaia
Online’s Club Verge and the first revealing of the trailer for Gaia Interactives upcoming flagship mobile title, Hordes
of Nords.
“We’re extremely excited to showcase the spectacular Hordes of Nords trailer to our users
while also giving them the chance to be the first to experience Club Verge and other upcoming project releases while having
a chance to win exclusive prizes.” said Jason Loia, Chief Operating Officer at Gaia Interactive.
Starting
at 7pm on Saturday, July 20th Gaia Online users will be able to participate in the Official Gaia Panel in Room 5AB and be
among the first to experience Gaia’s flagship mobile title, Hordes of Nords, Club Verge and other upcoming projects.
Gaia’s also sneaking in some super-secret prizes for attendees to be on the lookout for as well as a sneak peak at its
upcoming Frontier Skies Card Game.
For more information about the Official Gaia Panel and to sign up for your very
own Gaia account Visit http://www.gaiaonline.com
About Gaia Interactive
Founded in 2003, Gaia Interactive
makes games that capture the imagination. As a pioneer in virtual goods, our profitable titles have given us a solid foundation
in the social and mobile space, and pointed us toward bigger successes ahead. With beautiful artwork and compelling game design,
our games have delighted millions of players - and we're just getting started. Here’s your opportunity to put your passion
to work with our world-class engineers and the awesome creative team that put Gaia Online on the map: help us take Gaia Online
from the world’s largest forum community to a multi-platform social and mobile gaming powerhouse! For more information,
visit www.gaiaonline.com.
Submitted
by: E. Thomas
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
07/16/2013 - Warner Bros Announces The LEGO Movie Video GameWarner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment and TT Games combine an action-adventure journey and LEGO building for a one-of-a-kind experience with The LEGO® Movie Videogame Enter the most fantastical world of LEGO building where gamers can turn the ordinary
into the extraordinary with an all-new and unique digital master building ability LONDON, UK. – July 16, 2013 – The fate of the LEGO®
world lies in your hands! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games today announced that The LEGO
Movie Videogame will be available in 2014 alongside the much-anticipated “The LEGO Movie,” from
Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, and a toy collection of “The LEGO Movie” building sets.
The LEGO® Movie Videogame will be released for Xbox One®, the all-in-one
games and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation
4® and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, the Wii U™ system and Windows® PC, as well as Nintendo
3DS™ handheld system and PlayStation® Vita handheld entertainment system.
In a scenario drawn from the
film, The LEGO Movie Videogame puts LEGO kids into the role of Emmet,
an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person
and the key to saving the world. Players guide him as he is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop
an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
“We’re thrilled
to be able to give kids the joy of reliving Emmet’s adventures in becoming virtual Master Builders with The
LEGO® Movie Videogame,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games Publishing. “Players
will be taking on the ultimate mission to save the LEGO world and use their virtual building prowess to build unimaginable
sets and creations.”
In The LEGO® Movie Videogame players
will be able to collect and use LEGO instruction pages to build construction sets or harness the awesome power of the Master
Builders to virtually build extraordinary LEGO creations along the way. With more than 90 characters inspired by the
film and 15 exciting levels, kids can build and adventure like never before.
Submitted by: E. Thomas
07/16/2013 - Comic ConQuest RPG Debuts at Comic-Con 2013Sleepy Giant Teams Up with Emmy Award-Winner Jeff Matsuda and Free
Lunch Design for Comic ConQuest
July 16, 2013 - Sleepy Giant Entertainment is partnering
with Free Lunch Design (creators of the Icy Tower franchise) on Comic ConQuest, a free-to-play tactical RPG adventure
set in a giant comic and sci-fi convention in which costumed fans have been transformed into the characters they portray.
The homemade costumes and plastic weapons become real, and the show floor becomes a battleground as the attendees-turned-heroes
use their newfound powers to fight their way to faction supremacy.
Comic ConQuest will feature the talents
of Emmy award-winning producer and renowned comic book artist Jeff Matsuda. Matsuda’s career spans 18 years in TV, film,
comics and videogames. He is best known for producing The Batman and Jackie Chan Adventures, and for his work on fan favorite
comic book titles such as X-Men, Batman, Wolverine, The Avengers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
“I’ve
always loved going to Comic Con and seeing Klingons walking around talking to Harry Potter and Batman. And I’d think,
how awesome would it be if they had actual powers and fought to see who could rule the con? So when Sleepy Giant came to me
with the idea for this game, I dove in headfirst,” said Jeff Matsuda, Executive Producer. “We’ve got
a super nerdy dream team over here with backgrounds in art, comics and gaming, and we’re passionate about making Comic
ConQuest a fun, die-hard nerd experience.”
This is an epic adventure in a world where the suit really
does make the hero. Players battle their way through the con, fighting for survival, hunting for swag, forming guilds,
and striving for supremacy in the war-torn wasteland of the once (mostly) peaceful show floor.
Comic ConQuest
is slated to launch across web, mobile and tablet platforms in Q4 2013. Players who register by August 31, 2013 will receive
free exclusive early access (to the web version) along with a set of virtual steak knives (in-game). Sign up and learn more
at comicconquest.net.
Become a fan: Comic ConQuest Facebook | @Comic_ConQuest | @SleepyGiant | Sleepy Giant FacebookSubmited by: E. Thomas
Monday, July 15, 2013
07/15/2013 - Ultimate Warrior Returns to WWE 2K14Ultimate Warrior Returns
from Parts Unknown to WWE® 2K14 Enigmatic WWE Legend makes historic video game franchise debut;
available through exclusive pre-order offer 2K today announced the emphatic return of Ultimate Warrior to the ring –
virtually – in WWE® 2K14, the forthcoming installment in the flagship WWE video
game franchise. Making his long-awaited arrival from Parts Unknown, the self-professed “Founding Father of Life
Intensity” will be an exclusive playable character for those who pre-order the game at any participating retailer for
the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft or PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
“Immortality is inspiration, pure and simple. An example to others that they, too, can do things larger than
the life they are actually living, and Ultimate Warrior was the pure embodiment of this belief, in what has proven to be a
very attention-getting and inspiring way,” said Warrior. “It was my good fortune to be his creator and performer,
and I am humbled by all those fans who’ve not only kept his legacy alive, but deepened it over time. In WWE
2K14, Ultimate Warrior’s creed, ‘Always Believe,’ lives on.”
Making his WWE
debut in 1987, Ultimate Warrior garnered worldwide attention and became a pop-culture phenomenon for his iconic music and
ring entrance, zealous personality, boundless energy and dominant in-ring prowess. Though he faced many rivals throughout
his career, including Honky Tonk Man, “Ravishing” Rick Rude, Sgt. Slaughter, “Macho Man” Randy Savage
and Undertaker, perhaps his most celebrated match was against Hulk Hogan in “The Ultimate Challenge” at WrestleMania®
VI on April 1, 1990. Warrior defeated Hogan that day to unify the WWE Championship and Intercontinental Championship,
becoming the first WWE Superstar ever to hold both titles simultaneously.
“There has never been
another WWE Superstar quite like the Ultimate Warrior – his intensity and energy is unmatched, and his legacy is undeniable,”
said Chris Snyder, Senior Director of Marketing at 2K. “Fans love him, opponents fear him and everyone can agree that
he’s one of the most iconic Legends in WWE history. Pre-ordering WWE 2K14 is the only way
we mere mortals will ever have a glimpse into the greatness that is Ultimate Warrior.”
Become Immortal –
2K’s lineup of premier sports simulation titles expands with the company’s upcoming release in the renowned WWE
video game franchise, WWE 2K14. Developed by Yukes for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system,
WWE 2K14 is positioned to be the most electrifying, authentic and comprehensive WWE video game experience
to date. WWE 2K14 is not yet rated by PEGI. Players who pre-order WWE 2K14
will receive Ultimate Warrior at no extra cost on launch day on October 29, 2013 in North America and November 1,
2013 internationally.
For more information on WWE 2K14 and 2K, visit wwe.2k.com, facebook.com/WWEgames and @WWEgames on Twitter.
Submitted by: E. Thomas
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