Konami Kicks Bayonetta Off Top Of Japan's Game Charts

Last week's queen of Japan's video game sales charts Bayonetta didn't have the legs to stay on top for very long. Konami's latest soccer game, World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010, is this week's new software champ. For the rest of the top 30 games in Japan, according to Media Create, read on.

The 10 Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of Nov 1)

Where's all this from? (AKA an explanation of the above chart for stat junkies only): In a move somewhat surprising for the generally secretive company, Nintendo makes all of this data public. Any Wii owner can download the Nintendo Channel to their Wii and begin browsing for games. Any gam...

Forza 3 Makes Inroads Into Japanese Game Chart

02. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 88,000 / 699,000 03. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 52,000 / 1,466,000 04. Inazuma Eleven 2: Fire/Blizzard (DS) - 49,000 / 486,000 05. Rune Factory 3 (DS) - 41,000 / NEW 07. FIFA 10 (PS3) - 21,000 / NEW 08. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 19,000 / 1,319,000

Nathan Drake Charts Among Japan's Bestselling Games

01. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (DS) - 165,000 / 2,639,000 02. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 118,000 / 610,000 03. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 63,000 / 1,414,000 06. Okami (Wii) - 24,000 / NEW 07. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 23,000 / 1,300,000 10. Love Plus (DS) - 20,000 / 141,000

Japan Snaps Up A Lot More Pokemon Heart & Soul

The only new video game release that came close to threatening Nintendo's software domination this week was Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. The Nintendo DS role-playing managed a third place debut, beating out less impressive placements from RPG peers Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyouju...

Wii Fit Plus Takes Japan by Storm

12. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 13. Love Plus (DS) 16. SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu - Goddess of Destiny (DS) 18. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 25. Ys 7 (PSP) 26. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 27. Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2 (DS) 28. Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (DS)

Japan Chooses Miis! Pokemon Is Defeated!

12. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 14. Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2 (DS) 15. Ys 7 (PSP) 16. Forever Blue 2: Beautiful Ocean (Wii) 19. Puyo Puyo 7 (DS) 21. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 22. Love Plus (DS) 23. Pokemon Platinum (DS) 26. Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars (DS) 29. Mario Kart DS (DS)

Where Are All The "Next Gen" Games?

Not like Mario Kart and F-Zero did with Parallax scrolling. Or Mario 64 with its use of 3D. Or Grand Theft Auto III with its living, breathing city. Those games re-wrote the book. You just couldn't do GTAIII on the PlayStation. Or Mario 64 on the SNES. They were true "next gen" games.

Hands On With Assassin's Creed II: Mario Kart and DiCaprio

After sitting through a presentation of the upcoming title by Patrice Desilets and his beard, I was handed the controller for a chance to run around inside the game. I ended up not only surprising myself, but the developers during my short time with the game.

Pokemon Silver & Gold Remakes Steal Gundam's Top Spot In Japan

15. Puyo Puyo 7 (DS) 21. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 22. Wii Fit (Wii) 24. Arabians Lost (DS) 26. Pokemon Platinum (DS) 28. Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story (DS) 29. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 30. Simple 2500 Series Portable!! Vol. 12: The Hohei 2: Senyuu yo, Sakini Ike (PSP)

Nintendo's Unusual 2009 Wii Strategy: Publishing The Oldies

Nintendo-Published Wii Games In 2008 Endless Ocean (new game) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (new game) Mario Kart Wii (new game) Wii Fit (new game) Mario Super Sluggers (new game) Wario Land: Shake It (new game) Wii Music (new game) Animal Crossing: City Folk (new game)

New PS3 Helps Gundam Rocket To Top Of Japanese Game Charts

11. Puyo Puyo 7 (DS) 15. Little King's Story (Wii) 16. Penguin no Mondai x Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (DS) 21. SupaRobo Gakuen (DS) 23. Nanashi no Game Me (DS) 24. Wii Fit (Wii) 25. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 30. Simple 2500 Series Portable!! Vol. 12: The Hohei 2: Senyuu yo, Sakini Ike (PSP)

Nintendo Still Sitting Pretty Atop Japanese Game Charts

No new Japanese video game release can topple the Nintendo DS powerhouse that is Tomodachi Collection, the Mii collecting game that sits, once again, atop the weekly Media Create sales chart. It's certainly not for a lack of new releases...

Mario Goes All Christian Bale on the Set

Mario Kart: The Movie's under production - or so we're led to believe by the trailer you saw earlier this week and now, mister bigshot star flipping out at the lighting guy. Video: Mario Freaks Out On the Mario Kart: The Movie Set [Gay Gamer]

Nintendo's Mii Collecting Game Still A Big Hit In Japan

12. Penguin no Mondai x Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (DS) 13. Irodzuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip (DS) 14. Blood of Bahamut (DS) 19. Wii Fit (Wii) 20. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 24. Mario Kart DS (DS) 25. Pokemon Platinum (DS) 27. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 28. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 30. Rhythm Heaven (DS)

Mario Kart: The Movie (The Fan-Made Live-Action Trailer)

Mario meets Days of Thunder? Special effects meet low budget? Fan dreams meet impossibility of big box office return? It's the fan-made Mario Kart movie trailer.

Japan Still Lovin' The PS2, Still Buyin' Gundam

12. Blood of Bahamut (DS) 13. Puyo Puyo 7 (DS) 15. EA Sports Active (Wii) 16. Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji (DS) 17. Penguin no Mondai x Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (DS) 19. Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer (DS) 23. Wii Fit (Wii) 24. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) 26. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 27. Pokemon Platinum (DS)

Gaming Before Chemo, A Child's Escape

In the beginning, we had about five Game Boys that patients could check out, and we had a couple Nintendo 64s for in-room use," she said. "Over time, from 2001 to now, there's been a huge change in the use of video games, across the board. It's essential to have them now. It's a rarity that I'd have...

Monster Hunter Slays Dragon Quest IX In Japanese Sales Chart

16. Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series DS: Shinseiki Evangelion - Saigo no Mono (DS) 21. Wii Fit (Wii) 22. Pokemon Platinum (DS) 23. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble X (DS) 26. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 28. Doki Majo Plus (DS) 30. Dragon Ball: Tenkaichi Daibouken (Wii)

New Life Sales For Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports

Mario Kart Wii sold 2 million copies globally (90,000 copies in Japan and 1.91 million overseas). The lifetime sales total for Mario Kart Wii is 17.39 million copies. Last year during the same period, Wii Fit sold 3.42 million copies, Mario Kart Wii sold 6.42 million copies and Wii Sports sold 4.7...

Nintendo Sales Down 40 Percent

According to Nintendo, "In the console business, there were fewer blockbuster software titles that briskly drove hardware sales this June quarter versus the same period a year ago when titles like Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit were launch in overseas markets."

Who Can Stop Dragon Quest IX In Japan?

13. Dragon Ball: Tenkaichi Daibouken (Wii) 14. Moyashimon DS (DS) 15. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 16. Wii Fit (Wii) 17. Punch-Out!! (Wii) 18. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 22. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 24. Mario Kart DS (DS) 25. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! (DS) 27. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

Dragon Quest IX Is Still Tops In Japan

11. Wii Fit (Wii) 14. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 15. Gyakuten Kenji (DS) 17. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 18. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! (DS) 19. Mario Kart DS (DS) 21. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 22. Qupu!! Mame Goma! (DS) 24. Rhythm Heaven (DS) 26. Metal Fight Beyblade (DS) 27. Inazuma Eleven (DS)

The Best-Selling Wii Games Of 2009 Didn't Come Out In 2009

Gamasutra has crunched the NPD video game sales numbers and the results show that the top five best-selling games on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 in the U.S. from January to the end of June were, save one 360 title, all released in 2009. The likes of UFC Undisputed, Resident Evil 5, Halo War...

33 Months Of Motion Control, The Wii's Hidden Struggle

The original promise of the Wii's controller, the Wii Remote, was that it would augur a revolution in game control, a Motion Control Revolution. All images via Nintendo of America's press site. Super Smash Bros. player image from Nintendo/Stuart Ramson)

See How Easily Dragon Quest IX Outsold The Competition

13. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 14. Gyakuten Kenji (DS) 15. Infinite Space (DS) 16. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 17. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! (DS) 22. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 23. Rhythm Heaven (DS) 27. Mario Kart DS (DS) 28. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 30. Wii de Asobe Pikmin 2 (Wii)

Wii Sports Resort Sales Pass 500,000 In Japan

11. Wii Fit (Wii) 12. Pokemon Platinum (DS) 14. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Wii) 16. Gyakuten Kenji (DS) 17. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 20. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 23. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! 27. Metal Fight Beyblade (DS) 28. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 30. Made in Ore (DS)

How Many Hours People Play Nintendo's Wii Games (Sorry, Donkey Kong)

Mario Kart Wii (April 2008) – 31 hours, 40 minutes Super Mario Galaxy (November 2007) — 27 hours, 37 minutes Super Paper Mario (April 2007) — 24 hours, 13 minutes Excitebots: Trick Racing (April 2009) – 10 hours 56 minutes New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (May 2009) – No Data Listed

Club Nintendo Elitists Score Prizes Later This Year

Club Nintendo of Japan members were most recently treated to a trio of goods—a gold painted Mario Kart Wii wheel, a Club Nintendo calendar for 2009 and a plush-looking Mario hat—something we hope Nintendo of America will one-up for its American fans. May I suggest something, anything, in...

Nintendo Buys A TV Show

You've played Nintendo games. Now get ready for a Nintendo television show, as the Japanese gaming giant have bought themselves a British gaming show. So no, sadly, no Mario Kart cup races or Zelda speedruns. Nintendo buys its own TV show [MCV]

Wii Sports Resort Jet Skis Past The Competition In Japan

12. Wii Fit (Wii) 13. Gyakuten Kenji (DS) 14. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 15. Really? Really! (DS) 22. Time Leap (Xbox 360) 23. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 24. Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankenta (DS) 25. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 27. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! (DS) 28. Infinite Space (DS)

Wii Sports Resort Is The Third Best Selling Wii Title

The game launched on June 25, and in its first four days, the title moved 353,827 copies. Sales-wise for the first four days, that puts Wii Sports Resort behind Mario Kart Wii (608,000) and Super Smash Bros. Brawl (816,000). Wii Sports Resort is bundled with Wii Remote add on Wii MotionPlus. Th...

Mii Collecting Is Big In Japan

14. Wii de Asobu Chibi Robo! (Wii) 15. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 16. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! (DS) 17. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 18. Infinite Space (DS) 19. Made in Ore (DS) 20. Wii Sports (Wii) 22. Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii) 24. Wii de Asobu Pikmin 2 (Wii) 28. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 30. Rhythm Heaven (DS)

Kingdom Hearts Still Master Of The Domain In Japan

12. Made in Ore (DS) 13. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! (DS) 14. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 18. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 20. Wii Sports (Wii) 22. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 23. Wii de Asobu Pikmin 2 (Wii) 24. Monster Hunter G (Wii) 25. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 27. Metal Fight Beyblade (DS)

Nintendo DS Games Reclaim Top Spots In Japan Amid Slow Releases

11. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 13. Deca Sporta 2 (Wii) 14. Rhythm Heaven (DS) 15. Rittai Picross (DS) 18. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 20. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 23. Wii Sports (Wii) 24. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 25. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (DS) 27. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (DS) 30. Mario Kart DS (DS)

Pokémon Tops Japanese Charts, Software Sales Stuck In Dungeon

11. Wii Fit (Wii) 13. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 14. Rittai Picross (DS) 20. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 21. Rhythm Heaven (DS) 23. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (DS) 24. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 25. Oboro Muramasa (Wii) 27. Super Robot Taisen K (DS) 29. Wii de Asobu Pikmin 2 (Wii) 30. Inazuma Eleven (DS)

Square Enix Rockets To The Top Of Japan's Sales Charts With Star Ocean

The new role-playing game knocked off last week's champ, Mario & Luigi RPG3!!!, a Nintendo DS title whose fall was cushioned by a trio of new Idolm@ster games for the PSP. Don't ever say that Namco Bandai doesn't know how to milk. The rest of the week's new debuts, including the Japanese r...

Super Mario Kart: Most Influential Video Game in History

The team said they picked Super Mario Kart for the top spot because it is the best-selling racer on the SNES, the GameCube and the DS. Tetris, a good choice for number two, was selected because it is available on at least 50 different gaming platforms. And Grand Theft Auto holds the record for t...

Mario & Luigi Knock Out Ken & Ryu In Japanese Sales

13. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 14. Wii Fit (Wii) 17. Wii de Asobu: Mario Power Tennis (Wii) 18. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (DS) 19. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 20. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 21. Animal Crossing City Folk (Wii) 22. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 23. Penguin no Mondai (DS) 24. Wii Sports (Wii)

Nintendo Responds To November NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo ha...

Nintendo Responds To September NPD Sales, Seems Pleased [Corporate Gloating]

Backed by a variety of unique interfaces, Nintendo’s Wii™ console topped the U.S. video game hardware sales charts with nearly 687,000 units sold in September, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Nintendo DS™ was the No. 2 best-sellin...

Amazon's Gold Box Kick Off With Super Cheap SSBB [Updated]

8:00 AM PDT - The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS) 10:00 AM PDT - Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) 12:00 PM PDT - The New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS) 2:00 PM PDT - Mario Kart Wii 6:00 PM PDT - Mario Party DS 8:00 PM PDT - Pokemon Diamond and/or Pearl (Nintendo DS)

Mario, Wario Games Headline Nintendo's Summer Line-Up - Rhythm Tengoku MIA

Mario Kart Wii Has A Golden Week

Opinion: Mario Kart Control Schemes: FIGHT [Mario Kart Wii]

Opinion: Mario Kart Control Schemes: FIGHT

In other words, use the Wii Remote & nunchuk, and only the Wii Remote & nunchuk. The Wii Wheel and 'Cube controllers should be thought of as Mad Catz peripherals: only for use by guests in multiplayer games. Guests you don't like. As for the Wii Remote on its own...I told you to forget about...

Classic, GameCube Controllers Gimped For Mario Kart

Opinion: No Snaking For Mario Kart Wii

Big fan of snaking in Mario Kart? Brace for disappointment. Nintendo have finally called an end to the trick, with the upcoming Mario Kart Wii's cornering speed boosts to be determined by how long you can hold a powerslide, not how quickly you can waggle from left to right. From the British Of...

Opinion: Mario Kart Wheel Is Quite Possibly "Absolute Crap"

Bulent Yusuf from the blog WiiWii just got back from Nintendo's base in Frankfurt, Germany. There he had a chance to play Mario Kart. His review? He loved the game, lauding the experience (especially the newly tweaked drifting system). But what about the Wii Wheel that comes with? He's not fe...

New Mario Kart Wii Images [Famitsu]

Nintendo Lays Out '08, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii Vaguely Dated [Wii]

Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart: Prologue [Media Create]

Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart [Super Mario Galaxy]

Nintendo's Reggie On Stage in New York [Liveblogging]

E307: Nintendo's E3 Lineup and Gallery

Rumour: Nintendo Announcing Mario Kart Wii, New Hardware At E3?

Instant Console Collection

Free Animal Crossing Download Week Hitting Toys R Us

The stores' DS Download Stations will have six exclusive virtual gifts available: a 1-up mushroom, star, fire bar, goal flag, question box and pipe. The items can be used to decorate your virtual house in the game. The downloads will be available through July 29.

DS Download Stations Due Soon

Don't forget to head down to your local Best Buy, Nintendo DS in hand, and get your free Wi-Fi download on! DS Download Stations should be finally showing up at your local Best Buy this week with trial versions of Brain Training, Meteos, True Swing Golf, Tetris, Mario Kart DS and Pok mon Troz...

DS Download Stations at Best Buy Today!

A mole (gawd bless 'em) dropped word that retailer Best Buy will be getting DS Download Stations. It'll take roughly two weeks for all locations to have them installed. The first demos will be Brain Age, Mario Kart, Pokemon Trozei, Meteos and Tetris (Classic and Push modes). There's also a do...

Hands-On: Mario Kart DS

The speed of Mario Kart returns on the DS version. The 150cc Kart class rides like it should. The new tracks are excellently designed racing tracks that maintain the spirit of the old Kart titles. And if you want to get into that spirit, the Retro cup is a greatest hits of tracks from across the Ma...

Opinion: Mario Kart DS, Animal Crossing Wild World Hands-On

Opinion: Mario Kart DS, Animal Crossing Wild World Hands-On

It looks like Mario Kart is the perfect game to launch WiFi play with, though I was surprised to see that it didn't really seem to mess with the formula much. I suppose that's both a good and a bad thing. The last thing I want is a fast-paced racing game that requires me to blow into the mike, rub the...

Nintendo Van Enters the State

The stealth Nintendo Van will be hitting casa Crecente in about four hours. I'll make sure to jump back online and post some quick impressions as soon as I can. It sounds like there's a chance that although King Kong will be on the van, it may not be shown. Apparently it might not be the latest vers...

Nintendo Van Brings Viewtiful DS, WiFi Gaming