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USA Weekly Chart, Ending 8th Dec 2012

Hardware:

1: X360 - 379,825 (+25%)
2: 3DS - 192,885 (+31%)
3: PS3 - 185,944 (+22%)
4: WiiU - 152,872 (+17%)
5: Wii - 131,174 (+20%)
6: DS - 100,679 (+16%)
7: PSV - 61,679 (+22%)
8: PSP - 6,678 (+17%)

Software:

1: (Wii) Just Dance 4 - 391,078
2: (X360) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 341,710
3: (X360) Far Cry 3 - 273,360
4: (X360) Kinect Adventures! - 264,044
5: (X360) Halo 4 - 212,650
6: (PS3) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 185,055
7: (X360) Kinect: Disneyland Adventures - 165,757
8: (PS3) Far Cry 3 - 142,103
9: (Wii) Wii Sports - 127,763
10: (X360) Forza Motorsport 4 - 126,870

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Kur04151d ago

Really disappointing numbers for Far Cry 3, it deserves much more. The US has becomes casual central, top games are Kinect and Wii casual titles and I'm beginning to think all those 360 sales are the Wii Soccer Moms moving on to Kinect. Looks like Microsoft's huge marketing for Kinect payed off in the USA. At least all sales are up across all platforms. So much for the game industry "dying". PSV selling quite well now, I got one on black friday and am happy with more PSV sales. Means more games will be on their way.

Welshy4150d ago

Maybe once Bioshock Infinite has seen the light of day, Bioshock Vita will get some love to help boost the Vita that little bit further again.

It's been slow to catch on, but after Black Friday, all consoles and handhelds have had a nice pre-holiday kick.

OT: i'm speaking in general terms, not basing my comments off VGchartz. The fact that this site is still given credit and regularly appears on top of N4G every week is crazy.

Ezz20134150d ago

this is vgchartes
don't ever believe any numbers they give

sak5004150d ago

Only believe when they spout numbers for EU showing ps3 higher numbers right?

Ezz20134150d ago

@sak500

i never trust them
keep that in mind

i only go by sony and ms numbers

chukamachine4150d ago (Edited 4150d ago )

All fake numbers.

They have magically brought the gap to 2million again.

Godchild10204150d ago

The best way is to wait and see what their quarterly earnings are come Next Year. While these numbers can't be trusted, I'm sure the 360 and Ps3 are going to meet up with sales numbers at some point and one or maybe both will reach the Wii numbers.

Muerte24944150d ago

Even though Sony is probably going to show that they passed Microsoft (again) people are going to think they're adding in January because they're won't report their quarterly reports until early Feburary while Microsoft will post theirs mid-January. Just like what happened this quarter. But yeah, it's better just to wait until the quarterly reports come out.

Riderz13374150d ago

Vgchartz is becoming irrelevant. IRRELEVANT.

Hicken4150d ago

Becoming? The only thing they're good for is perpetuating ignorance.

Belking4149d ago (Edited 4149d ago )

It may be off but not by much. Those numbers are very close to the real ones.. MS is approaching the Wii sales in the U.S. Eventually they will pass them. Sony is so far behind in the US market that they may not be able to make it up in time for the next gen. Also, the 3ds is really putting a whipping on the vita. Americans sure do love buying xbox 360 games. Over 50% of that list is xbox360 games. MS has certainly built a strong brand name with the xbox.

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josephayal4150d ago

VGChartz is very very accurate. Ithink NPD data is not quite accurate

majiebeast4150d ago (Edited 4150d ago )

Lol the official sales report isnt accurate but a site made by a 360 fanboy, that got banned off neogaf is? LOL.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies10h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken5h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6921h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker21h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo21h ago(Edited 20h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6920h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt8h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken5h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos1d 3h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto1d 2h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger881d 2h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies15h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.