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USA Weekly Chart, Ending 5th Jan 2013

Hardware:

1: X360 - 78,482 (-54%)
2: 3DS - 73,694 (-59%)
3: PS3 - 49,522 (-48%)
4: DS - 31,219 (-51%)
5: Wii - 29,447 (-58%)
6: WiiU - 29,173 (-51%)
7: PSV - 18,382 (-46%)
8: PSP - 2,751 (-46%)

Software:

1: (X360) Halo 4 - 104,963
2: (X360) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 101,431
3: (PS3) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 67,553
4: (Wii) Just Dance 4 - 55,168
5: (X360) NBA 2K13 - 48,294
6: (X360) Assassin's Creed III - 41,920
7: (X360) Kinect Adventures! - 40,512
8: (PS3) Assassin's Creed III - 32,582
9: (X360) Far Cry 3 - 31,555
10: (3DS) New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 27,717

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BillySpandex4122d ago

More made up numbers for your perusal, courtesy of VG chartz.

user39158004122d ago

Which numbers are not made up? All numbers are guesstimates and will always be... Well the good news is that the systems are selling still lol... Like always xbox first in USA and last in Japan hehehehe, while PS3 do good worldwide. Im used to it and should everyone else adopt to the changes and enjoy the game.
WII-U/ps4/720 adapting in motion...

DonMingos4122d ago

That's the positive gamer posture I am talking about... Bubbles

AngelicIceDiamond4122d ago

The European VGChartz are the ones that are relevant then?

I don't go by these numbers also but it sorta makes sense considering its the U.S market. And Vice Versa European market. Its their respective regions after all.

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DonMingos4122d ago (Edited 4122d ago )

@Janitor Why a comment just trolling Sony PS Vita and Sony exclusives? you are the worst kind of fanboy that exists on this website, because you are not a fanboy in the positive sense of the word that is to love some games from a company, you are a "hateboy", in this case, a "Sony Hateboy".

What is embarassing is your posture as a gamer.

Janitor4122d ago (Edited 4122d ago )

Not trolling, just stating facts. I don't "hate" Sony. I don't love them either, they're just a company that makes some very stupid decisions, especially with the vita. Also, I have bought two PS3's and have been a plus subscriber for over a year. PSN ID is LordJ81 look me up if you don't believe me. The PS3 is a great console, but there needs to be some balance here, as people on N4G gush over it like schoolgirls at a Bieber concert. So get over yourself, this is a sales article, what did you think we'd be talking about here, meatloaf recipes?

Ezz20134122d ago

your facts are from vgcharts

which mean ..those are not facts

DonMingos4122d ago

That is just a troll comment. You watch the sales numbers and what do you see? No PS3 exclusives in the Top 10 and low Vita sales. You even called one console sales numbers embarassing... What is that? That is pure hate towards a company and you know it...

I don't know if a PS Vita stole your girlfriend or something, just get over it, eat some meatloaf and just thank all this companies for keep supporting this industries with games and consoles, wether you buy them or not.

Skips4122d ago (Edited 4122d ago )

"C'mom Vita this is just embarrassing. Outsold by the old DS, and destroyed by the 3DS again?"

LOOOOOOOOL, both the DS and 3DS are outselling both the Wii AND the Wii U? I don't get how it's embarrassing for them to outsell the PSVita. In that case, the Wii U must be a complete failure (sale wise) too right?

"Also, funny how the console that "has no exclusives" has TWO in the top ten"

What? Halo? Microsoft's BIGGEST franchise? No shit it would be on the list, you would be a complete retard if you didn't think it would be. Just like how ANY Gran Turismo game would be there too if one was released in 2012. DEEEERRPPPPP.

Kinect Adventures? lol

"If you guys actually bought the crap you praise so much, that might change..."

You mean games like Gran Turismo? Uncharted? God Of War? Killzone? LittleBigPlanet? Just fyi if you've been living under a rock, most of Sony's games this year have been new IP's. Not HUGE FLAGSHIP titles like the ones above, of course they would have low sales. New IP's usually tend to have low sales at first. Why do you think Microsoft likes to churn out the same old shit year after year? GUARANTEED SALES. They don't like taking risks unlike that "other" console.

"but there needs to be some balance here, as people on N4G gush over it like schoolgirls at a Bieber concert."

Like that never happened when the 360 released? Everybody was bashing Sony because "they had no games", *looks at years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013 (ESPECIALLY 2013)*

http://n4g.com/news/1137582...

Funny how times have changed right?

otherZinc4121d ago (Edited 4121d ago )

@Janitor,

LMAO! And, you're correct. Some people with their eyes always closed "Can't handle the Truth"!

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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."

ChasterMies10m ago

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

CrimsonWing6911h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker10h 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!

KyRo10h ago(Edited 10h 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.

CrimsonWing6910h ago(Edited 10h 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.

Profchaos7h ago(Edited 7h 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.

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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.

Profchaos16h 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

Tacoboto16h 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?

banger8815h ago

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

ChasterMies5h 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.