What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.
Nintendo Wii North America: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 4. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Konami), 5. Game Party (Midway).
Japan: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at Bejing Olympics (Sega), 4. Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo), 5. Swing Golf Pangya 2nd Shot! (Tecmo).
Europe: 1. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 3. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games), 4. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 5. FIFA 08 (EA Sports).
Xbox 360 North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Halo 3: Legendary Edition (Microsoft), 5. Mass Effect (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 2. Dead Rising / Gears of War — Xbox 360 Platinum Double Pack (Capcom / Microsoft), 3. The Idol M@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 4. Guilty Gear 2: Overture (Arc System Works), 5. Ace Combat 6: Kaihou e no Senka (Namco).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 5. Mass Effect (Microsoft).
PlayStation 3 North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 3. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEA), 4. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (SCEA), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 today.
American Games (Demos):
* PAIN - $9.99
* TimeShift multiplayer demo
American Games (Content):
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Shivering Isles Expansion - $29.99
* MotorStorm - Mohawk Roadhog Bike and Lunar-Tec Buffalo BigRig, new song - $1.99
* Resistance: Fall of Man - Map Pack 2 (Bracknell & Axbridge) - $4.99
* Resistance: Fall of Man - Map Pack 1 AND 2 - $7.99
* Guitar Hero III: Song Packs: Boss Battles Pack, includes The Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down to Georgia, Slash - Original Composition by Slash, Tom Morello - Original Composition by Tom Morello
* Rock Band: David Bowie Song Pack 1 - $5.49
* Rock Band: Individual Songs (David Bowie: Moonage Daydream, Heroes, Queen Bitch) - $1.99 each
American Trailers:
* Ratchet & Clank Future: TOD - “Behind The Scenes - Weapons”
* TimeShift - Video 2
European Games (Content):
* TimeShift demo
* Destruction Derby (PS1 game for PS3 & PSP) - €4.99 / £3.49
* Kula World (PS1 game for PS3 & PSP) - €4.99 / £3.49
European Games (Content):
* MotorStorm - Crazy Samurai & Quick Foot liveries - €2.99 / £1.99
* Resistance: Fall of Man - Map Pack 2 (Bracknell & Axbridge)- €3.99 / £2.99
* Sonic The Hedgehog (Very Hard Sonic Mission, Very Hard Shadow Mission, Very Hard Silver Mission, Boss Attack Shadow, Boss Attack Silver, Team Attack Amigo) - €2.99 / £1.99 each
European Trailers:
* Assassins’s Creed - “Altair was here”
* Blazing Angels 2 - “Racing trailer”
* PAIN
* Smackdown vs RAW 2008
* Uncharted - “Making the game”
Owners of the Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock have been complaining the American version of the music-rhythm videogame has a mono-only soundtrack.
To quote some members of the official Guitar Hero forum: “It says Dolby pro logic II, isn’t it suppose to be surround sound? But there is no sound come out from my rear speakers.” and “I’ve experienced this same issue. Just to make sure it wasn’t my audio connection, I put in Metroid Prime 3 and Zelda and they both sounded perfectly fine on my Dolby ProLogic speaker system. I put GHIII back in and the sound only seems to come out of the center speaker when I’m playing a song. I hope they didn’t mess up the Wii version of GHIII by forgeting to check the stereo button before shipping.” and “All sound except for center channel is completely cut in the game… no front or rear sound, period.”
Since you should be able to switch between mono and stereo in the Audio options menu, Activision has now labeled this as a known issue and are looking into it. A representative said: “Rest assured, [we] are working to offer a possible solution to our fans. However, the time frame is still unknown.” It’s really curious how mono sound got through the testing of a music game, and then almost none of the 286,300+ buyers (at the American launch) noticed it until a month later. The just released European Wii versions of the game does play stereo sound. — Via 1UP
In appreciation of Guitar Hero and Halo fans alike, Neversoft, Bungie, Activision/RedOctane, and Microsoft have all joined forces to bring players the iconic Halo theme (MJOLNIR Mix) as a free playable song for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, exclusively for the Xbox 360. The theme will be available from Xbox Live Marketplace starting today. Happy Thanksgiving!
The Halo theme was written, composed, and performed by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori; and the MJOLNIR Mix features guitars performed by the Grammy Award winning guitar hero, Steve Vai.
“It’s a real pleasure to hear one of the best loved and most iconic themes from Bungie’s Halo Universe in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock,” said Marty O’Donnell, Composer and Audio Director for Bungie Studios. “As longtime fans of the Guitar Hero franchise, it was great to collaborate with Neversoft and Activision/RedOctane to offer this exciting free download to our fans.”
Since I couldn’t find a video of someone playing the song, here’s a “scientist” putting Halo 3 and a Guitar Hero 3 X-plorer guitar controller in the blender! “Will it blend?”
PS: There’s also a Demo for The Orange Box’s Half-Life 2 Episode Two available on Xbox Live today.
What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.
Nintendo Wii North America: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Konami), 5. High School Musical: Sing It! Bundle (Disney).
Japan: 1. BioHazard: Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom), 2. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 3. Ghost Squad (Sega), 4. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 5. Dragon Quest Swords: Kamen no Joou to Kagami no Tou (Square Enix).
Europe: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 2. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 3. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo).
Xbox 360 North America: 1. BioShock (2K Games), 2. The Darkness (2K Games), 3. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 5. Halo 3 (Microsoft).
Japan: 1. Ace Combat 6: Kaihou e no Senka (Namco), 2. Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Koei), 3. The Idol M@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 4. Dead Rising / Gears of War — Xbox 360 Platinum Double Pack (Capcom / Microsoft), 5. Gears of War (Microsoft).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 5. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts).
PlayStation 3 North America: 1. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (SCEA), 5. Assassin’s Creed: Limited Edition (Ubisoft).
Good news for all you Guitar Hero 3 rock stars playing the game on the Xbox 360. You can now go online via Xbox Live and download the “Boss Battle Track Pack” with all of the game’s three boss songs for FREE! I know a lot of you were worried about having to pay for downloadable Guitar Hero 3 content that was already in the game, so this is a relief. No doubt it will show up next week on the PS3’s PlayStation Network download service as well.
The Boss Battle Track Pack includes: The Devil Went Down to Georgia as made famous by The Charlie Daniels Band. Slash’s Original Composition for the Boss Battle Recording. Tom Morello’s Original Composition for the Boss Battle Recording.
What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.
Nintendo Wii North America: 1. Wii Play (Nintendo), 2. Carnival Games (Global Star), 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 4. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 5. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Konami).
Japan: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 3. Ghost Squad (Sega), 4. Dragon Quest Swords: Kamen no Joou to Kagami no Tou (Square Enix), 5. Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo).
Europe: 1. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 2. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 3. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games), 4. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo).
Xbox 360 North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Madden NFL 08 (EA Sports), 4. The Orange Box (EA Games), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision).
Japan: 1. Ace Combat 6: Kaihou e no Senka (Namco), 2. The Idol M@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 3. Just Cause: Viva Revolution (EA Games), 4. Chikyuu Boueigun 3 — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (D3 Publisher), 5. Dead Rising / Gears of War — Xbox 360 Platinum Double Pack (Capcom / Microsoft).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Special Edition (Activision), 5. The Orange Box (EA Games).
PlayStation 3 North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (SCEA), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 4. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts), 5. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEA).
Japan: 1. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft), 2. Minna no Golf 5 (SCEI), 3. The Eye of Judgment: Biolith Rebellion (SCEI), 4. Imabikisou (Spike), 5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike).
Europe: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (SCEE), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 5. Sega Rally (Sega).
Activision earlier announced that gamers bought over $115 million of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock games within seven days of the game’s North American release, making it the largest single product launch in the company’s history. The game was released on October 28, 2007, and will launch in Europe on November 23, 2007. The franchise has sold more than six million units worldwide to date!
Two Guitar Hero III song packs have been released online for download from the Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Marketplace. There are also two free trailers (included below) that preview the content in these song packs:
1. Content: Velvet Revolver Pack
Price: 500 Microsoft Points (that’s US$6.25 / €6 / £4.25 / CAN$7.75 / AU$8.25)
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] “She Builds Quick Machines” Off of the “Libertad Allbum”, “Slither” Off of the “Contraband Allbum”, & “Messages” Off of the “Libertad (deluxe version)”. As performed by Velvet Revolver.
2. Content: Foo Fighters Pack
Price: 500 Microsoft Points (that’s US$6.25 / €6 / £4.25 / CAN$7.75 / AU$8.25)
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] “The Pretender” Off of the “Echoes Silence Patience & Grace”, “All My life” Off of the “One by One”, & “This Is A Call” Off of the “Foo Fighters (self titled)” as performed by Foo Fighters.
Update: In America the two Guitar Hero III track bundles are available for PS3 download from the PlayStation Store. Also priced at US$6.25 each.
Japanese games magazine Famitsu has revealed that Bandai Namco’s Mojipittan game will feature paid downloadable content via Wii Ware that expands the game with new stages and items. Mojipittan is a word-based puzzle game that sold over 900,000 copies on the PS2, GBA, PSP & DS. The game will be released along with the Japanese Wii Ware service in March 2008.
Despite the downloadable content, Bandai Namco is still delivering a full game with over 200 new stages and a dictionary of 120,000 words, whereas the DS version had 100,000 words. It also includes a two-player versus mode that allows for multiplayer to be playable with a single Wii remote. This mode will feature 30 stages, although IGN expects there will be more stages available via paid download.
While Mojipittan Wii might not make its way outside of Japan, when the Wii Ware download service launches worldwide in early 2008, expect microtransactions like those seen for the upcoming Xbox 360 & PS3 Guitar Hero III song packs.
What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now.
Nintendo Wii North America: 1. Wii Play (Nintendo), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Carnival Games (Global Star), 4. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Konami), 5. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo).
Japan: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo), 3. Ghost Squad (Sega), 4. Dragon Quest Swords: Kamen no Joou to Kagami no Tou (Square Enix), 5. Takarajima Z: Barbaros no Hihou (Capcom).
Europe: 1. Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo), 2. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games), 3. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 4. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo), 5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo).
Xbox 360 North America: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision), 4. The Orange Box (EA Games), 5. BioShock (2K Games).
Japan: 1. Ace Combat 6: Kaihou e no Senka (Namco), 2. The Idol M@ster — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Namco), 3. Chikyuu Boueigun 3 — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (D3 Publisher), 4. Dead Rising / Gears of War — Xbox 360 Platinum Double Pack (Capcom / Microsoft), 5. Gears of War — Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Microsoft).
Europe: 1. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 2. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 3. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 4. The Orange Box (EA Games), 5. Project Gotham Racing 4 (Microsoft).
PlayStation 3 North America: 1. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (SCEA), 2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision), 3. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEA), 4. The Simpsons Game (EA Games), 5. FIFA Soccer 08 (EA Sports).
Japan: 1. Imabikisou (Japan), 2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Spike), 3. The Eye of Judgment: Biolith Rebellion (SCEI), 4. Rise from Lair (SCEI), 5. Minna no Golf 5 (SCEI).
Europe: 1. Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEE), 2. FIFA 08 (EA Sports), 3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami), 4. MotorStorm (SCEE), 5. Heavenly Sword (SCEE).
North America: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega), 4. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Konami), 5. Game Party (Midway).
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 3. Halo 3 (Microsoft), 4. Halo 3: Legendary Edition (Microsoft), 5. Mass Effect (Microsoft).
North America: 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), 2. Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), 3. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (SCEA), 4. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (SCEA), 5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision).
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new 
Japanese games magazine Famitsu has revealed that Bandai Namco’s Mojipittan game will feature paid downloadable content via Wii Ware that expands the game with new stages and items. Mojipittan is a word-based puzzle game that sold over 900,000 copies on the PS2, GBA, PSP & DS. The game will be released along with the Japanese Wii Ware service in March 2008.
