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REVIEW SCORES MCV provides the most important average review scores of the last few days – all sourced from Metacritic...
93%
Dragon Age: Origins PC, EA
90%
86%
84%
81%
Football Manager 2010,
DJ Hero, PS3, Activision
Tekken 6, 360, Namco Bandai
Wii Fit Plus, Wii, Nintendo
PC, EA
*Metacritic scores correct at the time of going to press
DEAL OF THE WEEK
WII SPORTS RESORT NEARS 7 MILLION SALES Summer headline Wii title Wii Sports Resort has sold nearly seven million copies since its release in June, according to platform holder Nintendo. As of October 30th, the game has sold 6.97 million units worldwide. Its predecessor, Wii Sports, has now passed the 50 million global sales mark thanks to sales of 4.8 million units in the last financial quarter. A number of other leading Nintendo brands have also had their sales figures published. Wii Play has to date sold 24.4 million copies, whilst Wii Fit (22.5 million), Mario Kart Wii (18.4 million) and the recently released Wii Fit Plus (2.13 million) continue to impress. On the DS front, New Super Mario Bros Wii remains the publisher’s best selling title on the twin-screened machine, having shifted 19.9 million units. Other performers include Mario Kart DS (16.1 million), Pokemon Platinum (6.4 million) and Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (1.26 million).
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DO YOU AGREE DOWNLOAD SALES WILL OUTNUMBER RETAIL AFTER 2014? 50%
TITLE/FORMAT
No
PUBLISHER
23% Yes
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 FORMAT: PC
2
1 NEW
TEKKEN 6 PS3
4
NEW
GTA: EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY 360
5
3
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010 PS3
6
6
WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010 360
7
NEW
WII FIT PLUS WII FIFA 10 PS3
8
NEW
8
10
NEW
27%
DEVELOPER: SPORTS INTERACTIVE PUBLISHER: SEGA
3
9
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 360
Let’s Wait and See
Exactly half of those who voted in the latest MCV online survey are confident that retail will hold its own against digital distribution, with less than a quarter convinced that download sales will dominate.
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NAMCO BANDAI ROCKSTAR KONAMI THQ
MARGIN MAKER
NINTENDO EA
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3 TEKKEN 6 360
GOD OF WAR III ULTIMATE ENGINE REVEALED SCEA has released details of what is likely become a highly sought-after Ultimate Edition of the upcoming PS3 exclusive God of War III. Coming in a “high-end sculpted replica of Pandora’s Box” the SKU will, alongside the game itself, include a number of notable additions – chief amongst them is a full-length movie documentary.
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INDIE CHARTS - ALL FORMATS LAST WEEK
DSI XL CONFIRMED FOR EUROPE Nintendo has confirmed that the newlyannounced DSi XL will launch in Europe in Q1 2010. The system boasts two 4.2-inch screens, an extra large stylus and three DSiWare titles. “Nintendo today confirms that a new Nintendo DSi XL console is launching in Europe in the first quarter of 2010,” said a Nintendo UK spokeserson. “The retail price of the Nintendo DSi XL is expected to be higher than that of the Nintendo DSi. Further details will be released soon.” The console is due for release in Japan on November 21st for Yen 20,000 (£134).
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