SSX begins UK race atop Mt. Retail

by Alexander Sliwinski on Mar 5th 2012 8:30AM

SSX returns after an extended hiatus and goes straight up the leaderboards to take the first place finish in its debut week. According to Chart-Track, there hasn't been a new SSX installment in about five year and the latest is the first time the franchise has every premiered in the top spot. The closest it ever got before was SSX 3 back in 2003, and even then it had half the sales.

EA also holds the second place spot with FIFA 12, as the prior week's Vita launch titles begin sliding down the charts. Mario Party 9 debuted in third, but due to not being stocked by retailer Game over the company's current financial condition, it would have likely done better. Check out the UK top ten after the break.

Top 10 UK Software Sales (All Formats); week ending March 3:
SSXFIFA 12Mario Party 9Uncharted: Golden AbyssMario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic GamesUFC UndisbutedCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3FIFA FootballAssassin's Creed: RevelationsBattlefield 3

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[PS3] Journey Begins March 13th

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How The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword begins

by JC Fletcher on Oct 7th 2011 10:29AM

The intro to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, found on the game's Japanese website, builds the world of the game with a slow spread of ink. Though the specific art style is different, the whole thing reminds us of the intro to Wind Waker, which is a good sign!

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Australian government begins the process of games reform with a Discussion Paper

by Jessica Conditt on Oct 1st 2011 5:30AM

The Australian Law Reform Commission has been listening, and after hours of bureaucratic thought, research, filing papers, losing papers, rewriting those papers, finding the originals and sobbing quietly at their cubicles, the Australian government has proposed a Discussion Paper to revamp media classification ratings, including those for video games. The paper addresses issues of hypocrisy in its games-rating system, citing how long it took for the R18+ rating to be implemented, and how its absence was restrictive to adults in the country:

"Major inconsistencies exist in the application of classification guidelines across media platforms. The major anomaly has been in the treatment of computer games as compared to films and publications, with the absence of an R 18+ classification for computer games," the paper reads.

"This decision, which has only recently been reversed, can be seen as overly restricting the rights of adults to access content on a particular media platform, and as marking a reversion to earlier censorship-based understandings of the role of government."

The catalyst for reform appears to stem largely from consumer input and the power of the complaint. The Discussion Paper cites a growing number of complaints received by the Australian Communications and Media Authority since 2010 -- 4,155 between July 2010 and May 2011 -- and suggests that all media, including film, television and video games, should be classified under one system.

"Given the exponential growth in the number of complaints about online content, and the slower growth of the number of films, publications and computer games requiring classification, online investigations will soon exceed the activities of the Classification Board."

New regulations would only rate commercial games likely to be classified MA15+ or higher to save time and still protect the mental stability of Australia's youth. Currently, MA stands for "Mature Accompanied," which the committee would like to change to "Mature Audience" and remove its black "restricted" tag. This would also remove the "legally enforceable access restrictions" from buying such a title.

The ALRC invites individuals and organizations to submit responses to this proposed legislation, which you can do right here -- after you've thoroughly read and understand the Discussion Paper. Australia's government listened to us once; let's not make them regret that decision.

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[MULTI] Americas Sales Chart, Aug 7-13: 3DS Price Drop Begins to Pay Off

SOFTWARE TOP 20
1) Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 45,972 (12,385,251)
2) Just Dance 2 (Wii) - 39,073 (5,284,774)
3) Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 29,355 (13,869,706)
4) NCAA Football 12 (X360) - 28,813 (502,748)
5) Zumba Fitness (Wii) - 28,505 (1,652,896)
6) Wii Sports (Wii) - 24,928 (41,285,486)
7) Kinect Adventures! (X360) - 24,432 (7,191,296)
8) Call of Duty: Black Ops (X360) - 23,736 (9,091,313)
9) Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 22,950 (9,063,739)
10) NCAA Football 12 (PS3) - 21,852 (392,355)
11) Halo: Reach (X360) - 21,816 (6,551,792)
12) Pokemon Black/White (DS) - 21,695 (4,035,551)
13) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) - 18,654 (409,082)
14) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - 17,852 (11,352,247)
15) Just Dance: Summer Party (Wii) - 14,792 (73,824)
16) Nintendogs + cats (3DS) - 14,057 (198,638)
17) Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3) - 13,426 (5,670,405)
18) Mortal Kombat (PS3) - 11,875 (901,076)
19) Just Dance Kids (Wii) - 9,926 (714,690)
20) Grand Theft Auto IV (X360) - 9,898 (5,760,640)

HARDWARE
Xbox 360 - 74,277 (32,673,129)
Nintendo 3DS - 57,845 (1,227,073)
Nintendo DS - 55,029 (55,723,267)
Nintendo Wii - 52,174 (41,628,346)
PlayStation 3 - 45,722 (20,391,718)
Sony PSP - 24,753 (22,319,326)
PlayStation 2 - 16,233 (56,057,788)

Notes:
- 3DS hardware sales increased 219% this week with the August 12 price drop.
- Six titles sold more pre-orders this week than the top-selling game in the charts.
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has become the 28th Xbox 360 game to sell 3 million copies worldwide.

TOP 10 PREORDERS
1) Gears of War 3 (X360) - 1,367,916
2) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) - 780,694
3) Battlefield 3 (X360) - 441,075
4) Madden NFL 12 (X360) - 347,885
5) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) - 325,428
6) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) - 318,763
7) Madden NFL 12 (PS3) - 306,115
8) Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) - 304,510
9) Assassin's Creed: Revelations (X360) - 268,609
10) Battlefield 3 (PS3) - 202,528

Written by: Mike Glubish

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