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Big in Japan April 30-May 6: Mario Party 9

Posted: 09 May 2012 10:11 PM PDT

New Mario Party and a slew of 3DS titles dominated Japan's holiday period; Nintendo hardware experienced a sales boost.

Last week was the holiday period known as Golden Week in Japan; as such, it seemed that many spent their relaxation time gaming. Based on the recent Media Create sales update for the week of April 30, consumers were particularly fond of Nintendo's portable titles and party games featuring the company's plumber mascot.

Japan partied hard with Mario during Golden Week.

Mario Party 9 for the Wii was the top-selling title for the week, with 144,585 units sold. Critics gave the party game a middling reception; check out GameSpot's full review on the title. The PS3 version of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City was just below Nintendo's party game, with 52,428 units sold.

The top 10 was populated with 3DS titles of varying genres. The strategy RPG Fire Emblem: Kakusei was at third place, with 42,347 units sold, while 3D platformer title Super Mario 3D Land was at fourth place, with 28,528 units sold. Trailing just behind was Mario Kart 7 and Kid Icarus: Uprising; the former sold 22,881 units, while the latter sold 18,788 units.

The sole PSP title within the top 10 was Spike Chunsoft's RPG Conception: Please Have My Children! The game was at ninth place, with 10,193 units sold.

As a result of Nintendo's spike in software sales, the 3DS and Wii saw a holiday sales increase. The former was at 91,868 units, while the latter was at 15,789 units. The Wii's numbers were previously at 9200 units on the last sales update.

Top Japan game sales of April 30-May 6

Software
Rank/Title/Publisher/Platform/Unit sales
1. Mario Party 9/Nintendo/3DS/144,585
2. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City/Capcom/PS3/52,428
3. Fire Emblem: Kakusei/Nintendo/3DS/42,347
4. Super Mario 3D Land/Nintendo/3DS/28,528
5. Mario Kart 7/Nintendo/3DS/22,881
6. Kid Icarus: Uprising/Nintendo/3DS/18,788
7. Monster Hunter 3G/Capcom/3DS/16,496
8. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games/Nintendo/3DS/13,810
9. Conception: Please Have My Children!/Spike Chunsoft/PSP/10,193
10. Wii Sports Resort/Nintendo/Wii/10,058

Hardware
3DS – 91,868
PS3 – 23,478
PSP – 20,033
Wii – 15,789
PS Vita – 10,583
PS2 – 1611
Xbox 360 – 1420
DSi XL – 1097
DSi – 814

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"Big in Japan April 30-May 6: Mario Party 9" was posted by Jonathan Toyad on Wed, 09 May 2012 22:11:44 -0700

Microsoft patent points to pressure-sensitive controller

Posted: 09 May 2012 09:44 PM PDT

A USPTO filing reveals a publisher patent for "hand-held device having a body with a pressure-sensitive exterior surface"; this technology could be used with other devices, such as smartphones, laptops, and PCs.

Microsoft has filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for pressure-sensitive technology that could be used in devices such as smartphones, PCs, and video game controllers.

Microsoft is looking into pressure-sensitive controllers.

As spotted by Shacknews, the filing is for a "hand-held device having a body with a pressure-sensitive exterior surface" that could be used both in the context of a gaming controller, as well as in other devices.

The technology works by identifying a user based on a particular "pressure signature" on the device, which is fitted with pressure sensors. Each time a user grasps the device, the location of each sensor and the amount of pressure applied is recorded and stored, forming a unique signature. The pressure-profile signatures are associated with a user identity via username, email address, password, or gamer tag, and are specific to the device.

Once identified, the technology could allow users to automatically log in to a gaming or mobile phone service and present an array of customised options.

"In another embodiment, the device is a mobile phone. Upon identifying the user holding the mobile phone, the technology unlocks the phone by providing the user's password, and displays the user's default screen," Microsoft's patent filing says.

According to the filing, this technology would both allow for reliable and safe identification of individual users, as well as providing for personalised content based on a user's unique pressure-profile signature.

Last November, Sony filed a patent for technology that could be used to develop biometric gaming controllers that read a player's state of mind.

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"Microsoft patent points to pressure-sensitive controller" was posted by Laura Parker on Wed, 09 May 2012 21:44:22 -0700

Diablo III: The Order - Excerpt from the Novel

Posted: 09 May 2012 09:12 PM PDT

Can't get enough Diablo right now? Check out this excerpt from the forthcoming novel by Nate Kenyon.

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