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Rock Band’s downloadable content is coming to an end. After the drop on April 2, Harmonix will finally cease its work on the game.

The company announced during the PAX East: The Harmonix Rock Band Party last night that Rock Band’s last DLC will be Don McLean’s “American Pie”, which is included in the April 2 update.

We should have the Rock Band Music Store update for March 26 in just a few hours.

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For the next two days, consumers can take advantage of Best Buy offers that include nearly 100 video game products. Highlights include Nintendo Selects: Mario Power Tennis for $12, Pokemon Conquest for $15, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land for $30, and $50 off the Wii U Basic Set.

You can find all deals here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select “Video Games” for all gaming content. Free shipping is available.

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A couple of new games can be purchased at Best Buy at a discount. Kirby Mass Attack is available for $7.99 while Sin and Punishment 2 is going for $9.99.

Both games are available for shipping at the moment. I’m not sure how much stock Best Buy has on-hand, but you could also look for the two games in-store.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

3DS LL – 47,985
Vita – 36,028
3DS – 21,454
PS3 – 20,676
PSP – 12,721
Wii U – 9,539
Wii – 1,323
Xbox 360 – 543

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Vita – 63,581
3DS LL – 39,801
3DS – 21,207
PS3 – 19,567
PSP – 18,023
Wii U – 9,454
Wii – 1,363
Xbox 360 – 738

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. Highlights include $10 off The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition.

The full lineup of deals can be found in the circular below:

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Wii U sold a disappointing 35,000 units in the UK for the month of January. Things weren’t any better in February – sales were worse, actually.

The latest data shows that Wii U sales stood at 25,000 units last month. Revenue also dipped from £1.2mm to £0.8mm. Year-to-date Wii U sales are now at 60,000 units and £2.0mm in revenue.

Amazingly enough, the Wii was Nintendo’s best-performing system in the UK for February, beating out the DS and even the 3DS.

Here’s a roundup of units sold and revenue stats:

Units

Wii – 125K
NDS – 110K
3DS – 90K

Revenue

Wii – £2.3mm
NDS – £1.7mm
3DS – £2.3mm

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Gears of War: Judgment (360) – 10/9/9/9
Need for Speed: Most Wanted U (Wii U) – 9/8/9/9
Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSV) – 9/8/8/8
Muramasa Rebirth (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Sei Madou Monogatari (PSV) – 8/9/8/7
Dungeon Travelers 2 (PSP) – 8/8/7/7
Fate / Extra CCC (PSP) – 8/7/7/7
PreCure All Stars (Wii) – 7/6/7/8
Megpoid the Music# (PSP) – 6/6/4/5

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When you think about it, the fact that Nintendo allowed Next Level Games to make Super Mario Strikers was somewhat unexpected. The studio was a bit unproven at the time yet the Big N nonetheless allowed the developer to get its hands on some of the company’s most-beloved characters.

You might be wondering: how did Next Level’s partnership with Nintendo begin? It was actually the initiative on the part of Next Level that got the ball rolling. The team first decided to make a Mario soccer demo “with no direction from Nintendo”.

Read on below for comments from Next Level Games discussing how Mario Strikers as well as Punch-Out!! came to be.

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Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		2			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2		3			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		4			STARCRAFT II: HEART OF THE SWARM	PC	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3		5			SIMCITY	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		6			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	XB360	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
–		7			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	PS3	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
4		8			THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9		9			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11		10			FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8		11			CRYSIS 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		12			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12		13			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17		14			FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
14		15			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19		16			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21		17			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
16		18			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
13		19			CRYSIS 3	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		20			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20		21			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
24		22			JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
33		23			DEAD SPACE 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
28		24			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
18		25			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
23		26			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		27			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
15		28			METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PS3	KONAMI	KONAMI
25		29			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
29		30			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
37		31			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6		32			NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 3	XB360	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
–		33			THE SIMS 3	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
32		34			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
36		35			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34		36			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30		37			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26		38			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
–		39			DEAD SPACE 3	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		40			UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION GOTY	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		2			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–		3			STARCRAFT II: HEART OF THE SWARM	BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–		4			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
2		5			SIMCITY	MAXIS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		6			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8		7			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6		8			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		9			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		10			THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11		11			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14		12			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13		13			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
12		14			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19		15			DEAD SPACE 3	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		16			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
16		17			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18		18			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
9		19			METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PLATINUMGAMES	KONAMI	KONAMI
3		20			NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 3	CYBERCONNECT2	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
15		21			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
22		22			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
20		23			FORZA HORIZON	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
23		24			JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
21		25			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
26		26			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
17		27			HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
24		28			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
36		29			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
35		30			THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
25		31			FORZA MOTORSPORT 4	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
33		32			HITMAN: HD TRILOGY	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
31		33			SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
29		34			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
34		35			WWE ’13	YUKE’S	THQ	THQ
28		36			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
37		37			PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT	KONAMI	KONAMI
27		38			MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES	SEGA	SEGA	SEGA
30		39			DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
40		40			GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.

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