The limit of course only applies to data being downloaded over a 3G network; if you’re downloading via wi-fi, on either the 3G or wi-fi-only models of the Vita, you can grab bits and bytes to your heart’s content.

Interestingly, Sony explains that the limit has nothing to do with the hardware of the Vita. It’s instead a limitation on AT&T’s part, the Vita’s exclusive mobile carrier not allowing 3G downloads any bigger than 20MB on any handheld devices on its network.

-Via Kotaku 

Nintendo has unveiled some sales data for their 2010 games, with Donkey Kong Country Returns being a stand out surprise in the mix. The game managed to achieve a high 4.21 million global sales. Kirby’s Epic Yarn managed to get 1.38 million sales in Japan and the US so far, which is pretty good considering is yet to be released in Europe. Super Mario Galaxy 2 has sold 6.15 million since its summer 2010 release too. Those totals are only up to 31st December 2010 by the way.

Pokémon Black and White has sold 5.32 million so far, with 5.26 million of those in Japan alone from the game’s release in mid-September. The games will be hitting the US and Europe within the next few months. Also, Wii Party has managed to get 5.07 worldwide sales and Art Academy has amassed 1.52 million sales. New Super Mario Bros. also managed to sell 3.73 million copies on the DS from April to December, with the Wii version shifting 6.58 million copies in the same period.

Mario Kart DS also did well, securing 2.8 million sales with the Wii version getting 3.95 million sold. Wii Fit Plus flogged an insane 5.07 million units with 4.5 million Wii balance boards getting sold in those nine months. The global total of the balance boards has reached 34 million. All of this in short means Nintendo is making money hand over fist from the DS and Wii.

Here are some more stats:

Nintendo DS lifetime sellers (that sold over 1 million copies from April – December 2010):

* New Super Mario Bros.: 26,210,000

* Mario Kart DS: 20,700,000

* Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: 11,720,000

* Pokémon Black and White: 5,320,000

* Art Academy: 1,520,000

* Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!: 1,152,000

Wii lifetime sellers (that sold over 1 million copies from April – December 2010):

* Mario Kart Wii: 26,500,000

* Wii Sports Resort: 26,350,000

* New Super Mario Bros. Wii: 21,280,000

* Wii Fit Plus: 17,740,000

* Super Mario Galaxy 2: 6,150,000

* Wii Party: 5,070,000

* Donkey Kong Country Returns: 4,210,000

* Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition: 1,950,000

* Kirby’s Epic Yarn: 1,380,000

Nintendo has announced a new Wii Kirby game that looks like the previously unreleased Kirby Adventure for the GameCube. It’s a 2D classic side-scroller and we can confirm that despite our banner up there it has no yarn whatsoever, as opposed to Kirby’s Epic Yarn which had some of the best yarn we have ever experienced in a videogame. Super Smash Bros. developer HAL Laboratories is handling development duties and a “2011” Japanese release date has been slapped on it. A small video is available on Nintendo’s Japanese website here.

Nintendo has announced a new Wii title called Pandora’s Tower. It’s not currently known what the game is all about, and the teaser website doesn’t really help either. All it shows off is an image of a woman with a tattoo. The game will be released in Japan this spring, and a western release hasn’t been confirmed yet. It has the subtitle “Until I’m by your side again”.

Nintendo has confirmed that Pokémon Black and White have now sold over 5,036,724 copies in Japan. It is one of just five DS titles to ever reach this milestone, and has done it the fastest in only 17 weeks. It has also become Japan’s best-selling game of 2010, with Black and White being 1.5 million units ahead of Monster Hunter Portable. Black and White will be hitting the west on March 4th when the games hit the UK and Europe.

Nintendo has confirmed plans to ship 4 million Nintendo 3DS’ worldwide by the end of March. 1.5 million units of that total will be going to Japan, whereas the rest will be heading to North America and Europe. Launch details for those territories will be unveiled on 19th January.

Nintendo has announced the Japanese launch line-up for the 3DS. Here is the line-up and pricing:

* Battle of the Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (¥5,040)

* Nintendogs+Cats (¥4,800)

* Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (¥5,980)

* Puzzle Bobble 3D (¥4,980)

* Ridge Racer 3D (¥6,090)

* Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (¥4,800)

* Samurai Warriors: Chronicle (¥6,090)

* Winning Eleven Soccer 3D (¥5,800)

The handheld will be released in Japan on 26th February for ¥25,000, which is about £193/$300 give or take some change. There is more bad news too: the 3DS will take three and a half hours to fully charge, and that will only last 3-5 hours during 3DS games and 5-8 hours playing regular DS titles. Brightness and the 3D slider will impact battery life. Regardless, it’s quite humorous to see Ridge Racer making launch. The series has been at the launch of quite a few recent consoles and handhelds. It might now be seen as a meme of sorts.

Nintendo has confirmed that New Super Mario Bros. Wii is their first quadruple platinum selling game in Japan. It crossed the four million copies sold mark in Japan this week, with Sunday’s figures putting sales at a precise 4,001,276. The game already became the Wii’s best-selling title back in March, when it managed to topple the 3.5 million barrier.

Microsoft Japan has confirmed that the opening two-day sales of Kinect don’t quite match the device’s sales in the rest of the world. It sold a measly 26,000 in the territory by the end of 21st November. However, it did manage to increase 360 sales by 5000 units. As a result, the 360 managed to sell 7083 consoles that week.

Kinect games didn’t do well either. DanceEvolution was the highest selling game for the peripheral, and that only made 6000 sales. In the Japanese charts, that places it as the 24th most sold game. Kinect Sports hit 45th and Crossboard 7, New Brain Training and Sonic Free Riders failed to hit the top 50.

Sony announced today that the insanely priced PSP Go will be slashed in a price cut this morning. The new price point will be $199.99/£159.99 and will still come with the free games included in the bundle. The original price was around $249.99.

This coming after Nintendo recently revealed that the 3DS will not be in retailers until sometime next year.

Via (Yahoo News)

Level-5 has announced a Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright game for the Nintendo 3DS. It’s a joint effort between Level-5 and Capcom. The game has anime cutscenes, with puzzles and crime mysteries to solve. The crossover seems to take place in/cover a “Witch Trial” of some sort. We’re not exactly sure how it plays or why this weird mix is happening but there we are. That’s the Japanese gaming industry for you.

Cave has confirmed that Guwange will be released on the Xbox Live Arcade on 10th November for 800 Allards. The game is a vertical scrolling shooter, and the fact that it’s receiving a worldwide release is a rare occasion. Cave normally only release their renowned shoot-‘em-ups in Japan. Guwange was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1999. A novice mode with auto-fire and a Blue mode for experts have been added to the XBLA version.

We’ll, those guys over in the East continue to get more and more awesome stuff that us over here will never see stateside. Nintendo announced today that with Super Mario Bros anniversary this month, they will be releasing a special edition Nintendo Wii console to celebrate. Super Mario Bros turned 25 years old this month.

This Wii Special Anniversary Edition will be a completely Red Nintendo Wii console and controller. On the inside, Nintendo is pre-loading Super Mario Bros in the system. However, the other difference is in the design elements. A screenshot showed bricks being designed with the number “25″ on them, and its unknown if this is the only change. Also a new addition to the console is the inclusion of Wii Motion Plus. The new controller that will be integrated with Wii Motion Plus will replace the standard Wii Remote. Check out what the console looks like below…

Source (adriasang)

SEGA has today sent word that the Super Monkey Ball series will be returning exclusively to the Nintendo 3DS in 2011. The game is currently in development over at SEGA Studio Japan. As you would expect, AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby are once again the playable characters.

A few of the old-school modes will also be returning: single-player puzzle levels, Monkey Race and Monkey Fight. Players will be able to play the last two via wireless connection with up to three other gamers. Apparently, you will also be able to control the game with either the 3DS’ motion sensor or the Slide Pad.

“The moment I saw the features of the Nintendo 3DS, I could not help thinking how perfectly Super Monkey Ball would work on this new hardware.  I could quickly picture myself holding the Nintendo 3DS using the motion sensor and playing Super Monkey Ball” commented Toshiro Nagoshi, creator and developer of the Super Monkey Ball franchise.  “The simple gameplay allows players to enjoy the 3D graphics to the fullest and now that we have brought this vision to life…bingo!  We have our all-time favourite Super Monkey Ball experience with the new excitement of the Nintendo 3DS!”

As promised, here’s the Nintendo 3DS software line-up video that was shown at Nintendo’s 3DS conference in Japan last night (our time, not Japan time). See if you can spot the megaton(s):

Nintendo has finally confirmed that the off again/on again Ocarina of Time 3DS port is now most definitely on (again). Its new title is “Ocarina of Time 3D” (imaginative) and it will be released sometime in spring 2011, at least in Japan. Footage of the game appears at the end of a video reel showcasing the 3DS’ software line-up, which we’re about to post.

Nintendo has announced (at a press conference last night) that the Nintendo 3DS will be released on February 26th 2011 in Japan for 25000 Yen ($300/£189). The company also confirmed that the handheld will be released in the US and Europe in March. They didn’t say the prices for those regions though.

In addition, Nintendo decided to unveil what the 3DS can do and what it comes with:

- A 2GB SD card and a charging cradle (more on this in a video later) will be included in the box.

- 3DS Virtual Console for Game Boy, Game Boy Colour and Game Boy Advance games. (Confirmed titles so far include Super Mario Land and Link’s Awakening DX.)

- 3DS online service will also sell Classic Games in 3D (Yoshi’s Island confirmed), DSiWare and 3DSWare titles.

- Always on passive Tag Mode that can do data exchange, even for games not currently being played.

- Japanese launch colours are Aqua Blue and Cosmos Black.

- Home button brings up an in-game menu that allows users to browse the web, toggle Wi-Fi settings and do other things without exiting the game.

- “Mii Studio” application that allows you to take a picture of yourself/someone else and have that auto converted into a Mii.

- “AR Games” application that allows you play around with augmented reality. The 3DS comes with six paper cards for this.

- The 3DS camera application can automatically merge two photos into a single image.

- Nintendo 3DS Sound application, similar to Mario Paint. DSi users will be aware of this.

- Chance Encounter Mii Plaza application where Miis from tag mode and QR codes will be chilling.

- Book application for reading ebooks and such on the move.

- 3DSWare games can be moved from one 3DS to another, with some DSiWare games being able to be moved to the 3DS too.

- The device is compatible with Wifine if you live in Japan.

We’ll be chucking some videos up on the homepage straight after this post, so stick around.

Media Create figures released this week show that the PlayStation 3 has sold 1,017,094 units during 2010, compared to the Wii’s 1,015,513. This marks the first time the console has taken an annual sales lead. The Wii is also losing ground to the Xbox 360 in the USA, with the 360 finishing above the Wii on the past few NPD sales results.

Microsoft has lifted the lid on a raft of new Japanese XBLA titles. There was five announced, to be exact. Here they are:

Haunt – A spooky adventure game from Parappa the Rappa’s Masaya Matsuura. (Uses Kinect)

Codename D – A new title from Grasshopper Manufacture’s Suda51. (Uses Kinect)

Project Draco – A Panzer Dragoon-like flight game from Phantom Dust creator Yukio Futatsugi. (Uses Kinect)

Steel Battalion: Heavy Armour – The game that required lots of buttons now needs none.

Rise of Nightmares – Full on SEGA horror title, with Silent Hill and Saw-based elements.

Fire-Pro Wrestling – A new title in the series, where you have to play as your avatar.

Radiant Silvergun – A HD version of SEGA Saturn shooter Radiant Silvergun. Features online co-op.

All of those will be released in 2011.

Nintendo of Japan has officially announced Super Mario Collection. The collection is designed to cash in on Mario’s 25th anniversary. The pack contains a port of Super Mario All-Stars, a booklet about the history of the Mario series and a Mario music CD containing tunes from the original Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario Galaxy 2. Super Mario Collection will be released in Japan on October 21st for ¥2,500 ($30). A North American and European version is yet to be announced. Here’s a video: