The market research firm NPD Group released its retail-only video game industry data for February 2011 last night. Call of Duty: Black Ops took the top spot yet again, making it the top-selling game in history at 13.7 million units in the U.S. alone (via IndustryGamers). Marvel vs. Capcom 3 took second place, followed by the strangely ubiquitous Just Dance 2.

Also notably, Dead Space 2 hung onto a decent slot, while newcomers Bulletstorm and Killzone 3 made respectable debuts considering they were launched late in the reporting cycle. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features media for Anarchy Reigns, Bulletstorm, MotorStorm Apocalypse, Knights Contract, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Naruto Shippuden: Kizuna Drive, Major League Baseball 2K11, Primal Carnage, Mario Sports Mix, MLB 11: The Show, Okamiden, LittleBigPlanet 2, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, and The Sims Medieval. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features new media for MLB 11: The Show, Fallout: New Vegas, Killzone 3, Heavy Fire: Black Arms, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Fez, Dirt 3, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, NASCAR The Game 2011, Resistance 3, Back to the Future: The Game, Mario Sports Mix, and Thor: God of Thunder. Read more »

If you've been waiting for Nintendo to release more sports game starring Mario and his chums, you'll be pleased to hear your wait is almost at an end, as it was announced today that Mario Sports Mix's launch on Wii is scheduled for February 7, 2011.

Mario Sports Mix packs hockey, basketball, volleyball and dodgeball games in a variety of exotic environments, some of which will affect the game. As ever, there are power-ups such as green shells, banana peels and all that gubbins to mess with opponents. Read more »

Quick Take: Mario and pals return for more athletic endeavors, Bo Jackson style! Instead of a single sport it's arcade basketball, volleyball, hockey, and dodgeball. The gameplay shown at E3 2010 was perfect for parties, but it remains to be seen if this game will have the depth of Mario Golf or Mario Tennis.

I'm a huge fan of the Mario sports titles, particularly Mario Golf and Mario Tennis. I even enjoyed Mario Baseball more than most. I was excited to see Mario Sports Mix at Nintendo's E3 2010 press conference. The video Nintendo showed had Mario and pals playing basketball volleyball, hockey, and dodgeball. At Nintendo's booth only basketball and volleyball were playable. What I played at the booth was definitely fun, but I'm not yet convinced that this game has the staying power of Mario's golf and tennis outings. Read more »

A new compilation of sports-centric mini-games starring iconic Nintendo mascots Mario, Luigi and others is coming to Wii next year, Nintendo announced this morning.

Among the activities shown were basketball, hockey and dodgeball, with the actual game itself--titled Mario Sports Mix--due in 2011.