Lost Reavers has made a stealth launch on the Japanese Wii U eShop. Even though there was no prior news about a specific release date, the free-to-start title can now be downloaded. For those that are curious, it takes up 1056MB of space.

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Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on December 9. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Download

Nihilumbra (1,000 yen)
Swords & Soldiers II (1,600 yen)

Wii U Virtual Console

Metal Slader Glory (Super Famicom, 926 yen)
Kururin Paradise (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Alphadia (1,080 yen)

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Famitsu has reported the first sales data for Monster Hunter X. According to the site, 1,542,104 copies of the game were sold in just two days.

Monster Hunter X’s launch also had a big impact on 3DS hardware sales. Famitsu says that 3DS hardware sales were at 133,628 units.

We’ll have more sales numbers from Japan tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that.

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Nintendo has released two new 3DS commercials for the Japanese market. New adverts for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus are posted below.

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Nintendo released official videos for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All (GBA) and Treasure of the Rudras on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Did you know that the Super Mario Bros. theme song has lyrics? That’s actually something that was made public many, many years ago, but it’s not widely talked about today.

The lyrics were originally submitted by fans to a Japanese radio station. Nintendo eventually made them official, and a recorded version of the song was released on vinyl. Listen to it below.

Since the lyrics are in Japanese, you might have some trouble understanding what they are in English. But luckily, a translation can be found after the break!

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Pokemon Picross’ developer has now been confirmed. The game comes from Jupiter, who certainly has extensive experience with the puzzle genre.

Jupiter has been responsible for all of the Picross e titles on the eShop. The studio also made Mario’s Picross, Picross DS, and more. In terms of Pokemon games, Jupiter created Pokemon Pinball and was involved with many games for the Pokemon Mini device.

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FreezeME is heading to Steam next week, so a new trailer for the 3D platformer is now available. Check it out below.

FreezeME is also very close to launching on Wii U. When we receive a final date, we’ll let you know.

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This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
5. Skylanders SuperChargers – Activision
6. Disney Infinity 3.0 – Disney Interactive
7. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
8. LEGO Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
10. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Mario Golf: World Tour – Nintendo
7. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – Nintendo
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
9. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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