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

3DS LL – 33,172
Vita – 17,084
Wii U – 13,598
3DS – 7,873
PS3 – 6,486
PS4 – 5,470
Vita TV – 1,344
PSP – 301
Xbox 360 – 151

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

3DS LL – 31,740
Vita – 17,179
Wii U – 9,646
3DS – 7,019
PS3 – 6,605
PS4 – 5,695
Vita TV – 1,506
PSP – 464
Xbox 360 – 157

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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric will feature a pair of “fan favorite characters”, Big Red Button Entertainment has teased.

In an interview with GamesTM this month, creative director Bob Rafei teased:

We looked at the rich universe and history of Sonic and began to gravitate towards characters that best fit into our objective to make an epic adventure game. Dr Eggman was a very fun character to explore and created a really fun dynamic to Lyric’s straight man super villain vibe. Also there are two fan favourite characters that we’re excited to add.

Anyone want to take a guess as to who Rafei is teasing here?!

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Plus, two weeks of Super Smash Bros. Character Sales on Nintendo eShop on over 25 games starring New Challengers and Veteran Fighters from the Super Smash Bros. roster

13th August 2014 – European Smash Bros. fans are set for a treat when the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Limited Edition Pack launches simultaneously with Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS on 3rd October. This package gives fans the chance to own a red Nintendo 3DS XL* system with a striking Super Smash Bros. motif emblazoned on the front, available whilst stocks last. This limited edition hardware comes with a pre-installed digital copy of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, so players can get straight into battle, right out of the box.

To celebrate the legacy of many popular fighters on the Super Smash Bros. roster, Nintendo also announces today that over the span of two weeks in August there will be Nintendo eShop discounts of up to 50% on more than 25 downloadable retail and Virtual Console titles on Nintendo 3DS and 2DS as well as Wii U.

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Ubisoft revealed a new round of tracks for Just Dance 2015 today. The game will offer the following songs:

• “4×4” by Miley Cyrus
• “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
• “Bailando” by Enrique Iglesias Ft. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona
• “Best Song Ever” by One Direction
• “Built For This” by Becky G
• “Love Is All” by The Sunlight Shakers
• “Macarena” by The Girly Team
• “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)” by Dead Or Alive

Just Dance 2015 will be featured at Gamescom in the business area of the Ubisoft booth (Hall 5.2 in space A010).

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Nintendo has revealed a special Super Smash Bros. 3DS Limited Edition Pack for Europe. The package contains a specially-designed 3DS system and a pre-installed copy of the new Smash Bros. game.

As tweeted by Nintendo just a few moments ago:

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The Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS website has been updated with a bunch of new screenshots and details about solo play in the 3DS version, controls, and stages. Find the images above and look for the information below.

Classic

In Classic mode on the Nintendo 3DS, players choose different paths as they proceed along a map and fight against waiting CPU opponents.

There are many different kinds of matches, including one-on-one fights, team battles with CPU players both aiding and attacking you, matches where you must defeat opponents one after another or in groups, and even more.

When you win a match, you will receive a reward. Besides trophies and gold, you can also receive custom parts.

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Update: Kotaku has a slightly clearer shot of the “female Link” page, and notes that the character was “devised as being sister-like”. That should clarify things once and for all!

Some fans in Japan have already gotten their hands on the special Hyrule Warriors art book. And thankfully for us, a few images have already popped up online.

The photos are a bit fuzzy, but they do seem to reveal some interesting information. What’s been receiving the most attention today is the “female Link” design. It seems that this was an original character named “Linklu” or “Linkel”.

The beginning of the text states “Hero Link’s girl […]”. This has led some to speculate that the character would have been Link’s child.

There are plenty of other noteworthy bits from the art book as well. One of the pages mentions that a white fairy was an early design for Lana. Meanwhile, there was a black fairy imagined during the early design stages for Cia.

Continuing on the topic of characters, in the concept art, there was a spirit-like woman who helped Link. The text wonders what her real form or identity would be. It seems to be an original character that was scrapped from Hyrule Warriors.

Head past the break for some smallish spoilers from the relationship chart and a quote about Zelda’s design!

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