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Taking its place aside Lost Planet 3, Monster Hunter 4 is poised for a massive marketing push and support in the west as Capcom plans on having it and the aforementioned sci-fi shooter hold up the company into the coming fiscal year. We saw something vaguely similar happen with Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii which sold fairly well for what it was, but I’d wonder if the more “core” orientation of the 3DS will help out Monster Hunter 4 where the third couldn’t gain traction.

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With official backing from Nintendo, Marvelous AQL created “Pokemon Tretta” for the Japanese arcades. It has players collecting different “Tretta” – take a look above for some examples.

What exactly is Pokemon Tretta, you ask? In it, players scan different Tretta into the machine, call out the appropriate Pokemon, and then engage in a 3-on-3 battle. Those who win receive new Tretta.

Pokemon Tretta is now making its way to the 3DS. Marvelous AQL has been put in charge of the project once again. Each copy will come with a Tretta reader device.

Pokémon Tretta Lab for 3DS is due out on August 10th for 3,800 yen.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 208.814 / 758.575 (+44%)
02./03. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 64.420 / 660.575 (+66%)
03./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 47.128 / 3.175.398 (+49%)
04./02. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Capcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.990) – 31.319 / 156.682 (-75%)
05./27. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 15.094 / 177.157
06./04. [PS3] Tomb Raider (Square Enix) {2013.04.25} (¥7.980) – 12.899 / 48.149 (-63%)
07./09. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.04.18} (¥7.480) – 12.096 / 117.593 (-32%)
08./20. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 10.875 / 2.019.369 (+78%)
09./19. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 9.984 / 469.436 (+61%)
10./11. [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020-II (Sega) {2013.04.18} (¥6.279) – 8.985 / 97.862 (-41%)
11./28. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 8.979 / 478.092
12./07. [PSV] PhotoKano Kiss (Kadokawa Games) {2013.04.25} (¥7.140) – 8.632 / 38.804 (-71%)
13./24. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 8.564 / 2.043.216
14./34. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 6.464 / 479.603
15./23. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 6.302 / 301.422
16./14. [3DS] Detective Conan: Marionette Symphony (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.04.25} (¥5.480) – 6.061 / 15.326 (-35%)
17./29. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 (Konami) {2013.03.20} (¥3.980) – 6.012 / 139.803
18./21. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.20} (¥8.190) – 5.969 / 389.990
19./05. [PS3] Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phonogram # (5pb.) {2013.04.25} (¥7.140) – 5.144 / 39.436 (-85%)
20./30. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 (Konami) {2013.03.20} (¥7.980) – 4.861 / 164.386

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

3DS LL – 50,190
3DS – 26,273
Vita – 22,051
PS3 – 17,415
Wii U – 13,173
PSP – 8,443
Wii – 2,238
Xbox 360 – 596

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

3DS LL – 37,536
Vita – 21,399
3DS – 17,897
PS3 – 14,682
Wii U – 8,262
PSP – 7,536
Wii – 1,660
Xbox 360 – 490



You know that super-Japanese, large-breasted 3DS fighting game Senran Kagura Burst? Well, a lot of gamers want the title to come to the west, despite some obvious cultural differences that might make it somewhat difficult to sell in large quantities, so Siliconera decided to ask Marvelous USA (formerly known as “XSEED”) if they’d ever bring the game over, considering that they are the premier Japanese localizer:


“It is something that we continue to look into because we know the demand is there as lots of fans have asked us about it, but it’s just such a scary proposition due to the subject matter and difference in attitudes between Japanese culture and the more conservative culture here in the U.S. With digital distribution it becomes more plausible to try it, but as a physical product the potential for disaster would be too great.”

– Marvelous USA Director of Publishing Ken Berry


This would be exactly why digital distribution is such a wonderful tool, even if we don’t want to use it for every single title out there. I’m not sure if I would pick up Senran Kagura if it came to the 3DS eShop, but I can definitely think of a few people who would and those few people might just be enough to help Marvelous turn a profit on the product. It’s tough to say either way.

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

Wii U

1. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
2. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
3. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
5. NBA 2K13 – Take-Two Interactive
6. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
7. Injustice: Gods Among Us – Warner Bros. Interactive
8. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
9. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
10. ZombiU – Ubisoft

3DS

1. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – Nintendo
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
3. Fire Emblem: Awakening – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
7. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
8. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
9. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
10. Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track



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