Famitsu’s most wanted games (7/1/18)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sees a huge jump while Etrian Odyssey X is in the top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 14 and June 20.
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Pre-order updates (7/1/18)
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Best Buy: B1G1 50% off select 3DS games
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This week, Best Buy is holding a new sale on 3DS games. Over 30 titles are eligible for a buy 1, get 1 50% off sale.
These games are all included:
Japan’s best-selling games of May 2018
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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of May 2018. You can check out the full results below, including debut digital sales for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Nintendo on why 3DS was absent from this year’s E3
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Nintendo made it clear early on that its E3 Nintendo Direct would only feature Switch titles. However, there was always the possibility that some 3DS games could be shown off during the Treehouse Live stream or featured at its booth. In the end, the entire show was about Switch – 3DS was nowhere to be seen at all.
Doug Bowser, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, spoke about the decision to have the focus on Switch titles – and not 3DS – in an interview with Club Nintendo. He explained:
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New Nintendo president Furukawa: “considering various possibilities” for 3DS successor
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Shuntaro Furukawa was named Nintendo’s newest president this week. Following the company’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Kyoto Shimbun caught up with the executive to discuss a number of topics.
First, Furukawa commented on the Nintendo’s objectives. He stated, “In order to make smartphone games a pillar of our company’s income, reaching at least 100 billion yen is a must.”
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Etrian Odyssey X trailer details guest artist illustrations
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Atlus just published a new trailer for Etrian Odyssey X. The video shows off the special illustrations done by guest artists which will be part of the “New Adventurer Illustration Pack” DLC, which will be included with all first-print copies of the game. The five illustrations and their artists are as follows:
- Nightseeker by Shirou Miwa
- Gunner by Yuki Takahata
- Medica by Mota
- Farmer by Shigatake
- Project Re Fantasy by Shigenori Soejima
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Media Create software sales (6/18/18 – 6/24/18) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces
02./00. [PS4] New Gundam Breaker #
03./00. [NSW] Minecraft
04./01. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
05./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
06./05. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies
07./02. [PS4] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Link #
08./08. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
09./06. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
10./10. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey #
11./07. [PS4] Detroit: Become Human #
12./14. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
13./11. [PS4] Dark Souls Remastered
14./13. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit
15./19. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX
16./29. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2018
17./09. [PSV] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Link #
18./03. [PS4] Record of Grancrest War #
19./16. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018
20./28. [NSW] FIFA 18
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Japanese Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Switch commercials
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Nintendo has a trio of Japanese commercials up for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – two short ones and a longer one. We have the full set below.
July distribution details for Thundurus and Tornadus in Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon / Sun / Moon
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Two more Legendary Pokemon distributions are planned for Pokemon Ultra Sun, Pokemon Ultra Moon, Pokemon Sun, and Pokemon Moon. Thundurus and Tornadus will be offered during July.
In North America, these two Pokemon will be distributed exclusively at Target. The retailer will have them between July 13 and July 28.
