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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Final Fantasy Explorers, Persona 5, and Bravely Second are the new top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 30 and November 5.

As some of you know, hacker “smealum” has been tinkering away on homebrew for 3DS. It’s all being done through the exploit known as “SSSPwn”, which will be available very soon. We’re hearing reports that the exploit will be released this Saturday – November 22.

3DS owners will be able to install homebrew on their system by using a cheap, old game available in all regions (though it’s not out digitally everywhere). Note that piracy will not be enabled. It will instead allow custom applications to be added such as “3DScraft”, and there is a possibility that region locking could be disabled in the future.

Thanks to Edgarska for the tip.

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Nintendo has gone live with the full site for its new amiibo figure line. Access it here. You can check out the figure lineup, read up on how amiibos work, and more.

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Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
NES Remix Pack – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Penguins of Madagascar – Amazon, GameStop
GameCube Controller – Super Smash Bros. Edition – Amazon
GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U – Amazon
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy
Splatoon – Amazon, Best Buy
Kirby and The Rainbow Curse – Amazon, Best Buy
Mario Party 10 – Amazon, Best Buy
Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. bundle – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Watch Dogs – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – Amazon, GameStop (new)
Pokemon Omega Ruby/Pokemon Alpha Sapphire Dual Pack – Amazon, Best Buy
Ultimate NES Remix – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Collector’s Edition – Amazon, GameStop
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Amazon, GameStop
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom – Amazon, GameStop
Penguins of Madagascar – Amazon, GameStop
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Amazon, Best Buy
Fossil Fighters: Frontier – Amazon, Best Buy
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: The Wild Cards Premium Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Story of Seasons – Amazon, GameStop
Pokemon Omega Ruby – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Amiibo

Toon Link (new) – Amazon
Sheik (new) – Amazon
Shulk (new) – GameStop (exclusive)
Mega Man (new) – Amazon
Bowser (new) – Amazon
King Dedede (new) – King Dedede
Ike (new) – Amazon
Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Diddy Kong – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Luigi – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Little Mac – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pit – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Captain Falcon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Link – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Samus – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Donkey Kong – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Yoshi – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Kirby – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Pikachu – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Fox – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Peach – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Marth – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Villager – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Wii Fit Trainer – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call is currently $10 off on Amazon. You can pick up the game for $30 as opposed to $40. As far as I’m aware, this is the first sale for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call since its launch in September.

Even more 3DS themes are now available in Europe, despite the fact that they weren’t mentioned in the latest download update. These include Smash Bros. themes which are priced at ÂŁ1.79 / €1.99 each. There are also nintendogs + cats themes that come in Golden Retriever, Shiba, French Bulldog and Toy Poodle variations.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (ÂĄ6.264) – 57.645 / 2.104.844 (-43%)
02./02. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (ÂĄ4.937) – 27.182 / 2.842.890 (-8%)
03./03. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (ÂĄ5.616) – 24.509 / 1.701.465 (-17%)
04./04. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014 (Konami) {2014.10.23} (ÂĄ7.538) – 9.070 / 111.037 (-55%)
05./06. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014
(Konami) {2014.10.23} (ÂĄ7.538) – 7.661 / 71.073 (-39%)
06./05. [PS3] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) {2014.10.23} (ÂĄ6.264) – 7.562 / 82.932 (-53%)
07./09. [3DS] Tales of the World: Reve Unitia (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.10.23} (ÂĄ5.627) – 5.280 / 62.120 (-46%)
08./00. [3DS] The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2014.11.06} (ÂĄ5.076) – 4.180 / NEW
09./00. [WIU] The LEGO Movie Videogame
(Warner Entertainment Japan) {2014.11.06} (ÂĄ6.156) – 3.574 / NEW
10./17. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (ÂĄ6.156) – 3.210 / 699.588 (+1%)
11./23. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (ÂĄ4.800) – 2.844 / 3.805.306 (+26%)
12./07. [PS3] Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.10.30} (ÂĄ6.804) – 2.676 / 15.062 (-78%)
13./11. [PS4] Metro: Redux (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.10.30} (ÂĄ6.264) – 2.624 / 8.782 (-57%)
14./22. [3DS] Dragon Quest X Online (Square Enix) {2014.09.04} (ÂĄ4.104) – 2.501 / 116.252 (+1%)
15./12. [PS4] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) {2014.10.23} (ÂĄ7.884) – 2.359 / 66.956 (-56%)
16./15. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX # (Square Enix) {2014.10.02} (ÂĄ7.179) – 2.258 / 129.660 (-41%)
17./08. [PS4] Onechanbara Z2: Chaos (D3 Publisher) {2014.10.30} (ÂĄ7.344) – 2.245 / 12.719 (-79%)
18./24. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (ÂĄ6.145) – 2.158 / 154.098
19./26. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (ÂĄ4.800) – 2.033 / 1.293.939 (+5%)

To be the main voice in a strange Japanese RPG that seemed fated for nothing but cult status in the west probably wasn’t the most notable credit on actor Adam Howden’s resume at the time of recording. Indeed, he did the beloved voice of Shulk in Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii – and by proxy, Smash Bros. – but has also lent his voice to things like Assassin’s Creed and The Old Republic, and it’s more or less chance that the 2011 (or 2012… or 2010, depending on your region…) ended up being his most renowned role, at least among the Nintendo-focused.

For some strange reason – being the talent that he is – Adam agreed to answer a few of our questions about Xenoblade, Smash Bros., and voice acting in general in an email interview we did. You can read all of what he had to say after the break!


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