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

01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 143.777 / 1.973.310 (-21%)
02./02. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.936) – 33.192 / 91.477 (-43%)
03./03. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 18.067 / 578.554 (+0%)
04./09. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119) – 8.849 / 119.407 (-3%)
05./07. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 8.569 / 1.227.267 (-19%)
06./04. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines #
(Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.07.17} (¥6.264) – 7.871 / 119.336 (-56%)
07./00. [3DS] Happiness Charge PreCure! Kawa-Run Collection (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.31} (¥5.627) – 6.712 / NEW
08./00. [3DS] SoniPro (Image Epoch) {2014.07.31} (¥6.458) – 6.086 / NEW
09./00. [3DS] Fate/Kaleid Liner: Prisma Illya # (Kadokawa Games) {2014.07.31} (¥6.480) – 5.532 / NEW
10./10. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea # (Gust) {2014.07.17} (¥7.344) – 5.258 / 56.434 (-29%)
11./15. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition) (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) – 4.988 / 33.673 (-1%)
12./14. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 4.900 / 4.116.901 (-4%)
13./12. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy (Nintendo) {2014.06.19} (¥3.908) – 4.858 / 80.262 (-16%)
14./16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 4.662 / 3.320.858 (+2%)
15./05. [PSV] Tokyo Shinseiroku: Operation Abyss # (5pb.) {2014.07.24} (¥6.264) – 4.403 / 19.645 (-71%)
16./06. [PSV] Corpse Party: Blood Drive # (5pb.) {2014.07.24} (¥7.344) – 4.304 / 17.992 (-69%)
17./11. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.17} (¥6.145) – 4.297 / 32.931 (-40%)
18./13. [PSV] Freedom Wars (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.06.26} (¥6.264) – 4.027 / 271.798 (-25%)
19./00. [PSV] Child of Light: Special Edition (Ubisoft) {2014.07.31} (¥2.678) – 3.893 / NEW
20./19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.364 / 2.359.011 (+1%)

New Mega-Evolved Pokémon revealed, Horde Encounters return in the Hoenn region, and Pokémon take center stage in the Pokémon Contest Spectacular

BELLEVUE, WA—August 10, 2014—The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced today that players can get a special Shiny Beldum holding a Metagrossite Mega Stone during a limited-time character distribution for the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire video games when they launch on November 21, 2014, in the United States and Canada. This Shiny Beldum will evolve into Shiny Metang and then into Shiny Metagross. Players can then harness the power of the Mega Stone and Mega Evolve Shiny Metagross into Shiny Mega Metagross. The new games for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems also feature newly revealed Mega-Evolved Pokémon, including Mega Altaria, Mega Salamence, and Mega Lopunny. Fans can watch these Mega-Evolved Pokémon in action and other new scenes in a brand-new game trailer at YouTube.com/Pokemon.

Be center stage at the Pokémon Contest Spectacular
Once players arrive at the Hoenn region’s Pokémon Contest Spectacular, they can enter their Pokémon in five different contest categories—Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Cleverness, and Toughness—in which the Pokémon is judged on one of these five conditions. For example, in a Toughness Contest, a Pokémon will display moves to show off its Toughness appeal. Demonstrating a move like Flying Press will get the audience excited, but using the move Play Nice probably won’t elicit the same excitement. The more excited the audience gets, the more the Pokémon will maximize its appeal.