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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 99.972 / NEW
02./02. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 29.102 / 82.756 (-46%)
03./01. [WIU] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) – 28.513 / 121.233 (-69%)
04./00. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom (Level 5) {2013.07.18} (¥4.400) – 27.242 / NEW
05./04. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 26.799 / 1.286.646 (+3%)
06./03. [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025 (D3 Publisher) {2013.07.04} (¥6.980) – 20.255 / 211.968 (-45%)
07./06. [PSV] Toukiden # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥6.090) – 12.953 / 199.916 (-38%)
08./05. [WIU] New Super Luigi U (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥3.885) – 12.132 / 37.014 (-51%)
09./00. [PSP] Toukiden (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥5.040) – 11.008 / 129.412
10./10. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 10.826 / 217.148 (-16%)
11./12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 10.075 / 3.335.198 (+0%)
12./13. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 9.366 / 834.392 (+2%)
13./08. [PS3] Dead Island: Riptide (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.07.11} (¥7.329) – 6.962 / 25.423 (-62%)
14./16. [PSP] Dangan-Ronpa (PSP the Best) # (Spike) {2011.11.23} (¥2.940) – 6.447 / 97.651 (+6%)
15./14. [PS3] The Last of Us (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.06.20} (¥5.980) – 6.413 / 179.594 (-30%)
16./22. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980) – 6.019 / 28.055
17./19. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 5.630 / 522.496 (+8%)
18./11. [PS3] Gundam Breaker (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.27} (¥7.980) – 5.279 / 248.098 (-48%)
19./00. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2: Digital Content Selection (Square Enix) {2013.07.18} (¥5.040) – 4.890 / NEW
20./17. [3DS] Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.27} (¥5.480) – 4.155 / 55.107 (-30%)

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

3DS LL – 41,322
3DS – 15,703
Vita – 14,392
Wii U – 14,280
PS3 – 11,413
PSP – 5,719
Wii – 1,463
Xbox 360 – 420

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

3DS LL – 29,594
Wii U – 22,199
Vita – 15,662
3DS – 13,841
PS3 – 12,698
PSP – 5,830
Wii – 1,434
Xbox 360 – 396


LEGO Marvel Super Heroes appears to be launching on October.

We’ve been digging around various retailer listings for release date information, and came across a few that have something in common. Amazon, GameFly, and GameStop all say that LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will be out on October 22.

Warner Bros. previously confirmed a vague fall 2013 window for the title.

In other news, those who pre-order LEGO Marvel Super Heroes from Amazon, will receive a $10 credit. The offer is valid for almost all versions – with the DS game being the one exception.


Famitsu has published various listings for the 2013 first half sales in Japan. Here’s how things panned out:

Software sales by company

1. Nintendo – 5.19 million
2. Namco Bandai – 3.48 million
3. Square Enix – 2.06 million
4. Konami – 1.20 million
5. Capcom – 1.12 million

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 1.37 million
2. Dragon Quest VII – 1.21 million
3. Tomodachi Collection – 1.20 million

Wii U

1. New Super Mario Bros. U – 140,000
2. Nintendo Land – 110,000
3. Dragon Quest X – 70,000

Wii

1. Taiko Drum Master – 190,000
2. Mario Party 9 – 50,000
3. Wii Sports Resort – 40,000

PS3

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – 440,000
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 – 390,000
Dynasty Warriors 7 – 320,000

PS Vita

1. Soul Sacrifice – 180,000
2. Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus – 130,000
3. Toukiden – 120,000

PSP

1. Sword Art Online Infinity Moment – 190,000
2. Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 – 150,000
3. Summon Night 5 – 120,000


Exstetra will be missing its original October 17 release. The game is now due out on November 7 – a few weeks delay, basically.

Developer FuRyu cited “various circumstances” as reasons for Exstetra’s delay.


This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Killer is Dead (PS3/360) – 9/9/9/8
Metro: Last Light (PS3/360) – 9/9/9/8
Disney Magic Castle Happy Life (3DS) – 9/8/8/9
LEGO City: Undercover (Wii U) – 9/8/8/8
Mind 0 (PSV) – 8/7/7/78
DokiDoki! PreCure Narikiri Life! (3DS) – 7/8/7/8
Shiratsuyu no Kai (PSP) – 8/8/7/7
Oshare na Koinu 3D (3DS) – 7/7/6/7
Sangoku Hime 2: Kouhata Houkou – Kakuseimeshi Taiga (PS3) – 7/6/6/5


Medabots DUAL, a new game for the 3DS, has been announced in this week’s Famitsu. Read on below for first details about the game.

– Two versions
– Action game
– Battle to customize arm and head parts
– Over 100 Medabots
– Medabots consist of head, arms, leg
– Get custom parts by winning battles
– Over 140 missions
– Can be played up to four players simultaneously
– Also supports 2-on-2 team battles
– Seems to have some kind StreetPass functionality involving the exchange of parts
– Online play
– Out this year in Japan


Both of Nintendo’s latest systems are region-locked. The Wii U and 3DS are not capable of playing games outside of the country that the original hardware was purchased in. Want to play a Japanese-exclusive game on your US 3DS? Sorry, but you’re out of luck.

Nintendo’s region-locking policy has been in the news as of late, culminating with official comments from CEO Satoru Iwata. Iwata most-recently hinted that the company’s restriction isn’t going anywhere any time soon.

Now, how do developers feel about the situation? NotEnoughShaders caught up with thirteen different teams – including Renegade Kid, Shin’en, and Broken Rules – to find out what they think. You can find a few excerpts below, and even more right here.



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