GameStop ad (6/26 – 7/2)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. There aren’t many deals, but you can see what the retailer is offering below.

New Exstetra screenshots
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Sakurai says Villager was scrapped from Brawl, talks about choosing Smash Bros. character
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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai revealed an interesting nugget about the Animal Crossing Villager in his Famitsu column posted this week.
According to Sakurai, the character was previously considered for Brawl. However, he was removed “in the planning stages because he wasn’t suited for battle.”
“A lot of people understood Mega Man, but they kept asking me ‘Why did you go for the villager and the Wii Fit trainer?’, Neither of them are fighting characters, certainly. In fact, we had previously removed the villager from Super Smash Bros. Brawl in the planning stages because he wasn’t suited for battle.”
Monster Hunter 4 scans show the underground volcano
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Media Create software sales (6/17 – 6/23)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] The Last of Us
02./01. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
03./02. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
04./00. [PSV] Kami Jigen Idol Neptune PP #
05./00. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo
06./05. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
07./04. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
08./00. [3DS] Sayonara Umihara Kawase
09./00. [PSP] Storm Lover 2nd #
10./00. [PSP] Ro-Kyu-Bu! Lost Secret
11./08. [PS3] Terraria
12./06. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations
13./11. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
14./00. [PSV] Winning Post 7 2013
15./03. [3DS] Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter: Albatross no Tsubasa
16./10. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
17./07. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV #
18./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
19./12. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
20./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
Media Create hardware sales (6/17 – 6/23)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 28,281
3DS – 14,988
Vita – 13,422
PS3 – 9,816
Wii U – 5,329
PSP – 5,091
Wii – 1,234
Xbox 360 – 282
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 29,533
3DS – 17,602
PS3 – 10,872
Vita – 10,664
Wii U – 5,983
PSP – 5,651
Wii – 1,461
Xbox 360 – 397
Famitsu review scores (6/25/13)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Earth Defense Force 2025 (PS3/360) – 9/8/8/9
Toriko: Gourmet Battle (3DS) – 8/8/7/8
Mame Goma Happy! Sweets Farm (3DS) – 7/7/6/7
Sakurai on how Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS came to be, not opposed to DLC, patching, why Villager/Trainer are in, more
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Puissance Nintendo posted its interview with Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai, which was conducted at E3 2013. Sakurai talked about how the Wii U and 3DS versions came to be, DLC, patching, why the Villager and Wii Fit Trainer made it in, and more. Sakurai’s comments can be found below.
Sakurai on how the new Smash Bros. came to be and differences between the two versions…
While the development of Kid Icarus: Uprising was at its end, Satoru Iwata came me propose to develop the new Smash Bros game, and asked me if he should be on 3DS or Wii U. We were arrived at a point where the series could not evolve too, and we wondered if the passage on handheld console was the solution. In the past, we have increased the number of characters and arenas, but this was not enough.
Famitsu introduces Monster Hunter 4’s underground volcano
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Famitsu has pulled back the curtain on a brand new area in Monster Hunter 4. Players will be able to explore the underground volcano, a field with severe conditions. It may be dangerous, but it’s a treasure trove of rare ore.
Several monsters have been confirmed for the underground volcano, including Basarios, Iodrome, Teostra, and Gravios.
More details about Monster Hunter 4’s underground volcano should be coming soon.