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This week, Famitsu has some of the first coverage of Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. That includes an interview with Daisuke Kanada, who directed the last game and is producer on this title.

During the interview, Kanada spoke about how Persona Q2 came to be, the music, characters, story, and the decision to include the protagonist of Persona 3 Portable. You can read our translation of the discussion below.

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Etrian Odyssey X boxart

Etrian Odyssey X did pretty well in its first week in Japan. Between August 2 and August 5, the game sold 72,000 copies.

According to Media Create, Etrian Odyssey X sold through 87.57% of its initial shipment in Japan. Had it not been as supply-constrained, it’s possible that it would have sold more.

The last Etrian Odyssey entry, Etrian Odyssey V, sold 93,000 copies in its first week. The sell-through rate for the previous title was 75.84%.

Atlus posted a brief new TV commercial for the upcoming Persona Q2 New Cinema Labyrinth – check it out:

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

01./00. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey X (Atlus) {2018.08.02} (¥6.480) – 71.946 / NEW
02./00. [NSW] Pro Baseball Famista Evolution (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.08.02} (¥6.100) – 42.846 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] WarioWare Gold (Nintendo) {2018.08.02} (¥4.980) – 31.018 / NEW
04./02. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) – 21.642 / 119.891 (-23%)
05./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 #
(Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 20.989 / 2.511.028 (+3%)
06./08. [NSW] Octopath Traveler (Square Enix) {2018.07.13} (¥6.800) – 18.448 / 164.235 (+39%)
07./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 15.755 / 1.670.751 (+13%)
08./04. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) – 15.454 / 280.682 (-14%)
09./06. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 15.101 / 169.218 (-6%)
10./00. [PS4] SaGa: Scarlet Grace # (Square Enix) {2018.08.02} (¥5.800) – 14.971 / NEW
11./00. [PS4] Friday the 13th: The Game (Natsume Atari) {2018.08.02} (¥5.980) – 10.110 / NEW
12./00. [NSW] SaGa: Scarlet Grace # (Square Enix) {2018.08.02} (¥5.800) – 9.586 / NEW
13./00. [PS4] Border Break: Starter Pack (Sega) {2018.08.02} (¥4.990) – 8.249 / NEW
14./12. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 7.940 / 1.066.339 (+6%)
15./09. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
(Nintendo) {2018.07.13} (¥3.980) – 7.883 / 79.248 (-12%)
16./13. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) – 7.048 / 579.839 (+6%)
17./14. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 6.177 / 1.688.813 (-6%)
18./15. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 5.177 / 1.782.798 (-6%)
19./00. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World [Best Price] #
(Capcom) {2018.08.02} (¥4.990) – 4.889 / NEW
20./01. [PS4] Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 {Mega Man X Legacy Collection \ Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 } (Capcom) {2018.07.26} (¥5.500) – 4.704 / 33.974 (-84%)

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Persona Q2, Warriors Orochi 4, and Work x Work. Scans of all games are below.

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Etrian Odyssey X boxart

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

Switch – 50,799
PS4 – 13,113
New 2DS LL – 9,015
PS4 Pro – 5,889
Vita – 3,339
New 3DS LL – 3,010
2DS – 561
Xbox One X – 53
Xbox One – 21

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

Switch – 48,370
PS4 – 13,666
New 2DS LL – 5,459
PS4 Pro – 4,979
Vita – 3,414
New 3DS LL – 2,723
2DS – 532
Xbox One X – 317
Xbox One – 48

And here are the software charts:

Aksys Games shared a new trailer for next month’s 3DS release Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk. Have a look at the video below.

This week’s issue of Famitsu has the first report on Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. The magazine provides us with a bunch of new details. We’ve rounded up the tidbits below, courtesy of Gematsu. 

Nintendo has put together a video to highlight the accolades WarioWare Gold has received on 3DS. Get a look at the video below.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Polygon has published some new comments from Captain Toad game director Shinya Hiratake and producer Koichi Hayashida. The two discussed a variety of topics, including why it was brought back for Switch and 3DS, its future, and more.

Here’s a roundup of what was shared:


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