The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of May 2018. You can check out the full results below, including debut digital sales for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Nintendo on why 3DS was absent from this year’s E3

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Nintendo made it clear early on that its E3 Nintendo Direct would only feature Switch titles. However, there was always the possibility that some 3DS games could be shown off during the Treehouse Live stream or featured at its booth. In the end, the entire show was about Switch – 3DS was nowhere to be seen at all.

Doug Bowser, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, spoke about the decision to have the focus on Switch titles – and not 3DS – in an interview with Club Nintendo. He explained:

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New Nintendo president Furukawa: “considering various possibilities” for 3DS successor

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Shuntaro Furukawa was named Nintendo’s newest president this week. Following the company’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Kyoto Shimbun caught up with the executive to discuss a number of topics.

First, Furukawa commented on the Nintendo’s objectives. He stated, “In order to make smartphone games a pillar of our company’s income, reaching at least 100 billion yen is a must.”

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Etrian Odyssey X trailer details guest artist illustrations

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Atlus just published a new trailer for Etrian Odyssey X. The video shows off the special illustrations done by guest artists which will be part of the “New Adventurer Illustration Pack” DLC, which will be included with all first-print copies of the game. The five illustrations and their artists are as follows:

Nightseeker by Shirou Miwa
Gunner by Yuki Takahata
Medica by Mota
Farmer by Shigatake
Project Re Fantasy by Shigenori Soejima

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Media Create software sales (6/18/18 – 6/24/18) – Top 50

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

01./00. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) – 123.774 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] New Gundam Breaker # (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.06.21} (¥7.600) – 63.790 / NEW
03./00. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 61.764 / NEW
04./01. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 14.747 / 2.394.724 (-6%)
05./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 10.296 / 1.593.392 (-5%)
06./05. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) – 6.720 / 540.392 (-13%)
07./02. [PS4] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Link # (Marvelous) {2018.06.07} (¥7.980) – 6.499 / 99.143 (-54%)
08./08. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 6.486 / 1.024.630 (-7%)
09./06. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) {2018.05.03} (¥5.980) – 5.595 / 177.123 (-25%)
10./10. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 5.136 / 1.751.030 (-6%)
11./07. [PS4] Detroit: Become Human # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.05.25} (¥6.900) – 4.706 / 79.164 (-33%)
12./14. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 3.850 / 1.653.093 (-2%)
13./11. [PS4] Dark Souls Remastered (From Software) {2018.05.24} (¥4.800) – 3.263 / 112.851 (-39%)
14./13. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} (¥6.980) – 3.216 / 192.936 (-24%)
15./19. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX > (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800) – 3.085 / 156.921 (+33%)
16./29. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2018 (Konami) {2017.09.14} (¥7.600) – 2.594 / 162.235
17./09. [PSV] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Link # (Marvelous) {2018.06.07} (¥5.980) – 2.463 / 47.185 (-62%)
18./03. [PS4] Record of Grancrest War # (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.06.14} (¥8.200) – 2.336 / 14.208 (-80%)
19./16. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 (Konami) {2018.04.26} (¥7.980) – 1.980 / 210.373 (-25%)
20./28. [NSW] FIFA 18 (Electronic Arts) {2017.09.29} (¥5.800) – 1.920 / 109.278

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Japanese Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Switch commercials

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Nintendo has a trio of Japanese commercials up for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – two short ones and a longer one. We have the full set below.

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July distribution details for Thundurus and Tornadus in Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon / Sun / Moon

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Two more Legendary Pokemon distributions are planned for Pokemon Ultra Sun, Pokemon Ultra Moon, Pokemon Sun, and Pokemon Moon. Thundurus and Tornadus will be offered during July.

In North America, these two Pokemon will be distributed exclusively at Target. The retailer will have them between July 13 and July 28.

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Scans roundup – The World Ends with You: Final Remix, Neko Tomo, Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include The World Ends with You: Final Remix, Neko Tomo, and Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists. Scans of all games are below.