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Even more 3DS themes are now available in Europe, despite the fact that they weren’t mentioned in the latest download update. These include Smash Bros. themes which are priced at £1.79 / €1.99 each. There are also nintendogs + cats themes that come in Golden Retriever, Shiba, French Bulldog and Toy Poodle variations.

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

01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 57.645 / 2.104.844 (-43%)
02./02. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 27.182 / 2.842.890 (-8%)
03./03. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 24.509 / 1.701.465 (-17%)
04./04. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014 (Konami) {2014.10.23} (¥7.538) – 9.070 / 111.037 (-55%)
05./06. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014
(Konami) {2014.10.23} (¥7.538) – 7.661 / 71.073 (-39%)
06./05. [PS3] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) {2014.10.23} (¥6.264) – 7.562 / 82.932 (-53%)
07./09. [3DS] Tales of the World: Reve Unitia (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.10.23} (¥5.627) – 5.280 / 62.120 (-46%)
08./00. [3DS] The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2014.11.06} (¥5.076) – 4.180 / NEW
09./00. [WIU] The LEGO Movie Videogame
(Warner Entertainment Japan) {2014.11.06} (¥6.156) – 3.574 / NEW
10./17. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 3.210 / 699.588 (+1%)
11./23. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 2.844 / 3.805.306 (+26%)
12./07. [PS3] Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.10.30} (¥6.804) – 2.676 / 15.062 (-78%)
13./11. [PS4] Metro: Redux (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.10.30} (¥6.264) – 2.624 / 8.782 (-57%)
14./22. [3DS] Dragon Quest X Online (Square Enix) {2014.09.04} (¥4.104) – 2.501 / 116.252 (+1%)
15./12. [PS4] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) {2014.10.23} (¥7.884) – 2.359 / 66.956 (-56%)
16./15. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX # (Square Enix) {2014.10.02} (¥7.179) – 2.258 / 129.660 (-41%)
17./08. [PS4] Onechanbara Z2: Chaos (D3 Publisher) {2014.10.30} (¥7.344) – 2.245 / 12.719 (-79%)
18./24. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6.145) – 2.158 / 154.098
19./26. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 2.033 / 1.293.939 (+5%)

To be the main voice in a strange Japanese RPG that seemed fated for nothing but cult status in the west probably wasn’t the most notable credit on actor Adam Howden’s resume at the time of recording. Indeed, he did the beloved voice of Shulk in Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii – and by proxy, Smash Bros. – but has also lent his voice to things like Assassin’s Creed and The Old Republic, and it’s more or less chance that the 2011 (or 2012… or 2010, depending on your region…) ended up being his most renowned role, at least among the Nintendo-focused.

For some strange reason – being the talent that he is – Adam agreed to answer a few of our questions about Xenoblade, Smash Bros., and voice acting in general in an email interview we did. You can read all of what he had to say after the break!

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