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

01./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥8.208) – 35.656 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Infamous: Second Son (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.05.22} (¥7.452) – 34.801 / NEW
03./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 33.974 / 984.009 (+12%)
04./00. [PSV] To Love Ru Trouble: Darkness – Battle Ecstasy # (FuRyu) {2014.05.22} (¥7.538) – 22.327 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥8.208) – 16.762 / NEW
06./01. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.05.15} (¥8.208) – 12.488 / 95.883 (-85%)
07./02. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle # (Compile Heart) {2014.05.15} (¥7.344) – 9.492 / 42.450 (-71%)
08./00. [PSV] Amnesia World # (Idea Factory) {2014.05.22} (¥6.264) – 8.650 / NEW
09./00. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥3.067) – 7.245 / NEW
10./04. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour
(Nintendo) {2014.05.01} (¥4.937) – 7.069 / 93.279 (-25%)
11./05. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) – 6.741 / 377.925 (-16%)
12./07. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 5.489 / 4.068.956 (-1%)
13./06. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment #
(Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) – 5.267 / 206.648 (-33%)
14./10. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 4.244 / 3.281.369 (+25%)
15./09. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
(Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 4.055 / 588.563 (-10%)
16./12. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.960 / 2.322.537 (+18%)
17./08. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call # (Square Enix) {2014.04.24} (¥6.264) – 3.057 / 123.606 (-33%)
18./15. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
(Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 3.020 / 778.762 (+2%)
19./13. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936) – 2.972 / 39.121 (-6%)
20./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
(Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 2.932 / 3.737.633 (-4%)

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Square Enix has announced the “Dragon Quest X: All in One Package” for Japan. It will be available on August 7 for 4,800 yen.

As an initial investor incentive, each new copy will come bundled in with 20 lottery tickets and 10 Health Balls. The package contains the original game as well as the expansion released towards the end of last year.

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In total, over 100 million LEGO games have been sold, Warner Bros. has confirmed. The series joins other notable franchises such as Mario, Pokemon, and Final Fantasy to accomplish the same feat.

The latest LEGO game – LEGO Batman 3 – will launch this fall.

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During IGN’s latest Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, former GameSpy Technology general manager Todd Northcutt was brought in to discuss some of the behind the scenes details about the service and the company’s relationship with Nintendo. For those unaware, GameSpy provided the back-end infrastructure for Wii/DS games.

We brought you just a few of these details on Friday. Now you can find a more comprehensive summary below.

Today we’ll be continuing our look at the Nintendo Wi-Fi lineage with a focus on Wii titles. The Wii’s online infrastructure surprised us time and time again with what it could (and couldn’t) do, with experiences ranging from the cohesive and fleshed out Mario Kart online to a slideshow crawl through Super Smash Bros. Brawl matches. With the rise of homebrew, we saw some interesting mods to popular games, some of which also found their way into the online scene (like Project M and CTGP). Here’s a look at some of the more popular and interesting titles that used the service and what we’ll miss most about them:

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

01./00. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.05.15} (¥8.208) – 83.395 / NEW <92,56%>
02./00. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle # (Compile Heart) {2014.05.15} (¥7.344) – 32.957 / NEW
03./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
(Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 30.305 / 950.035 (-49%)
04./02. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour (Nintendo) {2014.05.01} (¥4.937) – 9.439 / 86.210 (-65%)
05./03. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) – 8.049 / 371.184 (-60%)
06./04. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) – 7.868 / 201.381 (-51%)
07./07. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
(Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 5.553 / 4.063.466 (-37%)
08./05. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call # (Square Enix) {2014.04.24} (¥6.264) – 4.594 / 120.549 (-56%)
09./06. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
(Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 4.504 / 584.509 (-55%)
10./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
(Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 3.386 / 3.277.125 (-29%)
11./14. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980) – 3.360 / 219.568 (-29%)
12./15. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.345 / 2.318.577 (-28%)
13./08. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936) – 3.161 / 36.149 (-55%)
14./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
(Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 3.040 / 3.734.701 (-39%)
15./20. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 2.968 / 775.741 (-15%)
16./11. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
(Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 2.697 / 544.874 (-45%)
17./16. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 2.658 / 1.454.778 (-42%)
18./18. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090) – 2.363 / 294.700 (-37%)
19./00. [PS3] Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega) {2014.05.15} (¥7.538) – 2.339 / NEW
20./00. [PSV] God of War Collection (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.05.15} (¥4.104) – 2.265 / NEW

On May 20th, GameSpy ceased all maintenance for multiplayer services that they previously hosted, marking the end of online support for Wii and DS titles and the end of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (WFC) era. Since its launch in November 2005, the little blue circle on the boxes of our beloved franchises have signified the ability to participate in matchmaking online and experience Nintendo’s first real take at online gaming. From Friend Codes to Nintendo branded Wi-Fi dongles, let’s take a look back at some of the best WFC had to offer in all its WEP encrypted, Wii Speak glory.


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