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

3DS LL – 60,077
3DS – 19,114
PS3 – 13,790
Vita – 7,314
Wii U – 5,702
PSP – 5,493
Wii – 978
Xbox 360 – 201

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

3DS LL – 49,149
PS3 – 20,090
3DS – 17,873
Vita – 8,405
Wii U – 6,741
PSP – 6,218
Wii – 1,141
Xbox 360 – 177

A second Magi game has been announced for the 3DS. This new title will be based on Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, the anime set to air in Japan on October 6.

Namco Bandai’s 3DS project is an action RPG. As of now, it’s tentatively scheduled to launch in the spring.

You can find a teaser site here.

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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai shared the following message:

“The Pyrosphere viewed from above. The Morph Ball design is also based on the one from Metroid: Other M.”

Miiverse users now have a new way of communicating with their friends and followers. Starting today, a newly introduced update allows for messages to be posted directly to your friends and followers’ Activity Feed.

Nintendo of Europe passed along the news earlier today:

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Nintendo announced today that Wii Karaoke U will be available in Europe starting on October 4. All console owners will be able to download the app free of charge from the eShop.

Keep in mind that Wii Karaoke U does have a pricing structure. You can make buy tickets for one hour (£1.79), 24 hours (£4.49), or 30 days (£13.49) of use through an in-game ‘Ticket Purchase’ icon linked to eShop. As part of a special launch promotion, Nintendo will offer a free one hour trial ticket.

Without a ticket, it’s still possible to open the application and browse songs, build playlists, and customize in-game features.

You can find more details about Wii Karaoke U in Nintendo’s announcement below.

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Pokemon X and Pokemon Y are due out next month, but there are plenty of new details to reveal. The latest issue of CoroCoro has done just that by pulling back the curtain on additional Mega Evolutions, starter Pokemon evolutions, and more.
Here’s a roundup of other information included in the magazine:

– Starter evolutions

Chespin -> Haribooga
Fennekin -> Teerunaa
Froakie -> Gerogashira

– New fossil types: rock/ice and rock/dragon

– Fairy overview

– Strong against Dragon, Dark and Fighting
– NVE against Steel, Poison and Fire
– Weak against Poison and Steel
– Resistant to Bug, Fighting and Dark
– Immune to Dragon
– New Mega Mewtwo is part Fighting
– Gerogashira knows Jump
– Chespin’s evolution knows Mud Shot
– Fennekin’s evolution knows Psycho Cut and has a twig in its tail
– Twig is used to fight and it stands upright
– Chespin’s evolution has a silhouette like Gengar’s
– Steel has lost its resistance to Dark and Ghost
– Newly revealed Mewtwo form is exclusive to X
– That likely means the other form is exclusive to Y
– “Freeze Skin” – Whatever Normal-Type attack you use becomes an Ice-Type attack. The move’s attack power is raised as well.
– “Strong Chin” – The attack power of moves that use your fangs like “Crunch” rises
– “Fur Coat” – The damage taken from any attack in which your opponent comes into physical contact with you is decreased by half
– New Fossil Pokemon: Chigorasu and Amarusu
– Other new Pokemon: Torimian and Nyaonikusu

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Kiniro no Corda 3 Full Voice Special (PSP) – 9/8/8/8
Sangokushi (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Nobunaga’s Ambition (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Yahari Game demo Ore no Seishun Love Kome wa machigatteiru (PSV) – 8/8/8/7
Mushibugyo (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Phantom Breaker: Extra (PS3/360) – 7/7/7/6