This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 290.280 / 893.344 (-52%)
02./00. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft) {2012.11.15} (¥7.770) – 72.504 / NEW
03./05. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 41.658 / 1.385.212 (+79%)
04./00. [PSP] Summon Night 4 (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.15} (¥3.990) – 40.111 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Electronic Arts) {2012.11.15} (¥7.665) – 25.097 / NEW
06./00. [PSV] Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation (Ubisoft) {2012.11.15} (¥6.090) – 24.304 / NEW
07./02. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires (Koei Tecmo) {2012.11.08} (¥6.090) – 14.911 / 85.012 (-79%)
08./00. [PS3] Need for Speed: Most Wanted – A Criterion Game (Electronic Arts) {2012.11.15} (¥7.665) – 13.383 / NEW
09./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 13.236 / NEW
10./04. [PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.01} (¥8.380) – 12.337 / 411.565 (-65%)
11./00. [360] Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft) {2012.11.15} (¥7.770) – 9.261 / NEW
12./00. [3DS] Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.15} (¥5.040) – 8.725 / NEW
13./06. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Square Enix) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) – 8.624 / 257.884 (-42%)
14./08. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 (Konami) {2012.11.01} (¥3.980) – 8.454 / 59.176 (-31%)
15./11. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) – 7.492 / 355.985 (-21%)
16./09. [PS3] Okami HD (Capcom) {2012.11.01} (¥3.990) – 7.141 / 86.797 (-35%)
17./13. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 7.102 / 236.737 (-13%)
18./12. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) – 6.696 / 173.113 (-22%)
19./15. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 5.736 / 2.834.685 (-12%)
20./10. [PS3] Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition (Sega) {2012.11.01} (¥5.229) – 5.487 / 73.697 (-46%)

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The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on November 27:

Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe” – keyboard support
Marcy Playground – “Sex and Candy” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99, keyboard support

Each song can be purchased for $1.99 on PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 and $2.00 on Wii.

Source: Harmonix PR

Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan is hitting North America on February 26, 2013. The initial production batch will come will a limited edition art book and music CD.

A sample of the art book can be found here. The book will feature imagery from the game, as well as a brand new piece of art for the North American audience crafted by illustrator Alexandra Douglass.

The “Rough Drafts & Outtakes” CD is made up of early arrangements composed by Yuzo Koshiro along with tracks that did not make it into the final game.

Atlus has also confirmed that Etrian Odyssey IV will be available on the eShop when it launches next year.

Source: Atlus PR

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

3DSLL – 117,435
3DS – 51,441
PS3 – 17,035
Vita – 13,091
PSP – 12,217
Wii – 3,001
Xbox 360 – 2,063
PS2 – 723
DSi – 196
DSi LL – 157

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

3DSLL – 134,652
3DS – 52,425
PS3 – 18,043
PSP – 12,076
Vita – 4,021
Wii – 2,921
Xbox 360 – 2,908
PS2 – 1,187
DSi LL – 244
DSi – 180

Some folks out there may be doubting that the Wii U will be successful. 2K Games president Christoph Hartmann isn’t included in that group, though.

Hartmann told MCV that the doubters out there feel this way “because they don’t really understand it.” He feels the Wii U “offers something special and we will be surprised how consumers will get attached.”

“Nintendo always impresses and surprises me. The team there has so much knowledge built up over many, many years. Nintendo always finds its crowd. There have been people doubting the Wii U because they don’t really understand it. I wasn’t sure about the Wii and I was proved wrong, proved wrong by my own people, which I like the most because we sold a lot of Carnival Games. I believe the Wii U offers something special and we will be surprised how consumers will get attached. There’s nothing in my body, not a single piece, doubting that the Wii U will be successful.”

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When you boot up Wii U, you can see a series of icons representing games and users’ Miis milling about around each title. Some Miis’ messages will also be highlighted for the world to see. Now, you might be wondering, how is the content selected?

According to Nintendo, the most discussed topics in Miiverse are selected. But it’s not an automatic process – each selection is screened and filtered before being approved.

“The most discussed topics in Miiverse – e.g. specific games, applications, boss battles, user accomplishments, etc. – will be displayed on Wii U’s main menu. Before that content is posted to the main menu it will be screened and filtered to ensure that it is appropriate for everyone.”

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