Between Bayonetta and Viewtiful Joe, Hideki Kamiya would prefer working on the latter. Kamiya told Famitsu this week that he’d like to make a sequel if given the opportunity.

That may be slightly difficult to realize at this time. Kamiya, of course, is no longer with Capcom and is currently leading development of Platinum Games’ new Wii U title, Project P-100, as the game’s director. However, Capcom has been very open to working with outside studios as of late, so maybe another Kamiya-made Viewtiful Joe entry could happen one day.

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IGN has confirmed that EA will have Wii U news to present at its Summer Showcase tomorrow.

Executive editor Rich George tweeted that there will be “some” updates for Nintendo’s new console during the event.

George wrote:

“Want to know more about EA’s Wii U plans? We’ll be live streaming their Summer Showcase presentation tomorrow. August 2 1-2pm PT. Be there. …(EA Summer Showcase is not just limited to Wii U, but there will be some related news in there.)”

Chances are we’ll be getting a look at FIFA 13 on Wii U. EA may also show Mass Effect 3 running on the system.

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Famitsu has the latest update on Monster Hunter 4 this week, but it isn’t too significant. Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto says the project is now 60% complete. The title is still a long way off from releasing in Japan, so the team has plenty of time to complete the remaining 40%.

Other than this, Tsujimoto noted that he’d like to look into taking the Monster Hunter franchise into areas outside of games. While it was originally an online title, Monster Hunter has become increasingly story-oriented, starting with Tri.

Tsujimoto also said that he enjoys hearing stories of those who became friends through Monster Hunter as he likes to see players making memories through games.

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Columns will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Game Gear download on August 8 for 300 yen. As a small bonus of sorts, SEGA is including local multiplayer functionality. You can play together with a friend as long as you’ve both downloaded the title.

Screenshots of Columns can be found above.

EA producer Matt Prior says that the Wii U is “on par with the 360 and PS3”. When FIFA 13 comes to Wii U, however, it’ll feature “some key graphical improvements”.

Prior said:

“It’s on a par with 360 and PS3 and we were even able to make some key graphical improvements. We focused on areas that would have the most impact on the game.”

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01./00. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 407.503 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena (Atlus) {2012.07.26} (¥7.329) – 128.485 / NEW
03./00. [PSP] Nayuta no Kiseki # (Nihon Falcom) {2012.07.26} (¥6.090) – 74.860 / NEW
04./02. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) – 73.420 / 2.455.006 (-20%)
05./00. [PSP] Super Dangan-Ronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen # (Spike Chunsoft) {2012.07.26} (¥6.279) – 69.000 / NEW
06./00. [WII] Just Dance Wii 2 (Nintendo) {2012.07.26} (¥5.800) – 60.121 / NEW
07./00. [3DS] Tohoku Daigaku Karei Igaku Kenkyuusho – Kawashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu – Mono Sugoku Nou o Kitaeru 5-Funkan no Oni Training (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥3.800) – 40.272 / NEW
08./04. [PSP] Digimon World Re:Digitize (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.19} (¥5.230) – 31.037 / 116.854 (-64%)
09./01. [WII] Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition (Nintendo) {2012.07.19} (¥3.800) – 29.367 / 129.653 (-71%)
10./00. [PS3] The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love – Hybrid Pack # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.26} (¥7.140) – 25.753 / NEW
11./03. [3DS] Rune Factory 4: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Marvelous Entertainment) {2012.07.19} (¥5.229) – 21.017 / 106.972 (-76%)
12./05. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami) {2012.07.19} (¥6.980) – 20.948 / 83.688 (-67%)
13./00. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040) – 20.625 / NEW
14./06. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 20.270 / 117.472 (-36%)
15./07. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami) {2012.07.19} (¥5.250) – 12.666 / 40.808 (-55%)
16./13. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D # (Square Enix) {2012.05.31} (¥5.490) – 12.396 / 837.669 (-3%)
17./00. [PSP] Sangoku Koi Senki: Otome no Heihou! (Prototype) {2012.07.26} (¥5.880) – 10.887 / NEW
18./00. [360] Persona 4: Arena (Atlus) {2012.07.26} (¥7.329) – 9.801 / NEW
19./16. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost (Level 5) {2012.07.05} (¥4.400) – 9.642 / 92.392 (-6%)
20./14. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800) – 9.537 / 501.920 (-13%)

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

3DSLL – 187,480
3DS – 42,155
PS3 – 15,916
PSP- 12,989
Vita – 10,846
Wii – 10,170
PS2 – 994
Xbox 360 – 948
DSi – 635
DSi LL – 543

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

3DS – 47,063
PS3 – 14,813
Vita – 13,427
PSP – 11,004
Wii – 6,747
PS2 – 1,197
Xbox 360 – 930
DSi – 581
DSi LL – 559

Nintendo has revealed new information about the Pokémon Black Version 2, Pokémon White Version 2 and Pokémon Dream Radar games and the Pokédex 3D Pro application. Pokédex 3D Pro will be available for Nintendo 3DS exclusively from the Nintendo eShop on Nov. 8 and is a perfect companion application for all Pokémon fans, while Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 introduce new ways for players to connect and get the most out of their games. Launching on Oct. 7, Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 are made for the Nintendo DS family of systems, but are also playable in 2D on Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL.

New information includes the following:

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