The official Twitter account for Bravely Default: Flying Fairy has provided a few details about Square Enix’s upcoming RPG.

It’ll take 60-70 hours to complete Bravely Default. Well, maybe “complete” isn’t the best word. You can beat the game in 60-70 hours, but there’s still lots to do once you’ve seen the credits.

Bravely Default’s initial demos and promotion surrounded the game’s AR components. Interestingly, these elements comprise just 1% of the experience.

The title’s battle system’s involve summons. These apparently feature “elaborate visualizations”.

Another recent Square Enix release, Kingdom Hearts 3D, received a special 3DS system in Japan. It appears that Bravely Default won’t be getting the same treatment.

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Aksys Games has confirmed two games for its E3 2012 showing. Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward (3DS/Vita) and Record of Agarest War 2 (PS3) will be appearing at the expo.

Virtue’s Last Reward will be playable in English for the first time.

Along with the two titles above, Aksys may have additional games to confirm for E3. We’ll let you know if further confirmations are made.

Source: Aksys Games PR

According to a new Famitsu report, which cites data from parent company Enterbrain, the 3DS has sold over six million units in Japan. It sold through 6,017,206 units between February 26, 2011 and May 20, 2012.

The 3DS accomplished the feat in sixty-five weeks.

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Keiichi Ono, the director of Disaster: Day of Crisis, is no longer with Monolith Soft. He actually left the company in January.

Ono remained with Monolith for twelve years. In addition to Disaster, Ono worked on the Baten Kaitos games, Xenosaga Episode 1, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Ono’s LinkedIn profile lists two unannounced games. One was in development for Wii while the other is listed as an RPG. At this point, we can only assume that the Wii title was cancelled.

Read on below for a translated version of Ono’s LinkedIn profile, which includes an overview of the unannounced Wii game and RPG.

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Don’t forget: this is only a few weeks away from arriving in North America. It launches on June 10.

A Treasured Nintendo Classic Arrives on the Wii System

The second game in the fan-favorite Pikmin franchise originally launched for the Nintendo GameCube console in 2004. Now Wii users can enjoy the imaginative fun of this classic and colorful mass action strategy game, now available at a suggested retail price of just $19.99 as part of the value-minded, family-friendly Nintendo Selects series. The brave Captain Olimar has returned to marshal new types of Pikmin in a wild, open-ended adventure. On a mission to pay back his employer’s debt, Olimar and his sidekick Louie must command squads of tiny Pikmin to help locate valuable treasures, exploring mysterious environments and battling pesky enemies along the way. Players of any experience level can use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers to command these curious creatures and complete their mission. The game also invites friends to deviously pit their Pikmin squads against one another in a rough and ruthless two-player mode*.

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There’s just one notable Nintendo-related deal today…

Best Buy: Trauma Center: Second Opinion available for $7.99

You can find more deals daily on VGSavings.

Japan’s Wii Virtual Console game of the week is Shock Troopers for the Neo Geo. It’ll be hitting the Wii Shop Channel on May 22. Japanese consumers can purchase the title for 900 points.

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Shin’en has announced a North American release date for Art of Balance! Touch. The game will be hitting the US eShop on June 7 for $6.99.

European 3DS owners can download Art of Balance! Touch this Thursday for €7.

Source: Shin’en PR