The latest Japanese sales estimates from Famitsu are as follows:

01. [Wii] Mario Party 9
02. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
03. [PS3] Starhawk
04. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening
05. [3DS] Monster Hunter Tri G
06. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
07. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
08. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising
09. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
10. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort

Square Enix is doing something we often don’t see for 3DS games. The publisher is readying a Kingdom Hearts 3D “Mark of Mastery Edition” for the title’s launch.

The Mark of Mastery Edition includes a copy of Kingdom Hearts 3D, a branded clear hard case skin cover, 12 art cards, and five AR cards that can unlock rare Dream Eaters such as Meowjesty, Frootz Cat and Kab Kannon. Everything is enclosed in a magnetic box.

Square Enix says that this is the first time a Kingdom Hearts collector’s edition has been released in North America.

Consumers will be able to purchase the box set for $54.99. Kingdom Hearts 3D launches on July 31.

A significant amount of EX Troopers details have been described from the latest issue of Famitsu. While there isn’t much information about gameplay, we do have an update on the game’s story and other area.

We’ll hear more about Ex Troopers soon, as it’ll be playable at the Capcom Summer Jam event ( held on June 30 and July 1). For now, read up on the known details below.

– School-themed story
– Looks like a science fiction Justice Gakuen
– “Manga demo” event system used between stages
– This is similar to Vita’s Gravity Rush
– May’n will be used as the theme song
– Story based on the snow pirates and Akrid aliens on EDN-3rd
– Play as Bren Turner
– Turner is a young man who has come to the academy from EDN-2nd
– TeeKee: female snow pirate, can communicate with the Akrid
– Gingira: Vital Suit that contains next generation AI and can communicate with its pilot
– Gingira calls Bren “Master”
– EDN-3rd planet has three bases with unique traits
– Choose one of these planets to be your base of operations
– The three bases figure into the story, as while Bren comes from one base, other members of the academy come from different bases
– Producer Shintaro Kojima says the project started with the hope of making a beginners’ action shooter
– Shares the same world setting as Lost Planet, but Kojima hopes players experience it lightly as a new title
– Releasing in Japan this year
– 60% complete

Source 1, Source 2

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

Saints Row developer Volition is officially working on new hardware. Studio Audio Director Ariel Gross listed “mysterious next generation of consoles” at platforms he’s involved with on his LinkedIn profile. It additionally states that three unannounced games are in the works, though it’s unknown if all three will be for new systems.

There is a decent shot of at least one of these games arriving on Wii U. Parent company THQ pledged support for the console early on with core games such as Darksiders II and Metro: Last Light. Maybe it’ll bring Saints Row 4 to the Wii U which also appears to be in development for current-gen systems.

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