Puzzle & Dragons X is launching in Japan on July 28, GungHo Online Entertainment announced today. The retail version will be priced at 4,800 yen while the digital release will cost 4,074 yen. Reservations begin on March 16.

Puzzle & Dragons X will come in two versions: God Chapter and Dragon Chapter. Each one will have some unique monsters. The games also feature a Capture Mode, co-op, and a battle mode.

Here’s the first trailer:

As previously announced, Puzzle & Dragons X is getting a manga adaptation by Momota Inoue in CoroCoro starting with the April 15 issue. An anime is also planned from Studio Pierrot starting on July 4 on TV Tokyo.

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Only one Nintendo-related game picked up a victory at the DICE Awards earlier tonight. That went to Super Mario Maker, which was chosen as Family Game of the Year.

Splatoon had been nominated for Action Game of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay. Additionally, Yo-kai Watch and Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon saw nominations for Handheld Game of the Year.

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Closing out today’s Virtual Console footage is a look at Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. Watch some gameplay below.

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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
2. Super Mario Maker
3. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
4. Super Mario World
5. Super Mario 64
6. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Super Mario Bros.
9. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Paper Mario
11. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
12. EarthBound
13. Donkey Kong Country
14. Metroid: Zero Mission
15. Don’t Crash
16. Zelda: A Link to the Past
17. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
18. Shovel Knight
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. Donkey Kong 64

Videos

1. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
2. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – What’s New
3. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
4. Minecraft: Story Mode Trailer
5. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 1
6. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer
7. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
8. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
9. Nintendo Minute – Super Mario Maker SUP-tember Fav levels 1
10. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Trailer
11. Super Smash Bros. – Final Presentation
12. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 3
13. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Trailer 2
14. Yoshi’s Woolly World Adventure Guide Episode 2
15. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Smash the Competition Trailer
16. FreezeME Trailer
17. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
18. Star Fox Zero | Introducing Star Fox
19. Shadow Puppeteer Trailer
20. Super Smash Bros. – Corrin Chooses to Smash

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During the DICE Awards tonight, Satoru Iwata was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime accepted the reward for Iwata and then delivered a speech about his former boss and friend.

Here’s the full segment:

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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has been writing columns in Famitsu for a long, long time. In next week’s issue, his 500th piece will be published. It’ll be in April that Sakurai has had columns featured in Famitsu for 13 years.

To commemorate the milestone, a special live stream will be held on Famitsu’s Nicovideo page on March 10 at 9:30 PM Japan time. The main contents of this broadcast stream will be mentioned in Sakurai’s upcoming column. Japanese fans can also submit questions on Famitsu’s website for a chance to have them be answered.

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Shin Megami Tensei IV Final sold just over 96,000 copies in its first week in Japan, as reported by Media Create a few days ago. The sales tracker has since relayed additional information about the game’s performance.

According to Media Create’s data, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final sold through 73.28 percent of its initial shipment. On the other hand, the first Shin Megami Tensei IV sold 189,000 copies in its first week with a sell-through rate of 80.14 percent. That means sales were halved with Final, and the consumption rate was a bit lower. This new 3DS entry also saw about half as many few pre-orders – 56,000 units compared to the original’s 98,000 copies. Overall, Media Create points to an assumption that a percentage of series fans who bought the prequel have left the scene.

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Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos was one of three games that hit the North American Wii U Virtual Console today. A few minutes of footage can be found below.

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Nintendo has revealed the lineup of tunes included with The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD’s Sound Selection CD. The full listing is below.

1. Title
2. Teaser Music #1
3. Ordon Village
4. Midna’s Theme
5. Hyrule Field (Main Theme)
6. Light Spirit
7. Kakariko Village
8. Death Mountain
9. Queen Rutela’s Theme
10. Lake Hylia
11. Boss Battle Part 3
12. Midna’s Desperation
13. Sacred Grove
14. Malo Mart
15. Ilia’s Theme
16. Hidden Village
17. Princess Zelda’s Theme
18. Final Battle Part 4
19. Staff Roll Part 1
20. Teaser Music #2

In North America, you need to pre-order the physical version of Twilight Princess HD at GameStop to secure the Sound Selection CD. There is no retailer exclusivity in Europe and Japan fortunately!

Visit the source link below for brief previews of the tracks listed above.

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Another special video for the new Pokemon RPGs on the 3DS Virtual Console has landed on Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page. We’ve included it below.

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