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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Simple DL Series Vol. 24 The Misshitsu kara no Dasshutsu – Iyasa Renai Onsen-hen – 500 yen
Simple DL Series Vol. 24 The Misshitsu kara no Dasshutsu DEMO – FREE
Dokopon Choice Dragon Ball Color-ban Saiya-jin-hen 1-4-kan + Omake Pack – 1,800 yen
Puchinoberu Z?yo no Ni-gatsu – 200 yen
Kaseki Holder Mugen Gear (retail title) – 4,571 yen (from 2/27)
Dorachie Minidora Ongaku-tai to Nana-tsu no chie (retail title) – 4,800 yen (from 2/27)
Comic K?b? DEMO – FREE
Kuma-mon Bomber Puzzle d Kuma-mon Tais? DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
2010 Street Fighter (Famicom) – 500 yen
R-Type (PC Engine) – 600 yen
Alien Crush (PC Engine) – 600 yen

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
NA

Virtual Console
Dr. Mario (Famicom) – 500 yen
Romancing SaGa 3 (Super Famicom) – 800 yen
Super Star Soldier (PC Engine) – 600 yen

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A few days before Mario Kart 8 hits store shelves, PowerA will release a racing wheel based on the Wii U title.

UK retailer GAME has details about the item that is officially licensed from Nintendo. “Get closer to the action than ever before, and feel ever twist and turn of the race, with an authentic arcade experience,” the product listing states. Users can easily attach their Wii Remote to the accessory, which features complete artwork from Mario Kart 8.

The “Wii U Super Mario Kart Racing Wheel” will be available in the UK on May 20. Pricing is set at £9.99.

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Indie developer MixedBag has sent us an image teasing an upcoming reveal for Wii U.

The studio tells us, “Big news coming soon!” Based on the image above, we should be hearing something on Friday.

A new report published by IDC and App Annie reveals that the 3DS shipped an additional 10 million pieces of software last year compared with the year prior, resulting in 30 million games sold in total. Across all handhelds, Pokemon X/Y, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon were the top three grossing titles.

3DS certainly performed well in 2013, but smartphones blew away all portable competition. 75 percent of 2013’s handheld share came from Android and iOS devices, according to the report.

As a whole, boxed and full-game digital spending on portable systems increased nine percent between 2012 and 2013.

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Three years ago today, Nintendo launched the 3DS in Japan. The system shipped on February 26, 2011 – with the US and Europe getting it about a month later.

Celebrate with a look at the icons for almost every 3DS game released in Japan (above) and practically all special systems made available (below).

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The Wii U has finally managed to outsell the Xbox 360 in Japan, based on the latest Media Create data.

Since launch, Nintendo’s console has sold 1,643,095 units in the territory. Meanwhile, lifetime Xbox 360 sales stand at 1,641,528 units.

Wii U will next try to catch the PS Vita, which has sold 2.5 million units to-date. The PS3 is much further off at 9.8 million units.

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. There aren’t too many notable deals this week, though you can save on Disney Infinity figurines and playsets.

Here’s the ad in full:

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PS4] Knack – 309,304 / NEW
2. [PS3] Yakuza Restoration – 138,158 / NEW
3. [PS4] Yakuza Restoration – 82,540 / NEW
4. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 72,350 / 634,433
5. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball – 45,681 / NEW
6. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 35,125 / 458,961
7. [PS4] Killzone: Shadow Fall – 32,336 / NEW
8. [PS4] Battlefield 4 – 24,799 / NEW
9. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 17,665 / 457,796
10. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 15,092 / 1,374,333
11. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8 – 14,356 / NEW
12. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 14,330 / 50,047
13. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 13,862 / NEW
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Ghosts – 13,701 / NEW
15. [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – 12,093 / NEW
16. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 11,302 / 3,961,624
17. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris – 8,859 / 67,204
18. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 8,808 / NEW
19. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost – 7,763 / 321,054
20. [PS4] Need for Speed: Rivals – 6,602 / NEW

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

PS4 – 309,154
3DS LL – 22,253
Vita – 16,857
PS3 – 9,983
3DS – 9,898
Wii U – 8,407
PSP – 3,171
Vita TV – 1,383
Xbox 360 – 241

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

3DS LL – 27,650
Vita – 17,081
3DS – 12,066
PS3 – 10,226
Wii U – 8,782
PSP – 2,944
Vita TV – 1,267
Xbox 360 – 256