Famitsu’s most wanted games (3/6/16)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI has dropped down one spot again to number three.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 18 and February 24.
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Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages details – relationships, multiplayer, pets
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This week’s issue of Famitsu shares another update on Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. The magazine covers relationships, characters, multiplayer, and even pets.
Rudeus is the groom candidate in Lulucoco Village, is skillful in creating farm circles and renovating houses, and gets along very with the children in town. This village also has the twins Siuca and Iuca as bride candidates who are in charge of a tea house. They’re also Ludus’ childhood friend.
Top 20 best-selling 3DS games in Japan
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In celebration of the 3DS’ fifth anniversary in Japan, Famitsu has a small feature on the system in its latest issue. The magazine shares a listing of the top 20 best-selling games in Japan, complete with lifetime figures for each titles.
Here’s the full listing:
01. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
02. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
04. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
05. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
06. [3DS] Monster Hunter X #
07. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
09. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
10. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
12. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
13. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
14. [3DS] Tomodachi Life #
15. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate #
16. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z
17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
18. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
19. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden
20. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
Note that this list is based on data collected up to February 21.
Scans roundup – Etrian Odyssey V, new Story of Seasons, more
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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Etrian Odyssey V, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, River City Ransom, and Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
3DS: Pokemon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow sold 69,234 units at retail in Japan
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Famitsu has offered up some Japanese sales data about the performance of Pokemon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow on 3DS. Collectively, the games sold 69,234 units at retail. This is based on download cards sold over a two-day period, so keep in mind that downloads straight from the eShop are not included.
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First Etrian Odyssey V scans, more details
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The first scans of Etrian Odyssey V have emerged from Famitsu. We should have better images tomorrow, but this does provide us with a look at the game. View them below, along with more details.
– Fencer ? Skillfully wield pointed swords
– Dragoon ? Boast of defense as tough as a dragon
– Cestus ? Clear through battles with their tempered fists
– Reaper ? Fell enemies with sickles that bring death
– Necromancer ? Summoners that command the spirits of the dead
– Warlock ? Sages skilled in elemental attacks
– Herbalist ? Masters of healing with herbs
– Shaman ? Use mysterious powers to save their allies
– Masurao ? Warriors that weld four swords
– Hound ? Hunters that command falcons and dogs
– New FOEs – Hyppogriph, Hyppogriph, Momonga, Oumu, some sort of millipede
– New character creation system
– Character creation is race-based
– Choose eye, skin and hair color regardless of your portrait design
– Class and race-specific skills
– Similar to how Common skills were handled in Etrian Odyssey III, skills that are universal for your character’s race are accessed via a separate tab in the Custom menu
– Customize the icon sets that appear on your map menu
– Party members can use team up to use Union Skills
– At least four portrait options per class
– There’s a mute option that spans two buttons
– There isn’t a single race skill; it’s an entire set of racial passives, some tiered, and most of which are single-level skills
– Fencer skill set also seems based around elemental chain and prediction/vision skills
– Summoning also doesn’t seem to use the sixth party slot, as one screen shows two aids in their own separate sections
– Both have HP bars, though no TP
– Aslan skill set includes fishing, analyze, double attack, magic heal, something about full power, and something about earth (ground)
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Famitsu review scores (3/1/16)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Kiniro no Corda 4 (PSV) – 9/9/10/8
Summon Night 6 Lost Borders (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Witch & Hero II (3DS) – 8/8/7/8
Raiden V (XBO) – 8/8/8/7
Medabots Girls Mission (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Akai Suna Ochiru Tsuki (PSV) – 6/7/8/7
Bird Mania Party (Wii U) – 5/6/6/6
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Famitsu’s most wanted games (2/28/16)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI is still at the same spot as last week at number two.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 10 and February 17.
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Japan’s best-selling games of January 2016
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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of January 2016. You can check out the full results below.
Tidbits from Sakurai’s 500th Famitsu column
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As promised, this week’s issue of Famitsu has Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai’s 500th column. This is more of a commemorative piece as expected.
Sakurai has reconfirmed his special stream on Niconico for March 10. He’ll look back on past columns, answer questions submitted by fans, and play certain unspecified games.
There are also rankings of columns Sakurai has covered the same topic, split into three categories. Those are as follows:
Games directed by Sakurai himself
1. Super Smash Bros. – 479 times (131 times for Brawl)
2. Kirby – 121 times (coverage of the first Kirby is 37 times)
3. Kid Icarus – 64 times
4. Meteos – 31 times
5. Mushiking: The King of Beetles – 6 times
