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A whole bunch of developers spoke with Famitsu this week about their aspirations for 2016. Aside from what we posted regarding Etrian Odyssey V from Atlus’ Shigeo Komori, here are some of the other Nintendo-related comments we’ve come across:

Masahiro Sakurai: I want to enjoy every Sunday. But it’s not like the next job hasn’t been decided yet.

Rune Factory and Story of Season’s Yoshifumi Hashimoto: I haven’t announced new titles yet, but some are already on the move.

Level-5’s Akihiro Hino: In 2016, other than expansion of Yokai Watch’s world, we’ll also announce titles with brand-new world settings.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 9/9/9/9
Cardfight!! Vanguard G Stride To Victory!! (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Master Reboot (Wii U) – 7/7/6/7
Dai Kaitaku Jidai Machi o Tsukurou (3DS) – 6/7/7/7
Ocean Runner (3DS) – 7/6/7/6

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI is still number one with well over 700 votes.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 10 and December 16.

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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 November 2015. You can check out the full results below.

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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai often writes columns that are featured in Famitsu. There’s a new piece in this week’s issue, and unsurprisingly, it’s dedicated to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Sakurai specifically comments on the latest DLC characters: Cloud, Corrin, and Bayonetta.

With Cloud, Sakurai reiterates what he said during the Smash Bros. presentation about his inclusion. He was picked as a roster addition because he’s the most popular Final Fantasy character by far.

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Genei Ibun Roku #FE, River City Ransom SP, and Shin Megami Tensei IV Final (plus some ads). Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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This week’s issue of Famitsu features comments from various developers about what’s in store for 2016. For Pokemon developer Game Freak, the studio shared the following:

“2016 is Pokémon’s 20th anniversary. We’d like to make it into a great year of celebrations.”

There are a couple of other Nintendo-related comments from other developers as well. Here’s what Arc System Works and Koei Tecmo said:

Arc System Works: We have various things planned out for the excitement of Kunio-kun series’ 30th anniversary.

Koei Tecmo: Attack on Titan, Yo-kai Watch: Three Kingdoms, Ni-Oh,and more. There are many big titles that we wouldn’t able to fit in here, along with some amazing titles that we’ve yet to announce.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Genei Ibun Roku #FE (Wii U) – 8/9/9/8
Runbow (Wii U) – 8/8/8/9
I am Bread (PS4) – 7/8/8/8
Super Science Gear Detective (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Fat Princess Adventures (PS4) – 7/7/7/7
Alphadia (3DS) – 6/7/8/7
Kamen Rider Ghost: Game de Kaigan!! (3DS) – 6/7/8/7
Dogimegi Inryoku-Chan: Love & Peace (PSV) – 6/7/7/7
Momonga Pinball Adventures (Wii U) – 6/6/7/7

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI remains at the top, and a few other 3DS games are in the top ten.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 3 and December 9.

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Famitsu has shared a comprehensive listing of the top 10 publishers of 2015 based on sales in Japan. It’s not quite the full year though, as the tracking period was between December 29, 2014 and November 29, 2015.

In any case, here’s the publisher ranking:

1. Nintendo – 7.090.000
2. Bandai Namco – 4.100.000
3. Square Enix – 2.910.000
4. Capcom – 2.690.000
5. Level 5 – 2.420.000
6. Konami – 1.230.000
7. Sony Computer Entertainment – 1.120.000
8. Koei Tecmo – 860.000
9. Sega – 810.000
10. Pokemon Company – 750.000

Head past the break for the top five game sales by publisher. Keep in mind that digital sales are not included.

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