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In celebration of Famitsu’s 30th anniversary, the magazine held a poll in which readers could vote on the titles they feel are the most memorable on each gaming system. 2,921 ballots were cast on platforms starting with the Famicom all the way through the latest generation.

We’ve posted the results for the top 10 games on Nintendo systems below. Results for other platforms can be found here.

Famicom

10. Kirby’s Adventure – 60 votes

9. Final Fantasy III – 69 votes

8. Earthbound – 72 votes

7. Mario Bros. – 108 votes

6. The Legend of Zelda – 120 votes

5. Dragon Quest II – 186 votes

4. Dragon Quest IV – 228 votes

3. Super Mario Bros. 3 – 279 votes

2. Dragon Quest III – 528 votes

1. Super Mario Bros. – 552 votes

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice, Monster Hunter Stories, and Story of Seasons (plus some new ads, like ones for Splatoon). Scans of each can be found in the gallery below.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice (3DS) – 8/9/9/8
Project Cars: Perfect Edition (PS4) – 8/8/8/8
Doom (PS4/XBO) – 8/8/8/8
MXGP2: The Official Motocross Videogame (PS4) – 8/8/7/7
Grand Ages: Medieval (PS4) – 7/8/7/7
A Healer Only Lives Twice (PS4) – 7/7/7/7
Homefront: The Revolution (PS4/XBO) – 7/7/7/6
Farming Simulator 16 (PSV) – 6/7/6/6

It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart! Things mostly stay the same, but Etrian Odyssey V is now in the top 10.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between May 12 and May 18.

The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of April 2016. You can check out the full results below.

Zero Time Dilemma is about a month away from release. With that in mind, Famitsu shares another update on the game with a four-page feature. The magazine provides some new details while recapping some previously-known information.

Head past the break for our rundown of Famitsu’s article. Note: some tidbits have details that some may consider to be spoiler territory.

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. This week, the only notable Nintendo coverage is Zero Time Dilemma and Pokemon.

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart! Two weeks of data were taken into account, so there are even more votes than usual.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between April 28 and May 11.

Puzzle & Dragons X’s Japanese launch is fast approaching, and Famitsu published another feature on the title this week. The latest coverage includes details on game features, monsters, and more.

Here’s the rundown:

New game features

1. Cross Drop

When you remove drops in a combo of seven or more, a sparkling Cross Drop will appear on-screen. If you remove this drop, it will trigger a Cross Attack which deals more damage to enemy than usual.

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator (PS4/PS3) – 10/9/9/9
Classic Dungeon Sengoku (PSV) – 8/8/8/7
Shadow of the Beast (PS4) – 8/7/7/8
Kyoukai no Shirayuki (PSV) – 7/8/8/7
SA7 Silent Ability Seven (PSV) – 7/7/7/8
Densha Unten Shirei! Toukaidou-hen (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Fairune (PSV) – 6/7/7/8
Sangoku Hime 4: Tenka Ryouran Tenmei no Koi Emaki (PS4/PSV) – 6/6/6/6


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