Famitsu weighs in on Mario Party 10
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Famitsu has a review on Mario Party 10 this week. As we learned a few days ago, the game earned a score of 33 points out of 40 between four editors.
We now have a complete translation of what was written in Famitsu. Head past the break to read it in full.
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Famitsu shares new details about Splatoon’s Hero Mode
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This week’s issue of Famitsu gives us yet another update on Splatoon. In the magazine’s latest article, Hero Mode (single-player) is expanded upon further.
We’ve gone ahead and translated the various tidbits from Famitsu’s article. There might be a detail here and there that was covered previously, but there’s a decent amount of new information.
Head past the break for the full breakdown.
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Famitsu review scores (3/3/15) – Mario Party 10
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Yakuza Zero (PS4/PS3) – 9/9/9/9
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 (PSV/PSP) – 9/8/9/9
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (PSV) – 8/9/9/8
Winning Post 8 2015 (PS3/PSV) – 8/8/9/9
Mario Party 10 (Wii U) – 8/8/8/9
CastleStorm (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 8/8/8/9
Evolve (PS4/XBO) – 8/8/8/9
Croixleur? (PS4) – 8/7/7/8
Uta no Prince-Sama: All Star After Secret (PSP) – 8/8/8/7
KAMI (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Prismatic Solid (PS4) – 7/6/8/8
Hipari Nya (3DS) – 7/7/7/6
Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei (3DS) – 7/6/7/5
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Famitsu’s most wanted games (3/1/15)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Highlights include Bravely Second at #2, Theatrhythm Dragon Quest at #5, and Xenoblade Chronicles X at #6.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 11 and February 18.
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Japan’s best-selling games of January 2015
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Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of January 2015. You can check out the full results below.
01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5) – 642.516 (634.709 / 7807)
02. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Company) – 366.131 (361.437 / 4694)
03. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Bandai Namco) – 316.824 ( 316.824 / – )
04. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) – 259.750 (252.313 / 7437)
05. [WIU] Super Smash Bros for Wii U (Nintendo) – 206.634 (198.582 / 8052)
06. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom) – 141.602 (138.266 / 3336)
07. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) – 111.380 (104.549 / 6831)
08. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix) – 95.512 (89.484 / 6028)
09. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5) – 90.806 (88.928 / 1878)
10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Mojang) – 83.054 ( – / 83.054)
11. [PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Tag Force Special (Konami) – 79.958 ( – / 79.958)
12. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco) – 66.204 (55.538 / 10.666)
13. [3DS] Legend of Legacy (Furyu) – 61.559 (56.594 / 4965)
14. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco) – 54.212 (49.398 / 4814)
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo) – 53.981 (51.325 / 2656)
16. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar) – 51.789 (47.238 / 4551)
17. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (Mojang) – 49.479 ( – / 49.479)
18. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo) – 39.418 (38.613 / 805)
19. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu (Nippon Columbia) – 38.599 (37.666 / 933)
20. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco) – 37.679 (37.092 / 587)
21. [3DS] One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X (Bandai Namco) – 36.839 (36.247 / 592)
22. [PSV] Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Out of Order (Bandai Namco) – 36.833 (35.182 / 1651)
23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) – 35.619 (35.375 / 244)
24. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Nintendo) – 35.172 (33.334 / 1838)
25. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain (Spike Chunsoft) – 33.443 (32.158 / 1285)
26. [PS3] Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Mojang) – 32.397 ( – / 32.397)
27. [3DS] Kenka Bancho 6: Blood and Soul (Spike Chunsoft) – 32.033 (30.794 / 1239)
28. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi (Bandai Namco) – 31.431 (30.662 / 769)
29. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 (Konami) – 27.573 (24.884 / 2689)
30. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori! (Bandai Namco) – 27.251 (26.758 / 493)
Scans roundup – Bravely Second, Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki, more
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Games featured in the gallery above: Bravely Second, Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki, Etrian Mystery Dungeon, Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX, Terra Formars: Fierce Battle on the Crimson Planet, and Theatrhythm Dragon Quest. Oh, and a random Mario Party 10 ad!
Famitsu review scores (2/24/15)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Dragon Quest Heroes (PS4/PS3) – 7/10/9/9
Etrian Mystery Dungeon (3DS) – 8/8/9/9
LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
The Order: 1886 (PS4) – 7/7/8/8
Teslagrad (PS3/PS3) – 7/7/7/8
Pazuru (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai All Star Special (PS3) – 7/7/6/7
Shin Tennis no Oji-Sama: Go To The Top (3DS) – 6/6/7/6
Doraemon: Nobita no Uchuu Eiyuuki (3DS) – 5/6/6/6
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Famitsu’s most wanted games (2/22/15)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Final Fantasy XV, Bravely Second, Dragon Quest Heroes, and Persona 5 (both versions) are the new top five.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 5 and February 10.
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Image: Comparison of Japanese Zelda sales
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, GameCube, GBA, News, Wii, Wii U | 17 Comments
Twitter user Oscar Lemaire has put together a chart comparing sales of Zelda games since Majora’s Mask originally launched for the N64, based on data provided by Famitsu/Enterbrain. Check it out above.
What’s shown in blue represents first week sales. Red is for the other weeks. Combining them provides total sales.