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The amount of work Masahiro Sakurai puts into the new Smash Bros. games is kind of unbelievable. One of his tasks has him inputting a ton of different parameters, which under normal circumstances, would be a job for multiple staffers – not just one employee.

Sakurai wrote in his weekly Famitsu column this week:

“With the previous Smash Bros. games, I would input all the fighter specs and attack hitboxes, and with the new games I’m doing something very similar. If I were to hand over the work to someone else, it would be a full-time, multi-person designated workload.”

Why would Sakurai take on such an involved task by himself? For one thing, he’s working with a new team. Collaborating with Namco Bandai does have its advantages though, as he says the company has created development tools that are more advanced and allow for more immediate trial and error.

Sakurai also says working alone is “faster and more accurate”.

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Masahiro Sakurai published yet another column in this week’s Famitsu. Sakurai talked all about working on the new Smash Bros., games including his workload, schedule, living arrangements, and more. You can find a roundup of Sakurai’s quotes, courtesy of Polygon’s translations.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3/360/Wii U) – 10/9/9/9
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (3DS) – 10/9/9/9
Shin Sangoku Musou 7 with Moushouden (PS3/PSV) – 9/9/9/9
Criminal Girls Invitation (PSV) – 8/7/7/8
Super Robot Taisen OG Infinite Battle (PS3) – 7/8/8/7
Kamen Rider: Travelers Senki (3DS) – 8/7/7/7

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Masahiro Sakurai is being recorded regularly while developing the new Smash Bros. games. A camera typically captures his words when he talks about editing and changes at work.

This may seem like a biazzare thing to do from an outside perspective. However, it’s all done in order to retain the accuracy of his orders.

Sakurai wrote in his weekly Famitsu column:

“It remains as an accurate recording. The people under supervision can check over and pick up things that would become blurred in something like a written memo.”

“Everything I say or talk about is recorded as is, but to be honest, it doesn’t feel very good. You know how most people don’t really like listening to [a recording of] their own voice?”

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Shin Chan: The Storm Called The Kasukabe Boys Film Star is heading to the 3DS, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. In it, players shoot famous scenes from 21 different Shin Chan films.

Shin Chan: The Storm Called The Kasukabe Boys Film Star contains action RPG gameplay. Those who purchase a first print copy will receive access to the 1993 Super Famicom game Shin Chan: The Storm Called Kindergarten as DLC.

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Super Mario 3D World (Wii U) – 9/10/9/10
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3/360) – 10/10/8/9
Shin Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari ~ The Alchemist of Arland ~ (PS3/PSV) – 9/9/8/8
Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U (Wii U) – 9/8/7/8
Cooking Mama 5 (3DS) – 9/8/8/7
One Piece: Unlimited World Red (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Snow Bound Land (PSP) – 8/8/8/7
Hanasaku Manimani (PS3/PSP) – 8/8/7/7
Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess (3DS) – 8/8/7/6

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Sales data is in for the top 100 best-selling games in Japan, based on Famitsu figures.

Games sold between January 1, 2001 and September 29, 2013 were taken into consideration. “Best” re-releases aren’t included, nor are sales bought directly as a digital download. However, download cards sold by retailers and copies bundled with hardware were used for the chart.

Here are the results in full:

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Masahiro Sakurai attends work at Namco Bandai each day so that he can work on the latest Smash Bros. entry. Despite his lingering arm condition, he still makes sure to show up at 10 AM without taking any unnecessary days off. That doesn’t mean he’s forced to, though.

Sakurai, writing in his bi-weekly Famitsu column, said his office hours are completely up to him.

“My office hours are up to me. So long as I complete the new Smash Bros., I could show up only once a week, or only at night, or even telecommute if I wanted to.”

Sakurai also spoke about he ensures he gives his approval on all aspects of the game. He meticulously looks at the underlying elements, like the motions and UI.

“It’s just as important to check the specifications behind the development of things like graphics, sound, motions, characters, stages, game modes, and UI, not just the products themselves.”

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The latest Famitsu most-wanted games chart is as follows:

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Band Brothers P (3DS) – 10/9/9/10
God Eater 2 (PSV) – 10/9/10/9
Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS3/360/Wii U) – 10/9/9/9
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (PS3) – 10/9/9/9
God Eater 2 (PSP) – 9/8/9/9
Medabots Dual (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Model * Oshare Audition Dream Girl (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Arcana Famiglia 2: La storia della Aracana Famiglia (PSP) – 8/7/8/8
Stardust Amazoness (3DS) – 7/8/7/8
Jewelpet: Cafe de Mahou no Cooking! (3DS) – 8/7/8/7
Shinigami Syogyou: Kaidan Romance (PSP) – 8/7/7/7
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (3DS) – 8/7/7/7
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (PSP) – 8/7/6/6

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