There’s not too much movement in the top five, and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is again at the top spot. Persona 5, Final Fantasy XV, Hyrule Warriors, and Kingdom Hearts III take up the next four positions.

You’ll find the full Famitsu’s most wanted games chart after the break.

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Sakurai discusses Little Mac’s inclusion in Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

One of the folks over on NeoGAF has translated an older Famitsu column from Masahiro Sakurai in which he discusses the inclusion of Little Mac in the new Super Smash Bros. He talked about his strong impression of Punch-Out!! before going into the character’s abilities and other elements.

Here’s the translation in full:

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Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire Famitsu scans

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Earlier this week we reported on a few little tidbits to come out of the latest Famitsu pertaining to the newest Pokemon re-makes. The focus this issue appears to be the redesigned gym leaders and the Elite Four. The full scans from the magazine have now surfaced and you can check out the redesigned gym leaders below.

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Japanese software sales for the first half of 2014 – top 50

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Kotaku has an expanded listing of the best-selling games in Japan for the first half of 2014.

Here’s the top 50, as provided by Famitsu:

#1 Yokai Watch (3DS: 849,027)
#2 Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (3DS: 739,032)
#3 Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS: 633,695)
#4 Mario Kart 8 (Wii U: 512,467)
#5 Pokemon X/Y (3DS: 416,864)
#6 Puzzle & Dragons Z (3DS: 411,922)
#7 Mario Party Island Tour (3DS: 404,666)
#8 Knack (PS4: 398,685)
#9 Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost (PS3: 367, 354)
#10 Dark Souls II (PS3: 335,226)
#11 Wii Party U (Wii U: 252,539)
#12 Yakuza Ishin! (PS3: 250,937)
#13 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS3: 248,164)
#14 Samurai Warriors 4 (PS3: 246,662)
#15 Persona Q (3DS: 234,880)
#16 Sengoku Basara 4 (PS3: 231,351)
#17 New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U: 227,263)
#18 Harvest Moon: Story of Seasons (3DS: 220,599)
#19 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-hen (PS3: 205,319)
#20 Sword Art Online – Hollow Fragment – (Vita: 198,294)
#21 Monster Hunter 4 (3DS: 191,152)
#22 Freedom Wars (Vita: 187,890)
#23 J Stars Victory VS (PS3 180,904)
#24 Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS: 180,215)
#25 Fossil Fighters Frontier (3DS 171,974)
#26 Super Mario 3D World (Wii U: 163,501)
#27 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-hen (Vita: 158,974)
#28 Battle for Money Sentouchuu (3DS: 146,517)
#29 J Stars Victory VS (Vita: 143,178)
#30 Hatsune Miku – Project Diva – F 2nd (Vita: 139,515)
#31 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4: 136,507)
#32 Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS: 135,773)
#33 World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (PS3: 133,381)
#34 Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS: 127,949)
#35 Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 (PS3: 127,019)
#36 Grand Theft Auto V (PS3: 123,182)
#37 Yakuza Ishin! (PS4: 122,474)
#38 Attack On Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (3D: 116,676)
#39 Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS3: 112,969)
#40 Mario Golf World Tour (3DS: 110,756)
#41 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U: 108,017)
#42 Wii Fit U (Wii U: 107,041)
#43 The iDOLM@STER One For All (PS3: 102,255)
#44 Mario Kart 7 (3DS: 100,507)
#45 Soul Sacrifice Delta (Vita: 96,737)
#46 Gundam Side Stories (PS3: 94,503)
#47 Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy (3DS: 92,903)
#48 Puyo Puyo Tetris (3DS: 91,375)
#49 Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster TWIN PACK (Vita: 91,075)
#50 Hatsune Miku – Project Diva – F 2nd (PS3: 88,867)

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS scans

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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate scans

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Bayonetta 2 scans

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Forbidden Magna scans

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Famitsu review scores (7/15/14)

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Yoshi’s New Island (3DS) – 8/9/8/8
WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship (PS3/PSV) – 7/8/8/8
Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss (PSV) – 7/8/8/7
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late (PS3) – 7/7/7/8
Corpse Party: Blood Drive (PSV) – 7/8/7/7
Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Hachimyoujin – Ten no Koku (PSV) – 6/8/4/8

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Famitsu’s most wanted games (7/13/14)

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

We’ve got our hands on the latest listing of Famitsu’s most wanted games. The rankings are based on votes provided by readers.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate takes the top spot once again, with Persona 5, Final Fantasy XV, Hyrule Warriors, and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire rounding out the top five.

Here’s the full lineup: