A Huge lot of new screenshots & art from Monster Hunter 4G/Ultimate
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Youkai Watch 2 ships 2 million units during opening 3 weeks
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Famitsu are reporting that Level-5’s smash hit Youkai Watch 2 has already shipped 2 million copies in Japan in it’s opening 3 weeks, with the number of sold copies not too far behind that number. The game is currently a Japanese exclusive which makes these numbers even more impressive and poses the question of whether or not these sales are enough to incentivise Level-5 to invest in a Western localisation.
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Bravely Second producer on the game’s composer change, Supercell’s ryo speaks
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Siliconera has translated some quotes from this week’s issue of Famitsu about the composer change in Bravely Second. For this game, Supercell’s ryo is handling the music.
Head past the break for comments producer Tomoya Asano and ryo.
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Atlus talks working with SEGA and collaborations
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Last year, SEGA acquired Atlus and its parent company Index. The two have been working together for several months now; so what’s that like?
Atlus representative director and president Yukio Sugino told Famitsu:
“Compared to Atlus, Sega are on a much bigger scale [as developers], and our respective know-how is completely different. They’re much more advanced than us when it comes to tools and middleware.”
Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka added the following when Famitsu mentioned how both Atlus and SEGA seem pleased with each other and that there will be more from them and their synergy together in the future:
“That’s right. The other day, we held a briefing session with Sugino and myself on Atlus’ side, with [Yakuza producer, Sega CCO Toshiro] Nagoshi and others from Sega to discuss our title line-up for the next three years, where we talked about things such as, ‘Ah, with that kind of lineup, we can do this and that.’”
And how about any collaborations between Atlus and SEGA? Sugino said that the timing for joint projects and such is often difficult, but by knowing what both are working on well ahead of time, it makes it much easier for such collaborations to be possible. It may not be entirely surprising to see collaborations in about three years’ time.
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Famitsu’s most wanted games (7/30/14)
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This week’s Famitsu’s most wanted games chart is in. Persona 5, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Final Fantasy XV, Hyrule Warriors, and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire are all in the top five.
Here’s the full lineup, as chosen by Famitsu readers:
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New writers working on Bravely Second’s story
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Bravely Default story writer Naotaka Hayashi is not returning for Bravely Second, this week’s Famitsu confirms.
Producer Tomoya Asano and assistant producer Shinji Takahashi are leading the way on Bravely Second’s scenario. Director Kensuke Nakahara and Bravely Default lead scenario planner Keiichi Ajiro from Silicon Studio, as well as series light novel writer Souki Tsukishima, are all contributing to the scenario as well.
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Atlus making game announcement soon, working on a new IP, more cross-media projects planned
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This week’s issue of Famitsu contains an interview with Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka and representative Yukio Sugino.
Speaking about games in the pipeline other than Persona, Hiraoka teased:
“I believe we’ll be able to announce ‘that title’ soon. At the moment, we’ve even begun development on a title that will be released in three years time.”
Hiraoka additionally confirmed that a brand new IP is in the works.
Atlus has expanded its efforts outside of games with the Persona series, thanks to projects such as the anime, stage plays, and film. This is something that Atlus hopes to extend to its other IP.
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Famitsu review scores (7/29/14) – Senran Kagura 2
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Ultra Street Fighter IV (PS3/360) – 9/9/9/9
Lost Dimension (PSV) – 8/8/8/9
Lost Dimension (PS3) – 8/8/8/8
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
Shin Hayarigami (PS3/PSV) – 7/8/8/8
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (3DS) – 7/8/8/7
Urakata Hakuoki: Akatsuki no Shirabe (PSP) – 7/8/7/7
Farming Simulator 14 (3DS) – 6/7/6/6
