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The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has revealed that Atlus’ Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux for 3DS will launch in Japan on October 26th this year. The game will be released in Europe and North America in 2018.

Atlus will also hold a livestream on Niconico on July 9 at 19:30 JST to reveal some new information about the game and show some gameplay footage.

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of May 2017. You can check out the full results below.

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 28.748 / 129.400 (-71%)
02./00. [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood # (Square Enix) {2017.06.20} (¥3.800) – 28.731 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] The Alliance Alive
(FuRyu) {2017.06.22} (¥6.280) – 26.421 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Farpoint |PlayStation VR| # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.06.22} (¥5.900) – 17.100 / NEW
05./02. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 13.545 / 535.636 (-19%)
06./03. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 8.312 / 513.038 (-19%)
07./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 7.210 / 1.528.663 (-17%)
08./00. [PSV] God Wars: Future Past (Kadokawa Games) {2017.06.22} (¥6.800) – 5.291 / NEW
09./06. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Nihon Falcom) {2017.05.25} (¥6.800) – 5.042 / 53.006 (+7%)
10./00. [PS4] God Wars: Future Past (Kadokawa Games) {2017.06.22} (¥6.800) – 5.039 / NEW
11./00. [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV: The Complete Edition {Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn \ Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward \ Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood} (Square Enix) {2017.06.20} (¥5.800) – 4.030 / NEW
12./08. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.709 / 353.284 (+3%)
13./05. [PS4] Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.06.01} (¥8.200) – 3.510 / 80.113 (-35%)
14./07. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} (¥5.700) – 3.084 / 170.134 (-14%)
15./11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 3.061 / 1.167.241 (+4%)
16./10. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 3.000 / 3.278.414 (+1%)
17./09. [PS4] NieR: Automata
(Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 2.668 / 347.508 (-17%)
18./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 2.666 / 193.012 (-3%)
19./15. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 2.385 / 1.054.786 (-8%)
20./00. [PS4] LocoRoco Remastered
(Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.06.22} (¥1.800) – 2.161 / NEW

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 22,361
PS4 – 19,095
New 3DS LL – 11,474
PS4 Pro – 6,585
Vita – 4,077
2DS – 2,545
New 3DS – 710
Xbox One – 265
PS3 – 201
Wii U – 150

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 37,709
PS4 – 18,251
New 3DS LL – 11,592
PS4 Pro – 5,795
Vita – 4,149
2DS – 2,655
New 3DS – 815
Xbox One – 308
PS3 – 298
Wii U – 199

And here are the software charts:

Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:

Hey! Pikmin – 200 yen
Uta no Prince-sama – 200 yen
Pokemon (x2) – 200 yen each
Attack on Titan – 200 yen
Rascal the Raccoon (x2) – 200 yen each

Below are videos for the Pikmin and Pokemon themes:

A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on July 5. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

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Implosion: Never Lose Hope – 1,200 yen

3DS Download

Kirby’s Blowout Blast – 810 yen
The Game 15 Vol2 – 300 yen

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Level-5 is releasing a new update for Yo-kai Watch 3 this summer, highlighted by the addition of new yo-kai. View a trailer for the update below.

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 100.652 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 16.822 / 522.091 (+1%)
03./04. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 10.200 / 504.726 (+15%)
04./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 8.638 / 1.521.453 (-15%)
05./02. [PS4] Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.06.01} (¥8.200) – 5.407 / 76.603 (-57%)
06./06. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Nihon Falcom) {2017.05.25} (¥6.800) – 4.697 / 47.964 (-12%)
07./07. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} (¥5.700) – 3.598 / 167.050 (-22%)
08./10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.588 / 349.575 (+13%)
09./09. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 3.198 / 344.841 (-9%)
10./11. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
(Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 2.971 / 3.275.414 (+1%)
11./16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 2.940 / 1.164.180 (+19%)
12./05. [NSW] Seiken Densetsu Collection (Square Enix) {2017.06.01} (¥4.800) – 2.835 / 37.728 (-47%)
13./12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 2.747 / 190.346 (-6%)
14./14. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
(Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 2.618 / 222.668 (-4%)
15./13. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 2.599 / 1.052.401 (-5%)
16./19. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 2.242 / 133.024 (-2%)
17./18. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} (¥4.980) – 2.195 / 102.977 (-6%)
18./21. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) – 2.145 / 2.783.005
19./20. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.20} (¥5.700) – 2.135 / 86.616 (-2%)
20./31. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400) – 2.064 / 193.485

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 37,709
PS4 – 18,251
New 3DS LL – 11,592
PS4 Pro – 5,795
Vita – 4,149
2DS – 2,655
New 3DS – 815
Xbox One – 308
PS3 – 298
Wii U – 199

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 27,291
PS4 – 14,595
New 3DS LL – 11,442
PS4 Pro – 4,546
Vita – 4,063
2DS – 2,752
New 3DS – 917
PS3 – 392
Xbox One – 255
Wii U – 166

And here are the software charts:

The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.


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