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Just two days before it launches in Japan, a live stream will be held for the Switch release Dragon Quest Heroes I-II. You can watch it on YouTube below at the following times:

– 3 AM PT
– 6 AM ET
– 11 AM in the UK
– 12 PM in Europe

Square Enix producer Ryota Aomi will be in attendance. He’ll be joined by Tomohiko Sho from Koei Tecmo.

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Japan’s best-selling games of January 2017

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

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

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Japanese Switch launch features 20 games, including Blaster Master Zero

Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in News, Switch, Switch eShop | 22 Comments

The Switch will be getting 20 games at launch in Japan. Included in this is Blaster Master Zero, which had previously only been announced for the 3DS. The full list is below:

Physical and digital releases:
-The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
-1-2-Switch (Nintendo)
-Disgaea 5 Complete (NIS)
-Dragon Quest Heroes I•II for Nintendo Switch (Square Enix)
-I Am Setsuna (Square Enix)
-Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence with Power-Up Kit (Koei Tecmo Games)
-Puyo Puyo Tetris (SEGA)
-Super Bomberman R (Konami)

Digital only releases:
-Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together! (Nintendo)
-Arcade Archives NEOGEO The King of Fighters ’98 (Hamster)
-Arcade Archives NEOGEO Metal Slug 3 (Hamster)
-Arcade Archives NEOGEO Shock Troopers (Hamster)
-Arcade Archives NEOGEO Waku Waku 7 (Hamster)
-Arcade Archives NEOGEO World Heroes Perfect (Hamster)
-Blaster Master Zero (Inti Creates)
-New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers (Arc System Works)
-Othello (Arc System Works)
-Soldam: Blooming Declaration (City Connection)
-Soratobu Bunbun Baan (Poisoft)
-Voez (Flyhigh Works)

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Media Create software sales (2/13/17 – 2/19/17)

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

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

01./00. [PS4] For Honor (Ubisoft) {2017.02.16} (¥8.400) – 40.062 / NEW
02./02. [PS4] Nioh (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.09} (¥7.800) – 25.776 / 101.253 (-66%)
03./05. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 14.610 / 3.163.538 (-11%)
04./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – Professional (Square Enix) {2017.02.09} (¥5.250) – 14.489 / 136.539 (-88%)
05./04. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard # (Capcom) {2017.01.26} (¥7.990) – 11.772 / 274.081 (-47%)
06./00. [PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 with Power-Up Kit # (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.16} (¥9.800) – 7.719 / NEW
07./07. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 7.704 / 969.775 (-18%)
08./06. [3DS] Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World # (Nintendo) {2017.01.19} (¥4.700) – 6.916 / 86.892 (-27%)
09./08. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 6.814 / 669.153 (-21%)
10./09. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 6.142 / 277.771 (+8%)
11./00. [PSV] Kamaitachi no Yoru: Rinne Saisei (5pb.) {2017.02.16} (¥6.800) – 6.140 / NEW
12./03. [PS4] Yonmegami Online: Cyber Dimension Neptune # (Compile Heart) {2017.02.09} (¥7.200) – 6.070 / 48.577 (-86%)
13./00. [PS4] Digimon World: Next Order (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.16} (¥6.800) – 5.930 / NEW
14./00. [PSV] Diabolik Lovers: Lost Eden # (Idea Factory) {2017.02.16} (¥6.300) – 5.537 / NEW
15./14. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) – 4.091 / 940.396 (+9%)
16./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 4.036 / 130.595 (-7%)
17./10. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 4.025 / 1.110.103 (-12%)
18./12. [PSV] Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony # (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.01.12} (¥6.400) – 3.187 / 115.840 (-24%)
19./15. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) – 2.899 / 286.731 (-22%)
20./19. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 2.807 / 291.684 (+0%)

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More Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 with Power-up Kit footage

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

The latest episode of Denjin Getcha once again featured Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 with Power-up Kit. Check out the recording below for footage.

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Voez screenshots, details

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch eShop | 2 Comments

Famitsu has published an online preview for Voez, a soon-to-be-released rhythm game for the Japanese Switch eShop. Find the latest details and screenshots below, courtesy of Gematsu.

– During the game’s music parts, the screen is spread out into several lanes
– You’ll see diamond-shaped note icons falling from the top of the screen
– Build up your score by tapping, holding, and swiping on the notes as they overlap the bar at the bottom of the screen
– The lanes fluctuate and move left and right depending on the song, so you can enjoy the game visually as well
– Over 100 songs across all genres from both Japanese and Taiwanese creators
– Song difficulties range from Easy to Hard to Special
– Whether you’re a seasoned rhythm game player or not good at rhythm games at all, you can play the game at your own level