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The newest issue of Jump is starting to make the rounds in Japan. Inside the magazine, Square Enix shows a bit more of Dragon Quest XI with the introduction of two characters.

Jump has overviews of both Veronica and Senya. Their bios are below, courtesy of Gematsu.

Veronica – A Prodigy that Knows No Fear

“Don’t treat me like a child!”

From the look of her, she is a strong-willed girl. In the opening movie, there are scenes of her unleashing attack spells.

Senya – A Beautiful Harp Girl with a Relaxing Presence

“I will help everyone with a recovery spell.”

A girl with a neat and clean atmosphere. In the opening movie, there is a scene where she is playing the harp.

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Earlier today, Dragon Quest Heroes I-II’s live stream was held on YouTube and Niconico. Take a look at the recording below for gameplay.

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Bandai Namco shared a new trailer for its Japanese baseball 3DS game Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax. You can watch it below.

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

PS4 – 37,008
New 3DS LL – 15,984
Vita – 10,704
PS4 Pro – 6,481
2DS – 4,303
New 3DS – 1,254
PS3 – 505
Xbox One – 469
Wii U – 464

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

PS4 – 21,204
New 3DS LL – 16,426
Vita – 8,284
PS4 Pro – 5,999
2DS – 4,665
New 3DS – 1,203
PS3 – 500
Wii U – 491
Xbox One – 76

And here are the software charts:

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New details about Monster Hunter XX have emerged from this week’s Famitsu. The magazine details Hunter Call, Felyne Palico armor coloring, and the Horns Coin. We’ve rounded up the information below, courtesy of Gematsu.

Hunter Call

– New, local wireless play feature
– Call hunters to a meeting place by turning on your Hunter Search
– If the hunters you call out to respond, they’ll immediately join you at your meeting place and can participate in multiplayer
– Easy way to play with the people around you

Felyne Palico Armor Coloring

– Set colors for your Felyne Palico Armor
– Freely color each part of your Felyne Palico’s armor

New Item: Horns Coin

– Get these as a reward by clearing quests at “Horns”
– Horns: a bar where you can accept G-rank quests
– You can exchange Horns Coins for various items by giving it to the bar’s show girl
– Items you can exchange them for include raw meat, crossbow bullets, and other consumable goods, as well as things necessary for producing and strengthening armor
– Can change the background music at the bar

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Square Enix prepared a special video to promote the launch of Dragon Quest Heroes I-II in Japan. View the new video below.

In other news, Square Enix has announced that a demo for Dragon Quest Heroes I-II will be up on the Japanese Switch eShop on Friday. This was confirmed during the game’s live stream held just a short while ago.

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

Kunio-kun – 100 yen
12 Sai: Koisuru Diary – 200 yen
Seiren – 200 yen
Doraemon the Movie: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (x2) – 200 yen

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One new title is coming to the Japanese eShop on March 8 (at least on Wii U and 3DS). Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

3DS Download

6180 the moon – 400 yen

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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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Update: Circle Entertainment deleted its original tweet, and has now clarified that the company is indirectly involved with the western release:

Voez is one of Japan’s launch games on the Switch eShop. Thankfully, we haven’t had to wait long for a localization announcement. Circle confirmed on Twitter earlier today that the company will handle Voez in the west.

The brief tweet reads:

Voez doesn’t have a release date for North America or Europe yet, though we’ll keep you informed as the situation develops.

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