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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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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%)

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.

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

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

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

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

PS4 – 22,282
New 3DS LL – 19,126
Vita – 8,479
PS4 Pro – 6,693
2DS – 5,226
New 3DS – 1,435
Wii U – 543
PS3 – 473
Xbox One – 112

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Today, Bandai Namco published the first trailer for its Japanese 3DS game Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X. You can view it below.

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

All Out!! – 200 yen
Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation (x2) – 200 yen each
Pyxis – Flawless – 200 yen
Kunio-kun – 100 yen

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A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on March 1. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

3DS Download

1,000m Zombie Escape! – 500 yen
Himouto! Umaru-chan Daratto Puzzle – 540 yen
Koneko no Ie 2 – 500 yen

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Square Enix has announced that Dragon Quest X will launch in Japan between roughly summer and fall.

Square Enix also intends to end service for the Wii version of Dragon Quest X. With the Version 3 period of the game, service is coming to a close in order to update the game to levels that cannot be done on the old system.

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional recently made its way to Japan. A lengthy look at the game is in the video below.


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