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The 3DS eShop is celebrating its fifth anniversary next week. To honor the occasion, Nintendo will be hosting a huge sale in Japan. A ton of retail titles, downloadable software, and Virtual Console games will be discounted – 100 of them, in fact.

First, here are some of the highlights:

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 3,650 yen (was 5,616 yen)
Fire Emblem Fates – 3,299 yen (was 5,076 yen)
Mario Kart 7 – 3,209 yen (was 4,937 yen)
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 3,024 yen (was 4,320 yen)
Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 3,299 yen (was 5,076)
Dragon Quest VIII – 4,198 yen (was 6,458 yen)
BoxBoy!! – 476 yen (was 680 yen)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – 205 yen (was 411 yen)

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

Kitty Cat Gymnastics – 200 yen
Zenmai Jikake no Truffle – 200 yen

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A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on June 8. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Custom Robo V2 (N64, 1,028 yen)
Sennen Kazoku (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Touch Battle Tank 3D-4 Double Commander – 500 yen

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Nintendo released official videos for Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis and Granbo on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

After a lengthy wait, Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3 will be launching in Japan in just a few weeks. Starfish has now posted the title’s opening movie, which we have below.

GungHo Online Entertainment published the latest Puzzle & Dragons X commercial today. Find the brief clip below.

Puzzle & Dragons X was featured in a big way today at GungHo Festival 2016. There was news about a couple of collaborations, a versus mode, and more.

The first new Puzzle & Dragons X collaboration ties into Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure. In Puzzle & Dragons X, players will be able to make friends with Don-chan and Tamazo X Don-chan. And in Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure, free music from Puzzle & Dragons X will be offered at launch while also including Tamazo X Don-chan in Adventure Mode.

Monster Hunter Stories will also be seeing a collaboration in Puzzle & Dragons X. Rathalos and Nargacuga are being included as bosses, and it will be possible to create Soul Armor for each. This content will be distributed via a quest on August 10.

Aside from that, GungHo Online Entertainment provided a first look at Puzzle & Dragons’ versus mode, which is accessible at the Dragon Coliseum. The main objective here is to eliminate your opponent’s health. Battles are carried out by choosing skills and then playing a puzzle. The game determines the amount of damage for both players, and the person who has the higher attack amount can damage their opponent.

Check out the video below for footage of the collaborations and versus mode, as well as a trailer for the anime series, and a commercial for the title itself. We also included some gameplay that ties into the new toys.

A scan from this month’s issue of V Jump, which first appeared last week, outed the existence of One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum for 3DS. ShonenGamez has now put up the scan in full with a complete translation. You can get a look at it above.

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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of April 2016. You can check out the full results below.

Capcom held a press conference for Monster Hunter Stories earlier this week. The publisher revealed a Japanese release date, announced amiibo in conjunction with the game, and more.

V Jump has now put up a recording of the entire event, which includes new off-screen footage. You can watch it in full below.


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