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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 has been covered in this week’s issue of Jump, and some new details are provided.

First, Master’s Road is a new mini-game that uses the ride system. There are entrances to Master’s Road in various places in-game, if you use a certain item named Heaven Guidance Stone. The objective in Master’s Road is to reach the goal while dealing with obstacles, and something not specified yet awaits at the goal.

Jump also touches on dimensional rifts, which are gates to a parallel world. These rifts can’t be seen with naked eye, but can be searched and detected with the Reactor. When you go through them, you’ll enter a parallel world never seen before, which has not only strong monsters, but also Masters who can challenge you to a battle which will give you rewards on victory.

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Update: Here’s the story overview from Gematsu:

“Arcadia,” a land dominated by swords and magic. A huge tree from ancient times called “Yggdrasil” exists here and is to be the reason that peace visits the world.

There is a legend about that World Tree. If you can manage to reach its untrodden summit, it is said that your dreams will come true.

“The power to dominate the world.” “The most powerful.” “The world’s mysteries.” “Expensive treasures.”

Although there are four races that live in this land, each has a different legend, but no person has been able to confirm them.

From the city “Aolith” at the bottom of Yggdrasil, the official orders are issued. In pursuit of the legend legend, the courageous adventurers who challenge Yggdrasil will gather in Aolith. And in accordance with official orders, you’ll be the one to gather those adventurers.

Whether it’s for wealth and honor, or to satisfy your sense of adventure, you’ll challenge the labyrinths and aim for the top of the World Tree.

Atlus has revealed the boxart for Etrian Odyssey V – we have it above. You can also view the first official screenshots below courtesy of Amazon Japan.

We also have a look at a special CD being prepared for the game as a first-print bonus:

And the limited edition comprised of the game, art book, soundtrack, DLC, and special packaging.

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Square Enix has sent out a new batch of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 assets which further detail the Great Riders Cup. Find the latest information (courtesy of Gematsu) and screenshots below.

– New element that takes advantage of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3‘s ride system
– Compete against other monster masters using monster ride techniques
– Catch the slimes on the field and bring it back to your goal
– Each time you bring a slime back to your goal, you’ll earn a point
– The monster master who earns the most points within the allotted time is the winner
– Chomach from the Nochora family is in charge of the Great Riders Cup reception desk
– Different ranks within the Great Riders Cup
– Clear high ranks to earn various rewards
– Start out by choosing a monster to ride
– Level and size of the monster is irrelevant in the Great Riders Cup
– You’ll then try to capture as much slimes on the field as possible, bringing them back to your goal to earn points
– Can choose to carry a number of slimes at the same time
– This lets you earn a large quantity of points all at once upon bringing them to your goal
– Different abilities for each monster
– These include speed and attack techniques
– Use an “Impact Stomp” to attack the other party and take away their slimes
– Various items will fall on the field
– Use these in competing against the other monster masters
– Rockbombs can blow up the enemy’s goal
– If you manage to carry back a gold slime to your goal, you’ll earn more points
– If you earn first place, you’ll acquire a lot of experience points
– Depending on the degree of difficulty, you may be able to obtain hard to acquire items
– Can play the Great Riders Cup alone, locally with friends, or via Wi-Fi
Earn Communication Coins when playing with others
– 4 players in local battles
– Can use CPU enemies in local battles if you lack 4 people
– With Wi-Fi, compete with others in time attack battles to earn the decided score within the determined time
– Can challenge players nationwide online

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Famitsu has offered up some Japanese sales data about the performance of Pokemon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow on 3DS. Collectively, the games sold 69,234 units at retail. This is based on download cards sold over a two-day period, so keep in mind that downloads straight from the eShop are not included.

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Level-5 has another commercial up for Yo-Kai Sangokushi. You can check it out below.

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

PS4 – 26,502
Vita – 17,368
New 3DS LL – 17,257
Wii U – 5,392
New 3DS – 4,944
3DS – 2,694
PS3 – 1,493
3DS LL – 550
Xbox One – 60

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

PS4 – 29,363
Vita – 22,191
New 3DS LL – 16,533
New 3DS – 4,363
Wii U – 3,902
3DS – 2,427
PS3 – 1,665
3DS LL – 569
Xbox One – 162

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis – 33,195 / NEW
2. [3DS] Mega Man Legacy Collection – 23,942 / NEW
3. [PSV] Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis – 22,303 / NEW
4. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis – 22,280 / NEW
5. [PSV] Attack on Titan – 22,178 / 84,290
6. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 22,032 / 63,768
7. [PSV] Kan Colle Kai – 21,587 / 162,344
8. [PS4] Attack on Titan – 16,803 / 77,959
9. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.9 – 12,792 / NEW
10. [PSV] Street Fighter V – 11,206 / 53,196
11. [PSV] Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm – 10,189 / NEW
12. [PS3] Attack on Titan – 10,013 / 37,428
13. [WIU] Splatoon – 9,378 / 1,270,149
14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 8,251 / 676,254
15. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders – 8,008 / 270,190
16. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 7,356 / 2,698,831
17. [PSV] Yuusha Shisu – 7,018 / NEW
18. [PS4] Project Setsuna – 6,619 / 40,248
19. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV Final – 6,559 / 117,316
20. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 6,345 / 2,217,048

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

Nazo no Mini-Game: Choigae (x2) – 150 yen each
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes – 250 yen
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion (x3) – 200 yen each
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 – 200 yen

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Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on March 9. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Shining Soul II (GBA, 702 yen)
Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Escape Fantasy: Alice in Escape Land – 500 yen
Bingo de Brain Training – 200 yen

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Later this month, Nintendo will be kicking off its “Happy Price Selection” for 3DS games in Japan. This is much like Nintendo Selects, with various titles receiving lower price points. Check out a promo video below.

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