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Shin Megami Tensei IV Final will be released in Japan on February 10th. Atlus has published two TV commercials for the game today. Check them out below:

Thanks to Famitsu, data has been made public of the top five best-selling Wii U games in Japan. Each one is made by Nintendo, and three are million sellers.

Here’s the full lineup:

New Super Mario Bros. U – 1,252,654 copies
Mario Kart 8 – 1,183,372 copies
Splatoon – 1,154,192 copies
Wii Party U – 819,715 copies
Super Mario Maker – 773,116 copies

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For those that missed out on the news yesterday, a Hyrule Warriors Legends demo is up on the Japanese 3DS eShop. Sort of. The listing is hidden, but if you use a QR code from this month’s issue of CoroCoro, you can download the demo without a problem (see the image below).

Here’s what we know about the demo:

– Initially asked if you want to put easy mode on
– If you choose this, enemies die faster
– Next you pick your controls configuration: Dynasty Warriors or Zelda style
– Legend Mode, Free Mode, Adventure Mode, My Fairy, Gallery, Settings and Downloadable Contents are on the menu
– Cut-scenes aren’t 3D compatible
– For the gameplay, the text boxes have a nice pop-out effect
– Can use the New 3DS C stick for camera control
– Items are shown on the bottom screen
– Trial ends when the Dodongo drops into battle

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1,006 free blocks (125MB) are needed in order to download the demo.

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In the latest issue of Famitsu, Marvelous provides the first details on Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. We learn about the different villages, characters, and systems.

As previously mentioned, Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages features Lulucoco Town, Tsuyukusa Village, and Wes Town. Each one surrounds the player’s farm and has its own culture and lifestyle. You can freely go to the different villages and enjoy communication with their inhabitants. Each village also has its own bride and groom candidates.

Below are details about the three locations:

Lulucoco Village

– Tropical scent
– This is located right nearby a sea
– Has warm temperatures
– Specialty is having an atmosphere like a tropical resort
– Exotic village which also has rather mysterious ruins
– Features an abundance of tropical fruits and marine products
– The inhabitants have colorful skins and wear tribal clothing

Bandai Namco published a lengthy video for Haikyuu!!: Cross Team Match, coming in at 10 minutes in length. We’ve posted it below.

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

01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 65.227 / 2.587.086 (-50%)
02./02. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.860) – 38.795 / 738.231 (-58%)
03./03. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 28.945 / 1.182.934 (-52%)
04./04. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
(Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 25.854 / 752.739 (-51%)
05./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 23.161 / 607.878 (-52%)
06./05. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 22.681 / 2.147.108 (-54%)
07./11. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force
(Bandai Namco Games) {2015.12.23} (¥7.344) – 13.643 / 121.406 (-33%)
08./08. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 11.147 / 1.312.374 (-55%)
09./09. [PS4] Fallout 4 # (Bethesda Softworks) {2015.12.17} (¥8.618) – 10.457 / 188.877 (-53%)
10./10. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
(Nintendo) {2015.12.03} (¥5.076) – 9.497 / 207.812 (-57%)
11./07. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 8.742 / 629.524 (-67%)
12./14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III #
(Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥8.532) – 7.819 / 274.277 (-30%)
13./13. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront #
(Electronic Arts) {2015.11.19} (¥8.424) – 6.036 / 198.511 (-54%)
14./24. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
(Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥9.072) – 5.912 / 51.676
15./23. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [1/1][New Price Edition]
(Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥5.389) – 5.654 / 54.300
16./12. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.11.05} (¥6.145) – 5.361 / 257.705 (-67%)
17./18. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.592) – 5.350 / 38.251 (-39%)
18./19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 5.186 / 4.115.727 (-39%)
19./17. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 5.002 / 2.426.042 (-49%)
20./15. [3DS] Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai Yaarahen de!! Zettai ni Tsukamatte Haikenai Gasu Kurobikari Land
(Alchemist) {2015.12.17} (¥5.184) – 4.860 / 27.280 (-51%)

Yo-kai Sangokushi is launching in Japan sooner than some may have expected. A new promo has gone live on the magazine’s YouTube page, revealing an April 2 release date. You can see that below, although it admittedly doesn’t hold anything too interesting.

Last month, Nintendo brought Kururin Paradise to the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Get a look at the game below.

Capcom published a video today of the full recording for the stage shows held at Monster Hunter Festa 2016 last weekend. This includes Monster Hunter Stories, which received brand new gameplay footage. Watch the archive below.

Bandai Namco issued new screenshots from Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan today. Check them out in the gallery below.


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