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

Vita – 45,114
PS4 – 32,557
New 3DS LL – 22,593
Wii U – 8,931
New 3DS – 4,978
3DS – 3,298
PS3 – 1,993
3DS LL – 558
Xbox One – 92

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

New 3DS LL – 31,452
PS4 – 24,441
Vita – 14,999
Wii U – 11,298
New 3DS – 4,715
3DS – 2,813
PS3 – 1,671
3DS LL – 697
Xbox One – 52

And here are the software charts:

1. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders – 178,016 / NEW
2. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders – 141,369 / NEW
3. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – 55,331 / NEW
4. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders – 53,154 / NEW
5. [PSV] Uta no Prince-sama: Music 3 – 51,289 / NEW
6. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami – 20,260 / 123,516
7. [PS4] Sangokushi 13 – 20,101 / NEW
8. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami – 17,591 / 78,019
9. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 17,023 / 2,661,523
10. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster Cinderella G4U! Pack Vol.8 – 15,720 / NEW
11. [PS3] Sangokushi 13 – 15,431 / NEW
12. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends – 15,174 / 69,653
13. [WIU] Splatoon – 13,256 / 1,228,409
14. [PSV] The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water Houaa Kenran – 12,436 / NEW
15. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 11,135 / 2,183,566
16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 10,733 / 642,224
17. [3DS] Monster Strike – 10,263 / 779,754
18. [PS4] Just Cause 3 – 8,928 / 42,588
19. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 6,327 / 784,211
20. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS Force – 7,429 / 137,877

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GameXplain has posted 2 hours of footage from Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination. The lengthy video can be found below.

A lengthy gameplay video showing Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination is now available. Take a look at it below.

Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination has now released in Japan, and footage is starting to come in. You can watch the full intro below.

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

Dragon Ball Super – 200 yen
One Piece – 200 yen
Shantae (x2) – 200 yen each
Mighty Switch Force! – 200 yen
Nemuneko Friends – 200 yen

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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS can now be pre-loaded on the Japanese eShop. To do so, users will need 4948 blocks of free space.

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Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on February 10. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Virtual Console

Chocobo Land – A Game Of Dice (GBA, 702 yen)
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (DS, 950 yen)

3DS Download

Adventure Bar Labyrinth (648 yen)
Narikiri Kids Your Job Theme Park 2 Light (800 yen)
Battleminer (500 yen)

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Nintendo has a couple of new commercials up to promote the upcoming launch of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS in Japan. Check them out below.

The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

Nintendo released official videos for Kirby Canvas Curse and Konami Krazy Racers on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.


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