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Nintendo released official videos for Final Fantasy VI Advance and Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Monster Strike 3DS, originally a mobile phone smash game has shipped over a million copies in Japan in only two days. The currently Japan exclusive game is a beefed-up version of the phone game with additions to both the story and gameplay as well as the removal of microtransactions. Sales numbers include both physical and digital copies of the game.

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Bandai Namco has uploaded Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan’s first trailer. We’ve posted it below.

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Bandai Namco has gone live with the debut trailer for My Hero Academia: Battle for All. Watch it below.

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Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride to Victory! will be coming out in Japan next month. As such, FuRyu is picking up its promotional efforts for the title. Check out a commercial below.

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The first trailer for Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 has come in from Jump Festa 2016. View it below.

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Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma: The Dish of Friendship and Bonds debuted in Japan earlier this week. Check out some footage from the game below.

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Square Enix debuted Dragon Quest Monster: Joker 3’s final, official package shot at Jump Festa 2016 today. The image, drawn by Dragon Ball creator and Dragon Quest character designer Akira Toriyama, can be found above.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 releases in Japan on March 24.

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New details about Ace Attorney 6 are emerging from Jump Festa 2016.

First up, Athena Cykes will be returning in the game. She previously appeared in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies. Also shown in a demo at Jump Festa, free investigations from previous titles will be possible.

We’ll keep you updated as we hear more about Ace Attorney 6.

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Famitsu has shared a comprehensive listing of the top 10 publishers of 2015 based on sales in Japan. It’s not quite the full year though, as the tracking period was between December 29, 2014 and November 29, 2015.

In any case, here’s the publisher ranking:

1. Nintendo – 7.090.000
2. Bandai Namco – 4.100.000
3. Square Enix – 2.910.000
4. Capcom – 2.690.000
5. Level 5 – 2.420.000
6. Konami – 1.230.000
7. Sony Computer Entertainment – 1.120.000
8. Koei Tecmo – 860.000
9. Sega – 810.000
10. Pokemon Company – 750.000

Head past the break for the top five game sales by publisher. Keep in mind that digital sales are not included.

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