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YouTube user “famicomplicated” has another look at Luigi’s Mansion Arcade. More off-screen footage from the game is attached below.

Capcom has published a new web-centric commercial for Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX. We’ve attached it below.

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

01./00. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 522.556 / NEW <76,29%>
02./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 107.945 / 1.117.850 (+13%)
03./00. [PSV] IA/VT: Colorful #
(Marvelous) {2015.07.30} (¥5.184) – 38.881 / NEW
04./04. [WIU] Splatoon
(Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 28.256 / 483.413 (+16%)
05./06. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
(Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 14.382 / 373.985 (-11%)
06./00. [PSV] Date-A-Live Twin Edition: Rio Reincarnation # (Compile Heart) {2015.07.30} (¥7.344) – 13.107 / NEW
07./02. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi # (Capcom) {2015.07.23} (¥6.469) – 12.029 / 70.919 (-80%)
08./08. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5.076) – 11.018 / 388.794 (-21%)
09./00. [PSV] Ray Gigant (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.07.30} (¥6.664) – 8.673 / NEW
10./11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 8.553 / 272.040 (-16%)
11./14. [PSV] Taiko no Tatsujin: V Version (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.07.09} (¥6.145) – 7.464 / 74.423 (-10%)
12./10. [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World #
(Nintendo) {2015.07.16} (¥6.156) – 7.176 / 50.067 (-39%)
13./15. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 6.963 / 1.081.476 (-2%)
14./00. [3DS] Corpse Party: Blood Covered – Repeated Fear # (5pb.) {2015.07.30} (¥6.264) – 6.664 / NEW
15./12. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken #
(Capcom) {2015.07.09} (¥6.264) – 6.090 / 175.251 (-36%)
16./18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 6.009 / 4.013.053 (+12%)
17./09. [PS4] Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2015.07.16} (¥8.208) – 5.977 / 67.053 (-51%)
18./03. [PS4] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi # (Capcom) {2015.07.23} (¥7.549) – 5.564 / 40.725 (-84%)
19./05. [PSV] Makai Shin Trillion # (Compile Heart) {2015.07.23} (¥7.344) – 5.221 / 23.726 (-72%)
20./00. [PSV] KLAP!! Kind Love And Punish # (Idea Factory) {2015.07.30} (¥6.264) – 5.047 / NEW

Capcom announced a pair of collaborations for Monster Hunter X during a recent event in Japan.

The first is a collaboration coming from Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura. However, it seems to be very similar to what is already offered in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Also planned is a collaboration with the Sanrio mascot Kirimi-chan.

Following Monster Hunter X’s launch, players will be able to take on new quests, which will provide the necessary items to create the collaboration items.

View the latest commercial for Monster Hunter X below.

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This week’s issue of Famitsu features an interview with Koki Kimura, the producer on Monster Strike for 3DS. Kimura touched on the amount of content in the game, confirmed plans for local multiplayer, and more. Our translation of Kimura’s comments are below.

On how much volume there is in the game…

When it comes to the RPG section, we are anticipation there’s as much volume as in a usual title. Of course, we are also considering creating content that you can enjoy even after finishing the storyline. By the way, we don’t have plans to implement a similar payment system to the mobile version.

On how the story progresses…

It’s still a secret. Although this game and the anime shares the same world and characters, the target audience is a little different. The anime is targeted to middle school boys, while this title is created so that younger people, even elementary school students, can enjoy the game.

On whether it uses connections such as the Internet…

We are planning to support local play in this title so that players that gather together can enjoy the game. I’d also like to use the StreetPass function of the Nintendo 3DS.

On whether systems and monsters from the mobile version appear in the game…

Although the systems and monsters in the 3DS version are created based on the mobile game, there are original elements like exploring villages, so we are planning to add things that aren’t in the mobile version. For that reason I’d want people that have played the mobile game to enjoy this title and of course kids who don’t have a smartphone, too. Please look forward to follow-up information.

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer sold 523,000 copies in its first week in Japan (four days to be exact). According to Media Create, it saw a sell through rate of 76.29 percent.

When Animal Crossing: New Leaf launched it Japan, it managed to move just over 600,000 copies. It also sold through 96.09 percent of its initial shipment. While Happy Home Designer didn’t quite reach the same amount of success, it still performed very well – especially for a spin-off title. Happy Home Designer also boosted 3DS hardware sales, as the system’s sales essentially doubled compared to the previous week.

That’s not all from Media Create. The sales tracker reveals that more than 312,000 packs of Animal Crossing amiibo cards were sold in Japan between July 30 and August 2. As previously reported, the cards have been seeing significant shortages in the country.

We have a few more screenshots of Dragon Quest VIII on 3DS. Each image can be seen in the gallery below.

SEGA prepared a new trailer for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD today showing the game’s world. View it below.

Capcom released a massive amount of screenshots and art from Monster Hunter X today. We primarily get a look at the game’s weapons and Hunting Styles. View the full set below.

Even more Japanese sales data has come in from Famitsu.

First up, here are the top 20 best-selling games for the 3DS in Japan (lifetime):

01. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 4.472.004
02. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 4.359.607
03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 3.556.119
04. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.968) – 3.155.841
05. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
(Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 2.831.984
06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
(Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 2.612.075
07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 2.559.913
08. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 2.423.837
09. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 2.361.349
10. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 2.348.419

11. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) – 2.046.089
12. [3DS] Tomodachi Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 1.759.390
13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) – 1.589.804
14. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 1.466.227
15. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
(Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 1.294.133
16. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden
(Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) – 1.238.660
17. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 1.044.341
18. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D # (Square Enix) {2012.05.31} (¥5.490) – 921.310
19. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi #
(Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490) – 751.587
20. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 741.101


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