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This information comes from the latest issue of Famitsu…

– Titled “The Adventure of the Foggy Night and I”
– Ryuunosuke takes on the defense of the famous Japanese author, Natsume Souseki
– Ryuunosuke is again asked by Chief Justice Vortex to stand in court
– The defendant is Souseki
– He is a Japanese transfer student living with his cat, Wagahai
– Souseki is accused of stabbing a young woman
– He admits he and the victim were the only ones at the scene
– Souseki wound up running away
– Ryuunosuke and Susato take the case
– The two begin interviewing the townspeople on the street near the murder scene
– One of the people they encounter is John Garrideb
– John is a well-to-do gentleman who seems to take his name from a Sherlock Holmes story, “The Adventure of the Three Garridebs”
– They also run into Iris, who shows off her own skills of deduction, putting Ryuunosuke on the receiving end of a Holmesian observe-and-deduce session
– Man shown in Famitsu who seems to be from the police – he appeared on the boxart under Vortex.

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Bandai Namco released Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life in Japan back in 2013. Last year, Nintendo brought the game over to North America and Europe as “Disney Magical World”.

Now we’re hearing that a sequel is in development. This week’s Famitsu reveals the existence of Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life 2 (which should be Disney Magical World 2 if/when it comes over), and it’s heading to 3DS.

Bandai Namco will be sharing more details at an event scheduled for July 6. Some parts of this will be broadcasted on the Bandai Channel. It’s not live yet, but the official website will be located here.

A release date and price for Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life 2 have not yet been decided.

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

New 3DS LL – 19,620
Wii U – 16,413
PS4 – 10,822
Vita – 10,797
New 3DS – 4,329
PS3 – 2,633
3DS – 943
3DS LL – 880
Vita TV – 566
Xbox One – 100

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

Wii U – 21,169
PS4 – 11,763
Vita – 10,829
New 3DS LL – 10,677
New 3DS – 4,086
PS3 – 2,716
3DS – 2,089
3DS LL – 1,039
Vita TV – 610
Xbox One – 219

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus – 157,591 / NEW
2. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden – 74,660 / NEW
3. [WIU] Splatoon – 53,198 / 266,929
4. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC Evolution – 20,484 / NEW
5. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 9,661 / 1,029,263
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
7. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 8,723 / 111,834
8. [PS4] Alien: Isolation – 6,277 / NEW
9. [PSV] Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus – 6,070 / 22,295
10. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 4,891 / 151,194
11. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 4,698 / 263,127
12. [PSV] Moujuutsukai to Oujisama Flower & Snow – 4,054 / NEW
13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 3,914 / 2,639,104
14. [3DS] Stella Glow – 3,306 / 16,638
15. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 3,277 / 83,774
16. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – 3,175 / 51,484
17. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 2,999 / 2,243,532
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,517 / 3,982,813
19. [PS3] Natsuiro High School Seisyun Hakusyo – 2,148 / 8,920
20. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 2,122 / 2,615,158

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A bunch of new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. These include more themes based on Rhythm Heaven, Assassination Classroom, and more.

Here’s the full list:

Rhythm Heaven – 200 yen
Assassination Classroom theme 5 – 250 yen
Smash Heroes – 100 yen
Jump Trials Supreme – 50 yen
Forest of Poitto Cororoke (x2) – 100 yen each
Summiko Gurashi – 200 yen
Touch Battle Ninja – 100 yen
BlazBlue (x2) – 100 yen each
Wish Upon the Pleiades – 100 yen
Rabi Laby – 100 yen
Lulu Lolo – Tiny Twin Bears – 200 yen

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Three new titles are hitting the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Square’s classic RPG for the SNES, Live A Live, is due out on June 24. The MSX game Circus Charlie (from Konami) and the PC Engine release Image Fight are also releasing on the same day.

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SEGA has announced that 3D Gunstar Heroes is coming to the Japanese 3DS eShop next week. Pricing is set at 800 yen.

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