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

Wii U – 22,898
PS4 – 19,782
Vita – 17,748
New 3DS LL – 17,062
New 3DS – 5,901
PS3 – 3,956
3DS – 1,520
3DS LL – 1,465
Vita TV – 687
Xbox One – 341

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

PS4 – 20,112
Vita – 15,467
New 3DS LL – 13,981
Wii U – 7,210
New 3DS – 5,329
PS3 – 4,248
3DS LL – 1,253
3DS – 1,095
Vita TV – 558
Xbox One – 201

And here are the software charts:

1. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – 179,926 / NEW
2. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online – 98,323 / NEW
3. [WIU] Xenoblade Chronicles X – 85,586 / NEW
4. [3DS] Bravely Second – 20,195 / 120,242
5. [3DS] Girls Mode 3 – 20,103 / 99,007
6. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 16,166 / 125,951
7. [PSV] Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata -Blessing Flowers- – 11,202 / NEW
8. [PSV] To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers – 10,956 / NEW
9. [PSV] Tokyo Shinseiroku: Operation Babel – 8,104 / NEW
10. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 7,955 / 974,448
11. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 7,141 / 63,814
12. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 6,888 / 130,353
13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 6,427 / 2,610,284
14. [PS4] Dying Light – 6,277 / 38,837
15. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 5,618 / 2,597,320
16. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 5,272 / 2,220,527
17. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend – 4,870 / 20,420
18. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 4,652 / 146,633
19. [PS4] Tropico 5 – 4,495 / 13,201
20. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II – 4,369 / 26,979

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Marvelous sent out a new wave of PoPoLoCrois Farm Story screenshots today. You can find the full set of images below.

Nintendo announced a new Splatoon 3DS theme during the Splatoon Direct held just a short while ago. It will be available for purchase starting on May 28 for 200 yen.

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A new trailer for The Great Ace Attorney was shown during today’s episode of Capcom TV. Continue on below for the video.


If you skip back to the hour and 25 minute mark, you’ll also find some footage from The Great Ace Attorney. It’s basically rehash, but it’s worth watching if you missed it before!

The Media Create White Book 2015 has a bunch of gaming-related sales figures, and two sets of data have now been translated.

First, here’s a look at the best-selling New 3DS cover plates in Japan during 2014:

01. Yo-kai Watch: Jibanyan (Plate No. 054) – 18.274
02. Monster Hunter: Poogie (Plate No. 038) – 6.857
03. Yoshi (Plate No. 004) – 6.447
04. Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alfa Sapphire (Plate No. 040) – 5.645
05. Mario (Plate No. 001) – 5.410
06. Monster Hunter: Yian Kut-ku (Plate No. 037) – 5.088
07. Dot & Monochrome (Plate No. 007) – 4.946
08. Emboss Treatment & Mario Monogram Gray (Plate No. 005) – 4.938
09. Grain & Mario Monogram (Plate No. 024) – 4.801
10. Animal Crossing: Isabelle (Plate no. 013) – 4.198

And below are the top-selling amiibo during the month of December 2014:

01. Amiibo Link – 39.399
02. Amiibo Mario – 39.274
03. Amiibo Kirby – 35.744
04. Amiibo Pikachu – 19.375
05. Amiibo Marth – 19.246
06. Amiibo Villager – 16.199
07. Amiibo Pit – 16.096
08. Amiibo Yoshi – 15.180
09. Amiibo Captain Falcon – 13.823
10. Amiibo Samus – 13.541

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In an update on the Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden website, it’s announced that Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta will be a Z-Assist (support) character. He’ll be able to use his Final Shine Attack when summoned by the player.

There is one important condition that must be met in order to unlock Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta. Players will need to have save data from Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 on their 3DS.

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HMV has posted the boxart for Princess PreCure: Sugar Kingdom and the Six Princesses. We’ve attached it above.

Amazon has a special product listing up for Splatoon. Those who purchase the game through this link will receive the sticker set pictured above.

As of now, no special goodies come with Splatoon orders in North America. GAME UK announced last week that it would be giving out an Inkling beanie with reservations.

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

01./00. [3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer (Square Enix) {2015.04.23} (¥6.458) – 100.047 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.1 (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.04.23} (¥9.698) – 24.341 / NEW
03./01. [3DS] Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Code
(Nintendo) {2015.04.16} (¥5.076) – 23.724 / 78.903 (-57%)
04./00. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II # (Compile Heart) {2015.04.23} (¥7.538) – 22.609 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (Arc System Works) {2015.04.23} (¥6.264) – 15.550 / NEW
06./04. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 12.667 / 109.784 (+4%)
07./00. [PSP] Meiji Toukyou Renka: Twilight Kiss #
(Broccoli) {2015.04.23} (¥6.264) – 10.083 / NEW
08./00. [PS4] Tropico 5 (Square Enix) {2015.04.23} (¥8.424) – 8.706 / NEW
09./00. [PS4] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend (Arc System Works) {2015.04.23} (¥6.264) – 7.589 / NEW
10./02. [PS4] Dying Light (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2015.04.16} (¥8.208) – 7.030 / 32.560 (-72%)
11./14. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Korosensei Daihouimou!! (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.12} (¥6.145) – 6.845 / 56.672 (+32%)
12./00. [PSV] Clock Zero: Shuuen no Ichibyou – ExTime # (Idea Factory) {2015.04.23} (¥6.264) – 6.306 / NEW
13./00. [PS4] Toukiden: Kiwami (Koei Tecmo) {2015.04.23} (¥7.344) – 6.103 / NEW
14./07. [WIU] Mario Party 10 # (Nintendo) {2015.03.12} (¥5.616) – 5.033 / 123.465 (-16%)
15./19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 4.989 / 966.494 (+10%)
16./12. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 4.973 / 2.603.857 (-9%)
17./10. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi
(Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 4.851 / 2.591.702 (-14%)
18./05. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥8.424) – 4.770 / 141.981 (-31%)
19./21. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 4.109 / 2.215.255
20./06. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.04.02} (¥7.690) – 4.001 / 147.155 (-39%)

Success Corporation put up a commercial for its 3DS game Nashi-jiru Action! Funassyi no Yukai-na Ohanassyi. You can watch it below.


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