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

PS4 – 17,885
Vita – 17,517
New 3DS LL – 16,955
Wii U – 6,654
New 3DS – 6,222
PS3 – 4,221
3DS LL – 1,986
3DS – 1,678
Vita TV – 511
Xbox One – 238

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

PS4 – 26,738
New 3DS LL – 22,183
Vita – 21,584
New 3DS – 8,242
Wii U – 7,486
PS3 – 5,743
3DS LL – 2,256
3DS – 1,893
Xbox One – 902
Vita TV – 672

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin – 20,494 / NEW\
2. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 15,394 / 136,613
3. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Tengoku Hen – 14,582 / 123,783
4. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 11,842 / 84,942
5. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 10,777 / 130,285
6. [PS4] Bloodborne – 9,780 / 184,957
7. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 9,037 / 171,613
8. [WIU] Mario Party 10 – 8,954 / 112,442
9. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – 8,905 / 65,837
10. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kurosensei – 8,555 / 44,631
11. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 7,275 / 2,581,192
12. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest – 7,111 / 99,965
13. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 – 6,984 / 76,236
14. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair – 6,362 / 27,944
15. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 6,057 / 2,593,401
16. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 5,993 / 83,131
17. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 – 5,251 / 62,788
18. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – 5,218 / 123,656
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 4,961 / 956,963
20. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 4,892 / 107,992

Square Enix has added several new DLC tracks for Theatrhythm Dragon Quest. They are as follows:

“Grueling Fight” from Dragon Quest III [BMS]
“Balloon’s Flight” from Dragon Quest IV [FMS]
“Bruise the Ooze” from Dragon Quest V [BMS]
“Lively Town” from Dragon Quest V [FMS]
“Magic Carpet” from Dragon Quest V [FMS]

As Square Enix promised, each one of these tracks are free. Players don’t need to fork over a single penny for the new songs!

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Bandai Namco has two more location tests lined up for Pokken Tournament. Fans can give the game a try in Osaka and Chiba prefectures on April 18 and April 19 in Japan.

That’s not all on Pokken Tournament. Bandai Namco will be sharing new information during a NicoNico Chokaigi stage show, which will take place on April 26 at 11:30 AM Japan time (or 10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT the previous day). We’ll be seeing one or more new characters, including ones that were in the recent poll on Twitter.

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If you’re interested in getting a look at this week’s Japanese 3DS themes, then be sure to check out the video above. As we mentioned a short while ago, there are plenty of new themes – including Hunter x Hunter and more.

A fresh set of 3DS themes are out now in Japan. These include ones based on Hunter x Hunter (200 yen), Peanuts (200 yen), Future Card Buddyfight (200 yen), and Pom Pom Purin (200 yen).

Watch a video for the Hunter x Hunter theme below.

As a sidenote, you guys have no idea how badly I want that Hunter x Hunter theme. Sadly, it’s probably not releasing in the west!

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

Wii U Virtual Console

Atlantis no Nazo (Famicom 514 yen)

3DS Download

Pony Pets 3D (500 yen)
New Hyu Stone (500 yen)
Shinzuku Memory (300 yen)
Escape Adventure 6 (820 yen)
SIMPLE DL Series Vol. 38 (600 yen)

The games above launch in Japan on April 22.

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Japan has received five new Virtual Console games on the Wii U eShop today. To recap, they are WarioWare: Touched! (DS, 950 yen), Donkey Kong Jr. Math (Famicom, 514 yen), Power Sports (PC Engine, 617 yen), Mr. HELI (PC Engine, 617 yen), and Gofer’s Ambition Episode II (MSX, 823 yen). Trailers for each game can be found below.

Kotaku has put together a full listing of tracks from Theatrhythm Dragon Quest. There are currently over 60 tracks in the game, with more coming as DLC.

Here’s the lineup of songs that players have access to at the moment:

Dragon Quest

Chateau Ladtorm (FMS)
Unknown World (FMS)
Dungeons (FMS)
Fight (BMS)
Finale (EMS)
Finale [Famicom Version] (FMS) {DLC}
Dragon King (BMS)

Dragon Quest II

Dead or Alive (BMS)
Love Song (FMS)
Distant Journey (FMS)
Deathfight (FMS)
Ocean Journey (FMS) {DLC}
Endless World (FMS)
My Road My Journey (EMS)
Fright in Dungeon (FMS)

Dragon Quest III

The Challenge!! (BMS)
Rondo (FMS) {DLC}
Into the Legend (EMS)
Heavenly Flight (FMS)
Pyramid (FMS)
Adventure (FMS)
Fighting Spirits (BMS)

New details have emerged about the Fire Emblem If card game, known as TCG Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

A photo from Japanese website Inside Games provides a look at the “Dark War Volume”. This has a download code for “The Prince of Altea, Marth” while the “Awakening Volume” starter deck contains a code for “The Swordsman Who Goes By Marth, Lucina”. Additionally, the booster box features a preview card of the next series of cards and a code to get “Pegasus Knight Minerva” in Fire Emblem If.

There are also plans to release “White Kingdom” and “Black Kingdom” card series based on Fire Emblem If. Other than that, a third series known as “Trace of Blue Flames” is due out at some point.

Fire Emblem fans in Japan can purchase the first series of cards on June 25 – the same day Fire Emblem If launches. Pricing for the starter deck is set at 1,300 yen, and booster packs cost 350 yen.

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