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Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is finally getting a downloadable release in Japan. Konami announced today that the digital version will be available on December 16 for 4,500 yen.

There are also plans to release a theme for Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D on the same day for 200 yen. By purchasing the game, fans can receive the theme for free.

Two new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:

Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (GBA, 702 yen)
Namco Museum (GBA, 702 yen)

The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on December 10.

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Square Enix recently teased that a demo for Bravely Second is coming soon. Now we have a specific date.

Over on Bravely Second’s official website, Square Enix confirms that the game’s demo is slated for December 10. We should receive specifics of the trial next week.

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A few days ago, Media Create reported impressive sales for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire as the two games debuted in Japan. We now have some extra details about their performance.

The launch of Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire led to strong Japanese sales overall, which came in at 1,854,058 units. Thanks to the new Pokemon games, total Japanese software sales had their second best-selling week of 2014 – only behind Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s launch week of 1,854,220 units.

Breaking things down a bit more, Alpha Sapphire sold 714,000 copies and Omega Ruby sold 614,000 copies during their first week of availability. The grand total comes in at 1,509,000 copies when counting the Double Pack.

Here’s how Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire compare to X/Y and HeartGold/SoulSilver:


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