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Nintendo will be removing The Band of Thieves & 1000 Pokemon from the Japanese 3DS eShop next Tuesday, it has been announced. The game was released in June and was created in conjunction with Pokemon XY The Movie – The Cocoon of Destruction & Diancie. The film’s run ends in most theaters on September 30.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 321,363 / 1,266,008
2. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 56,380 / 2,525,591
3. [WIU] Bayonetta 2 – 38,828 / NEW
4. [PS3] Destiny – 18,393 / 67,896
5. [3DS] Dragon Quest X – 13,948 / 89,299
6. [PS4] Destiny – 13,014 / 104,291
7. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution – 9,389 / 49,569
8. [PSV] Toukiden Extreme – 7,936 / 129,356
9. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 6,396 / 672,313
10. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 4,554 / 1,274,296
11. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 4,334 / 184,048
12. [PS3] GTA V New Price Version – 3,087 / 63,395
13. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 2,944 / 4,144,405
14. [PS4] Sengoku Musou 4 – 2,840 / 19,131
15. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 – 2,792 / 139,935
16. [3DS] Medabots 8 – 2,763 / 48,069
17. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 2,719 / 163,540
18. [PS3] Diablo III – 2,611 / 32,151
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,554 / 3,788,095
20. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors – 2,443 / 102,620

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

3DS LL – 35,622
Vita – 11,148
PS4 – 8,939
Wii U – 8,396
3DS – 7,970
PS3 – 6,078
Xbox One – 1,314
Vita TV – 709
Xbox 360 – 103
PSP – 99

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

3DS LL – 31,602
PS4 – 23,623
Vita – 12,331
3DS – 7,967
Wii U – 7,062
PS3 – 6,083
Xbox One – 3,015
Vita TV – 817
PSP – 101
Xbox 360 – 96

Sega will be releasing a retail compilation of their 3D Classics collection on December 18th for 3980 yen. Included in the package will be:

  • 3D Space Harrier
  • 3D Fantasy Zone
  • 3D Outrun
  • 3D Streets of Rage
  • 3D Shinobi 2
  • 3D Ecco the Dolphin
  • “Bonus” titles Space Harrier 3D and Outrun 3D will be included

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The latest Famitsu review scores are in:

  • 2048 (3DS) – 7/7/6/6 [26/40]
  • Chacha na Game Vol. 1 (3DS) – 5/5/5/5 [25/40]
  • Ciel nosurge Plus (PSV) – 7/8/9/7 [31/40]
  • Destiny (PS4) – 9/9/8/9 [35/40]Destiny (PS3) – 9/9/8/9 [35/40]
  • Fatal Frame: The Raven-Haired Shrine Maiden (Wii U) – 7/8/9/9 [33/40]
  • F1 2014 (PS3) – 7/8/8/6 [29/40]
  • F1 2014 (360) – 7/8/8/6 [29/40]
  • Mighty Switch Force! (Wii U) – 7/7/6/8 [28/40]
  • Minna de Mamotte Kishi (3DS) – 8/7/8/9 [32/40]
  • Nazotoki Battle Tore! Densetsu no Makyuu o Fukkatsu Saseyo! (3DS) – 7/8/8/8 [31/40]
  • Nekketsu Inou Bukatsu: Trigger Kiss (PSV) – 8/8/7/8 [31/40]
  • Omega Quintet (PS4) – 8/7/7/8 [30/40]
  • Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PS4) – 8/9/8/8 [33/40]
  • Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (XBO) – 8/9/8/8 [33/40]
  • Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PS3) – 8/9/8/8 [33/40]
  • Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (360) – 8/9/8/8 [33/40]

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

F-Zero: GP Legend (GBA, 702 yen)
Super Chinese World (Super Famicom, 823)
Mach Rider (Famicom, 514)

The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on October 1.

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Initial D Perfect Shift Online seems to have been a success for SEGA. The company recently announced that the free-to-play game has been downloaded over 400,000 times. Initial D Perfect Shift Online launched in April, so the feat was accomplished in about six months.

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