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Wondering how Forbidden Manga came to be? Prior to Neverland’s closure, the studio was asked if they were interested in making another Rune Factory or moving on to something completely different. As we now know, the latter option was chosen.

Producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto told Siliconera the following about Forbidden Magna’s origins:

“It’s human nature that when you work on the same thing over and over, you want to branch out and do something different. We asked the Rune Factory team if they wanted to create another Rune Factory or if they wanted to branch out and create something else. They said they wanted to challenge themselves with something else and that was the beginning of Forbidden Magna.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Touch Battle Ninja – 500 yen
Tangram x Tangram – Dare mo ga Hamaru Silhouette Puzzle – 500 yen
Kinki no Maguna (retail title) – 5,980 yen (from 10/2)
Nazotoki Battle Tore! Densetsu no Mamiya o Fukkatsusaseyo! (retail title) – 5,119 (from 10/2)
Conbini Dream Demo – FREE

Virtual Console
NA (no titles since 5/7)

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
NA

Virtual Console
Mach Rider (Famicom) – 514 yen
Super Chinese World (Super Famicom) – 823 yen
F-Zero: Falcon Densetsu (F-Zero: GP Legend, Game Boy Advance) – 702 yen

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 109,811 / 1,375,818
2. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II – 86,283 / NEW
3. [PSV] Danganronpa: Another Episode – 70,596 / NEW
4. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 66,847 / 2,592,438
5. [PS3] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II – 65,498 / NEW
6. [3DS] Haikyu!! Tsunage! Itadaki no Keshiki!! – 43,839 / NEW
7. [WIU] Fatal Frame: The Black Haired Shrine Maiden – 27,505 / NEW
8. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2 – 16,460 / NEW
9. [PS3] Destiny – 12,095 / 79,990
10. [PSP] Kiniro no Corda 3: Another Sky feat. Amane Gakuen – 11,005 / NEW
11. [3DS] Dragon Quest X – 7,150 / 96,449
12. [WIU] Bayonetta 2 – 6,970 / 45,797
13. [PS4] Destiny – 6,481 / 110,772
14. [PSV] Toukiden Extreme – 6,220 / 135,476
15. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 5,936 / 678,250
16. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution – 5,628 / 55,197
17. [PS3] The Guided Fate: Cross Thesis Awakening – 5,561 / NEW
18. [PSV] Bakumatsu Rock: Super Soul – 5,551 / NEW
19. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 4,342 / 188,390
20. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 4,082 / 1,278,378

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

3DS LL – 22,988
Vita – 15,739
Wii U – 9,950
PS4 – 8,033
3DS – 7,451
PS3 – 6,026
Xbox One – 1,113
Vita TV – 977
Xbox 360 – 143
PSP – 102

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

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

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More: DLC, Japan, marvelous, Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson

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More: Bandai Namco, Japan, Local Railroads: Local Characters and a Journey All Around Japan

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The Denpa Ningen no RPG Free success story continues. Genius Sonority announced today that the free-to-play title has now been downloaded over 1 million times. Having launched in Japan this past July, that mark was reached in roughly three months.

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Square Enix shared more details about Final Fantasy Explorers during a live stream session last week. Check out the information below, as reported by Siliconera.

– Ramuh’s theme is in the game
– 20 battle themes or so
– This is the majority of music tracks in Final Fantasy Extreme, according to composer Tsuyoshi Sekito
– Tsuyoshi said most were easy, but he struggled with the main theme
– 4 jobs in Final Fantasy Explorers as previously mentioned
– Tanks handle monsters and face bosses head-on
– Attackers are the main damage dealers
– Healers (like White Mage) are in charge of healing but can attack
– You can’t be a great healer unless you also participate in attacking or go with some additional support
– Buffers (Time Mage and Geomancer) support the party with spells like Haste
– Buffers can also attack, though this depends on one’s play style
– Customization will play a bigger role on how you get to play your jobs
– Trance system: going Trance is split into two “powers”
– One lets you use the power from Summoned Beasts, and the other that lets you borrow power from Final Fantasy characters
– Both transformations will give your character a different appearance as well as a boost in parameters
– More details on the Trance system/powers coming soon
– Ramuh is a Summoned Beast fight
– The Dragoon’s Jump will go to whatever you’re locked onto, but if you’re not, it’ll go a fixed distance ahead of you
– Geomancers can set up traps like landmines, and use area-of-effect buffing abilities that cover a wide range around them
– Cura ability costs more and isn’t as effective when used by non-healer jobs
– Ramuh can teleport
– Yellow crystals on the map can be broken to stop Ramuh from teleporting
– The crystals will respawn
– The Paladin uses Ifrit’s Summon power in Trance mode

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