F-Zero: GP Legend, Super Chinese World, Mach Rider hitting the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week
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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.
Japanese New 3DS commercial
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Japanese Heisei Shin Onigashima, Adventure Island, Soldier Blade Wii U Virtual Console trailers
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Initial D Perfect Shift Online has been downloaded over 400,000 times in Japan
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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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First screenshots/art from The Legend of Legacy, staff revealed
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Along with the screenshots above, we have confirmation that the following staff members are involved with the development of The Legend of Legacy:
Director: Masataka Matsura
Image Illustration: Tomomi Kobayashi (SaGa franchise character illustrator)
Game Design: Kyoji Koizumi (SaGa franchise battle designer)
Character Design: Ryo Hirao
Background Art: Misako Tsutsui (ex-S-E background artist)
Monster Design: Yuichiro Kojima (ex-S-E texture artist), Ryoji Shimogama (ex-S-E creature designer)
Composer: Masashi Hamauzu (I hear he makes good music)
Sound Editor: Kenichi Saito
Text Direction: Masato Kato (wrote for Chrono Trigger and Xenogears, wrote and directed Chrono Cross)
Narration: Emiko Shiratori
Title Logo Design: Tadahiko Kawaguchi
Movie Design: Shuhei Yamagata
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Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood announced for 3DS
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This year’s Tokyo Game Show may be over, but the Japanese game announcements haven’t ceased. In fact, this week’s Famitsu contains the reveal of a new 3DS title: Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood. Details have not leaked from the magazine yet, but you can expect information to arrive soon.
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Super Smash Bros. 3DS almost sold through its entire initial shipment in Japan
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Super Smash Bros. for 3DS managed to sell 944,644 copies at retail for its Japanese launch. According to sales tracker Media Create, that figured resulted in a sell-through rate of 93.45 percent.
Initial sales of Smash Bros. 3DS compare favorably to its predecessor, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. That title sold 819,6467 copies at launch with a 94.37 percent sell-through rate.