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To celebrate the release of The Wonderful 101’s soundtrack, the Platinum Games blog has been updated with an article from the composers of some of their major franchises. Here’s an excerpt for the piece and as always you can find the link to the full entry here:

Hitomi Kurokawa

Hello everyone, my name is Kurokawa. The soundtrack for The Wonderful 101, the first game I worked on, will be available starting today! I’m speechless! When you spend over a year working on something, you really get emotionally attached. I got really excited when I heard it was going to get a digital release!

The other day I went back and listened to all 127 tracks…wow, that sure is a lot of music. Intense too, especially the second half.

The theme phrase is used in over half the songs, so it is a lot of fun to see how it has been arranged in its various iterations. Before long you’ll be spotting that theme phrase like a champ. To both fans of the game and those of you who have not yet had a chance to play it, I hope you enjoy the music we made and, as you listen, find yourself immersed in the heroic world of The Wonderful 101!

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Nintendo announced today that Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is now the 4th game in the 3DS library to ship over a million units in its first week in Japan, after Monster Hunter 4, Pokemon X/Y and Youkai Watch 2. This number includes digital copies and though the wording in the PR report was a little ambiguous as to units sold/shipped, we can assume the number of units sold was quite close to this figure.

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Persona 5, Final Fantasy XV, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (votes were sent before the game launched), and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire are all in the top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 28 and September 3.

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Games features in the gallery above: Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain, Bayonetta 2, Bravely Second, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (not much new), Derby Stallion Gold, Local Railroads: Local Characters and a Journey All Around Japan, Tales of the World: Reve Unitia, and Taiko no Tatsujin Tokumori.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 63.401 / 2.422.146 (-8%)
02./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest X Online (Square Enix) {2014.09.04} (¥4.104) – 52.375 / NEW <95,53%>
03./02. [PSV] Toukiden: The Age of Demons Extreme # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.28} (¥6.264) – 26.599 / 105.983 (-66%)
04./04. [PSV] Love Live! School Idol Paradise Vol.1: Printemps / Vol.2: BiBi / Vol.3: Lily White # (Kadokawa Games) {2014.08.28} (¥6.998) – 12.856 / 72.566 (-78%)
05./01. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena Ultimax # (Atlus) {2014.08.28} (¥7.538) – 12.004 / 101.472 (-87%)
06./00. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 4 (Koei Tecmo) {2014.09.04} (¥7.776) – 11.757 / NEW
07./00. [XB1] Titanfall # (Electronic Arts) {2014.09.04} (¥7.884) – 8.961 / NEW
08./08. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 8.221 / 659.079 (-26%)
09./06. [3DS] Medarot 8: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. (Rocket Company) {2014.08.28} (¥6.264) – 8.214 / 41.540 (-75%)
10./00. [XB1] Dead Rising 3 (Microsoft Game Studios) {2014.09.04} (¥7.452) – 7.786 / NEW
11./11. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.936) – 6.919 / 173.980 (-31%)
12./00. [XB1] Forza Motorsport 5 # (Microsoft Game Studios) {2014.09.04} (¥7.452) – 5.948 / NEW
13./09. [PSP] Toukiden: The Age of Demons Extreme # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.28} (¥5.184) – 5.802 / 16.828 (-47%)
14./15. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 5.700 / 1.264.844 (-18%)
15./00. [PS3] Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (Konami) {2014.09.04} (¥8.208) – 5.222 / NEW
16./13. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6.145) – 5.009 / 133.059 (-40%)
17./14. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.14} (¥7.980) – 4.933 / 96.812 (-35%)
18./12. [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.08.21} (¥6.372) – 4.898 / 44.266 (-44%)
19./16. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119) – 4.749 / 157.369 (-29%)
20./07. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin F – Coffin of the End # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.28} (¥7.690) – 4.437 / 33.245 (-85%)

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To say that the launch of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS was a success in Japan would be an understatement. As the title officially arrived at retailers, long lines were spotted at numerous stores.

Take a look at this video for instance:

Nintendo’s Bill Trinen also posted this video last night:

You can find lots of additional photos here.

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