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This week’s Famitsu’s most wanted games chart is in. Persona 5, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Final Fantasy XV, Hyrule Warriors, and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire are all in the top five.

Here’s the full lineup, as chosen by Famitsu readers:

This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Accel Knights 2: Full Throttle – 500 yen
Simple DL Series Vol. 31 The Misshitsu kara no Dasshutsu – Ench? Hisshi no Karaoke-hen – 520 yen
Simple DL Series Vol. 31 The Misshitsu kara no Dasshutsu – Ench? Hisshi no Karaoke-hen DEMO – FREE
Iruberoderinja – 1,000 yen
Iruberoderinja DEMO – FREE
Oh No Odyssey – Chiky? no Dasshutsu – 500 yen
Dokopon Choice Bokura ga Ita Vol. 2 9 – 16-kan Pack – 3,520 yen
Bukigami – FREE
Soni Pro (retail title) – 5,760 yen (from 7/31)
Thomas to Asonde Oboeru Kotoba to Kazu to ABC (retail title) – 5,184 yen (from 7/31)
Happiness Charge Precure – Kawarun Collection (retail title) – 5,627 yen (from 7/31)
Fate/kaleid liner Prism Illya (retail title) – 6,480 yen (from 7/31)

Virtual Console
NA (no releases since 5/7)

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
Sensha SP – 800 yen
Touch Battle Sensha SP – 600 yen

Virtual Console
Nazo no Murasame J? (Famicom) – 514 yen
Otogiris? (Super Famicom) – 823 yen
Rockman EXE Battle Chip SP (Game Boy Advance, Mega Man: Battle Chip Challenge) – 702 yen
Neutopia II (PC Engine) – 617 yen
Be Ball (PC Engine, Chew-Man-Fu) – 617 yen

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Bravely Default story writer Naotaka Hayashi is not returning for Bravely Second, this week’s Famitsu confirms.

Producer Tomoya Asano and assistant producer Shinji Takahashi are leading the way on Bravely Second’s scenario. Director Kensuke Nakahara and Bravely Default lead scenario planner Keiichi Ajiro from Silicon Studio, as well as series light novel writer Souki Tsukishima, are all contributing to the scenario as well.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 180,880 / 1,829,533
2. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 58,285 / NEW
3. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 18,129 / 560,487
4. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines – 17,690 / 111,465
5. [PSV] Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss – 15,242 / NEW
6. [PSV] Corpse Party: BloodDrive – 13,688 / NEW
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 10,620 / 1,218,698
8. [PS3] Under Night In-Birth – 9,171 / NEW
9. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 9,080 / 110,558
10. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea – 7,432 / 51,177
11. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP – 7,110 / 28,634
12. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy – 5,768 / 75,404
13. [PSV] Freedom Wars – 5,344 / 267,771
14. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 5,089 / 4,112,000
15. [PS3] GTA New Price Version – 5,026 / 28,685
16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 4,591 / 3,316,196
17. [PS3] Watch Dogs – 3,684 / 63,269
18. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 3,587 / 71,128
19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,346 / 2,355,647
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 3,068 / 3,764,042

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

3DS LL – 31,789
Vita – 21,875
Wii U – 9,429
PS3 – 7,175
3DS – 6,656
PS4 – 5,581
Vita TV – 1,767
PSP – 489
Xbox 360 – 122

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

3DS LL – 31,192
Vita – 27,352
Wii U – 8,209
PS3 – 7,389
PS4 – 6,456
3DS – 6,185
Vita TV – 2,249
PSP – 556
Xbox 360 – 129


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