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Marvelous AQL is getting a small name change. Starting on July 1, the company will ditch its “AQL” portion and will simply be known as “Marvelous”. By doing so, the company hopes to strengthen its brand power.

A few Marvelous executives will be shifting roles on April 1. Those are as follows:

Haruki Nakayama – president and CEO (currently executive chairman)
Kyoda Shuichi – president and operating officer COO (currently president and operating officer)
Toshinori Aoki – executive vice president and operating officer department; holding on to executive vice president and operating officer, digital content general manager, and online content senior executive manager titles

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FuRyu has shared a new batch of details about Hamatora: Look at Smoking World. You can find them rounded up below.

– Solve cases in Kobe as game-original characters with supernatural abilities
– These characters are known as Minimums
– Adventure Parts: run around a 3D recreation of Kobe
– Can also visit places such as Chinatown and the shopping district to solve cases
– Battle Parts: use Minimum abilities in a turn-based battle system
– Perform attacks through command input
– Pre-orders include a “Honey IC Card Sticker”
– Other bonuses:

Custom-drawn Jacket for Yuika and Hajime (Amazon Japan)
Custom-drawn Telephone Card with Souken and Nice (Animate)
Custom-drawn Telephone Card with Yuika and Honey (Sofmap)
Custom-drawn Clear File with Sally and Nekoko (Geo)

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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D – 200 yen
K?tetsuteikoku Steel Empire – 2,940 yen
3D Fantasy Zone Opa Opa Bros. – 800 yen
Time Avenger – 1,500 yen
Dokopon Choice Dragon Ball Color-ban Freeza-hen 1-7-kan + Omake Pack – 3,150 yen
Puchinoberu Renren no San-gatsu – 200 yen
Lola no ABC Party – 400 yen
Mario Party Island Tour (retail title) – 4,571 yen (from 3/20)
Game Center CX 3-Chome no Arino (retail title) – 5,480 yen (from 3/20)
Hero Bank (retail title) – 4,900 yen (from 3/20)
Ch?jin Ultra Baseball Action Card Battle DEMO – FREE
Maru G?kakku! Kihonj?h? Gijutsusha Shiken Heisei 26-nendo-ban DEMO – FREE
Maru G?kakku! ?y?j?h? Gijutsusha Shiken Heisei 26-nendo-ban DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
SD Gundam World Gachapon Senshi – Scramble Wars (Famicom Disk System) – 500 yen

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
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Virtual Console
Super Mario USA (Super Mario Bros. 2, Famicom) – 500 yen
Nekketsu K?k? Dodgeball-bu Soccer-hen (Nintendo World Cup, Famicom) – 500 yen
Knightmare: Maj? Densetsu (MSX) – 800 yen

This month’s issue of V Jump has revealed Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 for 3DS. The game will arrive in Japan later this year. You can find first scans in the gallery above.

Thanks to IAmGoku for the tip.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PS3] Dark Souls II – 255,197
2. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 37,247 / 569,720
3. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 18,728 / 737,593
4. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice Delta – 17,357 / 66,143
5. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land – 15,883 / 176,180
6. [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear – 13,362 / 93,900
7. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 12,225 / 501,835
8. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 10,106 / 3,994,983
9. [PS3] Yakuza Restoration – 10,034 / 222,147
10. [PS3] GTA V – 7,910 / 736,810
11. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 7,755 / 1,407,075
12. [PS4] Battlefield 4 – 7,539 / 55,286
13. [PS3] Ar no Surge – 6,751 / 33,787
14. [360] Dark Souls II – 5,950 / NEW
15. [PS4] Yakuza Restoration – 5,451 / 119,722
16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 5,132 / 3,239,571
17. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 5,117 / 72,401
18. [3DS] Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Daimakyou Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai – 4,813 / 9,665
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,759 / 3,692,937
20. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost – 4,395 / 338,323

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

PS4 – 29,677
Vita – 28,270
3DS LL – 23,372
PS3 – 14,128
3DS – 10,772
Wii U – 7,654
PSP – 3,461
Vita TV – 1,447
Xbox 360 – 278

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

PS4 – 35,294
Vita – 31,325
3DS LL – 24,192
PS3 – 12,102
3DS – 10,876
Wii U – 7,773
PSP – 3,425
Vita TV – 1,962
Xbox 360 – 300


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