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We have a couple of new details about Kamen Rider: Battride War 2. As revealed in this week’s Japanese magazines, the main story follows Baron, Ryugen, and Gaim after they wander into a mysterious room in Ieyasu Castle. Other confirmed characters include Strawberry Arms, Pineapple Arms, Ryuga, Auto Vajin, and Bujin Gaim.

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We have a small but significant update for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call. The latest issue of Jump confirms that the game will allow players to summon the Knights of the Round as well as Chocobos.

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A third One Piece collaboration is planned for Monster Hunter 4. Starting on March 24, players can obtain Luffy’s Gigant Pistol and Zoro’s “Pirate Hunter’s Soul” in the form of three swords by completing a quest.

Luffy’s Gigant Pistol is a “Dual Blades” class weapon, featuring an attack power of 322 and a fire attribute of 120. Zoro’s “Pirate Hunter’s Soul” are “Great Sword” class weapons, featuring an attack power of 528 and a fire attribute of 140.

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Even more Azure Striker Gunvolt details have come in, thanks to 4Gamer and Siliconera. Here’s a roundup of the latest information:

Story

– Once again, takes place in the near future where wielders of the psychic power “Seventh” have emerged
– Was first thought that these individuals would bring chaos to the world
– The Sumeragi Group has brought peace and order to the world.
– And this peace from Sumeragi came from the sacrifice of the psychics, a forced detention called “Psychic Protection,” where inhumane experiments were performed for the sake of “research”
– All of the Sumeragi group’s actions were odne in confinement, but it didn’t take long for a certain organization to uncover the truth and begin their resistance against the conglomerate
– “Feather” is this group, a private militia
– This anti-Sumeragi resistance group was made from a human rights group consisting of foreign psychics
– Gunvolt is one of the psychics of Feahter
– Story begins when Gunvolt refuses his order to eradicate the virtual idol “Cyber Diva Morpho,” created by Sumeragi

Gunvolt

– 14 year-old protagonist
– Also known as “GV”
– Gunvolt is a codename
– Real name is kept to himself
– He was originally a “Seventh” psychic in the private militia Feathers, but left the group for certain reasons
– Has a calm and mature personality
– Doesn’t like anything that isn’t fair
– Displays his youth and fortitude when it comes to combating the unfair
– Gunvolt’s “Seventh” ability, called Azure Blue, lets him manipulate electricity at will

Sian

– 13-year-old heroine
– Seventh psychic
– Product of the Sumeragi Group’s experiments
– Has “Cyber Diva” as her Seventh ability
– This uses songs, which resonates with other psychics by powering them up
– Confined as an experiment by the Sumeragi Group
– Rescued by Gunvolt, whom she has been living with since
– Pure and quiet personality
– Shows a different side of herself when she’s with Gunvolt

Morpho

– One of the “virtual idols” produced by the Sumeragi Group
– She is the embodiment of Sian’s Seventh, called Cyber Diva
– The idol part of Morpho is a front, as she was actually used by Sumeragi as a tool to detect the psychics
– Strong-wileld and happy-go-lucky
– Her personality actually reflects Sian’s true feelings

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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Pokémon Battle Tor?ze (Trozei) – 800 yen
Okiraku Fishing 3D – 500 yen
Kuroko Style – 600 yen
Dokopon Choice Jigoku Sh?jo R 1-11-kan + Omake Pack – 4,620 yen
Dokopon Choice Teruma Romae 1-6-kan Pack – 2,700 yen
Kumamon Bomber Puzzle de Kumamon Tais? (retail title) – 5,040 yen
Time Avenger DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
Elevator Action (Famicom) – 500 yen

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
Okiraku Tennis SP – 800 yen
Okiraku Tennis DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
Volleyball (Famicom) – 500 yen
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (Super Famicom) – 800 yen
PC Genjin 2 (Bonk’s Revenge, PC Engine) – 600 yen

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice Delta – 48,786 / NEW
2. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 36,018 / 532,472
3. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 31,157 / 718,865
4. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land – 29,514 / 160,296
5. [PS3] Ar no Surge – 27,037 / NEW
6. [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear – 22,210 / 80,538
7. [PS3] Yakuza Restoration – 19,80 / 212,113
8. [PS4] Knack – 17,272 / 393,348
9. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 14,108 / 489,610
10. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 10,708 / 3,984,832
11. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 10,508 / 1,399,320
12. [PS4] Battlefield 4 – 9,830 / 47,746
13. [PS4] Yakuza Restoration – 9,265 / 114,271
14. [PS3] GTA V – 7,312 / 728,899
15. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 7,181 / 67,284
16. [PSV] Deception IV: Blood Ties – 6,101 / 25,422
17. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost – 5,882 / 333,928
18. [PS3] Deception IV: Blood Ties – 5,874 / 29,127
19. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball – 5,752 / 61,811
20. [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – 5,327 / 25,851

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

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

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

PS4 – 65,685
3DS LL – 26,027
Vita – 21,581
PS3 – 13,155
3DS – 11,986
Wii U – 8,204
PSP – 3,652
Vita TV – 1,543
Xbox 360 – 257


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