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Square Enix has shared a new batch of screenshots and details for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call. You can find today’s items rounded up below.

– Includes characters from Final Fantasy Type-0
– Can now select “random” while choosing songs
– Sort tracks according to the games and names
– Click the heart marks for your favorite tracks
– Quick-start feature: jump right into a song at the data select screen
– Field-music stages will have special airship versions
– In these, you’ll see the airship like Cid’s Highwind from Final Fantasy VII flying in the background
– Machina Kunagiri and Rem Tokimiya from Final Fantasy Type-0 included
– Final Fantasy Type-0 and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will also have special scenes featured along with their tracks
– Enemies include Reno from the Turks

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On March 27, Nintendo will release a new Wii U bundle in Japan. The package contains a white 32GB console and Wii Sports Club pre-installed. Pricing is set at 30,000 yen.

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

01./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi # (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490) – 118.427 / 562.083 (-73%)
02./00. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985) – 35.717 / NEW <35,28%>
03./00. [3DS] A-Train 3D (Artdink) {2014.02.13} (¥6.090) – 27.009 / NEW
04./05. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 23.017 / 440.131 (-7%)
05./04. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 22.230 / 423.836 (-22%)
06./00. [3DS] Magi: A New World
(Bandai Namco Games) {2014.02.13} (¥5.980) – 15.793 / NEW
07./06. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z
(GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 15.462 / 1.359.241 (-8%)
08./02. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega) {2014.02.06} (¥5.229) – 13.717 / 58.345 (-69%)
09./03. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980) – 13.704 / 313.291 (-54%)
10./10. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 12.750 / 3.950.322 (+7%)
11./09. [PS3] Diablo III
(Square Enix) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980) – 7.345 / 62.277 (-44%)
12./22. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 6.952 / 489.596 (+29%)
13./11. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 #
(Capcom) {2014.01.23} (¥6.990) – 6.611 / 224.094 (-40%)
14./07. [PSV] Terraria (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.02.06} (¥2.980) – 6.245 / 21.315 (-59%)
15./17. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 5.904 / 707.610 (+2%)
16./21. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
(Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 5.450 / 270.846 (-1%)
17./24. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 5.275 / 3.672.543
18./15. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090) – 5.273 / 248.079 (-35%)
19./20. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
(Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 5.103 / 3.219.168 (-10%)
20./16. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds # (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 4.785 / 377.432 (-22%)

There’s a lot going on with Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth right now. Today, Atlus announced that a special 3DS XL system is coming to tie-in with the game’s release, and there will also be a unique soundtrack available as a first-print bonus. But that’s not all – a Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Famitsu DX Pack is also on the way.

The Famitsu DX Pack will come with a copy of Persona Q, a special B5 size tapestry drawn by the Persona Q anime staff, an A3 size clear poster, five visual clear files, a Persona Q mug teased as the “motif style of the Velvet Room,” and a graphig version of Rei. Pricing is set at 10,590 yen.

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold 36,000 units (give or take) in its first week on the Japanese market. This we know. Media Create, however, has shared a few extra bits about the game’s sales.

Perhaps most significant, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze only sold through 35.28 percent of its initial shipment. Media Create mentions that the series is seeing a downward trend in sales. As previously mentioned, Donkey Kong Country Returns on Wii sold 163,000 units in its first week while the 3DS port sold another 104,000 units.

Aside from the Wii U’s lower installed base, why are gamers seemingly less interested? Media Create speculates that people aren’t being enticed by the new layers within Tropical Freeze. The sales tracker also cautions people to consider the heavy snow last weekend, especially in places like Tohoku and Kanto areas.

And of course, we can’t forget about what kind of title Donkey Kong is. Media Create points out that more sales will come over a longer period of time due to its evergreen nature.


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