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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Simple DL Series Vol. 24 The Misshitsu kara no Dasshutsu – Iyasa Renai Onsen-hen – 500 yen
Simple DL Series Vol. 24 The Misshitsu kara no Dasshutsu DEMO – FREE
Dokopon Choice Dragon Ball Color-ban Saiya-jin-hen 1-4-kan + Omake Pack – 1,800 yen
Puchinoberu Z?yo no Ni-gatsu – 200 yen
Kaseki Holder Mugen Gear (retail title) – 4,571 yen (from 2/27)
Dorachie Minidora Ongaku-tai to Nana-tsu no chie (retail title) – 4,800 yen (from 2/27)
Comic K?b? DEMO – FREE
Kuma-mon Bomber Puzzle d Kuma-mon Tais? DEMO – FREE

Virtual Console
2010 Street Fighter (Famicom) – 500 yen
R-Type (PC Engine) – 600 yen
Alien Crush (PC Engine) – 600 yen

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
NA

Virtual Console
Dr. Mario (Famicom) – 500 yen
Romancing SaGa 3 (Super Famicom) – 800 yen
Super Star Soldier (PC Engine) – 600 yen

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Three years ago today, Nintendo launched the 3DS in Japan. The system shipped on February 26, 2011 – with the US and Europe getting it about a month later.

Celebrate with a look at the icons for almost every 3DS game released in Japan (above) and practically all special systems made available (below).

3ds_systems

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The Wii U has finally managed to outsell the Xbox 360 in Japan, based on the latest Media Create data.

Since launch, Nintendo’s console has sold 1,643,095 units in the territory. Meanwhile, lifetime Xbox 360 sales stand at 1,641,528 units.

Wii U will next try to catch the PS Vita, which has sold 2.5 million units to-date. The PS3 is much further off at 9.8 million units.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [PS4] Knack – 309,304 / NEW
2. [PS3] Yakuza Restoration – 138,158 / NEW
3. [PS4] Yakuza Restoration – 82,540 / NEW
4. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2 – 72,350 / 634,433
5. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball – 45,681 / NEW
6. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 35,125 / 458,961
7. [PS4] Killzone: Shadow Fall – 32,336 / NEW
8. [PS4] Battlefield 4 – 24,799 / NEW
9. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 17,665 / 457,796
10. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 15,092 / 1,374,333
11. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8 – 14,356 / NEW
12. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 14,330 / 50,047
13. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 13,862 / NEW
14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Ghosts – 13,701 / NEW
15. [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – 12,093 / NEW
16. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 11,302 / 3,961,624
17. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris – 8,859 / 67,204
18. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 8,808 / NEW
19. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost – 7,763 / 321,054
20. [PS4] Need for Speed: Rivals – 6,602 / NEW

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

PS4 – 309,154
3DS LL – 22,253
Vita – 16,857
PS3 – 9,983
3DS – 9,898
Wii U – 8,407
PSP – 3,171
Vita TV – 1,383
Xbox 360 – 241

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

3DS LL – 27,650
Vita – 17,081
3DS – 12,066
PS3 – 10,226
Wii U – 8,782
PSP – 2,944
Vita TV – 1,267
Xbox 360 – 256

This week’s Famitsu scores are as follows:

Soul Sacrifice Delta (PSV) – 10/9/9/9
Ar no Surge (PS3) – 8/9/8/7
Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Daimakyou – Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai (3DS) – 7/7/7/6


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