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Bravely Default’s original Japanese release came with a meaningful “Flying Fairy” subtitle. Just like its predecessor, Bravely Second will also have a subtitle as part of its final name. Producer Tomoya Asano confirmed the news to Famitsu, but didn’t reveal a specific name.

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Namco Bandai has shared details and screenshots for Game Center CX 3’s “Blood of Dragon”, one of the mini-games included in the upcoming 3DS title.

Blood of the Dragon is an RPG that places players in the shoes of Ask. You’ll need to defeat the root of evil to bring peace back to the world.

Blood of the Dragon includes a real-time combat system as well as a job change system. It also features a time bar at the bottom of the screen where you can see everyone’s turns.

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Capcom has posted the boxart and provided a look at its e-store exclusive first print bonus. View both items below:

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Toyo Keizai has published a listing of the most powerful companies in Japan. Of course, a few video game corporations made the cut.

Below are the video game companies included in the list:

126th – Namco Bandai – Last year’s position: 442nd
157th – Broccoli – Last year’s position: not ranked
173rd – Nihon Falcom – Last year’s position: 215th
292nd – Sony – Last year’s position: 163rd
318th – Capcom – Last year’s position: 701st
363rd – Sega – Last year’s position: 133rd
363rd – Marvelous AQL – Last year’s position: not ranked
390th – Tecmo Koei – Last year’s position: 451st
567th – Konami – Last year’s position: 355th
1647th – Nintendo – Last year’s position: 219th

Each company is graded on growth, profitability, safety and scale. All parameters are rated between 500 and 1,000, and the sum of the four scores determines the overall ranking.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 81,069 / 295,276
2. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z – 48,788 / 1,265,209
3. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 23,600 / 3,893,725
4. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 19,039 / 327,985
5. [3DS] Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 17,897 / 341,398
6. [3DS] Sentouchuu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle – 17,057 / 241,926
7. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 14,026 / 255,759
8. [3DS] Monster HUnter 4 – 13,297 / 3,192,848
9. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 12,805 / 207,212
10. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 10,500 / 463,020
11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 8,491 / 3,649,813
12. [PS3] GTA V – 7,381 / 682,216
13. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 5,834 / 296,844
14. [PS3] Shin Gundam Musou – 5,507 / 207,036
15. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 5,401 / 2,263,720
16. [PSV] Shin Gundam Musou – 5,352 – 103,234
17. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection – 5,334 / 1,651,030
18. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 – 5,081 / 302,433
19. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy – 5,062 / 226,026
20. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 4,817 / 2,236,013

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

3DS LL – 32,393
Vita – 24,755
3DS – 15,045
PS3 – 13,243
Wii U – 11,443
PSP – 4,024
Vita TV – 2,208
Xbox 360 – 273

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

3DS LL – 40,038
Vita – 29,494
3DS – 20,116
PS3 – 14,845
Wii U – 14,020
PSP – 4,758
Vita TV – 2,522
Xbox 360 – 281

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