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Super Mario 3D World’s first week sales from Japan are in. Unfortunately, they’re not too hot.

Nintendo sold just over 100,000 copies of Super Mario 3D World in Japan last week. With roughly 107,000 copies in the hands of gamers, it’s the lowest debut for a 3D Mario game.

Here’s how Super Mario 3D World stacks up to other 3D entries:

1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 337,569 (1,032,853 total)
2) Super Mario 3D Land – 344,698 (1,861,023 total)
3) Super Mario Sunshine – 280,610 (789,989 total)
4) Super Mario Galaxy – 256,341 (1,025,664 total)
5) Super Mario 64* – 162,113 (1,639,914 total)
6) Super Mario 64 DS* – 120,062 (1,231,535 total)
7) Super Mario 3D World – 106,967

* Launch title

Of course, there are some things to consider here, such as the Wii U’s very low install base. Mario 3D World will also likely be one of Nintendo’s titles that continues to sell continuously over the next few years.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) {2013.11.21} (¥7.770) – 277.082 / NEW
02./00. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 99.588 / NEW
03./00. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) – 83.605 / NEW
04./05. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 72.932 / 3.002.738 (-12%)
05./00. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) – 72.087 / NEW
06./01. [PSV] God Eater 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) – 39.052 / 305.378 (-85%)
07./03. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (Konami) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) – 35.879 / 187.678 (-76%)
08./02. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) – 29.252 / 219.883 (-85%)
09./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 21.120 / 2.959.789 (-20%)
10./00. [PSP] God Eater 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) – 20.508 / 132.531
11./00. [PS3] Monster Hunter Frontier G: Beginner’s Package (Capcom) {2013.11.20} (¥6.090) – 19.334 / NEW
12./00. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) – 19.265 / NEW
13./00. [PSV] New Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari – The Alchemist of Arland # (Gust) {2013.11.21} (¥6.090) – 17.536 / NEW
14./00. [PS3] New Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari – The Alchemist of Arland # (Gust) {2013.11.21} (¥7.140) – 14.060 / NEW
15./09. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 13.548 / 593.370 (-33%)
16./06. [3DS] Daigasso! Band Brothers P (Nintendo) {2013.11.14} (¥4.800) – 12.635 / 52.831 (-69%)
17./12. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (Konami) {2013.10.24} (¥3.980) – 9.485 / 190.659 (-30%)
18./10. [PS3] Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts) {2013.11.07} (¥7.665) – 9.134 / 150.124 (-53%)
19./11. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (Konami) {2013.11.14} (¥3.980) – 7.624 / 24.600 (-55%)
20./16. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 7.046 / 102.350 (-12%)

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

3DS LL – 63,709
Vita – 21,044
Wii U – 21,002
3DS – 20,797
PS3 – 12,436
Vita TV – 7,868
PSP – 3,546
Wii – 457
Xbox 360 – 342

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

3DS LL – 47,852
Vita – 46,350
Vita TV – 42,172
3DS – 22,250
Wii U – 15,906
PS3 – 12,019
PSP – 4,353
Wii – 518
Xbox 360 – 404

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HMV has shared the official boxart for Dragon Quest Monsters 2 on 3DS. You can find it above.

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Several Mario toys now can be obtained at McDonalds locations across Japan. You can find a commercial and a few videos showing off the toys below.


New LovePlus+ was announced in July, but Konami hasn’t shared any news since. That’s all changed today though with two important pieces of news.

First, New LovePlus+ has been given a release window in Japan. Konami will publish the game in the spring. It’ll cost 5,700 yen at retail and 5,200 yen as a download.

Two special bundles have also been revealed for New LovePlus+. Each includes a boxed copy of the game and a 3DS XL system featuring Manaka Takane, Rinko Kobayakawa, or Nene Anegasaki. There are other goodies included too such as a special book, audio CD, illustrations sheet, and box. All bundles are priced at 32,000 yen.


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