Update: added the full Top 50 for Media Create!
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Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 41, 2016. Paper Mario: Color Splash is off to a bad start, with less than 21 000 units sold…
Update: Famitsu will also release its own special issue!
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It’s nostalgia time: it was recently announced that the Famimaga magazine would get its first new issue in 222 months for the Famicom Mini!
Famitsu went and asked Nintendo some questions about the Nintendo Switch. They learned some really interesting details about retro-compatibility, battery life, and more!
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Update: added the very first official screenshots!
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Next year, the Nintendo 3DS is getting a second Attack on Titan / Shingeki no Kyojin game, called Attack on Titan: Escape from the Jaws of Death!
Thanks to early leaks from Famitsu magazine, we now have plenty of new details about The Alliance Alive: characters, gameplay, and staff!
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Today’s Japanese news: latest batch of Famitsu previews, second part of the Ace Attorney x Marion Crêpes collaboration, and TV Commercial + Lil’ Lil’ Fairy Kirakira: Hajimete no Fairy Magic!
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Update 2: added Top 50 for Media Create, and sell-through ratio for Monster Hunter Stories.
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Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 40, 2016. Monster Hunter Stories is off to a good start, with 140 000 units sold!
Today’s Daily Briefs: footage and screenshots for Mario Party: Star Rush, Famitsu previews, and screenshots for Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan: Shijou Psi Dai no Psi nan?!!
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Wondering what’s the two remaining games in the SEGA 3D Classics Collection 3: Final Stage? Famitsu magazine will reveal them both in its latest issue, this week!
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Update 2: added full Top 50 for Media Create.
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Week 39 was a rather calm week for the video game market in Japan, and especially for Nintendo platforms with no new entry in the Media Create Top 20.
With less than a week left until release, Capcom has shared some new details and screenshots for Monster Hunter Stories. Also: Famitsu preview!
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It turns out that Puyo Puyo Chronicle (releasing on December 8th in Japan) will not get two editions, but four… It’s getting two Famitsu DX Packs!
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In this post, you will find the sales data for Week 38 2016 in Japan, with Media Create and Famitsu data. Bad news for Bandai-Namco, One Piece: Dai Kaizoku Colosseum had a downright terrible launch.
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Today’s Japanese news: Mercenaries Saga 3 announced for the Nintendo 3DS, and some Famitsu previews (Monster Hunter Stories, and RPG Maker Fes)!
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Update: added the full Media Create Top 50 for Software.
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As expected, Week 37 was a much better week for the Japanese market. According to Media Create, the Nintendo 2DS sold about 18 000 units at launch!
Today’s Japanese news: first trailer for Megami Meguri, latest Famitsu previews, latest trailer for Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan: Shijou Psi Dai no Psi nan?!, and release date for Mighty Switch Force! 2!
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Update: added full Top 50 for Media Create!
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As expected, Week 36 was a really poor week for the video game market in Japan, and Media Create data for Software and Hardware really isn’t pretty…
This week, Monster Hunter Stories will be showcased in Famitsu magazine. Also: debut date for the anime series, and a special costume based on Nabiru!
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Update: we just added the full Top 50 for Media Create, along with Famitsu sales!
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Media Create data for Week 35 in Japan isn’t really pretty: sales were sluggish for both Software and Hardware, though the 3DS did pretty ok.