Japan

The latest Japanese sales charts are in and the 3DS is still the dominant console in terms of overall software and hardware sales.

Nine of the top 20 games …
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The next entry in the Denpa Men series of RPGs is hitting the 3DS in Japan later this month. In a change to the series, this fourth entry is a …
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This week saw some stiff competition for Nintendo in Japan this week, with three new games for various Sony consoles taking the lead. Nintendo entered the software charts at number 4 with …
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Last week’s sales charts for Japan are in, and the 3DS has claimed top spot in both hardware and software, with Pokémon Art Academy debuting at just over 31,000 units and Yokai …
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Nintendo executives said during a recent interview that they’ve been thinking about bringing Minecraft to Nintendo’s devices, and that the popular crafting game would be a good fit for the …
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Last week in Japan saw Mario Kart 8 take the number one spot in the software chart, with just over 42,000 units moving to take the total in that country to 441,205. In …
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Upcoming Zelda/Dynasty Warriors mash-up Hyrule Warriors isn’t on sale in Japan yet, but judging by pre-order data on Amazon, the game looks like it will be a hit.

Three versions …
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The scan below from Famitsu magazine has announced that Hyrule Warriors, the Zelda themed collaboration between Tecmo Koei and Nintendo, will release in Japan on August 14th. No word on …
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze has debuted on the Japanese charts in second place, after Dragon Quest Monsters 2. Not bad at all for our swinging simian friend.

Overall it was …
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Good news for Japanese gamers as Siliconera reports that Bandai Namco will release Kamen Rider: Battride War 2 on both PlayStation 3 and Wii U.

This action game is based on Riders …
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Great news for the 3DS, which recently passed 15 million sales in Japan during its 154th week on sale. This compares very well with the Game Boy Advance, which had …
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This was announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct and it looks like it may be Japan-only for the time being.