Famitsu has updated its updated with some lovely preview image of the upcoming exclusive figma Saber Bride, which will be bundled together with the PSP game “Fate/EXTRA CCC” Limited Edition TYPE MOON Virgin White Box set. The box set is scheduled for release on 31 Mar 2012 and will be retailing for 10,479 yen.

If you are wondering which are the top selling games across all the different consoles in Japan, below is Famitsu top 100 sales chart for 2010:

1. [NDS] Pokemon Black/White (Pokemon) – 4,914,813
2. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom) – 3,480,989
3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 1,599,845 / 4,084,995
4. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) – 1,539,228
5. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI (Square Enix) – 1,297,344
6. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 (Square Enix) – 1,276,303
7. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) – 1,196,148 / 3,508,096
8. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo) – 900,539
9. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3 Spark/Bomber (Level 5) – 890,440
10. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 849,664 / 2,148,197

11. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (Konami) – 780,969
12. [WII] Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo) – 753,019
13. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square Enix) – 733,248
14. [PSP} God Eater (Bandai Namco) - 617,828
15. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 577,042 / 2,119,848
16. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) – 559,968
17. [PS3] Yakuza 4 (Sega) – 557,771
18. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage (Koei Tecmo) – 553,229
19. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (SCE) – 545,127
20. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 527,874 / 2,977,636

21. [PSP] Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village (Capcom) – 516,000
22. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold/Superior Silver (Pokemon) – 506,507 / 3,889,104
23. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP The Best (Capcom) – 498,178 / 534,323
24. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Pokemon) – 495,493
25. [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) – 422,045
26. [PSP] God Eater Burst (Bandai Namco) – 408,395
27. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) – 404,964 / 725,904
28. [PS3] Sengoku BASARA 3 (Capcom) – 384,632
29. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) – 366,594
30. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) – 355,639 / 6,015,225

31. [WII] Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo) – 353,798
32. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd (Sega) – 341,663
33. [NDS] Ni no Kuni (Level 5) – 332,311
34. [WII] Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle Road Victory (Square Enix) – 307,453
35. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge: The Ogre (Level 5) – 295,996
36. [PS3] Tales of Graces F (Bandai Namco) – 288,395
37. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (Capcom) – 279,951
38. [NDS] Taiko Drum master DS Doloron! Yokai Daikessen! (Bandai Namco) – 279,568
39. [NDS] One Piece Gigant Battle! (Bandai Namco) – 265,653
40. [PSP] Kurohyou! Yakuza New Chapter (Sega) – 264,766

41. [NDS] Egoko Classroom DS (Nintendo) – 262,797
42. [PSP] Tactics Ogre (Square Enix) – 256,102
43. [PS3] White Knight Chronicles 2 (SCE) – 249,350
44. [NDS] Tongari Boushi and the Magic Shop (Konami) – 248,261
45. [PS3] Gundam Musou 3 (Bandai Namco) – 248,194
46. [NDS] Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo: Hero of Light and Shadow – 247,248
47. [PS3] Another Century’s Episode R (Bandai Namco) – 245,301
48. [PSP] AKB1/48: If you love an idol (Bandai Namco) – 235,944
49. [PSP] Keion! Afterschool Live (Sega) – 231,976
50. [NDS] Super Kaseki Horida (Nintendo) – 223,141

51. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts re:coded (Square Enix) – 221,399
52. [NDS] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) – 213,191
53. [PS3] Jikkyo Powerful Pro Baseball 2010 (Konami) – 212,871
54. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Dodon to 2daime (Bandai Namco) – 209,201 / 418,284
55. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) – 206,786
56. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) – 206,057 / 1,904,313
57. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) – 203,160
58. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) – 201,773 / 1,145,388
59. [PS3] Call of Duty Black Ops subtitled edition (Square Enix) – 198,374
60. [NDS] Love Plus+ (Konami) – 188,541

61. [PS3] End of Eternity (Sega) – 184,662
62. [PSP] Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X (Bandai Namco) – 180,650
63. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 4 ~One Year War~ (Spike) – 179,354
64. [PS3] Gekijouban Macross F ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ Hybrid Pack (Bandai Namco) – 178,125
65. [PS3] Lost Planet 2 (Capcom) – 174,865
66. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Ultimate Hits (Square Enix) – 171,940
67. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) – 170,033
68. [NDS] Harvest Moon: Twin Villages (Marvelous Entertainment) – 169,171
69. [PSP] Gundam Assault Survive (Bandai Namco) – 166,683
70. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2010 (Konami) – 163,620

71. [NDS] Super Robot Wars L (Bandai Namco) – 161,387
72. [PS3] Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope International (Square Enix) – 158,067
73. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) – 153,924
74. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega) – 153,487
75. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) – 151,816 / 2,032,654
76. [WII] Momotaro Dentetsu 2010 (Hudson) – 148,988 / 274,482
77. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2nd (Sega) – 147,311 / 590,527
78. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) – 145,761 / 3,709,271
79. [PSP] The 3rd Birthday (Square Enix) – 145,263
80. [WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Capcom) – 145,149

81. [PSP] Lord of Arcana (Square Enix) – 142,388
82. [WII] Xenoblade (Nintendo) – 141,059
83. [NDS] Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 3rd Story (Konami) – 140,063
84. [NDS] Etrian Odyssey III (Atlus) – 139,576
85. [PS3] Dead Rising 2 (Capcom) – 138,691
86. [PSP] Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault (Bandai Namco) – 136,806
87. [PS3] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) – 134,015
88. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) – 130,291
89. [PSP] Shining Hearts (Sega) – 130,258
90. [NDS] Masked Rider Gun Bride Battle War (Bandai Namco) – 126,928

91. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots PS3 The Best (Konami) – 125,259 / 189,973
92. [PSP] Last Ranker (Capcom) – 123,381
93. [360] Monster Hunter Frontier Online (Capcom) – 123,192
94. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3daime (Bandai Namco) – 121,668
95. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto Episodes from Liberty City (Take 2 Interactive Japan) – 120,600
96. [PSP] Eiyuu Densetsu: Zero no Kiseki (Nihon Falcolm) – 118,520
97. [PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games) – 114,671
98. [NDS] Medarot DS Kabuto/Kuwagata (Rocket Company) – 114,401
99. [NDS] Okamiden (Capcom) – 113,198
100. [WII] Sengoku BASARA 3 (Capcom) – 111,948

Here are the sale charts in terms of hardware (consoles):

NDS – 2,963,709 / 32,124,298
PSP – 2,890,476 / 16,276,931
WII – 1,728,293 / 11,230,292
PS3 – 1,558,480 / 5,949,887
360 – 208,790 / 1,406,663
PS2 – 92,149 / 21,895,911

Source: はちま起稿

The new sequel will be titled “Valkyria Chronicles 3: Unrecorded Chronicles” and while it is still set in 1935′s Europe with the setting in war-torn Gallia, it will feature a brand new storyline and cast.

The story is centered on Gallian Army squad 422, also known as the Nameless. This group, consisting of criminals, deserters and other baddies, gets its name because its members are referred to by number rather than name.

The game’s hero is Number 7, real name Kurt Irving (voiced by Yuichi Nakamura). He was once a brilliant officer with a great future, but an incident which goes unexplained in the magazine caused him to fall to Nameless status. He’s hoping to fight well and return to his former battalion.

On the heroine side is Number 01, Imuka (voiced by Masumi Asano), the ace of the Nameless force. Her village was wiped out by the Valkyria. She went off in search of the culprits and was rescued by the Nameless. As you might expect, compared to other members of the squad, she’s the quiet type.

The other heroine is Number 13, Riela Marcellis (voiced by Aya Endo). Reila is a descendent of the Valkyria, but she and those around her do not realize this. When her entire squad was killed off, she alone survived and was deemed a “god of death” and expelled to the Nameless.

Producer Shinji Motoyama was also asked “Why did Sega decide to go with PSP for the part 3″?

1. The team wanted to develop the series on PSP beyond what they managed for the first game
2. A PS3 sequel requires more revolutionary ideas than just gameplay updates
3. In an era where everyone is busy, PSP was the best console to make Valkyria Chronicles more popular

Do check out Andriasang if you want to read more about the gameplay specifics and what to expect at the Tokyo Game Show for Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles 3 booth.

While the producer’s reasons are valid, I’m still disappointed that the game is not being released on the PS3 instead. The tiny screen of the PSP is just not satisfying enough for me in terms of gaming.

Below is a mysterious video on the official website that teases us with a couple of lines that read:

西暦2032年、人類は滅亡した。
In 2032, humanity is facing extinction

彼女が目覚める前に…。
Before the girls awakens

She becomes RPG!

Source: Famitsu

Not really clear but here are a couple of shots from the magazine. As you can see the game will not feature Kazuma Kiryuu, but instead a younger protagnoist called Tatsuya Ukyo 右京龍也.

Source: はちま起稿

I hope there will be some form of multiplayer that allows you to have crazy Yakuza fights on the streets of Kamuracho.

In addition, the top 3 best-selling PS3 games are:

1. Final Fantasy XIII (1,883,828 copies)
2. Metal Gear Solid 4 (706,461 copies)
3. Ryu ga Gotoku 4 (526,093 copies).

Source: Famitsu

I’m quite interested to know how many sets were sold in the past few months following the release of top titles like FFXIII and Yakuza 4

Of course, the otaku folks are always quick to catch these mistakes and the photo is now all over the internet. Love Plus + is supposedly a TBC sequel to Konami’s dating simulation game Love Plus. Since BlazBlue: Continuum Shift was release in the Japanese arcade in 2009, the only reason why it would be feature would be that it is being ported onto the consoles.

Source: Canned Dog and Moetron

Actually I didn’t really care, but I do like the cover since it features Nana-chan!! ^^

Specifically, 1,516,532 copies of the game was sold, while 24,5406 PS3 consoles were sold within the opening week. I think this is one of the best sales  figure for the PS3.

Source: Famitsu

So how many of you have already gotten yourself a copy of the Japanese edition of FFXIII? I have been playing it over the weekend and I’m totally blown away by the awesome graphics.

As you can see in the magazine scan above, there were four reviewers of the game and Famitsu had FFXIII for having excellent in-game cut scenes and the new battle system. However one of the reviewer mentioned that until the mid-way point of the game, the story seemed be linear and didn’t have any twists in the story, which is why he awarded a 9/10.

Source: Kotaku

Regardless of what one guy says, this game is definitely one of the most anticipated game on my list. For info, there were four games that obtained perfect score on Famitsu: Dragon Quest IX, Monster Hunter 3, Bayonetta and New Super Mario Bros.

Do check out Famitsu for more screenshot of the game. I was wondering if there will be black chocobos that allows you to fly around.