Level-5 CEO on how the company ended up developing Dragon Quest VIII
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Level-5 has had a storied history with many iconic series on Nintendo systems, from the Professor Layton series to Inazuma Eleven among many others. One of the company’s earliest claims to fame however was Dragon Quest VIII.
In a recent interview with Yahoo Japan, Level-5 CEO Akihiko Hino detailed the events that led the company to developing a mainline entry in the iconic franchise. After expressing his disappointment with how certain aspects of Dragon Quest VII were handled, he was challenged by a producer to take on the project himself, leading to the development of one of the series’ most iconic entries.
We’ve translated Hino’s full comments after the jump.
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Famitsu sales (2/22/21 – 2/28/21)
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Top 30 best-selling 3DS games of all time in Japan
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In celebration of the 3DS’ tenth anniversary, Famitsu has revealed the top 30 best-selling games of all time on the system in Japan. That news was published in this week’s issue.
Below are the full results:
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Happy 10th anniversary, 3DS
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Believe it or not, the 3DS is officially ten years old. The system initially debuted on February 26, 2011 in Japan (where it is now February 26). The western launch would take place about a month later.
Given Nintendo’s focus on Switch, the 3DS is pretty much behind us. All units were officially discontinued as of last September. We also just heard that repair services are ending for the original 3DS model and 3DS Lite in Japan.
3DS will be remembered for plenty of reasons, including its support for stereoscopic 3D. It was also home to plenty of top-notch titles from both Nintendo and third-parties, including Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D Land, Fire Emblem Awakening, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Monster Hunter 4, Bravely Default, and Shin Megami Tensei IV.
Famitsu sales (2/15/21 – 2/21/21)
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Nintendo ending repair service for the 3DS and 3DS XL in Japan
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Nintendo is further phasing out the 3DS and 3DS XL in Japan. After next month, repair service for both models will be ending.
Nintendo explained on its website that it has become difficult to obtain the necessary parts. All color variations of the 3DS (CTR-001) and the 3DS XL (SPR-001) will be affected. However, repairs will continue for the New 3DS, New 3DS XL, 2DS, and 2DS XL.
March 31 is the final day for 3DS and 3DS XL repairs in Japan.
Best-selling LEGO games of all time revealed
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LEGO recently celebrated a major milestone. December was actually the 25th anniversary of the release of LEGO Group’s first ever video game.
In light of the landmark occasion, we have a small bit of interesting data concerning the series as a whole. The top five best-selling LEGO games of all time have been revealed.
Here’s the full lineup:
Famitsu sales (2/8/21 – 2/14/21)
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Famitsu sales (2/1/21 – 2/7/21)
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – February 7, 2021
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Nintendo has quite a bit of maintenance scheduled, though all upcoming sessions will be complete towards the start of next week. All of the Big N’s platforms will be impacted.
Here’s the full schedule:
