Square Enix shares special artwork for Bravely Default’s 7th anniversary
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The original version of Bravely Default releases seven years ago today, October 11th, 2012. To celebrate the occasion, Square Enix shared the special piece of artwork you see above. Things have been a bit quiet for the franchise in the last couple of years – the latest entry in the series was the Japan-exclusive mobile game Bravely Default: Fairy’s Effect, which came out in March 2o17.
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Dragon Quest Builders director Kazuya Niinou has left Square Enix
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Dragon Quest Builders 2 recently released to much acclaim on Nintendo Switch. However, it seems like the future of the series might be uncertain. Today, Kazuya Niinou, the director of Dragon Quest Builders 1 and 2, announced on Twitter that he has left Square Enix. He thanked his co-workers and especially Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii for his guidance. Niinou stated that after seven years at Square Enix and after finishing Builders 2, he felt burned out a bit, so he wanted to leave Square Enix behind to work in a new environment. He said that he will continue to watch over Builders 2 and still work with Square Enix as an external contractor; still, this means that Builders won’t receive any additional content from here on out. As for what’s next for Niinou, he will announce that next week.
Current Marvelous president set to step down due to poor health
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Citing poor health, current Marvelous president Haruki Nakayama is set to step down from the position on June 18th and will be succeeded by current vice chairman, Shuichi Motoda.
This change will follow the company’s 22nd annual shareholders meeting, at which the change will be formally voted upon.
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Medabots 20th anniversary countdown appears on series portal website
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In advance of the 20th anniversary of the Medabots series occurring on November 28th, a countdown clock has been added to the series’ official portal website.
Previously, developer Imagineer has directly teased some type of major announcement happening on the 20th anniversary, or as they call it, “Medabots Day”. While there is no indication as to which platform a new Medabots series title may be announced for, Imagineer has worked on games for Nintendo consoles in the past, making a new entry somewhat possible.
Best Buy stocking Yooka-Laylee, Golf Story, and an unannounced game from Limited Run Games
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Update: Added in a ton of information straight from Limited Run Games about the situation below. You can also read it directly from the newsletter here.
Original: According to a tweet from Josh Fairhurst, owner of Limited Run Games, Best Buy will have copies of some of their titles. He mentions that Nindies Yooka-Laylee and Golf Story will be in Best Buy the end of November, and an unannounced game is expected to reach shelves by the end of the year.
Yooka Laylee, Golf Story, and an unannounced game. Golf Story and Yooka should be in store by end of November. Unannounced game is likely late December
— Josh Fairhurst (@LimitedRunJosh) October 19, 2018
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New Atelier game revealed via Famitsu, 4th entry in the Arland series
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Preview images of this week’s Famitsu magazine have appeared online, and they have revealed that a new game in the Atelier series is under development at Koei Tecmo and Gust. Specifically, this game will be the fourth entry in the Arland series of games – the first three games conveniently were recently re-released as deluxe versions on Nintendo Switch in Japan, with a Western release coming up on December 4th. Not much was revealed other than the teaser image you can see above, although Famitsu does point out that a new scene was present in the DX version of Atelier Meruru, which already teased that a new game in the series is coming:
Technically we don’t know yet if this new game will be on Nintendo Switch, but given Koei Tecmo’s support for the system, we’d be surprised if it wasn’t. We should have more information once we get our hands on the full version of Famitsu tomorrow.
TGS 2018 attendance breaks records
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The 2018 Tokyo Game Show hit record high attendance, with just shy of 300,000 visitors according to the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association. Here’s their description of the event.
Tokyo Game Show 2018, with the theme of “Welcome to the Next Stage,” saw the overwhelming record of 668 exhibitors (of which 330 were from overseas). They released a variety of new titles and services for multiple platforms such as home game consoles, smartphones and PCs, making it the most exciting show ever. A large number of visitors and the press not just of Japan but overseas covered the grand e-Sports stages called “e-Sports X.” Reflecting the swelling impact of e-Sports on the game market, the keynote panel was held to discuss on the theme of “Road map for e-sports to spread out as the sports.”
An increasing number of companies, both of exhibitors and attendees, engaged in vigorous B2B meetings. The number of meetings generated by the business matching system “Asia Business Gateway” is 668, which exceeds the last year’s 602. The fact demonstrates the growing importance of Tokyo Game Show’s role as a hub of international game business.
Next year TGS 2019 will run from September 12 to September 15 at the Makuhari Messe convention center.
Pete Hines on Bethesda’s relationship with Nintendo, exclusives and Smash Bros.
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Pete Hines, Bethesda’s vice president of PR and marketing, recently spoke to UK newspaper Metro. Among other things, they talked about the recently successful relationship between Bethesda and Nintendo on the Switch. Here’s what Hines had to say on that:
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Bandai Namco announces its Tokyo Game Show 2018 lineup
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Bandai Namco is the latest publisher to announce its lineup of games for Tokyo Game Show 2018, which will take place in just a few weeks, from September 20 to 23.
As far as Nintendo Switch games are concerned, Bandai Namco will show off Kamen Rider: Climax Scramble, Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun, Chou Tousouchuu & Chou Sentouchuu Double Pack, Tales of Vesperia Remaster, Digimon Survive, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Neko Tomo (this will also be on Nintendo 3DS) and Pro Yakyuu Famista Evolution. All of those games will be playable on the show floor, except for Digimon Survive, which will only be shown off in video form.
Bandai Namco’s lineup also includes several games on non-Nintendo platforms as well as a whole slew of mobile games; if you’re interested, you can see the full lineup on the TGS 2018 section of their website.
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SNK starts countdown teasing a new game
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A web page on SNK’s Japan website has a countdown clock and below it the tagline “A new dawn rises.” Given the URL includes the text “snknewgame” it’s safe to expect a new title to be announced when all is said and done. There’s no guarantee it will hit a Nintendo console but, given the recent releases of their 40th Anniversary Collection and SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, it’s not unlikely. The clock strikes zero next Monday at about 10pm EST.
