Square Enix decided to make Dragon Quest X into an MMO. This was initially seen as a huge disappointment by most Japanese gamers, and the lack of interest has been reflected on the sales charts. While not a flop by any means – and even considering the difference in platforms – Dragon Quest X has only sold around 600,000 units. That’s a long way’s off from Dragon Quest IX’s 4 million units sold.

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada explained to investors why Dragon Quest X is an MMO at its financial results briefing last month. The short answer is that the game could end up making lots of money for the company.

“People said a lot of things about FFXI when it came out in 2002. At a time when game consoles were still at their peak, we needed to exceed 2 million units to be considered a success in the [Final Fantasy] series. While the early stages were used to recover costs, this title eventually contributed greatly to the overall revenue scheme in the latter half of its lifespan, and proved that MMORPG has a sustainable capacity over a long duration.”

Over ten years, the online game Final Fantasy XI resulted in 40 billion yen ($484.7 million) of profit. Square Enix seems to think that Dragon Quest X could end up providing similar revenue.

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Media Create hardware sales (12/3 – 12/9)

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Wii U – 308,142
3DS LL – 136,373
3DS – 75,126
PS3 – 36,994
PSP – 19,637
Vita – 11,039
Wii – 6,714
Xbox 360 – 1,216
PS2 – 904
DSi – 245
DSi LL – 179

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DSLL – 106,757
3DS – 60,651
PS3 – 29,809
PSP – 15,941
Vita – 11,066
Wii – 5,550
Xbox 360 – 1,217
PS2 – 812
DSi LL – 248
DSi – 209

Darksiders II, Skyward Sword receive temporary price cuts at Target

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Darksiders II and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword can be purchased for a discount at Target.

The retailer is currently selling Darksiders II Wii U for just $39.99. Skyward Sword can be bought for only $29.99.

It’s unclear how long these deals will be in effect for (though there’s some talk that Zelda’s deal expires on Saturday), so take advantage of them while you can.

Source 1, Source 2

Famitsu review scores (12/11/12)

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Wii U) – 9/9/10/9
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 (PS3/360) – 9/9/9/10
Inazuma Eleven Go: Strikers 2013 (Wii) – 8/8/9/8
One Piece: Romance Dawn (PSP) – 8/8/8/8
Oshare De Kawaii Koinu To Asobo! -Umi Hen- (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Call of Duty: Black Ops – Declassified (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Sengoku Hime 3: Tenka o Kirisaku Hikari to Kage (PSP) – 7/7/6/7
Sports Connection (Wii U) – 7/7/6/5
Acrylic Palette: Irodori Cafe – Cheers (3DS) – 6/6/6/6
The Family Party (Simple Series for Wii U Vol. 1) (Wii U) – 6/6/5/4

A look at the Wii Mini… in video form

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Dragon Quest X brings the Christmas feel

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Square Enix is introducing holiday elements for Dragon Quest X, just in time for the holiday season.

Players can visit partake in the “When You Wish Upon a Star! The Great Festival On A Holy Night”, which contains a large Christmas tree. There are also monsters to fight that give Ornaments of Light. The tree will continue to light up further as users defeat more monsters and earn addition ornaments. Christmas-themed goods will also be sold in the in-game stores.

Source

UK software sales (Week ending 12/8)

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Individual formats

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 2 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 4 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
6 6 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 7 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 8 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 9 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 10 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
10 11 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13 12 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 13 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
24 14 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 15 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
19 16 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 18 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18 19 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 20 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
29 21 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
22 22 BOOK OF SPELLS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
21 23 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
30 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
26 25 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
28 26 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11 27 NINTENDO LAND WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 28 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
33 29 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 30 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
37 31 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 32 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 33 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 34 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
40 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 36 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 37 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 38 DANCE CENTRAL 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 39 F1 2012 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 40 PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO

All formats

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 3 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 4 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 6 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
8 7 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 8 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 9 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15 10 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
9 11 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
16 12 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
18 13 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 14 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
23 15 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24 16 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
19 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 18 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 19 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
12 20 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
21 21 BOOK OF SPELLS LONDON STUDIO SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
35 22 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY LAND HO! UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 23 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
29 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 25 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
11 26 NINTENDO LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 27 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
30 28 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 29 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27 30 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
37 31 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
36 32 F1 RACE STARS CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
33 33 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 34 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO JUNCTION POINT STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
38 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 36 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 37 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 38 DOOM 3: BFG EDITION ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
40 39 DANCE CENTRAL 2 HARMONIX MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 40 PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS NINTENDO NINTENDO

Source: Chart-Track

Homebrew Channel now works in Wii U’s Wii mode

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The Homebrew Channel is now officially working on Wii U. While you can’t use the functionality in the console’s native OS, you can boot up the app through Wii mode.

All Homebrew Channel functionality works on Wii U. BootMii was initially unavailable, but it seems as though this was added back in following an update.

There are more details about the Homebrew Channel running on Wii U here.

Media Create software sales (11/26 – 12/2) – Top 50

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01./00. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥8.379) – 217.710 / NEW <78,60%>
02./00. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney (Level 5) {2012.11.29} (¥5.980) – 128.856 / NEW <42,22%>
03./00. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 115.955 / NEW
04./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 105.553 / 1.212.312 (-51%)
05./03. [3DS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Dungeon (Pokemon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 48.039 / 169.519 (-60%)
06./04. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.11.22} (¥4.980) – 37.874 / 138.736 (-62%)
07./02. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2012.11.22} (¥7.980) – 36.234 / 233.584 (-82%)
08./05. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 32.973 / 1.453.157 (-6%)
09./00. [PSV] Fate/Stay Night -Realta Nua- (Kadokawa Shoten) {2012.11.29} (¥6.300) – 30.583 / NEW
10./00. [PSV] Atelier Totori Plus: The Alchemist of Arland 2 # (Gust) {2012.11.29} (¥6.090) – 27.651 / NEW
11./00. [PSP] Kamen Rider: Ultra Climax Heroes (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥6.280) – 20.739 / NEW
12./00. [WII] Kamen Rider: Ultra Climax Heroes (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥6.280) – 14.237 / NEW
13./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 11.721 / 36.325 (+3%)
14./08. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft) {2012.11.15} (¥7.770) – 8.584 / 97.467 (-48%)
15./00. [3DS] Naruto: SD Powerful Shippuden (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.230) – 8.023 / NEW
16./17. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) – 7.528 / 188.005 (+2%)
17./14. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 7.526 / 251.890 (-1%)
18./00. [PSP] UnchainBlades EXXiV (FuRyu) {2012.11.29} (¥6.279) – 6.793 / NEW
19./00. [3DS] UnchainBlades EXXiV (FuRyu) {2012.11.29} (¥6.279) – 6.645 / NEW
20./00. [PSP] Saint Seiya ?: Ultimate Cosmos (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.230) – 6.448 / NEW