– Hits eShop sometime next week
– Support for Wii U Pro Controller
– Voice Chat for online multiplayer
– New languages (German vocals for example)
– Improved graphics (more vivid/better black colors)
– Some controller improvements
– Minor bug fixes/improvements
The next Mass Effect is a long ways off. EA and BioWare Montreal won’t have the game done until late 2014 to mid 2015.
Development just began “a month or two ago”, according to a BioWare representative – hence the long wait.
“Late 2014 to Mid 2015. I honestly can’t tell you an exact because full development on the game started a month or two ago.”
By the time development wraps up, it could be a three year wait between Mass Effect 3 and the next game.
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.
The Tower of Druaga will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on December 19 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
Spelunker will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on December 19 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Yakuza 5 #
02./00. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
03./00. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
04./00. [WIU] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate #
05./04. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
06./00. [WIU] Nintendo Land
07./03. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
08./08. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
09./05. [3DS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Dungeon
10./02. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney
11./01. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG #
12./06. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational #
13./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
14./07. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Subtitled Edition
15./00. [WIU] ZombiU
16./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
17./21. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
18./16. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
19./22. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
20./26. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
