Following Namco Bandai’s just-announced Tokyo Game Show 2011 lineup, the company has opened a new site for the upcoming expo. As expected, it is lacking content at the moment. The main page currently features a selection of videos including a short clip for Go Vacation.

For now, be sure to keep the page bookmarked. More updates will surely follow as TGS 2011 approaches.

Ace Combat 3D (3DS)
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (PS3/360)
AKB 1/48: I Fell In Love With an Idol in Guam (PSP)
Bakuman: Path of a Manga Artist (DS)
Blue Exorcist (PSP)
Brave Company (3DS)
Cocoron no Cocoron (DS)
Crayon Shin Chan (3DS)
Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3/360)
Family Fishing (Wii)
Go Vacation (Wii)
Heroes Phantasia (PSP)
I Don’t Have Many Friends Portable (PSP)
Idom@ster 2 (PS3)
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Wii/PSP)
Macross Frontier: The Wings of Goodbye Hybrid Pack (PS3)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s Portable: The Gears of Destiny (PSP)
Magical Girl Magica Portable (PSP)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme vs. (PS3)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact (PSP)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (PS3/360)
Nendoroid Generation (PSP)
One Piece Gigant Battle 2 (DS)
One Piece Pirate Musou (PS3)
Ore-sama Kingdom (DS)
Pirate Squad Gokaiger Assemble, Transform (DS)
Rebuild of Evangelion: 3nd Impact (PSP)
Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle (PS3)
SoulCalibur V (PS3/360)
Suite PreCure: Melody Collection (DS)
Super Sentai Battle Ranger Cross (Wii)
Taiko no Tatsujin Portable (PSP)
Tales of Xillia (PS3)
Tamagotchi Collection (DS)
Tekken 3D: Prime Edition (3DS)
Tekken Hybrid (PS3)
Tetris Axis (3DS)
Weiss Schwarz Portable (PSP)

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Today is Labor Day in the United States, so news has been light aside from information/media for one Japanese game in particular: Dragon Quest X.

If you somehow missed out on the conference updates throughout the day, well, it probably goes without saying that you missed a ton of content. Here are all of the Dragon Quest X stories that have been posted thus far:

Sakurai tweets in favor of Dragon Quest X
More Dragon Quest X details
Internet connection required to play all of Dragon Quest X
Dragon Quest X might have usage fees
Possible 3DS connectivity for Dragon Quest X
First in-game footage of Dragon Quest X
More Dragon Quest X footage
Dragon Quest X also coming to Wii U
First Dragon Quest X details and trailer
Square Enix unveils Dragon Quest X

It isn’t entirely clear how the majority of Japanese gamers feel about Dragon Quest X, but to say the least, it probably wasn’t what most people had expected. In fact, some fans have already voiced their displeasure over the fact that the title will be a MMO.

So here comes Smash Bros. creator/Kid Icarus: Uprising designer Masahiro Sakurai to the rescue! Sakurai seems to be in favor of Square Enix’s approach, saying the following on Twitter:

“After hearing that it’s online, the number of people who say the classic style Dragon Quest would be better is probably not low. However, in a game industry where evolution and sudden changes are tolerated, even considered expected, just treading the same path would be be troubling. It’s being made by people who’ve made sound titles in the past, so I’m greatly looking forward to it.”

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A few more details from Square Enix’s Dragon Quest conference are now available. You can find a ton of information here and watch in-game footage here and here

– Five continents of Astordia: the mesa-like Ogrelead, Eldona, a mountainous region called Dwachakka, Pukuland, and an island area Wena
– Ogres are known for their strength and courage
– Wedi (the blue water-like creatures) express themselves with songs of love
– Elves honor nature
– Dwarves value craftsmanship and wealth
– Pukuripos live to dream and laugh
– Travel with up to three characters
– Game doesn’t have a transition to a battle screen
– A monster’s name changes color as its takes damage
– Can leave your character at a bar when you log out
– Alchemy: enhance weapons/armor with special effects
– Sewing: make a template for equipment

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If you’d like to play all of Dragon Quest X, you’ll need an Internet connection. According to a Square Enix support page, “It’s possible to play offline for the first few hours after the start of the game. However, to play all elements of the game, an internet connection is required.”

Even though an Internet connection is required, the game’s producer did say earlier today that players will be able to tackle the game on their own.

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