Earlier today, we learned that the 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI will launch on July 29th in Japan. Nothing was said about the Switch version in the announcement stream though. However, journalist Takashi Mochizuki reached out to Square Enix regarding the Switch version of the game and received the following reply:
“It is still planned but no announcements today. Whether it launches together on the same day as PS4 and 3DS or not we cannot say today.”
A fairly noncommittal reply – at this point it seems unlikely that the Switch version will launch on July 29th as well, though Square Enix aren’t ruling it out.
In December of last year, Nintendo announced that it teamed up with HackerOne in order to find security flaws and vulnerabilities concerning the 3DS. Anyone can submit a report detailing such flaws, and if Nintendo deems it significant enough, they will pay the person who submitted the report a bounty ranging from $100 to $20,000, depending on various factors.
Last month, Nintendo extended this deal to include Switch security flaws, specifically the following:
- System vulnerabilities regarding Nintendo Switch
- Privilege escalation from userland
- Kernel takeover
- ARM® TrustZone® takeover
- Vulnerabilities regarding Nintendo-published applications for Nintendo Switch
- Userland takeover
It seems like the program is working, since today Nintendo has rewarded three people with a bounty (the sum was not disclosed).
Pokemon Duel is getting a major balance patch tomorrow. Several figures will be changed in fairly significant ways.
Venusaur:
- Gets the ability Chemical Pollen, which MP-1 to all Poisoned or Noxious Pokemon while Venusaur is on the field
Drapion:
- Replaced Toxic with Venom Whip, which has a larger wheel size
- Replaced Bite with Toxic Fang, which has a power of 50
- Increased Cross Poison’s power from 60 to 70
- Miss wheel size decreased
Bulbasaur:
- Poison Powder wheel size increased
- Replaced Vine Whip with Seed Bomb, which has a power of 50 and a larger wheel size
- Miss wheel size decreased
Weezing:
- Poison Gas’ strength increased from 1 star to 2 stars
- Increased Sludge Bomb’s power from 40 to 50
- Miss wheel size decreased
Finally, the ability Ghost Sensor is being changed.
The Wyvern Riders vs. Pegasus Knights Voting Gauntlet has come to a close in Fire Emblem Heroes, and, unsurprisingly, Camilla has beaten Minerva to claim the top place. There were 61,714,848,034 total votes cast, and all players will recieve rewards for the Gauntlet in the future.
Pokémon Shuffle’s weekly update has arrived, bringing a Mega Competition against Mega Houndoom, as well as a few repeat runs of battles against more rare Pokémon. The Mega Houndoom stage will run until April 18, and, other Mega Stone stages, will require players to compete against other players to acquire the Mega Stone. The prizes are as follows:
Houndoominite, 5 Raise Max Level, 5 Mega Speedup: Top 200 EU/300 NA Houndoominite, 4 Raise Max Level, 4 Mega Speedup: Top 500 EU/700 NA Houndoominite, 3 Raise Max Level, 3 Mega Speedup: Top 1,000 EU/1,500 NA Houndoominite, 2 Raise Max Level, 2 Mega Speedup: Top 2,000 EU/3,000 NA Houndoominite, 1 Raise Max Level, 1 Mega Speedup: Top 4,000 EU/6,000 NA Houndoominite, 1 Mega Speedup, 1 Skill Booster M: Top 6,000 EU/9,000 NA Houndoominite, 1 Disruption Delay, 1 Exp. Booster L: Top 9,000 EU/13,000 NA Houndoominite, 1 Disruption Delay: Top 12,000 EU/18,000 NA 1 Attack Power, 1 Disruption Delay: Top 16,000 EU/24,000 NA 1 Attack Power: All other players
There are also stages against Landorus (Incarnate Form), Ash-Greninja, and Diancie. The Landorus stage can only be played once a day, and the Diancie stage will drop items, including the Diancite Mega Stone. Landorus will run until April 18, while the other two will run until April 25.
Update: Added in new trailers focusing specifically on 3DS and PS4 (plus Switch?) below.
Original: Square Enix has prepared a brand new trailer for Dragon Quest XI. You can give it a watch below.
Square Enix debuted the Dragon Quest XI boxart during its Dragon Quest XI Release Date Presentation today. Check it out above.
The 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI will cost 5,980 yen. Square Enix will also offer a double pack with the PlayStation 4 version for 14,960 yen. This will be sold exclusively at the Square Enix e-store, Lawson. and HMV.
It also sounds like a hardware bundle is planned. Nintendo should be sharing details at a later date.
Dragon Quest XI finally has a release date in Japan. On 3DS, the game is set to release on July 29.
Square Enix made today’s announcement during its Dragon Quest XI Release Date Presentation. However, it neglected to say when the Switch version will be made available.
It’ll take some time until Yooka-Laylee is ready on Switch, but Playtonic and Team17 are nonetheless having the initial launch today. The final video for the game is as follows:
Pokemon Sun/Moon’s fourth global mission just wrapped up. Now we have an idea about what the sixth event will entail, which begins later this month.
Pokemon Sun/Moon players will be tasked with harvesting Poke Beans from the Poke Pelago. Aside from that, we know that Pokemon Global Mission #5 begins on April 25. Stay tuned for more information.
