At the New York Comic-Con last week, Game Rampage approached Square Enix senior marketing manager Mat Kishimoto about the status of Dragon Quest localizations in the west. When asked if the company hears the outcry of passionate fans, Kishimoto mentioned:
“We hear them, we hear you guys all of em, we hear you guys about Dragon Quest VII and VIII,… X is being begged for. There’s lots of factors that go into decision making like that, so there’s a lot of times we really can’t comment on it but we do um.. we really do hear everybody.”
Kishimoto was also asked if there has been any movement on the localization of Dragon Quest games. Regarding this, he said:
“[Members of Square-Enix are] building the case for each one of these titles to be localized and brought out to the west.”
Square Enix launched the newest Dragon Quest-related game, Dragon Quest Heroes, in North America this week. Kishimoto reiterated something we’ve heard previously: the title’s success could further motivate the company to bring more entries in the series overseas.
Kishimoto said:
“Let’s hope that the success of Dragon Quest Heroes kind of dovetails if you will into the future of Dragon Quest being brought out to the west, let’s hope so!”
More franchises coming to LEGO Dimensions may have been unearthed via website pages. By modifying the URL of product pages on LEGO.com with certain initials, fans have been finding product numbers for unannounced sets.
A few initials have been spotted thus far. These include HP (likely Harry Potter), AT (possibly A-Team), MrT (Mr. T), and KR (perhaps Knight Rider). Other initials are MI (perhaps Mission Impossible or Monkey Island), FB (could be the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts) and ET (ET).
On one of its Twitter accounts, Best Buy announced a new amiibo exclusive for Canada. The Animal Crossing figure Lottie will only be sold at this retailer in the country. Pre-orders are live here.
Will Lottie be exclusive to Best Buy in the United States as well? Only time will tell!
#amiibo fans! #Lottie is officially a Best Buy Canada exclusive! Pre-order in-store & online today at 10am PST! pic.twitter.com/7PdWabbom0
— RZ Gamers Club (@BBYC_GamersClub) October 15, 2015
Capcom has updated Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX with a new costume from Animal Crossing. This can be obtained via a quest. Before players can begin the quest, they’ll first need to make friends with the postman and expedition quest receptions.
Momonga Pinball Adventures is out today on the North American and European Wii U eShops. Additional footage from the game can be found below.
Yesterday, Nintendo started sending out demo codes for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes in Europe. We’re now hearing that these codes are being distributed in Europe as well. If you’ll be getting a code from Nintendo, expect it to hit your inbox soon!
One important thing to note: it looks like those who download the demo in Europe will be entitled to a 10 percent launch discount for the full game. This offer will be valid on the eShop.
Final Fight One is launching today on the North American Wii U Virtual Console. Watch the official trailer from Nintendo below.
Super Mario-kun, a manga series from CoroCoro Comic, has been seeing publication since 1991. It’s now been revealed that Super Mario Maker will be adding a costume based on the series.
In Japan, Super Mario-kun author Yukio Sawada will be coming out with a Super Mario Maker course on November 6. It’s unclear when exactly the costume is joining the game.
Super Mario-Kun is the third new costume coming to Super Mario Maker. Last month, we heard about plans to add in Famitsu mascot Nekki. It was also announced a couple of weeks ago that GameCenter CX’s Shinya Arino will be receiving his own costume.
A few days ago, Nintendo shared a 15-minute video in which Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma played through Tri Force Heroes. Nintendo of Europe has now uploaded a new version with English subtitles, which we have below.
Based on some information that was recently distributed, it was thought that Level-5 would be releasing a third version of Yo-kai Watch Busters in Japan similar to Yo-kai Watch 2: Shinuchi. However, this isn’t actually so. Level-5 will instead just be making a free update available on December 12 known as “Moon Rabbit Team”.
The Moon Rabbit Team update adds new yo-kai (B-USApyon, Red J, Mighty Dog, Onigama and Onigumo), new big bosses (Robonyan 3000, Kakuseihinokami, and Captain Thunder), and movie characters (Enma Daiou, Nurarihyon, and Fuu2). Level-5 also suggested that there will be some sort of benefit for those who own both versions of Yo-kai Watch Busters.
Take a look at some screenshots and art of the upcoming update below.
