Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda sat down with French website Gamekult for a lengthy chat. Among the various topics discussed was the company’s handling of Dragon Quest overseas.
Matsuda acknowledged that a number of Dragon Quest games were not released in France – and in turn, the west as a whole. However, he added that the Dragon Quest team has some ideas about how to make the series successful overseas. He asked fans to look forward to upcoming announcements and to a “bright future” for the series.
Square Enix actually ended up announcing Dragon Quest Heroes for North America and Europe earlier today. But you do have to wonder if we still have any sort of chance of seeing any of franchise’s other recent releases here. Dragon Quest VII, Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D, Dragon Quest Monsters 2, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3, and Dragon Quest X have all stayed in Japan.
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Vita – 35,203
PS4 – 24,737
New 3DS LL – 23,466
New 3DS – 8,657
Wii U – 6,070
PS3 – 5,810
3DS LL – 3,343
3DS – 2,707
Xbox One – 1,381
Vita TV – 731
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 41,821
PS4 – 21,381
Vita – 10,901
New 3DS – 9,584
Wii U – 7,007
PS3 – 6,683
3DS LL – 4,126
3DS – 3,214
Vita TV – 588
Xbox One – 191
And here are the software charts:
1. [PSV] God Eater 2 Rage Burst – 234,180 / NEW
2. [3DS] Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D – 72,181 / 302,246
3. [PS4] God Eater 2 Rage Burst – 37,824 / NEW
4. [PS4] The Order: 1886 – 25,023 / NEW
5. [PS4] Dead or Alive 5: Last Round – 24,457 / NEW
6. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 17,738 / 2,497/462
7. [PS3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 12,211 / 72,838
8. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 Last Round – 11,271 / NEW
9. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 11,256 / 2,525,177
10. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4-II – 8,936 / 53,510
11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 7,910 / 2,478,064
12. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 7,860 / 2,157,653
13. [PS4] Dragon Ball Xenoverse – 7,239 / 54,442
14. [PSV] Otoko Yukaku – 7,083 / NEW
15. [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4-II – 5,223 / 28,742
16. [PSV] Hakuouki: Zuisouroku Omokage Hana – 5,154 / NEW
17. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 4,881 / 592,794
18. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 4,603 / 921,092
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 4,595 / 3,923,419
20. [PSV] Fuuraiki 3 – 4,435 / NEW
OlliOlli is coming to the European eShop on March 5, according to a listing on the eShop. Pricing is set at €13.49. The game will be available for both Wii U and 3DS.
Another couple of screenshots have come in for Splatoon. This time around, we get to hear about “Octo Valley”. View both of the images below.
This is ‘Octo Valley’ – the starting point for Hero Mode.
Cap’n Cuttlefish lives here watching over the Octarians.
He’s not lonely, though. Heroes are destined to live a life of solitude.
He tells you that he hasn’t seen his grandchild recently…without you even needing to ask.The Octarians live under the ground in Octo Valley.
Connecting their headquarters to the surface is this kettle-shaped transportation device.
Undoubtedly, the Octarians have set a trap and now lay in wait.
No time for carelessness! Ah, if only I was a little bit younger!
The third day of the Daily Pokémon stage event is here for Pokémon Shuffle! Continuing with tradition, we have yet another form of Rotom, this time bringing you its Wash form. Hurry and check in to the event as it’ll be ending tomorrow!
CIRCLE Entertainment showed off a few cool screenshots of 3DS themes from their 2D platformer, The Legend of Dark Witch, that just released today in the Japanese Theme Shop. Check them out below and let us know what you think!
Have you played The Legend of Dark Witch? It’s currently available in the 3DSÂ eShop for $3.99.
