Yuji Horii, the creator of Dragon Quest, shared a message on the official Dragon Quest X website to ring in 2015. Horii touched on what’s planned for the franchise in the near and far future as Dragon Quest’s 30th anniversary approaches.
The message in full states:
Happy New Year, everyone. There is just one year to go until the 30th anniversary of Dragon Quest.
In February, we will release Dragon Quest Heroes, and in March, Theatrhythm Dragon Quest. Additionally, while still to be announced, there are many projects in planning as we head towards the 30th anniversary. And then there’s the release of Dragon Quest X Version 3.0 in the spring. Together alongside our fans and development staff, I hope we keep making the series even bigger and better!
Life is a role-playing game. Here’s to many more years to come of Dragon Quest!
Given that Dragon Quest’s 30th anniversary is next year, that could be when we hear about the series’ next core entry – Dragon Quest XI.
Undead Storm Nightmare, a sequel to the DSiWare title GO Series: Undead Storm, just released in Japan last month. Developer G-STYLE has since confirmed that the title will be released in North America ($4.99) later this month and Europe “shortly afterwords”.
Undead Storm Nightmare is a zombie-shooting action game with a top-down perspective. Players can level up various weapons and participate in local multiplayer with up to three others.
View a trailer for Undead Storm Nightmare above.
Update: Translation is below:
This just in! One of our senior research assistants just faxed over a fascinating new image. At first glance, this looks like a typical back alley, but word on the street is that it’s a favorite battleground for these crazy squids. Apparently it’s a popular place to hone one’s skills in one-on-one duels. If fact, it looks familiar for some reason…
As usual, we’ll add in Nintendo’s official translation when it’s available. It should come in shortly.
Media Create is a bit behind on sales information from Japan. Due to the holidays, we now have two sets of data.
Here are the hardware sales between December 22 and December 28:
New 3DS LL – 105,947
New 3DS – 49,503
Wii U – 43,950
Vita – 42,405
PS4 – 33,150
3DS LL – 25,653
3DS – 15,171
PS3 – 12,578
Xbox One – 1,162
Vita TV – 1,090
Xbox 360 – 121
PSP – 7
For comparison’s sake, below are the hardware numbers from the previous week:
New 3DS LL – 108,235
New 3DS – 46,815
Wii U – 38,314
Vita – 32,834
PS4 – 30,951
3DS LL – 27,469
3DS – 13,832
PS3 – 9,956
Vita TV – 963
Xbox One – 893
Xbox 360 – 129
PSP – 6
And below are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 262,310 / 2,039/205
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 165,329 / 2,283,344
3. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 91,857 / 2,001,935
4. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 85,776 / 471,236
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 51,306 / 2,345,260
6. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 49,671 / 210,869
7. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 42,765 / 3,040,100
8. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 38,637 / 851,776
9. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 26,477 / 83,665
10. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 – 22,414 / 88,946
11. [PSV] The Irregular at Magic High School: Out of Order – 21,978 / NEW
12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 20,882 / 3,868,448
13. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 19,074 / 119,961
14. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Koko Ga Ochitsukundesu – 18,741 / 74,642
15. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days – 17,301 / 74,642
16. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 16,425 / 118,214
17. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain – 14,866 / 58,966
18. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi – 14,549 / 47,130
19. [PS4] Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – 14,113 / NEW
20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 13,629 / 2,437,387
The data for the previous week should be released tomorrow.
Indie developer Nexis Games has announced a new title for the Wii U eShop, and it should be releasing soon.
bAll or Nothing is all about moving a ball to the goal. It seems you’ll be racing against the clock and picking up items along the way.
bAll or Nothing has already been submitted to lot check. We should be seeing it soon.
The official YouTube application for Wii U has been updated once again. At the moment, we’re not entirely sure what’s changed. The modifications are likely minimal, but if we hear about what’s new, we’ll be sure to keep you informed.
A lucky Club Nintendo member has already received their New 3DS Ambassador Edition and was kind enough to create an unboxing video for all our greedy little eyes to see, and I am sure we will be seeing alot more of these flood YouTube as more orders arrive in European homes.
