Dragon Quest XI sells over 2,000,000 copies in Japan within first two days
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in 3DS, News | 69 Comments
Famitsu has reported that Dragon Quest has sold a total of 2,080,806 copies in Japan within the first two days of the game’s release. The 3DS version of the game sold 1,130,468 copies, while the PlayStation 4 version sold 950,338 copies.
The copies sold also include the sales from the Dragon Quest XI Double Pack Hero’s Sword Box, New Nintendo 2DS XL Dragon Quest Liquid Metal Slime Edition, and PlayStation 4 Dragon Quest Loto Edition.
Dragon Quest XI is out now in Japan but will also be releasing next year in the west under the name “Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age”.
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Dragon Quest XI has a special reward for beating the game
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 8 Comments
The developers of Dragon Quest XI recently teased a surprise awaiting players if they connect online after completing the game. With players starting to reach that one, we now know what they were referring to. Continue on below for more.
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Lost Sphear introduces characters Sherra and Obaro, mechanized armor Vulcosuit
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
This has been a big week for Lost Sphear. The RPG received an October release date in Japan, and a late January 2018 launch in the west.
Famitsu also had coverage of Lost Sphear in its latest issue. Square Enix actually covered most of the news in English through a post on the PlayStation Blog. Along with characters Sherra and Obaro, we’re introduced to the mechanized armor Vulcosuit.
Here’s the full rundown:
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A look at the launch of Dragon Quest XI in Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 6 Comments
The launch of Dragon Quest games is always a big deal in Japan. It’s an extremely popular series, and each new entry is treated as a huge event.
It’s been a five year wait for the next Dragon Quest title. The wait has been even longer for a new single-player focused game. And so Japan no doubt treated the release of Dragon Quest XI as an important event. You can see a few photos from the launch below.
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Two hours of Dragon Quest XI 3DS footage
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The next Dragon Quest game is finally here. Yesterday, Square Enix finally launched Dragon Quest XI in Japan. Get a lengthy look at the game on 3DS below with two hours of footage.
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age announced for the west, platforms not mentioned
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 28 Comments
Dragon Quest XI is officially coming west. Square Enix has just announced the overseas release under the name “Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age”.
Series creator Yuji Horii shared the news in a new video:
Dragon Quest XI will launch in the west in 2018. More details will be shared sometime this fall.
We’ve included today’s full announcement below.
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The World Ends with You character designer shares new art as game celebrates 10th anniversary
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 7 Comments
The World Ends with You is celebrating its 10th anniversary today. The game originally appeared on DS in Japan on July 27, 2007.
To celebrate, Gen Kobayashi – who worked with Tetsuya Nomura on character designs – shared a new piece of art. We’ve attached it above.
Dragon Quest XI introduces reincarnated monsters
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch | 1 Comment
Dragon Quest XI will be released in Japan on Friday, but that isn’t stopping Weekly Jump magazine from releasing some new info on the game.
There will be a special type of enemy in the game called reincarnated monsters. As their name implies, they have been reborn and thus look different than their regular counterparts. They might have a different color scheme or other distinguishing features. It’s not all about their appearance though – these monsters are also pretty rare. Hunting them down for special quests given to you by NPCs can net you some great rewards though.
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15 minutes of Lost Sphear footage
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Polygon put up a new video today containing 15 minutes of direct-feed footage from the upcoming Switch RPG Lost Sphear. Check it out below.
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Square Enix made a part of Dragon Quest III in Unreal Engine 4 while working on Dragon Quest XI
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Here’s something a little interesting about the development of Dragon Quest XI. During its early days, Square Enix tried making a part of Dragon Quest III using Unreal Engine 4.
The vertical slice was the area where you find the castle town Aliahan. It wasn’t recreated entirely, but the team was able to take a serious look at the classic NES RPG while working on Dragon Quest XI.
According to director Takeshi Uchikawa, the team was able to more easily understand the likeness of Dragon Quest. It let the developers see conversations and the people of Dragon Quest III.
We may get a look at the Unreal Engine 4 version of Dragon Quest III one day. Producer Yosuke Saito hopes to have an opportunity to show it in the future.
