Final Fantasy XIV director still interested in a Switch version, “positive discussions” taking place
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 63 Comments
The possibility of Final Fantasy XIV on Switch is something we’ve heard about for awhile now. Director Naoki Yoshida first mentioned the interest there back in 2015 when Nintendo’s console was still known as NX. He’s reiterated that interest a few different times throughout 2017.
Fortunately, nothing has changed. Yoshida still wants to make Final Fantasy XIV happen on Switch since they want to reach as many people as possible, and apparently “positive discussions” are taking place. The only requirement he has is for everyone to play in the same world.
Square Enix store hosting Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Square Enix has kicked off a new sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It features a selection of classic DS titles, a few 3DS games like Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut for Wii U.
You can find the full selection of games on sale here. Just be warned that shipping can be a bit of a bother, especially if you’re only interested in a single item.
Thanks to WillKindricks for the tip.
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Project Octopath Traveler demo survey receives 45,500 responses, message from producer Masashi Takahashi
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 35 Comments
Project Octopath Traveler producer Masashi Takahashi has delivered a message to fans. In it, he reveals that the demo survey has received 45,500 responses around the world. The team promises to read through all of the responses and will deliver feedback in the future.
Below is Takahashi’s message in full:
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Square Enix “want to proactively create new IP and reboot past”
Posted on 8 years ago by Nick in News, Switch | 35 Comments
Gematsu has posted an article showcasing a number of questions answered by Square Enix president and representative director Yosuke Matsuda pretaining to the Nintendo Switch. You can check out the questions down below.
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Nintendo seems to be publishing Dragon Quest Builders on Switch in the west
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 29 Comments
Square Enix has not one, but two Dragon Quest Builders game coming to Switch. The sequel was actually announced before the first game for Nintendo’s console. And then during the latest Nintendo Direct, the original Dragon Quest Builders was confirmed for all regions on Switch.
Interestingly, it seems as though Nintendo will be publishing the game in the west. No one seems to have really picked up on it or at least discussed it, but Dragon Quest Builders is listed with various other first-party releases for Switch in the company’s latest release schedule. Square Enix might be handling it in Japan, but at least overseas, it looks like Nintendo is publishing.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Dragon Quest X: 5,000 Year Journey to a Faraway Hometown commercials
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 7 Comments
Square Enix has produced a series of commercials for Dragon Quest X: 5,000 Year Journey to a Faraway Hometown. View the full set below.
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Square Enix talks Switch support and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 76 Comments
Square Enix reported its financial results today. Along with that, a results briefing was held where the company talked about Switch and more.
As far as support goes, Square Enix won’t rule out any IPs for Switch. Those include new ones, currently active ones, and ones that aren’t active at the moment. While other platforms would probably receive these games as well due to Square Enix’s multiplatform strategy, they would aggressively make titles for Switch.
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Project Octopath Traveler – early results for the feedback survey
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 57 Comments
After the latest Nintendo Direct, a demo for Project Octopath Traveler went up on the Switch eShop. Square Enix then asked those who played the trial to provide feedback in a survey.
A Switch news notice went out this week with interim results for the survey. It will be open for one more week. Since the notice was sent on the Japanese channel, we assume that the early results are based on responses from Japan, but that’s not officially confirmed.
In any case, the notice has the following results:
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Lost Sphear – “Restore the World” story trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Square Enix released a new story-focused, English trailer for Lost Sphear titled “Restore the World”. See the video below.
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Lost Sphear sold through 20% of its initial shipment in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 16 Comments
Lost Sphear isn’t off to such a great start in Japan. Combined sales of the Switch and PlayStation 4 versions are just over 13,000 copies. On Switch specifically, the RPG sold roughly 6,000 units in its first week.
Data from Dengeki further points to a lack of interest in Lost Sphear. According to its numbers, the game sold through just 20 percent of its initial shipment. Not only is Lost Sphear selling slowly so far, but Square Enix may have overestimated interest and there will likely be an overabundance of copies sitting on store shelves.
