Square Enix announced its lineup for San Diego Comic-Con 2017 today. The publisher will have three titles on display, one of which is in development for a Nintendo platform.

The Switch RPG Lost Sphear, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age will be playable. Each title will be located at booth #3829. For Lost Sphear, this will be the first-ever hands-on opportunity for the general public.

Aside from the playable games, the Square Enix Members team will be on site to host a text message sweepstakes for exclusive Members Reward items. Sweepstakes are held every day, so be sure to stop by daily for your chance to win. Those who sign up will also walk away with free giveaways throughout the entire show.

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More Dragon Quest XI screenshots and prologue video shown off

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Square Enix has updated their Japanese site to show off a ton of new screenshots of the upcoming Dragon Quest XI. On top of that on the official Japanese Square Enix YouTube channel they have shown off a prologue video displaying various stories elements. You can check out a number of the 3DS screens down below as well as the video.

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Japan getting free Dragon Quest XI 3DS theme

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Japan is getting a free Dragon Quest XI 3DS theme to download on July 18th and has provided a preview of the theme. It looks as though that the theme will only be available in Japan for the time being, but maybe other regions will get it closer to the localization’s release.

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Dragon Quest XI commercials

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Square Enix published a series of Dragon Quest XI commercials today. The first focuses on gameplay while the other feature celebrities Kankuro Nakamura and Shichinosuke Nakamura, Toshiaki Karasawa, Tsubasa Honda, Tatsuya Fujiwara, and Okazu Club. All of the commercials are posted below.

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Director says Kingdom Hearts III on Switch “maybe” possible after the game’s initial launch

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Square Enix has been showing a ton of support for Switch thus far. But if there’s one big hole missing in the company’s lineup, it would be Kingdom Hearts III.

IGN asked director Tetsuya Nomura about the possibility of Kingdom Hearts III coming to Switch. He started out by saying that the system “is definitely a very interesting piece of hardware,” though other platforms are the focus currently. After the initial launch on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One though, Nomura did say that “maybe we can start thinking about other possibilities.”

Nomura’s full words:

“The Nintendo Switch is definitely a very interesting piece of hardware, but if we lightly say, ‘Oh yeah, we’ll be on the Nintendo Switch,’ I’m sure people will come back and say, ‘But what about the PS4 and Xbox One? We want them out first. Don’t focus on other platforms.’ So for now, we want to focus on what platforms we’ve already announced we’re going to be releasing Kingdom Hearts 3 on. And so after, perhaps, maybe we can start thinking about other possibilities.”

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Pictlogica Final Fantasy footage

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Pictlogica Final Fantasy was added to the Japanese 3DS eShop last night. Get a look at some early footage below.

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Dragon Quest XI story scenes teased in new scan

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The latest issue of Weekly Jump continues its updates on Dragon Quest XI. This time around, the magazine teases various story scenes.

Gematsu translates the information as follows:

Allies’ Pasts and Secrets (Upper Left)
What are your allies’ pasts? What is the resolve that they hold dear to their hearts?
The People Who Hold the Keys to the Truth (Upper Right)
Just who are the various people and beautiful women in this still unseen world?
Who are they? (Middle Right)
This is…! Who are they? It is all still wrapped in mystery!
The Great Tree of Life
The Great Tree of Life! What will become of Lotozetasia? The protagonist and company’s adventure will finally lead to the great truth of the world!

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Dragon Quest XI – Protagonist, Camus and skill panel screenshots

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Earlier in the week we got some information about the protagonist, Camus and the skill panel in Dragon Quest XI. Here are some clearer screenshots of the images from that issue plus a few additional images that were not feautred. Check them all out below.

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Dragon Quest XI’s fourth restriction detailed for “Restricted Play” mode

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Dragon Quest XI has a unique “Restricted Play” mode. When going through this mode, you can experience the RPG with certain features disabled.

Square Enix previously confirmed being unable to shop, being unable to run away from battle, and being unable to equip armor as the first three restrictions. The fourth was announced during the “Countdown Carnival” in Japan this past weekend.

Dragon Quest XI’s next restriction is known as “ashamed curse”. It makes you unable to speak properly to people in town, causes embarrassing things to happen in battle that make you unable to act (such as the elastic band of your underwear breaking), and has various other embarrassing elements.

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