Square Enix E3 2019 press conference live stream
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Square Enix ends today’s E3 festivities with a conference of its own. The broadcast will be going live at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET / 2 AM in the UK / 3 AM in Europe.
Last year’s conference was admittedly light on Switch news aside from a brief Octopath Traveler trailer, but we’ll have to see what happens this time around. At the very least, Square Enix may mention Dragon Quest Builders 2 ahead of its western launch next month. If there’s anything noteworthy, we’ll make a separate post on the site.
You can watch Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference below.
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Tokyo RPG Factory shows how Oninaki’s visuals have improved since its reveal
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Oninaki is the third game from Tokyo RPG Factory. Under Square Enix, the studio previously released I Am Setuna and Lost Sphear.
Over on Twitter, the team showed how Oninaki’s visuals have improved since the initial reveal. Square Enix first announced the RPG during a Nintendo Direct in February.
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Octopath Traveler update out now (version 1.0.3)
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Back in April, Square Enix announced that Octopath Traveler would be getting additional language support. That promise has been fulfilled today.
Version 1.0.3 for Octopath Traveler is now available. Once installed, Simplified and Traditional Chinese will be supported. No other changes or additions appear to have been made.
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Square Enix “making preparations” for Dragon Quest XII
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A few hours ago, Square Enix announced the location services-based game Dragon Quest Walk for mobile. While we won’t really be covering it here as it’s not overly Nintendo-related, something interesting was said during the game’s announcement event.
According to series executive producer Yuu Miyake, he along with creator Yuji Horii “are currently making preparations on series developments that will connect to XII” – Dragon Quest XII, in other words. Miyake said:
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Square Enix files trademark for Collection of Mana in Europe
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Square Enix filed a Japanese trademark for Collection of Mana earlier this year. Based on that listing, many fans had hoped that the Switch package would finally be localized for the west. There’s now even more evidence of that possibility.
Today, Square Enix picked up another trademark for Collection of Mana. The filing was done this time around in Europe. With E3 2019 right around the corner, perhaps there could finally be news for the west.
Seiken Densetsu Collection first came out in Japan two years ago. It includes Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret of Mana, and Seiken Densestu 3, the latter of which has never made it outside of Japan.
Star Ocean: First Departure R teaser site now open
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Square Enix has opened up an official teaser site for their recently announced title Star Ocean: First Departure R.
No other new details have been shared on the site, however. Those interested can view the site here.
Square Enix announces Star Ocean: First Departure R for Switch
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Star Ocean: First Departure R is coming to Switch, Square Enix has announced. A release date has not yet been confirmed.
Star Ocean: First Departure originally hit the PSP back in 2007. The RPG was a remake of the series’ very first entry, featuring new characters and endings, a remastered soundtrack, new voice characters, and more. Star Ocean: First Departure R will be an HD version of that PSP edition.
Weekly Shonen Jump to share “surprising news” about Dragon Quest in June
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Weekly Shonen Jump will have “surprising news” about Dragon Quest next month, the magazine has teased. Information will be published in the issue releasing June 10.
Square Enix has one upcoming Dragon Quest game in Dragon Quest XI S, so it could be related to that. Of course, it could also be something else entirely. We’ll just have to wait and see, but we should be finding out what’s being teased here soon.
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Square Enix says Oninaki won’t be sold physically on Switch in the west
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If you were hoping for a physical version of Oninaki in the west, you might be out of luck. Square Enix has said that there will be no such option in North America and Europe.
Oninaki will have a physical release in Japan, and Play-Asia is already taking pre-orders here. The good news is that anyone can import a copy and play it on their system regardless of region. However, keep in mind that English support for the Japanese physical release is not yet confirmed. It’s likely given what happened with I Am Setsuna, though we do need to mention that regardless.
I Am Setsuna never had a physical version on Switch overseas. Square Enix did offer one for Lost Sphear, though only through its online store.
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North American / European Dragon Quest Builders 2 boxart
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Nintendo has uploaded the official North American / European boxart for Dragon Quest Builders 2. Have a look at the packaging image above.
