The Pokémon Company revealed its new app Pokémon Sleep would launch in “late July” last week. In an upgrade, Android users in select locations can now download the “open beta” of this software. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, New Zealand, Venezuela, Panama, and Peru have trainers. Google Play has it. It’s a short download, but booting it ...
Read More »Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Series Has Sold Over 88 Million Units
Square Enix said that Final Fantasy had sold 180 million copies worldwide. Dragon Quest is another successful RPG. Final Fantasy has sold over 88 million units globally, according to the same press release. Yuji Horii and Akira Toriyama created Dragon Warrior on the NES in 1986. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince and Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest will follow. Dai’s ...
Read More »Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince “Sneak Peek”—Heroes, Story, and World
Square Enix revealed Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, a new ‘Monsters’ spin-off, last month. If you’ve played Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, you’ll recognize Psaro, who’s cursed by his father and can’t harm monsters. It’s coming to Nintendo Switch on December 1. He becomes a Monster Wrangler to avenge his father in disobedience. He’ll meet Rose, Toilen ...
Read More »Level-5’s Yo-Kai Watch 10th Anniversary Site
While working on a new Professor Layton game for the Nintendo Switch, Level-5 celebrated Yo-kai Watch’s 10th anniversary. Japan released the original 3DS game in 2013, and the West got it in 2015/16. Since then, spin-offs, anime, and sequels have followed. Level-5’s 10-year anniversary website is now live. “A number of initiatives” are planned, including YouTube screenings, cast commentary, and ...
Read More »Unsurprisingly, Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’s Update Targets Item Duplication Glitches
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s fourth update addressed several issues to “improve the gameplay experience” this week. It was quickly discovered that Version 1.2.0 no longer supported certain item duplication glitches, though Nintendo didn’t specify these improvements. To answer your question, Nintendo is still fighting dupe glitches. There are multiple player accounts and reports that certain glitches ...
Read More »“Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli Collection” Rated by ESRB for Switch’s M2
M2’s “M2ShotTriggers” series released Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli on the Nintendo Switch in Japan in October 2021. Western fans, rejoice. The ESRB has rated the Switch and PlayStation 4 Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli Collection. The listing says Limited Run Games will publish it. Rating summary: “This is a collection of ten arcade-style action games in which players control helicopters and robots ...
Read More »Bandai Namco Disliked Baten Kaitos’ Title
With the September release of Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster, we’re learning more about these GameCube card-based RPGs. Thanks to our sister site, Time Extension!, series director Yasuyuki Honne revealed that Baten Kaitos almost wasn’t called that. Honne tweeted that Namco “opposed” the name (translated by Simon Griffin and SatsumaFS for Nintendo Everything). We’re glad Namco, now Bandai ...
Read More »Former BioWare Lead Designer Details Sonic Chronicles Sequel
BioWare’s DS RPG Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood was supposed to be the first in a series, but Electronic Arts bought BioWare and the sequel never came out. Did You Know Gaming has discovered new Sonic Chronicles 2 story details. Former BioWare lead designer Miles Holmes, now at Warp Digital, revealed Mass Effect 2’s plans in a chat. Sonic Chronicles, ...
Read More »In Stunning New Trailer, Mortal Kombat 1 Shows Returning Characters
Mortal Kombat 1, a highly anticipated second-half 2023 release, has been confirmed for the Switch. NetherRealm Studios released a new gameplay trailer today featuring returning characters Smoke and Rain and the Kameo Fighters Scorpion, Cyrax, Sektor, and Frost. Kameo Fighters enhance gameplay by assisting the main fighter. Sign in to YouTube to watch this trailer, which contains graphic and mature ...
Read More »Yuji Naka, Sonic Co-Creator, Found Guilty of Insider Trading
Yuji Naka was sentenced to two years and six months in prison with four years of probation. He was fined two million and 171 million yen. SEGAbits, a website and social media account, translated a Yahoo Japan news story to explain Naka’s “4 years suspension” for showing “remorse”. He must pay 173 million yen (over 1 million USD) in fines ...
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