We’re still quite a few days from the launch of the New Nintendo 2DS XL in North America, but nowadays releasing your “launch” trailer over a week before is all the rage, so Nintendo did just that. We take a look at the console’s “sleek look,” “lightweight design” and “pretty big screens” on top of
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The 28th week of the UK sales charts are in, and at the top is Square Enix’s PS4 remaster Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, which has prevented Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy from pulling a three-peat. For those that don’t know, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiax Age is the PS4 remaster of the 2006
Today Square Enix updated the official site of Dragon Quest XI with a large batch of screenshots from both the PS4 and 3DS versions, focusing on the story and characters of the upcoming JRPG. We get to see how the hero and his party are pursued by the army of Delcadar, and visit the Tree
Today Square Enix held the second day of the final Dragon Quest XI Countdown Carnival event in the Futako-Tamagawa area of Tokyo. During the event, series creator Yuji Horii and Producer Yosuke Saito introduced the CGI opening video that shows the prologue of the game. As usual, the standard for Square Enix CGI is extremely
Today Square Enix released a few new Commercials of its upcoming JRPG Dragon Quest XI. The first two commercials are respectively dedicated to the PS4 and 3DS versions of the game. They’re brief, but definitely interesting. The rest is more on the funny side, focusing on Japanese celebrities and how they feel about the upcoming
On July 13, 1987, a new video game was released for the MSX2 computer system in Japan and Europe. Designed and directed by a man whose name would become synonymous with his long-lived series, the original Metal Gear debuted and Hideo Kojima’s story about espionage, betrayal, and nuclear armament began. Today, this game is often
Over the past 15 years, the Kingdom Hearts series has been taking fans on an adventure to different worlds they’d never thought possible. Through each entry, the story has evolved to include new characters and worlds to fit the growing franchise. The same can be said for Sora’s trusted weapon, the magical Keyblade. First introduced
With E3 in our rear-view mirror, the summer sun of 2017 is upon us! And besides barbecues, road trips and catching up with your gaming backlog what else is summer good for? Giveaways! This summer at DualShockers is the Summer of Community. Among other community events we have in the works, every Friday of the
After some delays, Capcom Mobile announced that they have finally released updated version of Street Fighter IV for iOS titled Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition today. This version of the game brings some new characters and features along with it. Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition includes 25 playable characters, and three of them – Poison,
Today, Media Create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between July 3rd and July 9th, Bandai Namco’s new release Gundam Versus has replaced Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology as Japan’s top-dog. Meanwhile Mario Kart 8 Deluxe green-shelled its way back to No.2. Rounding out the top five is
Dragon Quest XI‘s release is coming close, and Square Enix is preparing to celebrate alongside the franchise’s previous chapter, Dragon Quest X. The event will be a crossover between the two games, and will happen in two parts. The first part will start on July 14th and end on August 14th. Dragon Quest XI character
Ever Oasis, a new 3DS exclusive title from the director of Secret of Mana, Koichi Ishii, has gotten a launch trailer prior to its release tomorrow. For those who don’t know, Ever Oasis was announced last year during Nintendo’s Treehouse Live event, and is a unique mix between a city management game like Animal Crossing
So let’s talk about Mighty No. 9: I think the stale taste has left everybody’s mouths by now. To put it simply, that game was a disaster with so much potential to be great. A true successor to the Mega Man series, with one the series’ most notable leads, Keiji Inafune, at the helm. Sadly,
Today Square Enix released a batch of new screenshots giving a look on one of the playable characters of its upcoming JRPG Dragon Quest XI, Sylvia. Sylvia is the mood make of the party, previously traveling entertainment with the dream of bringing a smile to everyone’s face. In combat, he makes uses of the arts
When gamers hear the name “Inti Creates,” it’s often followed by memories of playing the Mega Man Zero series. The developer excels in delivering some of the best 2D action-platformers on the market, and this has been a goal set out by the company since they opened their doors in 1996. Following the developer’s inception,
Today, Media Create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between June 12th and June 18th, it’s one Nintendo Switch game replacing another: with the newly released IP, ARMS, knocking back down Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to the No.2 spot. Interestingly, Nintendo pulled off the trifecta in the
Another year, another E3 — and as is tradition, DualShockers hands out awards to what we (and our readers collectively) think are the best games at the show. This year had some stiff competition, with three games nearly tying for Game of the Show. But, with plenty of arguing, debating, and compromising we have DualShockers’
Today, during a Nintendo Direct presentation, the house of Mario and Square Enix introduced the features exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI. We get to see the two gameplay modes created for the platforms: the more modern 3D mode shows the world and combat with better visuals. The classic and notsalgic
42 energy drinks later: E3 2017 is done and in the rear-view mirror. And as it has the last few years, today, ICO Partners released its annual assessment that looks into which companies generated the most press coverage during the super-bowl like trade-show. For the first time since ICO Parnters began with this assessment in
If there has been a sales chart recently: it’s probably been topped by Injustice 2. The new fighting game from developer NetherRealm Studios and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment topped May’s PlayStation Store sales chart. It was alsothe best-selling game for the month in the United States. And now, it’s been revealed as the best-selling
According to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment President David Haddad, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the best-selling LEGO game of all time. This news comes from an interview with VentureBeat, where the president mentioned this news in passing during the second question. You can few the full quote below: GamesBeat: Superheroes seem to be pretty hot
Level-5 is well known in the gaming community for their large portfolio of titles covering multiple genres such as Dark Cloud, Yo-kai Watch, and the Professor Layton series. Most Recently, the developer announced Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire’s Conspiracy for western 3DS and iOS/Android users. In the past, the Layton series has been
During its Treehouse coverage from the show floor at E3 2017 in Los Angeles, Nintendo and Koei Tecmo showcased more gameplay of the upcoming Musou-style game Fire Emblem Warriors. The gameplay, presented among others by Koei Tecmo’s own Keisuke Hayashi, shows a lot of hectic combat, a look at the menus and more. On top
Today during the 2017 Electronics Entertainment Expo in California, developer indiezero, the studio behind NES Remix, announced a brand new game titled Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido. In this quirky puzzle-action game, players will have to eat sushi faster than their opponent. The empty sushi plates can then be thrown at your opponent, causing
The biggest gaming conference in the world is in full swing, and there is no better time to be a gamer. With tons of new games announced, brand new hardware gracing the show floor, and hundreds of new trailers revealed — and I literally mean hundreds — E3 2017 wasn’t short on flair. But of
The dust has settled at E3 2017 after all of the press conferences and presentations have ended, and once again E3 brought out some of the biggest announcements, surprises, and reveals that gamers have to look forward to throughout this year, and the coming years. After EA, Bethesda, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo all presented
Today, Media Create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between June 5th and June 11th a familiar face has returned to the top of the software chart: Nintendo’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which has returned for its fourth week as the big ravioli. Meanwhile, last week’s No.1,
Nintendo has finally confirmed the longstanding rumors about the remake of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. This updated version is coming to the 3DS on October 6 of this year and will feature a brand new mode and updated visuals. The game was shown on the Nintendo Treehouse stream today and it looks like its
I hope you love your classic 2D series news, because we’ve got a bunch more for you courtesy of Nintendo. MercurySteam’s return to form with Metroid: Samus Returns unveiled today with a bunch of information given to us during a Treehouse presentation. But with a recent press kit release, the Big N gave us some
At the end of the detailed coverage of the newly announced remake, Metroid: Samus Returns, a few tidbits were dropped about extended features for the game. The first was all amiibo focused: two new figurines are coming out as a compliment to the adventure. Alongside that, the two Samus amiibo that are out there (Zero