Today, Media create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between July 31st and August 6th, it was once again Square Enix’s 3DS and PS4 game Dragon Quest XI at the top of the software chart, making it two straight weeks for the eleventh main series entry in one of
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Today, Media create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between July 31st and August 6th, it was once again Square Enix’s 3DS and PS4 game Dragon Quest XI at the top of the software chart, making it two straight weeks for the eleventh main series entry in one of
Today 2K Sports released a new trailer of NBA 2K18, focusing on the art side behind the upcoming game. The video is narrated by Art Director Joel Friesch, who explains how the team worked thousands of hours on the game with the objective to make it the “best looking NBA game possible.” Significant effort has
While amiibo integration into a Nintendo Switch title is nothing new, the inclusion of amiibo in NBA 2K18 is rather odd considering the game is a third-party AAA title. The game’s page in the Nintendo Store lists amiibo as technology that will be incorporated into the game. Whether this means that Mario will be playing
Today, during the Dragon Quest Summer Festival 2017 at the Big Sight venue in Tokyo, Square Enix announced the new expansion of its popular MMORPG Dragon Quest X. The expansion is titled “Dragon Quest X 5000-Nen no Tabiji Harukanaru Furusato e Online,” which translates as “The 500-year Voyage to a Far-away Hometown.” We also get a
During Take-Two Interactive Software’s financial conference call related to the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, President Chief Executive Officer Strauss Zelnick mentioned that NBA 2K17 is the publisher’s highest-selling sports title ever. Zelnick also provided numbers, mentioning that the basketball game has sold 8.5 million units. The game has also been driving recurrent consumer spending,
Today is the Wednesday that many Dragon Quest fans waited for, as the Media Create charts related to the period between July 24th and July 30th have been released. That includes the first two days on the market of Dragon Quest XI. Unsurprisingly, the game took Japan by Storm, it’s Dragon Quest, after all. Check
If there was any doubt on the fact that Japanese gamers love Splatoon, it has been wiped off the face of the planet today. The newly-released Media Create charts related to the period between July 17th and July 23rd were absolutely dominated by Splatoon 2, which of course also pushed sales of the Nintendo Switch.
Today Nintendo announced its financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, ended on June 31st, 2017, and they’re definitely solid. The hardware manufacturer and software publisher from Kyoto ended the quarter with all numbers in the black. Sales are up 148.6% year-on-year, with profit figures definitely improved compared to the negative
Nintendo announced today its financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, and like every quarter, they updated the total number of consoles shipped to retailers. You can check out the new figures below. The Switch shipped 1.97 million units during the quarter (Between April 1st and June 30th), while 8.14
When DualShockers’ Co-Founder, Joel Taveras, successfully managed to land his pre-order for the highly-anticipated SNES Classic Edition at Walmart, we knew in an instant that the scenario was too good to be true. In a flurry of pre-orders from nostalgia-prone gamers and Nintendo fans alike, the SNES Classic Edition sold out mere minutes later. But just
Nicalis revealed the cover art for the physical release of their action side-scrolling game Tiny Barbarian DX, coming to Nintendo Switch in Q4 2017 for $39.99. The artwork, created by Famitsu Artist Susumu Matsushita, displays a triumphant barbarian as he saves the girl and bravely awaits encounters of monstrous foes. Matsushita-san has worked on hundreds
Like every week, Media Create just released its top-twenty software sales charts for the Japanese market, on top of the hardware sales charts. The charts are related to the period between Monday, July 10th, and Sunday, July 16th. You can check out the full software chart below, that sees Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Known for its run and gun shooting mechanics and roguelike elements, developer Dodge Roll’s acclaimed Enter the Gungeon became one of last year’s breakout indie hits across consoles and PC, as the title has now crossed an impressive sales milestone. Developer Dodge Roll Games announced that Enter the Gungeon has crossed over one million in
During Ubisoft’s quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts, President and Chief Executive Officer Yves Guillemot commented on upcoming announcements of new Nintendo Switch games. Guillemot teased that other games for Nintendo Switch on top of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle will be announced “quite soon,” but encouraged to “wait a little bit” for
Today, during a livestream on Nico Nico hosted by the Japanese magazine VJump, new gameplay of Dragon Quest XI was showcased, presented by Producer Yosuke Saito an Director Takeshi Uchikawa. We get to see some 3DS footage in 3D mode, including battles. Interestingly during the first fight we get to see a skillchain between Senya
Bread Team and tinyBuild games released 60 FPS gameplay footage of Phantom Trigger on Nintendo Switch earlier today, and have followed up that gameplay video by announcing on Twitter that Phantom Trigger will support local co-op on Nintendo Switch. The tweet specifically mentions using the Switch’s Joy-Cons for co-op, and showcases six seconds of co-op
If you’ve been craving for a new party game to play on the Nintendo Switch then you may be in luck. Today Springloaded Software, the developer behind the games Campaign Clicker and Hiragana Pixel Party, has announced some brand new details about its upcoming party game Ultra Hyperball. In Ultra Hyperball, which is set to
Today, Washington-based publisher tinyBuild Games and two-man studio Bread Team — who you may recognize from Divide by Sheep — released a new video for their hardcore neon slasher with RPG and roguelike elements: Phantom Trigger. But not just any ol’ trailer, a trailer showcasing the game running on the Switch — at a silky
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
Square Enix has been showing some support for Nintendo Switch with a few games set to be released for the platform. However, the possibility of Kingdom Hearts III coming to Switch would be the greatest reveal of all. In an interview on IGN at D23 Expo, Director Tetsuya Nomura was asked to comment on the
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
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
Nowadays, anime opening and ending themes, alongside most Japanese video games, are the domain of young female vocalists and idol groups. Yet, those of my generation will remember a time in which the heroic deeds of giant robots and space pirates were accompanied by the much deeper voices of a handful of male singers. While
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
Koji Igarashi has been a notable name to fans of the Castlevania franchise for almost twenty years. From Symphony of the Night to Harmony of Dissonance, Igarashi served as one of the main creative minds behind the vampire-laden series until his departure from Konami in March of 2014. Of course, Igarashi couldn’t sit on the
You may recall that it wasn’t so long ago that Moscow-based developer AurumDust Studio’s turn-based RPG Ash of Gods was announced to be beginning its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Well, the Kickstarter campaign is now nearly done and it has been a successful one. AurumDust was looking for $75,000 to fully fund Ash of Gods.
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,
Psyonix and NBC Sports today announced a new partnership that will soon see Rocket League appearing on television — a first for the game. The partnership will allow NBC Sports to broadcast coverage of an upcoming Rocket League 2v2 tournament that is beginning next month and marks NBC Sports’ first foray into the world of
German publisher and developer Daedalic Entertainment has released 15 minutes of new gameplay footage — via IGN — of its upcoming futuristic thriller, State of Mind, which is poised to release on PC, Mac, Linux, Switch, Xbox One, and PS4 sometime in Q4 2017. For those that don’t know: State of Mind is a futuristic