• game announcements

    Dragon Quest Swords Dated For US, Canada

    Square-Enix announced today that the Wii exclusive slime slasher Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and The Tower of Mirrors will be shipping to North American retailers on February 26th. The best part? Those of us in the West will be given new, never before released bonus content, which the publisher describes as "a "Payback Mode" and four hidden bosses." This will inevitably lead to Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and The Tower of Mirrors Payback: International Remix + being released in Japan in the summer or fall of 2008. It will then sell an extra 50,000 or so extra copies of the game to people who already own it. Those poor bastards probably don't even see it coming.

    4:40 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
    By Michael McWhertor
    1,523 views, 25 comments

    Latest by Latonone: can someone send these people a worldmap. more »

  • cosplay

    Dragon Quest Swords All Naughty Like

    Dragon Quest Swords did alright. The game sold something like 300,000 units in its first week in Japan, making it the fastest selling Wii game. The game's art direction was a departure from the game's typical Akira Toriyama look. Was all gothy. There was even a gothic lolita character named Setia. DQ Swords' fan service includes in-game up-skirts. Perfect fodder real life ones! Here's costume player Ushijima doing her not-Square-Enix-approved take on Setia, upskirt homage and everything.

    Full box art after the jump. More »

    11:00 PM on Thu Aug 16 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    21,553 views, 58 comments

    Latest by Type-R: Kotaku should do some reviews of these "erotic cosplay cd-roms" :> more »

  • top of the pops

    Halo 3 Tops Japanese Amazon Charts

    Not out until September, but Halo 3 is already topping the Amazon Japan "Best Seller" charts. Based on Amazon orders and pre-orders, these charts list which upcoming titles are most popular. As of posting, the top four are:

    • Halo 3
    • Dragon Quest Swords
    • A.C.E. 3
    • Doki Doki Majo Shinpan

    Not sure how good of an indication Amazon Japan is for total sales, so take this for what it is: Halo 3 topping the Amazon Japan sales chart. Nothing more, nothing less.

    Best Seller List [Amazon Japan, Thanks Mr. T!]

    12:00 AM on Mon Jul 2 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    3,324 views, 51 comments

    Latest by tibisor: now it's #2, the first place going to a gamecube game. way to go amazon japan!!! more »

  • square-enix

    Square-Enix USA Opens Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest Floodgates

    North American gamers will have plenty of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest spin-offs to grind through over the next year as Square-Enix has finally announced four vague release dates for four of its upcoming games. More »

    3:40 PM on Mon May 14 2007
    By Michael McWhertor
    3,062 views, 32 comments

  • dragon quest swords

    Clip: Dragon Quest Swords Japanese Trailer

    Fresh from the 2007 Square Enix party comes this new trailer for Dragon Quest Swords. Not surprisingly it's all in Japanese, but you still sit back and watch the visuals roll by. We get to see some cut scenes, and gameplay as well as some magic spells in action. Looks pretty comparable to the last Dragon Quest game graphics wise, but I do like some of the fancy outfits. But, that girl with the big, flat anime eyes mapped on to her 3D head and the guy with Charlie brown eyes standing next to her really freak me out. Flynn De Marco

    4:00 PM on Sun May 13 2007
    By fdemarco
    2,200 views, 28 comments

    Latest by AcerBandit: That has got to be one of the most rigid facial expression animation systems I've ever seen. Apparently it's more »

  • only in japan

    Square-Enix Party 2007 Goodies

    Japanese gamers are getting hyped up for the Square-Enix Party 2007, just a few weeks away, an event packed to the gills with all things Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Today, Square-Enix revealed the buyable goodies that they'll shill at the event, including that lovely little Dragon Quest Swords Silver Ring (for 14000 yen) you see pictured above. Not only does it grant the wearer with extra nerd cred when playing the upcoming Wii game, it features an area effect of +1 year of virginity. Nice drop! More »

    5:20 PM on Fri Apr 27 2007
    By Michael McWhertor
    962 views, 9 comments

    Latest by excaliburps: @chaman_shimano: Not to mention "+3 Girl repellent Aura" more »

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    Dragon Quest Swords Dated For Japan

    Dubbed Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, this DQ spin-off will hit Japan June 12th and will retail for ¥6,800. Swords is a hack-and-slasher turns the Wii-mote into both a sword and a shield. The Wii exclusive was originally thought to be a launch title, but the game was apparently pushed back. No word on release dates for elsewhere. Brian Ashcraft More »

    5:00 AM on Thu Apr 12 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    1,523 views, 27 comments

    Latest by Kazuomi-dono: Been looking forward to this since it was announced. I sure hope the extra time allowed them to really polish more »

  • dragon quest

    Clips: Dragon Quest Swords Trailer

    Now this is what the Wii is all about. Swinging the wiimote around like a sword while making swooshing noises. Pretty sure the whole swooshing noise bit is optional, but it can't help but enhance the gameplay experience. More »

    11:40 AM on Fri Jan 5 2007
    By Mike Fahey
    1,025 views, 28 comments

  • dragon quest swords

    New Dragon Quest Swords Screens

    Along with the news that the next Dragon Quest title will be made for the DS, comes the news that the franchise's first next-gen title, DRAGON QUEST SWORDS: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, will be developed for the Wii. More »

    10:00 AM on Sat Dec 30 2006
    By fdemarco
    864 views, 23 comments

    Latest by boombye: DQ XIII?!? What the heck more »

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