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Dragon Quest Heroes for PS3 and PS4 Conquers Japan According to Major Retailer's Weekly Charts

The major Japanese retailer Tsutaya just released its weekly charts for the week between February 23nd and March 1st.

Tsutaya’s charts are related only to the retailer itself, but they’re considered a quite good indicator of how the general Japanese market, due to the number of Tsutaya stores across the country.

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DarkOcelet3344d ago (Edited 3344d ago )

Ok to be honest, i never thought it would top Legend Of Zelda but wow. Thats awesome. I am pretty sure PS4 numbers will be booming with MGSV/PersonaV/DisgaeaV.

And The Order at NO.10 Thats not bad at all for a non Japanese game.

Abash3344d ago

People try to downplay the importance of Japanese sales for console hardware and software sales but damn.... with the way the PS4 is doing in NA and EU with it taking off now in Japan too, Sony must be raking in a lot of profits now

DarkOcelet3344d ago

Which means more games for us ^_^

benji1013344d ago

@DarkOcelet Why do you think Sony making more money means you will get more games? how is that even logical? I mean, Sony just proved they dont need to spend their money for Sony fans to spend money, right? If anything, if you want more games it is logical to not buy the crap first party games Sony has been pumping out, right? Prove you won@t buy any crap and they will be forced to spend their money on making good games..

insomnium23344d ago

@benji

There there...Let's wipe off those tears and stop crying. Your console is just fine.

SoapShoes3344d ago

@DarkOcelot, agreed. Can't wait for the new Level 5 PS4 game at E3.

MasterCornholio3344d ago (Edited 3344d ago )

Well if they say that then just ask them why selling 1.2 million systems isn't important.

That always manages to shut them up.

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen3344d ago (Edited 3344d ago )

@benji101

"Why do you think Sony making more money means you will get more games? how is that even logical? I mean, Sony just proved they dont need to spend their money for Sony fans to spend money, right? If anything, if you want more games it is logical to not buy the crap first party games Sony has been pumping out, right?"

Aside from the fact that you're obviously butthurt for some reason, there is circumstantial evidence that would lead people to believe that with higher console sales comes more games:

Playstation 4 - 20 million PLUS sales

Xbox One - 10 to 11 million?

The Playstation 4 has 72 games slated for an EXCLUSIVE RELEASE ON THE PS4 in 2015, some of which have already been released.

The Xbox One has 26 games SLATED FOR EXCLUSIVE RELEASE ON THE XBOX ONE in 2015, some of which have already been release.

PS4 - more than 20 million sold = 70 PS4 exclusives for 2015

Xbox One - not selling as well as the PS4 = less than 30 exclusive games for 2015

LOL If you're a Wii U fanboy your circumstances are even worse.

http://memecrunch.com/meme/...

slappy5083343d ago (Edited 3343d ago )

"Why do you think Sony making more money means you will get more games?"
Because SOny, Microsoft and Nintendo make money from game sales it's not solely dependent on hardware sales (which until current gen previously was actually sold at a loss). It only makes sense for all 3 concerned to invest money in games so that they make even more in return.

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Magicite3343d ago (Edited 3343d ago )

God Eater 2: Rage Burst - PS Vita @ 3rd place is also great.
More than half of titles(12of20) on Playstation, glad to see that.

DarkOcelet3343d ago

I was going to say that 12 out of 20 are PS brand. Glad you did. Its great to see the PS brand is strong there.

Loadedklip3343d ago (Edited 3343d ago )

Why does that surprise you? In Japan ... the biggest franchises for them are Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, Pokemon. After that ... there are still a lot of franchises more popular than Zelda in Japan.

Zelda doesn't stand a chance at outselling any of those franchises in Japan.

LightDiego3344d ago

Dragon Quest it's huge in Japan, can't wait for the release date for the West.

DarkOcelet3344d ago

If only Square can see how many people love this game. They seriously should consider making a game like Dragon Quest VIII again.

MRMagoo1233344d ago

Yeh and they need to include the arena again where you fight the monsters you catch like the slimes.

Tdmd3343d ago

Dragon Quest VIII was such a amazing game that, at this point, even a remaster would make me happy. A new one? Would buy in a heartbeat!

Minimox163343d ago

Yeah I still had the music of the soundtrack in my mind, so great game !! T_T

JMaine5183344d ago

Nice! Dragon Quest needs a release date for the west already! I'm so stoked about this game!

Inception3344d ago

Not surprised, it's Dragon Quest and japan will eat it up.

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for October: GTA: Vice City, Dragon Quest XI, and more

"A bumper crop of PlayStation titles make up October’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup. All these games will be available to play starting Tuesday, October 18. Without further ado, let’s dive in. Also added this month: The Medium, Dragon Quest Builders, Dragon Quest Heroes and more. "

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nevin1562d ago

Wait, no new PS1, PS2 or PSP additions?

CrimsonWing69562d ago

It’s frustrating how they barely update that library. I get that Jimbo hates old games, but c’mon, the classic catalogue with trophies was a big draw for me. Was really hoping to get some heavy duty classic PS1 games to platinum. Looks like they’ll do exactly what they did on PS4 with the PS2 library…

LucasRuinedChildhood562d ago (Edited 562d ago )

Games like Resistance: Retribution have already been rated as well so they have some stuff ready.

I think they still don't have a healthy supply of classic games for the next few months and they have to really spread them out ... so because of all those Yakuza remasters on Premium this month ... they made the decision to hold off putting up more PSP or PS1 games until next month. :(

They need clearer communication on this. They could have said that we can look forward to some PSP games next month or something.

FinalFantasyFanatic561d ago

I'm so glad I stuck with the essential tier, I'd be ticked paying more with the expectation that the classic catalogue would be regularly updated and built up. The classic catalogue was the biggest draw of the upper tiers for me, so not seeing any new PS1 games is pretty disappointing.

Ben Dover562d ago

While the VC remake is a turd, this is an impressive month.

SlothLordPootus562d ago

Has vice city been fixed? If not it feels like a weird addition. Lots for Dragon Quests fans.

jeromeface562d ago

fixed? Its kinda hard to fix something that was a mobile port to begin with... so no

cluclap562d ago

It wasn't a mobile port though? The team that made them did the mobile games but if I remember the actual remakes aren't the mobile versions.

andy85562d ago

Playing it at the moment. It actually looks pretty clean. I'm on PS5 though, can't comment for other versions. I guess the updates helped a bit

VersusDMC562d ago

If you like assassins creed and Dragon Quest enjoy the multiple games.

Just plan on playing Medium and the Yakuza remasters right now.

EvertonFC562d ago

"inside" indie game looks interesting for sure too

SlothLordPootus562d ago

Inside is great. If youve played limbo it's very similar

dazzysima562d ago

Seems the PS Plus offer is running out of steam already.

Have they even added any new trials since launch?

rob-GP562d ago

Yes, loads - they just stupidly havn't updated the list on the console!

I can't recall of the top of my head but there's been a bunch of games, probably about 10 or so. I'm gonna drop Shu another email and try and get him to tell the UX team to update the list. It's annoying when they don't update things

VersusDMC562d ago

I checked out the soulstice trial recently. And i heard they added dying light 2 so i might check that one out as well.

MrNinosan562d ago

Running out of steam? This month is amazing, and the months before it has been great aswell.
At least 3 of the Dragon Quest games are great, Medium is okay, Assassins Creed is nice gems for those who missed put, Inside amazing, Castlevania superb, the Yakuza remakes are fantastic.

Lots of Trials has been added simce launch.
If you don't use the service or are interested enough to first check what's there, why comment?

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Dragon Quest Heroes I & II Coming West For Nintendo Switch According To Greek Retailer

A Greek retailer, The Console Club, has listed Dragon Quest Heroes 1 & II for pre-order for the Nintendo Switch.

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ZeekQuattro1605d ago

If this is true I'd be curious to see if it comes all on the cart like the Japanese version. Probably not though with the added languages.

PhoenixUp1605d ago

It’d be nearly 3 years since Japanese gamers had this ported to the console for it to get localized

Speaking of ports, Square Enix still needs to port DQXI S content over to PS4 and PC

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GameStop Lists Wolfenstein: Youngblood And Dragon Quest Heroes 1 & 2 For Switch

Nintendo Life writes: "Last June, there was a rumour Wolfenstein: Youngblood would be making its way across to the Nintendo Switch. The idea of this happening came about when a GameStop employee revealed the game was listed for Switch and this followed with it appearing on the company's website."

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eagle211887d ago

Yes! Youngblood was one of the best announcements at last E3!

IamTylerDurden11887d ago

It's good to have the game, but a shame that it'll be the gimped version.

Neonridr1887d ago

meh, Wolfenstein 2 looks great even in handheld mode. Honestly, it's hard to sit there and nitpick when you are playing the game on something the size of a note 5.

mandingo1886d ago

looked like crap. dont kid yourself

Literal_Cringe1887d ago

Been waiting for DQ Heroes 1 and 2 for nearly 2 years now nice to see it finally come (if this is true).

ZeekQuattro1887d ago

In Japan DQ Heroes 1 & 2 was on a 32 gig cartridge. Everywhere else will probably get one physical and the other be a promo code. Figured Youngblood would get ported. It would be odd if it weren't considering they were pleased with how 2 performed on the Switch.

Gemmol1886d ago

Either that or the rumors of 32 gig card last year are coming